13.40
GoodWilliam Hill ITV Opener Special Today Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4084.5
- 2m 6f 31y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.40
Form: 7P-2P2
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Not the easiest to predict but he bounded clear over nearly 3m at Downpatrick 22 days ago to earn this 7lb higher mark; good ground is the key to him. |
5/1 |
|
1st 4 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 150y |
11st 9lb |
Dual hurdle winner has run well in defeat here and was running well on second chase start at Tipperary last year when making a bad mistake at the last; not easy to fancy on last two runs. |
25/1 |
|
6 |
18th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 5y |
11st 11lb |
Won twice over hurdles in 2024, showing useful form; however, has been pulled-up over fences in both runs since but is likely to do better back to this sphere . |
16/1 |
20/1
- Place: £5.50
Form: 6
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
14th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 63y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Had the cheekpieces back on when narrowly winning a 2m6f good-ground maiden at Cartmel three weeks ago; has been competitive in handicaps off this mark; should go well. |
11/4 |
|
5 |
24th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Went close in Catterick handicap (2m3f, good; first-time cheekpieces) in December and ran well over same C&D the following month (good to soft; first-time visor); big player if judged on those efforts but weakened quickly on last two outings and is now 0-12 over hurdles; cheekpieces refitted. |
5/2 |
|
5 |
24th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Went close in Catterick handicap (2m3f, good; first-time cheekpieces) in December and ran well over same C&D the following month (good to soft; first-time visor); big player if judged on those efforts but weakened quickly on last two outings and is now 0-12 over hurdles; cheekpieces refitted. |
5/2 |
6/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 2
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Ran okay to be fourth in this new headgear combination here on Saturday (3m1f) but she's 3lb wrong this time. |
33/1 |
|
4th 8 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Placed over 2m6f here on first two hurdling starts (both on good ground last summer) but has struggled since; may not have been suited by the soft ground when tailed off here (2m6f) last month but moves up in trip with a lot to prove; tongue-tie added. |
16/1 |
|
4 |
21st Jul 2025 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Placed over C&D on first two hurdling starts (both on good ground last summer) but she's struggled since, including when pulled up on chase debut here (2m1f, good; cheekpieces added) on Saturday; back up in trip for this return to hurdling; has lots to prove. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 6/3-13
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
20th Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
The race she won at Newton Abbot (2m1f, soft) lacked depth and a penalty found her out back there next time over 2m5f; Will Featherstone's claim is welcomed. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Well bred; had 559 days off after shaping okay in a bumper; beaten under 9l into third on hurdling debut at Huntingdon in April before making the most of a weak opportunity here (2m1f, soft) in May; should be fine on the quicker ground over this longer trip, with stamina in her pedigree, but she might prove vulnerable under her penalty for the win in this stronger race. |
7/1 |
|
1st 1 |
29th May 2024 Soft 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Well bred; had 559 days off after shaping okay in a bumper and she was beaten under 9l into third on hurdling debut at Huntingdon; both those runs were on good ground but she's still one of the better options in this poor a race. |
13/8 |
9/4
Form: 3631-F
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Became disappointing for Harry Fry; competitive form over hurdles and fences for current yard but he bled three runs back and couldn't hang in there at Exeter (2m3f, good) last time; continues to drop down the weights but he's now 0-8 over fences and is untried at this trip. |
8/1 |
|
5th 3 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Became disappointing for Harry Fry; competitive form over hurdles and fences for current yard but bled two runs back and then ran no race at Bangor. |
5/1 |
|
5th 2 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Became disappointing for Harry Fry but has performed respectably over hurdles and fences for current yard; bled when he failed to give his running last time in a handicap chase; won't mind returning to this trip. |
6/1 |
9/2
Form: 3P48-1 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Triple hurdle winner (2m2f-2m5f) in 2024 but she's struggled in last six runs and was pulled up here (3m2f) three weeks ago; has plenty to prove and needs a big turnaround back in trip. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Triple hurdle winner (2m2f-2m5f) in 2024 but she's struggled in last five starts, including over C&D last month on her penultimate run; has plenty to prove and needs a major revival. |
16/1 |
|
6th 3 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Triple hurdle winner (2m2f-2m5f) in 2024 but she struggled in her final three runs last year (reportedly bled from the nose on chase debut final time) and did so again when returned to action 18 days ago; now 7lb below her peak mark. |
33/1 |
8/1
Form: P3P-F4
Last run: 43 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
7th Sep 2025 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Won twice for Tom Ellis (2m1f/2m) towards end of last year but suffered 28l defeats on both starts for new stable in February/March (2m/2m4f) and returns from six-month break with quite a bit to prove. |
25/1 |
|
5th 4 |
10th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Won maiden hurdle at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) and a handicap at Market Rasen (2m, soft) when with Tom Ellis; subsequently changed hands for £5,000; well below that form when last of eight at Huntingdon last month on stable debut (2m, good to soft); more needed. |
25/1 |
|
8th 5 |
6th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
raced in third |
7/1 |
100/1
Form: 50
Last run: 6 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
20th Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Behind Sky Luna at Cartmel and then tailed off at Perth only last week; very opposable in new headgear. |
100/1 |
|
10th 7 |
14th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
towards rear |
33/1 |
|
5th 7 |
28th Jun 2024 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Came third in an Irish point in February but was pulled up on his other three starts in that sphere; best watched on today's rules debut. |
66/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 |
20th Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Placed in his final Irish point and then fetched £10,000 at the sales; may have a future under rules but he's an unlikely winner of this. |
33/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £62.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £65.67 |
| Trifecta | £345.70 |
Selections
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