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13.10

Good

Eden Farm Hulleys Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 4f 181y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Eden Farm Hulleys Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3/53-2

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in two of his four bumpers and appeared to display improvement when close second on last month's seasonal/hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft), despite looking unsure at some of the early flights and racing a bit too freely; likely contender here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

31st May 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:37 Fakenham

Hurricane Bay

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Well below best last season but exploited some help from the handicapper when winning in pretty good style at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) this month; even after a 5lb rise, he's still 5lb lower than when winning this race in 2025; good chance.

7/4

1st

2

7th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 4

13:45 Huntingdon

Hurricane Bay

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Well handicapped if judged on his two good-ground wins in cheekpieces last spring (2m7f/2m5f) but has been well below best (in various headgear) in recent months; ran well for a long way before weakening quickly at Market Rasen (3m, good) last time and might benefit from this drop back in trip but others have much less to prove.

10/1

5th

1

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

13:35 Market Rasen

Hurricane Bay

12st 0lb

J: Mr Cian Murphy

T: Lucy Wadham

Well handicapped if judged on his two good-ground wins in cheekpieces last spring (2m7f/2m5f) but has been out of form (in various headgear) in recent months; sure to appreciate this ease in grade but needs to turn a corner; cheekpieces refitted.

10/1

7/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 0-15

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Left poor bumper debut a long way behind when winning by 15l at Worcester (good) in June; raced too freely but ran well for a long way before weakening out of contention between last two flights on last month's hurdle debut at Carlisle (2m4f, good to soft); can last longer if he settles better here.
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4

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Densworth

12st 0lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: J M B Cookson

Showed the odd snippet of very useful form in 2024, winning easily at Wetherby (2m3f, good) that November on his second chase start; however, his subsequent exploits put him well down the pecking order in this line-up.

100/1

2nd

1

6th Mar 2026

Soft

1m 7f 201y

Class 5

17:03 Leicester

Densworth

12st 6lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: J M B Cookson

Useful handicapper over hurdles and fences as recently as 2024; finished well held on final two starts for Ben Pauling, albeit in strong handicap chases, and heavy defeat on stable/point debut last month following a break leaves him with something to prove; still, he'd be the one to beat on these terms if anywhere near his best.

2/1

8th

5

11th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 2

15:15 Ayr

Densworth

11st 12lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Pulled up at Newbury in December and tailed off at last month's Cheltenham Festival, following wind surgery; however, he looked good when winning easily at Wetherby (2m3f, good) in November on his second chase start, and he's a contender if tapping back into that promise now back down in grade.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made inauspicious Irish point debut a year but returned from break with two much better efforts in the spring, the latter a 17l win on good ground; interesting to see how he fares on today's rules debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1

23rd Feb 2024

Soft

3m 2f 202y

Class 5

15:30 Sedgefield

Fortuitous Find

12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

disputed lead, mistake 4th, not fluent 9th, lost position before 11th, soon lost ground, weakened and no chance when pulled up before 3 out

5/1

5th

3

14th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:05 Newcastle

Fortuitous Find

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Winning pointer who is one to watch in the betting, but he's been soundly beaten on his first two hurdle starts, the latest last month following a year off, and he needs to raise his game.

14/1

Form: 123

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won five-runner Plumpton bumper (good) in May and made very respectable start to hurdling career when second of five at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm) last month; remote when third in better race at Exeter three weeks ago but still enters calculations here.
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7

25th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:45 Huntingdon

Times Are Blue

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Henrietta C Knight

jumped right on occasions, led

20/1

7

25th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:45 Huntingdon

Times Are Blue

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Henrietta C Knight

jumped right on occasions, led

20/1

4

9th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:20 Market Rasen

Times Are Blue

11st 10lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: Oliver Sherwood

Well held when third of five on handicap debut in May (2m3f) and pulled up when fitted with cheekpieces last month (3m2f); drops back in trip with blinkers tried here; not written off just yet but others have much less to prove.

14/1

Form: 235F-F

Last run: 205 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in good-ground Uttoxeter bumper last November and made quite promising hurdle debut in January but signed off with two consecutive falls in the spring and a clear round might be his main priority today; cheekpieces fitted for first time.
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7th

8

27th Mar 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:57 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 9lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off 2lb higher here last May (3m1f); has run well since then but form has taken a turn for the worse this year and should have run better only 19 days ago at Hereford when back on good ground.

10/1

4th

9

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:30 Hereford

Newtonian

10st 11lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off this mark at Warwick last May (3m1f); was knocking on the door in the autumn (on good and good to soft) and a softer surface has perhaps found him out the last twice; better expected.

7/1

10th

10

21st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 4lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Matt Sheppard

in touch with leaders, towards rear with one circuit to go, not fluent 3 out, soon struggling

10/1

Form: -26736

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Outran 100-1 odds when second of six in good-ground Huntingdon bumper in May but his other bumper form in the spring was very uninspiring, and he has been well beaten on both hurdling starts this autumn.
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9

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:50 Worcester

Solid Fuel

10st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Caused 40-1 shock over C&D (good) in early part of last season and posted a couple of good efforts here in June but was pulled up at Market Rasen last month and is not easy to predict.

25/1

8

19th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

15:50 Market Rasen

Solid Fuel

10st 3lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Ran well behind Rocks Up Late three starts back and again back at Worcester when well out of the weights; a poor run behind Greenways since was a reminder of his inconsistency.

66/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £3.90
Straight Forecast £3.59
Trifecta £8.20

Selections

RP Ratings:

Hurricane Bay

The Star:

Fortuitous Find

SPOTLIGHT:

Densworth

LAMBOURN:

Times Are Blue

Daily Record:

Fortuitous Find

The Sun:

Densworth

POSTDATA:

Hurricane Bay

The Times:

Hurricane Bay

Telegraph:

Hurricane Bay

The Guardian:

Hurricane Bay

Daily Mail:

Hurricane Bay

D Express:

Hurricane Bay

Daily Mirror:

Hurricane Bay