November 18 / 13.37 Uttoxeter

13.37

Heavy

QuinnBet Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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QuinnBet Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

8/13 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 13-1 CD

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won soft-ground Ayr bumper on debut in February and created pretty good impression over C&D (good to soft) on last month's hurdling debut, making smooth headway to lead before the penultimate flight then keeping on well to fend off a strong finisher; obvious contender.
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13th

18

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

Booster Bob

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Held by Madara and Will The Wise but running well when falling at final fence in the Plate at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) last month; two wins during a progressive 2025 (2m4f/2m6f, soft/good to soft); each-way shout.

16/1

10

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Booster Bob

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Has a useful jumps strike-rate and a Newbury chase win (about 2m6f, good to soft) in November showed he was still improving; a 9lb rise appeared beyond him on the New course since but he travelled strongly for a long way and may yet show he hasn't exhausted the handicapping options.

14/1

5th

4

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

13:15 Cheltenham

Booster Bob

11st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Tends to finish strongly from off the pace and posted another personal best when winning at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) at the end of November; a 9lb rise means he'll need another leap forward but he keeps progressing and it's certainly possible.

7/2

66/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 00-58

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed only minor promise when well-held fifth here (2m4f, good) on hurdling debut in May and was in rear throughout at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) last month.
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2nd

7

19th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Crimson Ruby

11st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Unexposed mare; didn't show a great deal in three bumpers; well-beaten second behind an easy odds-on winner (who went on to complete a hat-trick next time) at Uttoxeter on latest start (2m, heavy); half-sister to a 2m5f winner so should improve for this longer trip on handicap debut.

12/1

2nd

6

18th Nov 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:37 Uttoxeter

Crimson Ruby

10st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Showed only minor promise when well-held fifth here (2m4f, good) on hurdling debut in May and was in rear throughout at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) last month.

66/1

8th

3

26th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:05 Ludlow

Crimson Ruby

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Showed only minor promise when well-held fifth on hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in May; stable has more obvious chance with Saunton Surf here.

50/1

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9/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 6

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Held on well to win soft-ground maiden point in March and ran well to a point when sixth of 18 on recent stable/hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, soft); each-way claims at least if that recent outing brought him on and today's drop in trip suits.
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2

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

15:25 Newcastle

Letthedustsettle

12st 0lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Paul Collins

Bought for £3,000 out of Tom Lacey's yard at Doncaster last May having won two Catterick handicaps over 1m7f earlier in the year; this ground fine and not disgraced when tried over 2m4f/3m; probably best watched on stable debut having been off since April.

14/1

6th

10

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:15 Southwell

Letthedustsettle

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Displayed sudden jolt of improvement to win twice at Catterick (1m7f, soft) in early part of this year and the form of his subsequent Newcaslte second (2m1f, heavy) reads well; unexposed over this sort of trip but needs to bounce back from a poor performance four weeks ago.

10/1

6th

10

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:15 Southwell

Letthedustsettle

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Displayed sudden jolt of improvement to win twice at Catterick (1m7f, soft) in early part of this year and the form of his subsequent Newcaslte second (2m1f, heavy) reads well; unexposed over this sort of trip but needs to bounce back from a poor performance four weeks ago.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
2-22 on the Flat, with both wins gained in low-grade 1m2f AW handicaps in late 2022; ought to cope reasonably well with today's ground but still makes only limited appeal on hurdle debut.
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6th

4

(8)

17th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Winless since his 3yo days but has gone close a few times over C&D; patchy since returning from an absence, cracking late in first-time cheekpieces latest having made a lot of the running.

16/1

8th

2

(10)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:43 Lingfield (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Won two C&D handicaps at the end of 2022, but 0-25 since; fourth in a couple of similar contest last month including over C&D and holds frame possibiltities again with cheekpieces given a go.

7/1

3

8th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fell in first two Irish points but seemed very much to have got his act together when winning by 16l on heavy ground in March; bought by Donald McCain for £30,000 in May; interesting to see how he fares on rules debut.
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8th

9

13th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Wild Grouse

11st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Fell in two points but won his other one; beaten 22l and 86l in two heavy-ground novice hurdles late last year and now returns from a break having undergone wind surgery (tongue-tie also new); bit risky.

33/1

Form: 6F

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 23l when sixth of eight on bumper debut at Hexham (soft) last month and fell at first flight when 100-1 for recent hurdling debut there.
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12th

12

2nd Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Ayr

Its For You Mum

11st 1lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Failed to complete two of her first three hurdling starts and was beaten about 32l when sixth of eight at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) in between; remains best watched.

66/1

0

2

13th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

12:15 Hexham

Its For You Mum

11st 0lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

She's been a well-beaten sixth on both completed starts and needs to find a sizeable chunk of improvement if she's to threaten today.

33/1

6th

7

18th Nov 2023

Heavy

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:37 Uttoxeter

Its For You Mum

10st 7lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

Beaten about 23l when sixth of eight on bumper debut at Hexham (soft) last month and fell at first flight when 100-1 for recent hurdling debut there.

20/1

Form: /544-F

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed only minor promise in his bumpers and looked held before falling at third-last flight on hurdling debut; can't be recommended here.
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7th

8

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:50 Stratford

Tampico Rocco

10st 8lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Made inauspicious start to hurdling career last season but, following a break, ran well for a long way before weakening into seventh in recent Hereford maiden (2m, good); has lowly mark for today's handicap debut; further progress possible.

10/1

7th

3

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Tampico Rocco

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Showed a modicum ability in bumpers in 2022 but was soundly beaten on all four hurdling starts last season, most recently when remote third in plating company in January.

100/1

7th

3

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Tampico Rocco

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Showed a modicum ability in bumpers in 2022 but was soundly beaten on all four hurdling starts last season, most recently when remote third in plating company in January.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to complete both Irish points but was set to finish second before final-fence fall on latter occasion in May (good ground); bought for £8,000 later that month; makes rules debut today.
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5th

3

14th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

17:40 Warwick

Orbys River

11st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sam Allwood

chased clear leader, mistake 1st, soon dropped to midfield, not fluent 4 out, not fluent 3 out, some headway on turn before 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/4

5th

3

14th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

17:40 Warwick

Orbys River

11st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sam Allwood

chased clear leader, mistake 1st, soon dropped to midfield, not fluent 4 out, not fluent 3 out, some headway on turn before 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/4

1st

7

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

14:52 Bangor-on-Dee

Orbys River

10st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sam Allwood

Caused 22-1 surprise at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) in January and backed up that performance with keeping-on second at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) soon afterwards but her form dipped last month and she needs to rebound.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.30
Straight Forecast £11.41
Trifecta £23.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Booster Bob

The Times:

Letthedustsettle

The Guardian:

Letthedustsettle

RP RATINGS:

Booster Bob

POSTDATA:

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mail:

Booster Bob

D Express:

Booster Bob

Daily Mirror:

Booster Bob

The Sun:

Booster Bob

The Star:

Booster Bob

Daily Record:

Booster Bob