Horse Alert

26 Dec 2025 13:05 Aintree

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m 209y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

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

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Idaho Sun (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	116-11 / 6	Jump (27)	Bryan Carver	H Fry Mr Jeremy Gear	3/1
		(two hurdles in home straight omitted) raced in fourth, improved into second 3 out, led home straight, ridden run-in, pulled clear near finish
2^nd	4	3¼ L	Mydaddypaddy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1-11 / 4	Jump (23)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr Dermot Hanafin	8/13
		held up in last, smooth headway into third last, travelled strongly home straight, soon asked for effort to chase winner, no impression near finish
3^rd	7	8 L	The Last Cloud (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 8)	32-1114 / 5	Jump (63)	B S Hughes	P Neville Mr B Hague, Mrs…	18/1
		prominent, lost place 3 out, struggling after last, rallied into third home straight, no chance with front two
4^th	5	8½ L	Starmount (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	F1-1 / 5	Jump (20)	Kielan Woods	B Pauling Dineen, King, Stokes…	14/1
		led, shaken up and headed home straight, soon weakened
5^th	2	8½ L	Glance At Midnight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	051-12 / 5	Jump (14)	Shane Quinlan	Andrew Martin Mr Andrew J Martin	25/1
		raced in fifth, dropped to last before final flight, rallied into fourth home turn, soon dropped to fifth and beaten
6^th	6	45 L	Storming George (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	15-31 / 5	Jump (27)	J M Quinlan	N B King Peter Beadles	17/2
		tracked leader, not fluent last, soon dropped to last and well beaten
	1	-	Diamond Hunter (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	2P22-11 / 6	Jump (34)	Non Runner	C Gordon Mr D S Dennis	0/0
		NonRunner
	8	-	Wahraan (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 8)	3 / 7	Flat (67), Jump (41)	Kevin Healy	J Bedi Nohopersjokers&Rogues	0/0
		NonRunner