October 08 / 15.00 Huntingdon

15.00

Good

JCB Tele-Handler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3539.9
  • 2m 3f 137y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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JCB Tele-Handler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 8/472

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only minor promise in his bumpers but left those efforts behind last month when staying on well to finish a 1l second at Worcester (2m, good) on stable/hurdles debut; step up in trip looks the right way to go and he's one to take seriously for his in-form yard.
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1

8th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Uttoxeter

Ballytechno

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Useful form in handicap hurdles at about 2m4f and time might show he had a tough task trying to give plenty of weight to the first two on chase debut at Worcester (2m4f, good) in June; major player off the same mark.

11/4

3rd

1

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:15 Worcester

Ballytechno

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

2-6 over hurdles; returned from a break with creditable fourth of 14 in competitive Cheltenham handicap (2m4f, good) in April; will be a tough nut to crack in this lower grade if he takes to fences at the first attempt.

5/2

4th

13

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

14:05 Cheltenham

Ballytechno

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: James Owen

Perhaps unsuited by soft ground when pulled up in a Grade 2 in December but it's been a progressive campaign otherwise and was a closing third over 2m6f at Kelso (handicap on good to soft) when last sighted later that month; unlikely that a lack of recent match practice will hold him back here and could be interesting.

10/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3/320-

Last run: 168 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in two bumpers and a novice hurdle (good/heavy), notably when runner-up to subsequent Grade 1-placed Staffordshire Knot in a Fairyhouse bumper in January; well beaten on final start for Lorna Fowler but clearly has ability and it'll be interesting to see what Harry Derham can achieve with him.
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5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

Form: 5-6

Last run: 138 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
A half-brother to useful hurdler Sarasota Star; displayed promise in a couple of good-ground bumpers in the spring, staying on well into fifth of 16 at Ludlow on debut having been reluctant to go to post; more probably needed on hurdle debut back from a 138-day break.
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3rd

7

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

15:00 Huntingdon

Shady Wadey

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey

A half-brother to useful hurdler Sarasota Star; displayed promise in a couple of good-ground bumpers in the spring, staying on well into fifth of 16 at Ludlow on debut having been reluctant to go to post; more probably needed on hurdle debut back from a 138-day break.

10/1

6th

5

23rd May 2024

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

17:03 Market Rasen

Shady Wadey

10st 10lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

prominent, weakened from 2f out

13/2

6th

5

23rd May 2024

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

17:03 Market Rasen

Shady Wadey

10st 10lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

prominent, weakened from 2f out

13/2

Form: 771

Last run: 82 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won good-ground Irish bumper (form has substance) in July for David Kelly, opening account at the third attempt; from a family of winning hurdlers, including Chic Theatre (RPR 121); respected on hurdle/stable debut with the step up in distance likely to suit.
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4th

2

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

13:45 Ayr

The Gray Ghost

12st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Versatile trip-wise as his recent run of solid form has been from 1m7f to 3m; should give his running but does look vulnerable off this high a mark in this strong a race.

10/1

4th

11

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Kempton

The Gray Ghost

10st 8lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Has won at about this trip but he was well beaten in this race last year and, despite a 2m1f win at Newcastle last time out, he could have his work cut out at this competitive level.

9/1

1st

3

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 3

15:20 Newcastle

The Gray Ghost

11st 11lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Won his maiden here over 2m4f; a number of good runs in handicaps and 3m looked a stretch in a Class 2 at Musselburgh last time; something to prove over quite this sharp a trip but definite chance if he copes with it.

11/2

Form: 7-0

Last run: 146 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in his two completed starts in points and didn't run badly on rules/bumper debut when seventh of 11 at Warwick in April but ran poorly switched to hurdles in May when fitted with hood (removed); more needed back from a break.
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2

7th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:37 Huntingdon

Casting Aspersions

12st 0lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

In excellent form for new stable in the spring, winning three in a row under Fern O'Brien (2m4f-3m) on good ground; has fitness to prove after 116-day break and latest 10lb rise asks quite a lot of him but further progress is possible.

7/4

3

13th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

20:45 Market Rasen

Casting Aspersions

11st 10lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Got off the mark over hurdles at Huntingdon (20.5f, good) in April and followed up in a four-runner contest at Ludlow (3m, good) last month with Galway Reel 13l back in second; up 7lb and holds strong claims once again.

8/13

1st

2

11th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

17:00 Ludlow

Casting Aspersions

11st 4lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Mid-race unseat over fences on stable debut in March and got up late to win at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) three weeks ago when back hurdling; there's every chance the step back up in trip will suit and he could have more to offer for this yard.

10/11

Form: 41/

Last run: 606 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat bred; built on a promising debut when winning a fair Kempton bumper in February 2023 but has not been sighted since; goes up in trip on hurdle debut but probably best watched returning from such a long absence, unless strong in the market; has been gelded.
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6th

4

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

15:00 Huntingdon

Killarney Mountain

11st 4lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Simon Hodgson

Flat bred; built on a promising debut when winning a fair Kempton bumper in February 2023 but has not been sighted since; goes up in trip on hurdle debut but probably best watched returning from such a long absence, unless strong in the market; has been gelded.

8/1

1st

5

10th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Kempton

Killarney Mountain

11st 7lb

J: Mitchell Bastyan

T: Simon Hodgson

in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, steady headway from over 1f out, made strong challenge inside final furlong, led but hard pressed final 110yds, kept on strongly, just prevailed

5/1

Non-runners

Jungle Wood

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Payout
Exacta £4.20
Straight Forecast £4.18
Trifecta £28.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ballytechno

RP RATINGS:

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WEST COUNTRY:

Shady Wadey

LAMBOURN:

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The Times:

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D Express:

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POSTDATA:

Ballytechno

Telegraph:

Ballytechno

The Guardian:

Ballytechno

Daily Mail:

Ballytechno

Daily Mirror:

Ballytechno

The Sun:

Ballytechno

The Star:

Ballytechno

Daily Record:

Ballytechno