14:25
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m½f (3m57y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-145, £12,254, 17 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 4.6)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Gowel Road heads the field on our figures with a rating of 150, four pounds clear of Amirite, and that gives him a solid platform in a 17-runner staying contest over three miles at Newbury. He tackles three miles on good to soft ground today, conditions that put the stamina of one at the top of the ratings to the test, and he looks the one to beat. Amirite (146) and Masaccio (145) are the main dangers, with Miami Magic (142) not far behind, but none of them can match our selection on figures. Gowel Road is the pick.
Runners
Gowel Road tp Tip C D
12 days
10yo, 12-0, OR 144 4420-0
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 3/26
Fit and fresh after just 12 days, Gowel Road has run over today's trip and on this going, and he was second three starts back, though he's been unplaced in his last two. Our rating of 150 makes him the one to beat, with 168 lb the only real concern.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Hollygrove Samba (IRE) by Accordion
- Owner
- Options O Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 26 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 150
Tom Bellamy
Alan King 0/17
Masaccio won last time out and, before that, finished a third two starts back, a third three starts back and a third four starts back, so he arrives in cracking nick on results, with experience of today's trip and going. The big risk is a 572-day absence, and he carries 164 lb off a mark of 140.
- Sire
- Mastercraftsman (IRE)
- Dam
- Ange Bleu (USA) by Alleged
- Owner
- Mcneill Family Niall Farrell
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 145
Jonathan Burke
Emma Lavelle 1/16
Winner last time out, with a second three starts back, Doughmore Bay has run over today's trip and going, but he returns after 236 days off and carries 162 lb, while our rating of 136 ranks him sixth of 17.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Ross Bay (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Mighty Acorn Stables
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 2/13
Miami Magic won two starts back and four starts back, adding a third five starts back, and he has run on today's going before, so he's a leading threat at 162 lb with our rating ranking him fourth of 17. The main risk is a 209-day absence after he fell last time out.
- Sire
- Leading Light (IRE)
- Dam
- Rose De Beaufai (FR) by Solon
- Owner
- D Hague
- Foaled
- 2 May 2019
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 142
- Wind surgery
- w 1
26 days
8yo, 11-7, OR 137 99-16F
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 4/9
Moon Chime won three starts back and has run on today's going, but he fell last time out and was only sixth two starts back, so the bounce-back is unproven. Carrying 161 lb off 137, he looks a midfield sort, and our rating of 131 ranks him 11th of 17.
- Sire
- Pether's Moon (IRE)
- Dam
- Bella (FR) by Johann Quatz
- Owner
- Dl Adams Ja Adams G Mcpherson
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 9 runs (44%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 131
Sean Bowen
James Owen 15/57
One Big Bang has a solid book, with a win four starts back and a pair of thirds before a sixth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going, while the yard is in form. Against that, he returns after 213 days off and carries 161 lb.
- Sire
- Masked Marvel (GB)
- Dam
- Boston Du Berlais (FR) by Turgeon
- Owner
- Big Bang Racing
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 15 wins from 57 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling 3/32
Three wins in his last five starts, including back-to-back victories two and three starts back, make him interesting, but he was pulled up last time out and returns after 213 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 159 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Baraza (IRE) by Kalanisi
- Owner
- The Sixsmiths Overlords
- Foaled
- 24 May 2019
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 32 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 137
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon 1/9
Amirite showed a return to form with a fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 146 ranks him second of 17. Yet to score recently and carrying 158 lb after 118 days off, the layoff and burden are the main risk.
- Sire
- Sholokhov (IRE)
- Dam
- Belle Again (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Sarah Palmer, Tom Saltmarsh & Ajs Palmer
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Morestead, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 146
Kilwaughter C D
14 days
6yo, 11-0, OR 130 4214-1
J: Jack Stenhouse (7) · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Jack Stenhouse (7)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 0/14
Kilwaughter arrives fresh from a win last time out, with a first three starts back and a fourth two runs ago, and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 154 lb off 130, though, he's rated only 126 by us, 13th of 17, so he's hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Glory Days (GER) by Tiger Hill
- Owner
- House Family Partnership
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Bilbrook, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Richard Upton (10)
Warren Greatrex 1/14
Bill Baxter was fifth last time out but returns after 187 days off, and he's winless in his last five, with a pulled up two starts back; a second three starts back and prior experience over today's trip and going offer some balance, though 151 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Blossom Rose (IRE) by Roselier
- Owner
- Glassex Ltd
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Megan Bevan (7)
Gary Brown 0/2
Walking On Air was fourth last time out and fifth the start before, but he is winless in his last five and returns after 166 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 135 sits above his official 126, though 150 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Refinement (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Mrs S Bullock
- Foaled
- 18 May 2017
- Stable
- Fox Hill, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 135
Sam Twiston-Davies
Ben Clarke 0/7
Game Colours won last time out and again three starts back, with a second and a third also in her last five, but 201 days off is a long layoff and she carries 150 lb. She has run over today's trip and going, though our figures rank her 15th of 17.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Islandbane (IRE) by Orpen
- Owner
- Baker Cartwright Langford
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Mosterton, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Daire McConville (7)
Richard Hobson 0/3
Won last time out and also three starts back, with a fourth two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 250-day absence and 149 lb temper enthusiasm, and our rating of 133 only ranks him tenth of 17.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Hard Luck (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- R Key
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Little Rissington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham 3/19
Won last time out and again two starts back, but Western Monkey is hard to fancy after 337 days off, and our rating of 112 ranks him last of 17 against an official 125 and 149 lb. He has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Madame Trigger (GB) by Double Trigger
- Owner
- The Wildmoor Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 7 Jun 2019
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 8/37
Splendid Fellow won last time out and was second two starts back, so the form is respectable, but a 63-day break and 149 lb on an official mark of 125 are against him. Our rating of 116 ranks him 16th of 17, which makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Sholokhov (IRE)
- Dam
- Ninety Seconds (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- P Davies
- Foaled
- 2 May 2021
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 37 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Lorcan Williams
Chester Williams 1/4
Firestream is winless in his last four, with a sixth last time out, a fifth two starts back and a third four starts back, and he returns after 204 days off. He has run over today's trip and going before, but 146 lb is a big weight to carry, and our rating of 128 only ranks him twelfth of 17.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- Swincombe Flame (GB) by Exit To Nowhere
- Owner
- Babbitt Racing & George Freer
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2017
- Stable
- George Nympton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Bryan Carver
Jeremy Scott 0/3
King of The Lake is winless in his last five, with a fourth last time out and a fifth two starts back the best of it, so he is hard to fancy off 146 lb. He has run over today's trip and going and is fit enough after 25 days, but our figures rank him 14th of 17.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Shanxi Girl (GB) by Overbury
- Owner
- Lake Side Racing
- Foaled
- 27 May 2018
- Stable
- Brompton Regis, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.