Sky Bet For The Fans Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race).
Catterick · Sunday, 28 Dec · 16:53
· 2m 3f 66y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:53
Off time
6
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
KAKA'S COUSIN (IRE
🥈 Second
CENTURION'S SISTER (IRE
🥉 Third
BALLYEASTON (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2
1/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.63
13/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
34
33/1
05 · —
51
50/1
06 · —
251
250/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Ballyeaston (G)
£50,000 purchase out of unraced sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser Hidden Cyclone. Went close sole start in points and has made a promising start to Rules career, finishing second in a Stratford bumper and third in an Aintree novice…
|
J J Burke | F O'Brien | 5 | 71.7 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Kaka's Cousin (G)
FAV
Brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Blue Baloo and went close on his completed start in maiden points last December. Subsequently changed hands for £160,000 and it will be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting on Rules debut…
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 5 | 71.7 kg |
2
1/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
King Kodiak (G)
Comfortably held in 2 bumpers and last completed start over hurdles.
|
Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 6 | 71.7 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Siege Of Acres (G)
Made frame both starts in Irish points but low-key start to Rules career.
|
Theo Gillard | D McCain Jnr | 4 | 71.7 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
Annie Mcgrath (M)
€42,000 3-y-o, fourth foal: dam (c136/h136) 2¼m/2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 2¾m). Ran out sole start in points (Mar 2025).
|
B S Hughes | L Morgan | 5 | 68.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Centurion's Sister (M)
Getaway filly who was runner-up twice from 3 starts in bumpers and solid start over hurdles, second of 14 at Musselburgh a month ago, Up in trip and she sets the standard.
|
Danny McMenamin | N G Richards | 5 | 68.5 kg |
5
4/1
|
Betting forecast: Kaka's Cousin (1/1), Ballyeaston (13/8), Centurion's Sister (4/1), Annie Mcgrath (33/1), Siege Of Acres (50/1), King Kodiak (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4629.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2133.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1066.0 GBP |
| P4 | 534.0 GBP |