13.40
GoodNorth Wales Business Day Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5281
- 2m 3f 123y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
2/5 (Won)
- Win: £2.63
- Place: £1.10
Form: 3566-2
Last run: 114 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
16th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
String of creditable efforts over fences last term, such as when third in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft) last November; successful return to hurdles when making all at Bangor (2m4f, good) 12 days ago; should be able to follow up. |
4/7 |
|
1st 1 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Useful chaser who held his own in some top handicaps last season, notably when third in Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft) in the autumn; absent since two below-par runs in the spring and unraced over hurdles since 2023 but could simply be too good for this field; cheekpieces refitted. |
2/5 |
|
2nd 3 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Ran really well in defeat in some strong Cheltenham handicaps (2m4f-3m1f) during the first half of last season and his Kempton effort in February wasn't too shoddy; what needs forgiving is his Ayr run after a wind operation as that was underwhelming; still looks dangerous. |
11/8 |
11/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 51-3F2 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
1st Oct 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Easily opened her hurdles account at Hereford (2m4f) in April; back in good form when runner-up in Uttoxeter handicap (2m4f) and Bangor novice (2m3f) this summer; she can go well again in first-time cheekpieces. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Won low-grade Hereford handicap (2m3f, good) by 16l in April and probably bettered that form when clear second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July; should cope if the ground softens and is likely to be the main beneficiary if Hoe Joly Smoke fluffs his lines. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 1 |
26th Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won at Hereford (extended 2m3f, good) in April but seemed unsuited by dropping back to 2m1f next time and fell at the first when favourite over 3m on latest outing; may yet build on that win. |
4/1 |
16/1
Form: 38-
Last run: 251 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
29th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Unexposed both on the Flat and over hurdles; looks high enough in the ratings for what he has achieved over jumps, but is open to improvement; pulled hard when stepped up to 2m3f last time, so will need to settle better. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Showed some fair form during four-race Flat career in 2024 and was respectable third on hurdle debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) in December, but safely held at Wetherby later that month and has been off since. |
16/1 |
|
4th 5 (4) |
3rd Jul 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Thrice-raced gelding whose clear best 1m effort came on debut; bred to be suited by this step up in trip and looks open to improvement in handicaps; interesting. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 80/
Last run: 781 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Well beaten in two Irish bumpers in 2024 but, following a long absence, was placed in two points there (both on good to yielding) this spring; back under rules for this stable/hurdle debut; further progress needed. |
14/1 |
|
10th 13 |
15th Jul 2024 Good 2m 2f 165y |
11st 3lb |
No wild price for a Listowel bumper on debut but folded rather tamely; likely to step up another notch but difficult to see her worrying the big guns. |
33/1 |
|
8th 12 |
1st Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Fourth foal; half-sister to hurdle winners Tullyveery Lad (2m4f) and Joanna I'm Fine (3m); dam 2m-2m4f hurdle winner out of 3m chase winner; yard 1-13 in these races recent seasons; worth a market check. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: P0-0
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
15th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Struggled at huge prices in two bumpers and two hurdle races. |
200/1 |
|
5th 5 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Struggled when a big-priced outside for two bumpers last year and also when switched to hurdles last month; moves up from 2m. |
100/1 |
|
13th 11 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Struggled in two course bumpers when owner-trained in June 2025; makes stable/hurdle debut after 420-day absence. |
100/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £3.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £3.01 |
| Trifecta | £5.30 |
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