13.45
GoodJoin Racing TV Now Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 2m 2f 25y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
8/1
Form: 137 D
Last run: 173 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 4 |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 31y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Low-mileage 8yo who battled gamely to make winning handicap debut a Perth (2m4f, good) in May and lost out only narrowly when clear second over C&D (good to soft) in June; untested on soft ground but still shortlisted. |
5/1 |
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2nd 4 |
29th Jun 2025 Soft 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Very lightly raced 8yo who battled on gamely to make winning handicap debut a Perth (2m4f, good) last month; could easily have more to offer if suited by the forecast slower ground; respected. |
100/30 |
5/2
Form: 3-1P
Last run: 135 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Lightly raced; second hurdles win at Doncaster in March (second run at 2m5f, good to soft); stiffer task on this 7lb higher mark but a chance. |
7/2 |
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1st 1 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 181y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won an Ayr novice in November 2024 (2m, good to soft); subsequently finished runner-up in a 2m4f handicap chase; fair third back over hurdles at Newcastle last time (2m1f, good to soft) and could go well back up to 2m4f. |
7/2 |
6/4
Form: 342225 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Two hurdle wins and got off the mark over fences at this meeting last year over this trip; hit and miss since but posted a solid hurdle run last time at Kilbeggan; a chance. |
8/1 |
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2nd 1 |
21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y |
11st 12lb |
Two hurdle wins at 2m2f but has lost her way since Listowel novice chase win in September; others in better form. |
33/1 |
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7th 8 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 160y |
11st 4lb |
Two hurdle wins at 2m2f but has lost her way since Listowel novice chase win in September; others in better form. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: 360
Last run: 99 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Runner-up for a third time at Carlisle in April (2m3f, good to soft) but has dropped out tamely in his subsequent races (latest tried in cheekpieces); first sighting since May. |
6/1 |
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5th 3 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Maiden (0-12); runner-up three times, including when chasing home Belvedere Bhoy at Carlisle (2m4f, good to soft) early last month; took a sharp backward step at Kelso subsequently, so it's tough to have confidence; added cheekpieces may eke out a fraction more. |
13/2 |
150/1
Form: 777P
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Getting round is proving challenging and he's 9lb out of the weights this afternoon; headgear removed. |
100/1 |
|
10 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-7; pulled up in three of his last four, including at odds of 300-1 at Musselburgh (2m, soft) last December; hood added, but he surely isn't the solution off a 206-day break from 9lb out of the handicap. |
66/1 |
|
7th 10 |
14th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced 5yo who makes handicap debut in first-time cheekpieces off a basement mark; however, he's shown very little thus far. |
50/1 |
100/1
Form: P-P5P
Last run: 210 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 6 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 51y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, hit 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
66/1 |
50/1
Form: 67
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Beaten by 56l and 57l in two novice hurdles at Kelso (2m2f-2m5f); no reason to anticipate a sharp upturn in fortunes. |
33/1 |
|
2 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Beaten by 56l and 57l in two novice hurdles at Kelso (2m2f-2m5f); no reason to anticipate a sharp upturn in fortunes. |
33/1 |
|
5th 5 |
7th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Failed to beat a rival in two bumpers and was tailed off at 150-1 on hurdling debut here (2m2f, good) last month. |
25/1 |
7/4
Form: 14
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Notched a first win for current yard when asserting late on at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) in January and backed that up when second of eight at Kelso (2m5f, good) six weeks ago; Sean Bowen prefers Hold The Serve but this 5yo brings unexposed potential now he's stepping up in trip under Jack Kennedy. |
16/1 |
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2nd 3 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 189y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Lightly raced 5yo; notched a first win for current yard when asserting late on at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) five weeks ago; still unexposed and a 4lb higher mark does not look insurmountable. |
3/1 |
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1st 2 |
26th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 116y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Won 2m heavy-ground maiden on debut for Gordon Elliott over a year ago and has finished runner-up in both runs for this stable since switching to handicaps this season, most recently at Hereford (2m3.5f, soft) last month; likely to be in the thick of it again. |
9/4 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 8 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
C&D winner (similar mark) on Boxing Day; not the easiest to predict since and his respectable third at Perth (2m4f) last month was followed by a laboured performance at Cartmel (2m6f) 18 days later; place claims at a minimum if putting his best foot forward. |
11/2 |
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8th 6 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
2-17 over hurdles; not yet proven over quite this far but posted good effort when third at Perth (2m4f, good) this month and didn't run badly over 2m1f on only previous visit to Cartmel; could have a say. |
6/1 |
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