13:05 Aintree

Friday 26 December 2025

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William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 209y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:07  |   Winning time: 4m 1.72s
1st
Horse silk
3
Idaho Sun
511-8
3/1
T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver
(two hurdles in home straight omitted) raced in fourth, improved into second 3 out, led home straight, ridden run-in, pulled clear near finish op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
Mydaddypaddy
411-8
8/13f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in last, smooth headway into third last, travelled strongly home straight, soon asked for effort to chase winner, no impression near finish op 4/7
3rd
Horse silk
8
7
The Last Cloud
511-8
18/1
T: P NevilleJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, lost place 3 out, struggling after last, rallied into third home straight, no chance with front two op 33/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
5
Starmount
511-8
14/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Led, shaken up and headed home straight, soon weakened op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
2
Glance At Midnight
511-8
25/1
T: Andrew MartinJ: Shane Quinlan
Raced in fifth, dropped to last before final flight, rallied into fourth home turn, soon dropped to fifth and beaten op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
45
6
Storming George
511-8
17/2
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Tracked leader, not fluent last, soon dropped to last and well beaten op 9/1 tchd 8/1
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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Diamond Hunter34
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 6
T: C Gordon  J: Non Runner
NR
8
Horse silk
Wahraan41
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 7
T: J Bedi  J: Kevin Healy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.60, £1.20EX:£6.90Trifecta:£34.90Tricast:£22.22SF:£5.54Swingers:£1.10, £5.70, £3.60

Forecasts

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)

Verdict

MYDADDYPADDY once again created a tremendous impression under a confident ride when readily seeing off 2 rivals at Haydock 23 days ago. Looking every inch a high-class novice in the making, he can maintain his 100% record and bring up the 4-timer. Idaho Sun is another very promising sort who looks ready for this step up in grade and may emerge next best.

  1. MYDADDYPADDY (IRE)
  2. IDAHO SUN (IRE)
  3. STARMOUNT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Potters Charm
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
J: Sam Twiston-Davies  |  T: N & W Twiston-Davies
1/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00

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