Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1).
Hereford · Monday, 12 Jan · 17:30
· 2m 53y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:30
Off time
14
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
RACE TO BASE (IRE
🥈 Second
LOOPING D'ARC (FR
🥉 Third
DONEGAL (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 14 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
15
14/1
05 · —
21
20/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
41
40/1
08 · —
67
66/1
09 · —
151
150/1
10 · —
251
250/1
11 · —
301
300/1
12 · —
301
300/1
13 · —
301
300/1
14 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Looping D'arc (G)
FAV
Jeu St Eloi gelding who built on bumper second when making a winning debut over hurdles in 14-runner novice at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft, 9/2) 6 weeks ago. Scored comfortably that day and well in the mix here.
|
21R2 | James Bowen | W Greatrex | 5 | 74.4 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Race To Base (G)
Point winner who built on his hurdling debut promise when easily landing C&D novice in November. Improved his form despite finishing last of 3 against a couple of useful ones at Aintree a month ago and he sets the standard.
|
1-5134P | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 6 | 74.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 8th | 3 | — |
Ahanaglogh (G)
Placed in both points. Modest fifth in a bumper in June 2024 and well held both starts over hurdles this season after 18 months off.
|
5-00822 | Tom Broughton | F O'Brien | 7 | 71.2 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Boston Savr (G)
Never on terms at Southwell and Haydock.
|
8897-6 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 5 | 71.2 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Glancing Jack (G)
Big price but created a good impression as he made a winning start in Hereford bumper over a year ago, quickening clear. Penalised and off 10 months, matched that form when fifth at Worcester in October and not taken lightly on hurdles deb…
|
1-521 | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds | 5 | 71.2 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Guardami Ancora (G)
Progressive in novice hurdles, runner-up at Taunton last month, and shouldn't be long before he goes one better.
|
02262 | Conor Ring | Evan Williams | 5 | 71.2 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 1st | 7 | — |
Loaded And Locked (G)
£80,000 Irish point winner who also bagged a bumper at Worcester in October. Posted an encouraging fourth of 13 in novice at Warwick on hurdles bow but failed to build on that when beaten at odds-on here last month. Worth another chance.
|
21-1431 | H Cobden | Miss E C Lavelle | 6 | 71.2 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 13th | 8 | — |
Lootenay (G)
Showed a bit more than on debut when third in a 7-runner bumper at Taunton (16.5f, good to firm) on final start for Tom Weston in April. However, no encouragement both starts over hurdles this term.
|
63-P0 | Shane Fenelon | S-J Davies | 5 | 71.2 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 12th | 9 | — |
Triple Haych (G)
Runner-up on first start in points but pulled up next time (Nov 23). Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.
|
P900F8- | R Patrick | Sheila Lewis | 7 | 71.2 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 3rd | 10 | — |
Western Cross (G)
Order of St George gelding who made an encouraging start when second of 8 in bumper (10/3) at Worcester but raced too freely here next time. Makes hurdles debut.
|
29344 | Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 5 | 71.2 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 11th | 11 | — |
Ciao Bellisima (M)
Bred to need time and distance and shaped in kind when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (19.7f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.
|
80 | Nick Slatter | Henry Oliver | 6 | 68 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 10th | 12 | — |
Glancing Back (M)
[H]
Has shown ability in maiden hurdles at Taunton and Huntingdon 8 months apart. Sort to be seen in a better light in handicaps in due course.
|
6-606 | Lily Pinchin | Mrs E Bishop | 6 | 68 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 5th | 13 | — |
Lady Magic (M)
Raced 5 times in bumpers on the other side of the Channel for Adrien Fouassier, winning her last 2 in May. Not the easiest to assess and the market should prove instructive as this filly goes hurdling for new connections.
|
5-11515 | Ned Fox | T Symonds | 5 | 68 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 7th | 14 | — |
Donegal (G)
Fairly useful winner on the Flat in the France and went close to making a winning hurdles debut for new yard at Doncaster last month, clear of rest. Open to improvement and he should win soon.
|
2 | S Bowen | C E Longsdon | 4 | 65.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
Betting forecast: Looping D'arc (6/5), Loaded And Locked (2/1), Race To Base (3/1), Donegal (14/1), Glancing Jack (20/1), Guardami Ancora (33/1), Lady Magic (40/1), Western Cross (66/1), Glancing Back (150/1), Boston Savr (250/1), Ahanaglogh (300/1), Ciao Bellisima (300/1), Triple Haych (300/1), Lootenay (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |
| P5 | 186.0 GBP |