12:50 Hereford

Tuesday 25 November 2025

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

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

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 53y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:50  |   Winning time: 3m 52.09s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
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.
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2
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
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.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Raging Alh8
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.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
11
Horse silk
300/1
Well held in bumper/novice hurdles. Looks one for low-grade handicaps after this.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Half Pint Daisy165
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 6
T: C Boultbee-Brooks  J: R Patrick
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

Previous Winners

2024
Nowmelad
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 5
2/9

Prize Money

1st: £4,193.002nd: £1,932.003rd: £966.004th: £484.00

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