12:50 Hereford

Tuesday 25 November 2025

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2009 Grand National Winner Mon Mome Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 3m 52.09s

Four Springs¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Cobden| T: B Pauling

1/1

€82,000 after easily winning sole start in Irish points in May. Interesting hurdle newcomer, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 1

Hey Buddy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien

16/1

Fair form in bumpers in the spring. Better in novice hurdles this autumn when third of 9 over C&D a fortnight ago. May do better again.

Form: 5-293

Jet Joe²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Katy Price

250/1

300/1, no more than hinted at ability in 2m Chepstow maiden hurdle on debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 9

Kool Kid¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| CD

11/4

Course bumper winner in February but only modest form in maiden/novice hurdles in recent weeks. Retains potential but improvement needed.

Form: 4221-63

Land Of Punt²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

33/1

Clear when fell last sole start in points in March. Well backed to make a winning hurdle debut at Chepstow 3 weeks ago weakened to finish a remote ninth of 14. Evidently thought capable of better.

Form: F-9

Liam Mera Kai²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: W Greatrex| D

10/3

Bumper winner on debut in March and made a promising start over hurdles when third of 13 at Huntingdon (2m, good) 7 months later. Open to improvement and leading claims.

Form: 1-3

Lully Du Houx

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

16/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/smart chaser Epson du Houx. Dam maiden chaser in France. The yard has been doing well in similar races so market confidence could prove significant.

Form:

Raging Al^h⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: James Davies| T: Tim Vaughan

150/1

Fair maiden on Flat but made an inauspicious start over hurdles at Exeter last week, pulling hard in a clear head when trying to refuse and unseating at the second.

Form: U

Ballylicky Bay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: K Pickard

100/1

Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish points and made a winning start under Rules in a Bangor bumper in June. Looked badly in need of experience when distant last of 3 on Wetherby hurdle debut 4 months later. Should be capable of better.

Form: 41-13

Kellebelle³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Liam Harrison| T: D J Jeffreys

300/1

Well held in bumper/novice hurdles. Looks one for low-grade handicaps after this.

Form: 686

Non-Runners

Half Pint Daisy¹⁶⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: C Boultbee-Brooks J: R Patrick

Forecasts

Four Springs (1/1), Kool Kid (11/4), Liam Mera Kai (10/3), Lully Du Houx (16/1), Hey Buddy (16/1), Half Pint Daisy (25/1), Land Of Punt (33/1), Ballylicky Bay (100/1), Raging Al (150/1), Jet Joe (250/1), Kellebelle (300/1)

LIAM MERA KAI shaped well when third on his Huntingdon hurdle debut at the beginning of the month and is the percentage call before any market clues are known about Ben Pauling point recruit Four Springs and newcomer Lully du Houx, whose stable has some promising novice hurdlers to compare him to.