13.30
GoodCitipost Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £10892
- 2m 4f 56y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.50
Form: -7113P D
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Found last month's Grade 1 Albert Bartlett too hot but has been seen to very good effect when ridden positively from the front this season, most notably when winning by 17l at Ascot (2m5f, good) in January, and may not be easy to reel in; tongue-tie fitted for first time. |
11/2 |
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1st 1 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Found last month's Grade 1 Albert Bartlett too hot but has been seen to very good effect when ridden positively from the front this season, most notably when winning by 17l at Ascot (2m5f, good) in January, and may not be easy to reel in; tongue-tie fitted for first time. |
11/2 |
|
10 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Seemingly all the better for wind surgery when making all for clearcut wins at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) and Ascot (2m5f, good) before just falling short under the same tactics in a Listed race at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft); worth a crack over this far but this is a tough race in which to dominate from the front should they persevere with the same tactics. |
33/1 |
6/4
- Place: £1.70
Form: 243-21
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Took seven attempts to get off the mark over hurdles but last month's success in a big-field Limerick maiden (2m3f, soft) was not his first piece of useful form; unraced on ground quicker than soft over hurdles but won a bumper on good; holds a Punchestown festival Grade 1 entry; can go well. |
6/4 |
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2nd 4 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Took seven attempts to get off the mark over hurdles but last month's success in a big-field Limerick maiden (2m3f, soft) was not his first piece of useful form; unraced on ground quicker than soft over hurdles but won a bumper on good; holds a Punchestown festival Grade 1 entry; can go well. |
6/4 |
|
1st 6 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper winner who was third behind Caldwell Potter in a Navan maiden hurdle last season before a career best narrow defeat at the same venue to My Trump Card; creditable efforts in defeat since, including when just in front of the re-opposing Champagne Kid at Punchestown on this season's return; major player with the possibility he'll come on for that first run in 302 days. |
7/4 |
12/1
Form: 117
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Won soft-ground novice hurdles at Haydock (1m7f) and Bangor (2m) on first two starts; disappointed in 2m2f Grade 2 at Kelso (good to soft) last month and was withdrawn from a recent engagement with good ground deemed unsuitable but moves up in trip again here and remains a good prospect. |
12/1 |
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3rd 2 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Won soft-ground novice hurdles at Haydock (1m7f) and Bangor (2m) on first two starts; disappointed in 2m2f Grade 2 at Kelso (good to soft) last month and was withdrawn from a recent engagement with good ground deemed unsuitable but moves up in trip again here and remains a good prospect. |
12/1 |
15/8
Form: 2/21
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Built upon his promising hurdle debut when drawing clear to win Downpatrick maiden (2m6f, good) by 10l last month; contests a much deeper race here but holds two Grade 1 entries at the forthcoming Punchestown festival and is evidently held in some regard. |
15/8 |
|
4th 6 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Built upon his promising hurdle debut when drawing clear to win Downpatrick maiden (2m6f, good) by 10l last month; contests a much deeper race here but holds two Grade 1 entries at the forthcoming Punchestown festival and is evidently held in some regard. |
15/8 |
|
1st 8 |
30th Mar 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 185y |
11st 4lb |
Solid effort on debut when second in Clonmel bumper in April 2023 (heavy) and absent for 690 days until fine effort in the circumstances when a clear second behind a smart type in 2m4f Punchestown maiden hurdle last month on similar ground; longer trip should be no problem and likely the one to beat if handling quicker ground. |
8/11 |
20/1
Form: 1246 C
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Won good-ground course bumper on rules debut in October and was second in a Listed bumper here the following month but was just a respectable fourth on hurdling debut at Ascot (2m5f, good to soft) in December and ran poorly when upped to Listed level in February; cheekpieces added. |
20/1 |
|
5th 7 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Won good-ground course bumper on rules debut in October and was second in a Listed bumper here the following month but was just a respectable fourth on hurdling debut at Ascot (2m5f, good to soft) in December and ran poorly when upped to Listed level in February; cheekpieces added. |
20/1 |
|
6th 1 |
6th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 137y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
never going well, towards rear |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 3263
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 9 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Looked promising in all three bumpers but was left behind by the front pair when third on hurdling debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft) six weeks ago and needs to take a big step forward over this longer trip. |
50/1 |
|
6th 9 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Looked promising in all three bumpers but was left behind by the front pair when third on hurdling debut at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft) six weeks ago and needs to take a big step forward over this longer trip. |
50/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
6th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced after 3 out |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: F5
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Winning pointer who shaped with significant promise on first two hurdling starts, more recently when fifth of 14 in Wetherby maiden (2m3f, soft) in February; worth keeping an eye on with the future in mind but seems an unlikely winner today. |
66/1 |
|
7th 8 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Winning pointer who shaped with significant promise on first two hurdling starts, more recently when fifth of 14 in Wetherby maiden (2m3f, soft) in February; worth keeping an eye on with the future in mind but seems an unlikely winner today. |
66/1 |
|
5th 7 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Bought for £72,000 after winning a British maiden point (2m4f, good to soft); on the retreat when taking a heavy late fall at Warwick when 28-1 for a 2m5f maiden (good to soft); tongue-tie now added; perhaps best watched. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Groovy Blue, Pleasington
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.50 |
| Trifecta | £25.50 |