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AK Bets Actual Human Customer Service Maiden Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qual) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 1f 162y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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AK Bets Actual Human Customer Service Maiden Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qual) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: /2220-

Last run: 466 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on five of his seven hurdling starts, including handicap debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) in December 2022; not seen since a disappointing run three weeks later and unraced on ground slower than soft but can play a significant role here if all goes to plan; cheekpieces removed after one use.
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1

20th May 2024

Soft

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

16:13 Newton Abbot

Light Em Up Nigel

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Martin

0-7 over hurdles and absent since a disappointing run in December 2022, but was runner-up on handicap debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) two starts ago and is now 6lb lower; will be dangerous if ready to roll.

7/2

1

20th May 2024

Soft

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

16:13 Newton Abbot

Light Em Up Nigel

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Martin

0-7 over hurdles and absent since a disappointing run in December 2022, but was runner-up on handicap debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) two starts ago and is now 6lb lower; will be dangerous if ready to roll.

7/2

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Form:

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won quite valuable series final on the Flat in September (1m6f, soft; RPR 85) but was tailed off on recent stable/hurdle debut at Huntingdon (2m3f, soft), and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.
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4th

4

26th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

18:09 Plumpton

Motazzen

11st 1lb

J: J P O’Neill

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four-time hurdle winner and career-best form to win by 10l at Fontwell two runs ago (2m5f, good to soft); went up 8lb for that and was back down to earth on his return visit when beaten 20l; hard to know entirely what to expect from him.

100/30

8th

3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Motazzen

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four-time hurdle winner who rewarded good market support and showed career-best form when drawing clear to score by 10l here (2m5f, good to soft) in March; 8lb rise asks a fair bit of him but the forecast faster ground should not be a problem.

5/1

1st

3

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

15:00 Fontwell

Motazzen

11st 12lb

J: J P O’Neill

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four Flat wins and three over hurdles; has yet to win this season over jumps but two of his three placed efforts came here and he's likely to be a strong contender, for all that last two runs (hurdle/AW) weren't his best.

3/1

Form: 54PPP-

Last run: 372 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Made quite promising hurdle debut in October 2022 but quickly became very disappointing under rules last season; pulled up in a recent point and makes very limited appeal here.
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9

8th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:10 Fontwell

Phil The Sock

10st 3lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Phil York

always behind

66/1

9

8th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

18:10 Fontwell

Phil The Sock

10st 3lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Phil York

always behind

66/1

7

22nd Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Kempton

Phil The Sock

10st 13lb

J: Mr Phillip York

T: Phil York

held up in rear, mistake and detached 4th, struggling when pulled up after 3 out

50/1

Form: 222423

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in all three bumpers and has made the frame on all three hurdling starts, most recently when very close third in Hereford maiden (2m3f, good to soft) for Anthony Charlton last month; should be fine on today's slower ground and looks the one to beat on debut for Harriet Dicken.
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3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

16:25 Plumpton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Harriet Dickin

raced in third, mistake 4 out, lost position after 3 out

13/8

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 3

16:25 Plumpton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Harriet Dickin

raced in third, mistake 4 out, lost position after 3 out

13/8

1st

7

22nd Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton

Yalla Habibi

11st 10lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

took keen hold, midfield, hit 3 out, good headway and went second 2 out, ridden and challenging last, led final 110yds, kept on well

6/1

Form: 2963

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in good-ground course bumper in September and kept on for third over C&D (heavy) on last month's hurdling debut; however, the value of that recent form is open to question and another minor role might be her best hope today.
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6

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Ffos Las

Dance In The Park

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Pulled up when 40-1 for handicap debut in February but, having changed hands for £4,000 during the summer (was with Karen Jewell), it will be interesting to see if the betting market predicts improvement on this stable debut; hood removed after one use.

8/1

5

6th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

12:40 Huntingdon

Dance In The Park

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Karen Jewell

Kept on for third in modest Fontwell maiden (2m1f, heavy) on hurdling debut last March but returned from break with two dispiriting runs in December (2m/2m3f) and has questions to answer on handicap debut.

14/1

5

6th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

12:40 Huntingdon

Dance In The Park

11st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Karen Jewell

Kept on for third in modest Fontwell maiden (2m1f, heavy) on hurdling debut last March but returned from break with two dispiriting runs in December (2m/2m3f) and has questions to answer on handicap debut.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal from a low-grade 2m4f/2m5f hurdle winner; probably best watched on debut.
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No Results Found

Form: 96

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off when 200-1 for last month's hurdling debut at Plumpton (2m4f, soft); can't be recommended here.
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12

8th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

17:40 Fontwell

Westmill

10st 11lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

led, soon clear, reduced lead before 3rd

20/1

12

8th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

17:40 Fontwell

Westmill

10st 11lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

led, soon clear, reduced lead before 3rd

20/1

2nd

8

14th Apr 2024

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:40 Plumpton

Westmill

10st 11lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

Tailed off in a bumper and suffered the same fate on her switch to hurdling here last month.

100/1

Verdict

Light Em Up Nigel has a fighting chance if judged on his best form but we haven’t seen him since a disappointing run on Boxing Day 2022 and by far the most obvious answer is YALLA HIBIBI, who looked very unlucky not to win a stronger maiden hurdle than this at Hereford last month, having been badly hampered by a loose horse between the final two flights.[Chris Wilson]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Yalla Habibi

RP RATINGS:

Yalla Habibi

TOPSPEED:

Yalla Habibi

POSTDATA:

Yalla Habibi

WEST COUNTRY:

Yalla Habibi

The Times:

Yalla Habibi

Telegraph:

Yalla Habibi

The Guardian:

Yalla Habibi

Daily Mail:

Yalla Habibi

D Express:

Yalla Habibi

Daily Mirror:

Yalla Habibi

The Sun:

Yalla Habibi

The Star:

Yalla Habibi

Daily Record:

Yalla Habibi