13.07
GoodHappy Birthday John Lane Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5990.6
- 2m 0f 167y
- Class 3
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
4/5 (Won)
- Win: £1.45
- Place: £1.10
Form: 69-111 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 (8) |
2nd Dec 2024 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
taken down early |
20/1 |
|
4 (8) |
2nd Dec 2024 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Hasn't won in more than two years and needs to bounce back from a quiet run over hurdles three weeks ago; is a deal lower in the weights than for a couple of runs over C&D last winter but may be on the downgrade and wants a good test over this trip. |
20/1 |
|
4th 2 |
11th Nov 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Consistent over hurdles and on the Flat this year; holds no secrets from the handicapper but last month's Wincanton fourth (2m5f, good) was perfectly respectable and she'll be fine over today's shorter trip; probably won't be far away. |
7/1 |
8/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: /339-3
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 213y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Four-times winning hurdler making a belated debut over fences after six-month break; hard to fancy unless there is a move in the market. |
5/1 |
|
1 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
3-6 since returning from long absence for new stable this spring; only fourth off today's mark at Worcester (2m, good) last month but possibly had a bit too much use made of him there; remains very much of interest. |
7/4 |
|
3 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Won in May on first two starts for this yard (2m, good) and back to winning ways at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft) four weeks ago; did it readily last time and a 7lb rise may not stop him today. |
9/4 |
25/1
- Place: £11.60
Form: P/
Last run: 638 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 |
21st Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 4 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out |
16/1 |
|
6th 3 |
8th Jun 2023 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Still a maiden (0-16 on Flat, 0-3 over hurdles) but ran well at Newton Abbot last summer and could be open to progress on this handicap hurdle debut; heed the market signals on return from layoff. |
13/2 |
|
4th 6 |
30th Aug 2022 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader from 4th, ridden home turn, soon weakened |
4/1 |
10/1
Form: 6
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 (11) |
5th Oct 2022 Good To Soft 1m 2f 50y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
midfield, towards rear after 2f, switched right and up the centre from over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced and beaten |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 (3) |
8th Sep 2022 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, switched to near side 3f out, ridden and minor headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out |
14/1 |
|
4th 4 |
20th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
held up in rear, headway after 5th, went fourth but raced wide home turn, ridden before 2 out, stayed on but not pace to challenge |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 07/
Last run: 626 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
5th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
in touch with leaders, struggling and dropped to last from 3rd, detached from 8th, no chance from 3 out, tailed off |
20/1 |
|
4th 6 |
18th Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, stayed on run-in, not pace to challenge |
40/1 |
|
8th 9 (1) |
7th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 2f 37y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Wins have come over shorter round easy, undulating courses and he's regressed in recent times; it's been the best part of two years since he ran well on turf and he's some way down the pecking order. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 |
2nd Nov 2022 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Maiden after five starts; pick of three hurdle efforts at Newton Abbot two starts ago but last at Worcester since; handicap debut and, with stamina in the pedigree, might do better now upped in trip; hood fitted. |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 |
19th Oct 2022 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
always towards rear, not fluent 4 out |
33/1 |
|
6th 11 |
20th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
midfield, ridden home turn, weakened before 2 out |
25/1 |
6/1
Form: 0-3333
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
22nd Aug 2023 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, never better than midfield, mistake 1st |
66/1 |
|
8th 6 |
23rd Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-15 over hurdles and 0-61 overall; very well handicapped on some of last year's form but was safely held over C&D (good) last month and remains a difficult horse to enthuse over; raced mainly on good ground; once placed on the Flat on soft. |
25/1 |
|
7th 6 |
14th Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
held up in last, pushed along after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no telling impression |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 0-37
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
20th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
1-28 under rules, his win coming over fences off this mark at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last July; has been off since October and needs to hit the ground running. |
8/1 |
|
7 |
21st Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Usually gives his running, over hurdles and fences; close third in the latter discipline at the weekend. |
6/1 |
|
4 |
18th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Rallied well to win small-field C&D (good) chase off today's mark in July and reverts to fences after perfectly respectable hurdle run from out of the weights here last month; likely contender. |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 |
20th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
towards rear of midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened home turn, tailed off |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 6-7654
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
30th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Strike-rate of 6-17 over hurdles and the latest of those wins was off a 3lb higher mark; however, there's been pretty much nothing to take from his last five appearances and would appear to be going chasing under a cloud. |
12/1 |
|
0 8 |
25th Jan 2024 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Six wins between November 2022 and May 2023 included one over C&D (good); back to within 1lb of the final winning mark in that sequence, but too far below par the last four times to expect him to capitalise. |
16/1 |
|
0 5 |
16th Dec 2023 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Between November of last year and this May he won six times in seven starts (2m3f-2m4f); however, shot up the weights as a consequence and he's beaten only one finisher in his last three appearances; has stamina to prove. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
10th Nov 2022 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Infrequent Flat winner despite keeping modest company for the most part; 66-1 when pulled up mid-race in a novice hurdle at Newton Abbot. |
40/1 |
|
8 (8) |
13th Oct 2022 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Some reasonable runs in defeat of late, including when fourth of seven at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) on Tuesday, but he needs something extra if he's to boost his modest 2-45 strike-rate. |
16/1 |
|
4th 8 (6) |
11th Oct 2022 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
8st 9lb |
midfield, headway on outer 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
11th Sep 2023 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, midfield |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 |
2nd Sep 2023 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Placed for first time over hurdles when third off lowly handicap mark at Wincanton (1m7f, good) in March but faces very tough assignment on these terms. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £3.76 |
| Trifecta | £76.70 |
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