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Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle

Hereford · 21 December 2024
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance2m53y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15
  • HandicapYes

Timeforarum (GB) (9/1) won the Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford on 21 December 2024, beating By The Grace (GB) by a neck under James Best for trainer Brian Eckley. 15 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m53y; the winning time was 4m 3.27s (slow by 19.27s).

Winner Timeforarum (GB)
SP: 9/1 J: James Best T: Brian Eckley
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st Timeforarum (GB) 6g Midfield Settled midfield early - made progress from the 4th - moved into second three out and took over two out - kicked clear on the home turn - hit the last - driven out on the run-in as advantage narrowed - held on by a whisker James Best Brian Eckley 11-6 90135A100B 4:03.27 3,247.81 9/1 10.51
2nd By The Grace (GB) 5m Sat close to pace early - asked for effort after 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - driven approaching home turn - stayed on late but denied by a short margin nk James Bowen Nicky Henderson 11-6 90135A100B 4:03.34 1,494.44 9/2 5.60
3rd Culligran (IRE) 5m Held up Held up in the pack early - made ground from 3 out and moved into 3rd approaching the last two - kept going without finding extra to finish third 9 Richie McLernon John O'Shea 11-7 91123A92B 4:05.33 747.23 6/1 9.14
4th Greenways (IRE) 5g Held up Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by four out - driven to close on leaders after two out - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish fourth 4¾ Ben Poste Tom Symonds 11-0 84108A88B 4:06.38 373.92 4/1J 6.56
5th Scherbobalob (GB) 6g Prominent Sat handy behind the pace - driven approaching 3 out - kept battling but couldn't land a blow - finished 5th 4¾ Murray Dodd(7) Alastair Ralph 11-3 94104A83B 4:07.44 186.35 11/1 16.41
6th Baikal (GB) t 5g Settled in the pack - pushed along two out - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish 3¼ Ben Jones Grace Harris 11-0 8496A80B 4:08.16 — 22/1 35.34
7th Goodwin Face (FR) 4g Tracked the pace in a forward position - pushed along and lost ground after the second-last - well held at the finish 14 Rex Dingle Chris Gordon 11-12 9696C67C 4:11.27 — 11/2 8.14
8th Jim De Sarti (FR) t 5g Prominent Handy in the pack early - hit the front 3 out then driven when overtaken 2 out - faded meekly to finish well beaten 6 Cameron Iles(7) Tom Lacey 11-7 9891C62C 4:12.60 — 16/1 21.14
9th Penna Rossa (IRE) tb 5g Settled in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - well held from 2 out - finished 9th 5 Joe Anderson(3) Keiran Burke 11-3 9087C57C 4:13.71 — 4/1J 6.58
10th Grandmaster Flash (IRE) b 8g Midfield Settled midfield early - dropped away approaching two out - beaten a long way at the finish 13 Lee Edwards Bernard Llewellyn 10-3 7373C45C 4:16.60 — 66/1 116.22
11th Gwennie May Star (FR) 4g Settled in the pack early - dropped away and urged on 4 out - soon well off the leaders - finished last of the field ½ Tristan Durrell(3) Dan Skelton 11-10 9794C45C 4:16.71 — 22/1 45.82
12th Iddergem (FR) p 8g Held up Held up behind the front group early - driven for effort but lost touch after 3 out - well held at the finish 5½ David Noonan Claire Dyson 12-0 9898C40C 4:17.94 — 80/1 228.63
13th Mind Hunter (GB) b 6g Held up Held up towards the back - hit third - never troubled leaders - well held at the finish 1 Ellis Collier(7) Bernard Llewellyn 10-5 8275C39C 4:18.16 — 66/1 150.00
14th Fan Magnet (FR) h 5g Led Set the pace early - lost front spot 3 out - fell right out of contention soon after - well beaten in 14th 3¼ Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis 10-8 7878C36C 4:18.88 — 50/1 146.25
PU Lucky Draw (GB) h 7m Held up Held up towards the back - clipped the fence 4 out - far adrift and pulled up after 2 out — Jay Tidball(5) Daniel Bourne 11-7 96—— — — 100/1 339.20
NR Guinessed — — Jim & Suzi Best — ——— — — — —

Winning time 4m 3.27s (slow by 19.27s)

Non-runners Guinessed (travel problems)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (14 of 16 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (14 of 16 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford in 2024?
Timeforarum (GB) won the Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford on 21 December 2024, ridden by James Best and trained by Brian Eckley.
What was the finishing order of the 2024 Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford?
1st Timeforarum (GB) (9/1), 2nd By The Grace (GB) (9/2), 3rd Culligran (IRE) (6/1).
What price was the winner of the 2024 Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford?
Timeforarum (GB) returned a starting price of 9/1, with a Betfair SP of 10.51.
How many horses ran in the 2024 Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford?
15 horses ran in the 2024 Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford. Non-runners: Guinessed (travel problems).
What was the winning time of the 2024 Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle at Hereford?
The winning time was 4m 3.27s (slow by 19.27s).

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