16.10
GoodChampions: Full Gallop Streaming On ITVX Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £10892
- 2m 3f 200y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly sunny
11/2
Form: -21321 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
25th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
£32,000 2yo; dam French 2m1f hurdle winner, half-sister to several winners notably Viking Blond (useful 2m7f-3m hurdle/chase); major yard; interesting newcomer. |
8/1 |
13/2
Form: F-2423
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (11) |
14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 55y |
11st 12lb |
Recent efforts over hurdles a little underwhelming but earned a mark of 84 after three good runs in Flat maidens last year, including when third in this race; major player if able to run up to that form. |
7/2 |
|
8th 3 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 6lb |
Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner last August; shaped with promise at big odds in hot handicap at Punchestown on penultimate and 4lb lower now but needs to bounce back from poor novice hurdle effort at Wexford 18 days ago. |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Winning hurdler; fair maiden on the Flat; useful form in small-field hurdle races in the first half of last season; should improve from a run in a handicap at the Punchestown festival; was one of the outsiders then, and made some late headway, plenty of horses behind him. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 4-3421
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Novice hurdler who has failed to sustain his progress in two handicap attempts; physical tweak (wind surgery since last run) needs to make a difference. |
16/1 |
|
4 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Had useful form in Ireland in a bumper and maiden hurdles; beaten at evens on British debut (2m7f) but under a positive ride back over 2m at Uttoxeter he made a lot of the running for a hard-fought win; faces a much stiffer examination here. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: 11 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up (albeit no match for winner) off today's mark at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in May and didn't run badly on the Flat (1m6f) last month; could yet have a bigger effort in him over jumps but this drop back in trip may not be in his favour. |
8/1 |
|
6th 3 (9) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Three Flat wins in France in 2022 (1m1f-1m3f); two hurdle wins last year (one a walkover) and he didn't run badly when fourth of seven, beaten 2l, at Goodwood last month on his return to the Flat (2m, good; 5-2 joint favourite); Oisin Murphy booked; contender. |
100/30 |
|
2nd 7 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Three Flat wins and he's 2-5 over hurdles; competitive in both disciplines since returning from a break and this scenario is ideal for him. |
10/1 |
5/2
Form: 110-
Last run: 226 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
He's gone 3-3 since the cheekpieces went on and it was pretty straightforward from the front in a Grade 2 at Haydock the last time (3m, good to soft) when 4l too good for the strong-finishing Ubatuba who ran a respectable seventh in the Albert Bartlett; arrives here fresher than some; respected. |
8/1 |
|
1st 2 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Made it 2-2 in these cheekpieces when upped in trip on handicap debut over C&D (good to soft) four weeks ago; won a bumper on soft ground; open to further improvement for his top yard and is firmly in calculations. |
3/1 |
|
1st 7 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
3m point and two-time bumper winner who has improved with each of his three hurdle starts, winning easily at 4-9 at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) last time in first-time cheekpieces (retained); bred to be suited by this step up in trip on handicap debut (half-brother to leading Peter Marsh contender Myretown, among others) and could have lots more to offer for top yard. |
3/1 |
10/1
Form: 3- BF
Last run: 259 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
14th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Justified favouritism in novice at Ascot (2m5f, good) in November but hasn't managed to build on that in his two outings since, albeit it was the Grade 1 Challow on the first occasion; will need to resume his progression to take this. |
5/2 |
|
4th 1 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Justified favouritism at Ascot (2m5f, good) in November, building on reappearance effort; came up short in the Challow since but enters calculations back down in class, even with 8lb penalty; tongue-tie fitted. |
7/2 |
|
7 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Irish point winner who joined new connections for £140,000; beaten favourite in a Kempton bumper (soft) but could have done with a truer pace; presumably showing the right signs at home to be sent here for hurdling debut. |
10/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Bought for £160,000 soon after finishing a close second to a subsequent hurdle winner in an Irish point last May; well beaten in a Cheltenham novice hurdle (2m4f, good to soft; 10-1) in October but had wind surgery since then and no doubt capable of a lot better; the market could be instructive. |
7/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £130.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £134.02 |
| Trifecta | £675.20 |
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