William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race).
Aintree · Friday, 26 Dec · 17:05
· 2m 209y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:05
Off time
6
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
MYDADDYPADDY (IRE
🥈 Second
IDAHO SUN (IRE
🥉 Third
STARMOUNT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.62
8/13
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
9.50
17/2
04 · —
13
12/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
19
18/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
101
100/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Diamond Hunter (G)
NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | C Gordon | 6 | 73.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Glance At Midnight (G)
Progressive form in bumpers and made a winning hurdling debut in emphatic style in 11-runner maiden at Huntingdon (15.8f) in November. Stepped up further when second in class 2 novice at Cheltenham (16.8f) 2 weeks ago, despite refusing to …
|
Shane Quinlan | Andrew Martin | 5 | 73.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Idaho Sun (G)
2-3 in bumpers (smart form) and has looked an exciting prospect since attentions switched to this sphere, making it 2-2 in bloodless fashion when making all in 12-runner Bangor novice (16.6f) 4 weeks ago. This his toughest assignment yet b…
|
Bryan Carver | H Fry | 5 | 73.5 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Mydaddypaddy (G)
FAV
Facile winner only start in bumpers and done nothing to alter the fact he's a most exciting prospect in landing each of his 2 starts over hurdles this winter, storming clear from 2 rivals at Haydock (15.6f) 23 days ago. Of significant inte…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 4 | 73.5 kg |
1.62
8/13
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Starmount (G)
Well-related sort who was successful in an Irish point in December 2024 and he justified good support 12 months on when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Wetherby (16f, soft) on Rules debut 3 weeks ago. Clearly well clued up and this is t…
|
Kielan Woods | B Pauling | 5 | 73.5 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Storming George (G)
5-y-o with a positive profile, successful on first of his 2 starts in bumpers last term (fifth in Grade 2 here other start). Bright start over timber this winter, building on a promising Newbury third when impressively landing 8-runner Don…
|
J M Quinlan | N B King | 5 | 73.5 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
The Last Cloud (G)
Grand type who continues to go the right way, bringing up the hat-trick in a small-field Perth handicap hurdle (16.2f) in September. Acquitted himself well up markedly in class when keeping on fourth in Cheltenham Grade 2 a month later but…
|
B S Hughes | P Neville | 5 | 73.5 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Wahraan (G)
[HT]
Fairly useful but ungenuine on the Flat (stays 2¼m) and he looked a hard ride starting out in this sphere when third in 9-runner introductory hurdle at Wetherby (2m, soft) 6 weeks ago, hanging/almost running out. This is a very tall order …
|
Kevin Healy | J Bedi | 7 | 73.5 kg |
101
100/1
|
Betting forecast: Mydaddypaddy (8/13), Idaho Sun (3/1), Storming George (17/2), Diamond Hunter (12/1), Starmount (14/1), The Last Cloud (18/1), Glance At Midnight (25/1), Wahraan (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 56950.0 GBP |
| P2 | 21370.0 GBP |
| P3 | 10700.0 GBP |
| P4 | 5330.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2680.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1340.0 GBP |