Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Ayr · Monday, 1 Dec · 16:45
· 2m
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:45
Off time
11
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
UPON TWEED (IRE
🥈 Second
STEDE BONNET (IRE
🥉 Third
TAKENASRED (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.25
1/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
23
22/1
05 · —
29
28/1
06 · —
29
28/1
07 · —
34
33/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
81
80/1
10 · —
251
250/1
11 · —
301
300/1
12 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Upon Tweed (G)
FAV
Has looked a smart prospect when winning a Newcastle bumper and C&D novice hurdle. This exciting prospect should make it 3-3.
|
Danny McMenamin | N G Richards | 5 | 73 kg |
1.25
1/4
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Ballyedward (G)
[T]
Placed in points. Better effort in bumpers 6 months apart when third of 4 at Down Royal 31 days ago but the form is only modest. Hurdle debut. Takenasred looks the stable first string.
|
B S Hughes | S R B Crawford | 5 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Chiefman (G)
Just a modest performer on level and well held on Kelso hurdle debut.
|
Nathan Moscrop | R M Smith | 4 | 69.9 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Ck O'mara (G)
250/1, no promise when well held on C&D debut last month.
|
Ben Smith | R M Smith | 4 | 69.9 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 10th | 5 | — |
Defying Gravity (G)
In the frame in a couple of points but down the field in a couple of outings over hurdles this autumn.
|
Alan Doyle | A B Hamilton | 5 | 69.9 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
L'arme De Bonheur (G)
Made an encouraging start to his career when second in a Uttoxeter bumper for Tom George in May. Shaped as if needing the run when well held on C&D hurdle debut for Nick Alexander 5 months later. May do better
|
Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 4 | 69.9 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Like Minded (G)
€47,000 son of Wings And Eagles. Represents a top owner but will need to pretty smart to lower the colours of Upon Tweed.
|
D R Fox | L Russell & M Scudamore | 4 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
One Mill Harbour (G)
[T]
Looked pretty useful when winning 3 of 4 handicap chase starts in 2023 but hasn't been seen since so a watching brief is the percentage call returned to hurdles.
|
Charlotte Jones | James Moffatt | 8 | 69.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 2nd | 9 | — |
Stede Bonnet (G)
Dual bumper winner this summer. That made his Galway hurdle debut sixth in August a little disappointing but no surprise were he to prove a different proposition back from 4 months off.
|
S Bowen | G Elliott | 4 | 69.9 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 10 | — |
Takenasred (G)
[H]
Has failed to make a significant impact in bumpers but fair form both starts over hurdles, returning from 5 months off to finish second of 12 at Down Royal (17f, good to soft) 30 days ago.
|
J J Slevin | S R B Crawford | 7 | 69.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 7th | 11 | — |
The Coffey Boy (G)
Irish point winner. Better effort in soft-ground C&D novice hurdles last month when sixth of 14 19 days ago. May do better again but seems unlikely to be of real interest until handicapping.
|
Callum Bewley | I A Duncan | 6 | 69.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 12 | — |
Wherearethejudges (G)
Made frame sole start in points in March. Best watched here unless the betting strongly hints otherwise. Engaged 1.15 Carlisle Sunday.
|
Sean Quinlan | D Bourke | 5 | 69.9 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Upon Tweed (1/4), Stede Bonnet (9/2), Takenasred (7/1), One Mill Harbour (22/1), Like Minded (28/1), Ballyedward (28/1), The Coffey Boy (33/1), Wherearethejudges (50/1), L'arme De Bonheur (80/1), Chiefman (250/1), Ck O'mara (300/1), Defying Gravity (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4901.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2258.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1129.0 GBP |
| P4 | 565.0 GBP |
| P5 | 242.0 GBP |