13:05 Aintree

Friday 26 December 2025

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

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

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 4m 1.72s

1^st

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

2^nd

3 ¼

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

3^rd

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

4^th

8 ½

Starmount

511-8

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led, shaken up and headed home straight, soon weakened op 11/1

5^th

8 ½

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

6^th

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

Wahraan⁴¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: J Bedi J: Kevin Healy

Diamond Hunter³⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: C Gordon J: Non Runner

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)

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.

MYDADDYPADDY (IRE)
IDAHO SUN (IRE)
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