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Oddschecker Bet Builder Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, £5,281, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 20.68s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Novelista is our selection, and the case rests on a progressive profile and a fitness edge that should count for plenty over the 20 furlongs on good ground at Sandown. Only a pound separates him from Cluain Chormaic on our ratings (116 against 117), so the top-rated runner is narrowly ahead on paper but looks the one with less in hand. Cluain Chormaic is the chief danger, while Port Station and Kalif d'Airy, both on 111, are the next most likely to make it a contest. Novelista gets the nod to prove the sharper of the pair.
Result
Jonathan Burke
James Owen
Held up in last quarter - clumsy jumping at the 2nd and again at the following fence - niggled after 3 out - got going before 2 out while carrying left under pressure - in front by a nose at 2 out - stayed on strongly to go clear on the run-in - won
No. 6
5yo, 11-2, OR 106
J: Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Set the pace from the start - jumped awkwardly at the 3rd - niggled before 2 out and collared by a whisker - kept responding - outpaced by the winner on the run-in but far superior to the remainder - finished 2nd
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Up with the leaders early - niggled before 2 out - no extra before the last - finished 3rd
Liam Harrison
Fergal O'Brien
Raced just behind the front group - urged on after 3 out - beaten off by 2 out and finished 4th
Tom Cannon
Nick Gifford
Settled in the pack - moved up to press the pacemakers before 2 out - folded tamely after 2 out - finished 5th
Caoilin Quinn
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore
Towards the back throughout - always well off the pace - finished 6th and a long way adrift
Brian Hughes
Warren Greatrex
Prominent early - clumsy at the 5th - clouted 4 out and faded before 2 out - finished 7th
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Karen Jewell
Prominent in the pack early - moved up to track the front pair on the second circuit - ridden into second before 2 out - soon capitulated to finish 8th
Racecard
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Karen Jewell 0/5
Cluain Chormaic arrives with a consistent profile, finishing third last time out, third two starts back and second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 187-day absence, with 168 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Sounds Charming (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Oppenheimer Keogh Churcher
- Foaled
- 9 May 2021
- Stable
- Borden, Kent
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Caoilin Quinn
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore 5/29
Kalif d'Airy arrives with solid recent form, a fourth last time out, another fourth two starts back, and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 311-day absence, and he carries 165 lb off an official mark of 108.
- Sire
- Authorized (IRE)
- Dam
- Ulifa D'Airy (FR) by Anzillero
- Owner
- S Packham A Austin And B Austin
- Foaled
- 27 May 2020
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 29 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Brian Hughes
Warren Greatrex 2/19
Back-to-back seconds in his last two starts, after a sixth three starts back, make Novelista a solid pick, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 63-day break and 165 lb are the questions, though our rating of 116 backs him.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Asyad (IRE) by New Approach
- Owner
- Bryce Turner
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Jonathan Burke
James Owen 17/59
Port Station has been consistently in the frame, finishing second last time out and third or better in all of his last four starts, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 211-day absence, though the yard's 29% strike rate over the last fortnight is a plus.
- Sire
- Casamento (IRE)
- Dam
- Marble Desire (IRE) by Un Desperado
- Owner
- Houghton And Lang
- Foaled
- 28 May 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 17 wins from 59 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling 4/34
Winless in his last three, Wings of Ayrton has at least been consistent with a third last time out, another third two starts back and a second three starts back, and he has run on today's going. Carrying 163 lb off 106, though, and ranked seventh of eight on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)
- Dam
- Miss Ginsburg (IRE) by Ocovango
- Owner
- Cookson Vestey Waters
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 34 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
29 days
5yo, 11-9, OR 106 014-4P
J: Amber Jackson-Fennell (7) · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 5/32
Amatchmadeinheaven was pulled up last time out, but he has a win four starts back and a pair of fourths since, and he returns after 29 days having run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 163 lb off a mark of 106 looks a stiff task, though our rating of 108 keeps him in the mix.
- Sire
- Schiaparelli (GER)
- Dam
- Heaven Scent (GB) by Phoenix Reach
- Owner
- Miss Amber Jackson Fennell
- Foaled
- 2 May 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 32 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Liam Harrison
Fergal O'Brien 2/24
Joining Force steps up with a solid recent profile, second last time out and third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but he is yet to win in his last four starts and returns after 374 days off. He carries 160 lb.
- Sire
- Workforce (GB)
- Dam
- Gaye Flora (GB) by Alflora
- Owner
- Roy Sally Green
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Withington, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 24 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
Tom Cannon
Nick Gifford 0/6
Gone Country arrives a double winner, successful last time out and two starts back, and fresh from a 20-day break, yet he carries 146 lb off an official mark of 89. Our figures rank him last of eight, so the rating is the hard part to overlook, though he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Jerica (GB) by Bollin Eric
- Owner
- Jack Holman
- Foaled
- 2 May 2020
- Stable
- Findon, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
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.