Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Chase

Hexham

14:15

Date 2023-04-24

Distance 1m7f133y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,202

Winning Time 4m 18.23s (slow by 25.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cudgel (GB) Conor O'Farrell · James Walton	9/2	Won
2nd	Fourth Of July (IRE) Ryan Mania · R Mike Smith	3/1F	2.5
3rd	Choix Des Armes (FR) Nathan Moscrop · Alison Hamilton	18/1	14
4th	Ensel Du Perche (FR) Danny McMenamin · Stella Barclay	9/1	4
5th	Bandit D'Ainay (FR) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	10/1	3.75
6th	Patagonia (FR) Kevin Brogan · Gary Hanmer	9/2	6.5
7th	Follow Your Fire (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	12/1	44

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ashjan (GB) Patrick Wadge · Sandy Forster	11/1
P.U.	Going Mobile (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	13/2
P.U.	Kingofthecotswolds (IRE) Henry Brooke · Kevin Hunter	125/1
P.U.	War At Sea (IRE) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	20/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Fourth Of July Bay J:Ryan Mania T:R Mike Smith	J:Ryan Mania T:R Mike Smith	151	t	233573	83	113	106	67d	—	—	+1	17.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
On long losing run but he's on a reduced mark and was a close third at Newcastle last time
NR	Shaws Cross Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Henderson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Henderson	152	—	414425	84	107	-	16d	—	—	+4	18	—	—
Infrequent winner and was well held back over hurdles latest; others preferred
11	Cudgel Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:James Walton	J:Conor O'Farrell T:James Walton	146	tp	U05441	78	111	80	25d	—	—	+6	21.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Course specialist who got back in the groove with a C&D win last time; 4lb higher here
1	Patagonia Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Gary Hanmer	J:Kevin Brogan T:Gary Hanmer	168	tp	325-42	100	106	85	24d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed chaser who went very close at Wetherby on his stable debut last month; respected
4	Going Mobile Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	160	tp	313351	92	106	96	29d	—	—	+16	28.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual course winner who battled well when scoring at Carlisle last time; respected up 3lb
NR	Our Marty Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	—	-1870P	100	-	-	30d	—	—	+6	15.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Disappointing since his hurdle win in September and was pulled up on chase debut last time
NR	Budarri Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	150	tp	136812	82	103	92	41d	—	—	+4	27.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Win (2m4f) and second (2m1f) in his last two starts and he should be in the mix again
NR	My Macho Man Chestnut J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Katie Scott	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Katie Scott	145	tp	534533	77	-	-	44d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.00/1	9 11%
0-22 over hurdles but he ran well at Ayr last month; now makes his chase debut
NR	The Player Queen Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Rose Dobbin	J:Craig Nichol T:Rose Dobbin	168	—	P9-0PP	100	-	-	104d	—	—	-4	19.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has lost her way and she needs to turn things around on this switch to chasing
9	Ashjan Bay J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Sandy Forster	J:Patrick Wadge(5) T:Sandy Forster	150	tp	6785P3	82	111	64	16d	—	—	+4	12.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran well off reduced mark at Carlisle last time but this drop back to 1m7f is a concern
15	Bandit Dainay Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	142	tv	PU48P3	74	109	68	25d	—	—	+3	9.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Third behind Cudgel over C&D latest but he's not easy to predict and last win was in 2019
12	Ensel Du Perche Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Stella Barclay	J:Danny McMenamin T:Stella Barclay	146	—	05552U	78	107	80	206d	—	—	+5	10.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
20-race maiden but he's still unexposed over fences and could go well on his return
6	Follow Your Fire Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	154	p	448V77	86	111	72	8d	—	—	+5	10.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Won by 9l over C&D last May but he's been disappointing since and needs a major revival
14	War At Sea Grey J:Jonathon Bewley(3) T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley(3) T:George Bewley	145	t	/4223-	77	-	-	616d	—	—	+12	17.4	3.25/1	14 7%
24-race maiden who missed last year and has something to prove after 616 days off
16	Choix Des Armes Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Alison Hamilton	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Alison Hamilton	142	—	5-U794	74	97	62	25d	—	—	+2	7.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Well treated on his Wetherby win last spring but things have not gone well this season
5	Kingofthecotswolds Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Kevin Hunter	J:Henry Brooke T:Kevin Hunter	158	—	7046-P	90	-	-	36d	—	—	+8	10.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Sole win was in 2019 and was pulled up on comeback last month; no appeal back over fences

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Fourth Of July	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Shaws Cross	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Cudgel	9/2	4/1	4	4/1	4/1
Patagonia	4	4	9/2	4	9/2
Going Mobile	11/2	6	11/2	6	6
Our Marty	9	17/2	13/2	8	17/2
Budarri	9	9	17/2	9	17/2
My Macho Man	9	9	9	9	9
The Player Queen	8	17/2	8	8	17/2
Ashjan	8	9/1	17/2	9/1	9
Bandit Dainay	12	12	11	12	12
Ensel Du Perche	12	12/1	12	12	12
Follow Your Fire	14	14	12	14	14
War At Sea	14	14	12	14	14
Choix Des Armes	16	16	12	16	16
Kingofthecotswolds	40	40/1	25	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Going Mobile

28.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 14.4 Odds: 3.3

11/2

2nd

Budarri

27.5

OR: 8 Form: 12.6 Odds: 6.9

17/2

3rd

Cudgel

21.4

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

The Player Queen

19.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

17/2

Shaws Cross

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 4

—

Fourth Of July

17.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

7/2

War At Sea

17.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.6

Patagonia

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Our Marty

15.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

My Macho Man

14.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 5.7 Odds: 2.2

Ashjan

12.3

OR: 8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Kingofthecotswolds

10.8

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ensel Du Perche

10.6

OR: 7 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Follow Your Fire

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Bandit Dainay

9.4

OR: 6 Form: 1.7 Odds: 1.7

Choix Des Armes

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Patagonia	100	106	85
Our Marty	100	—	—
The Player Queen	100	—	—
Going Mobile	92	106	96
Kingofthecotswolds	90	—	—
Follow Your Fire	86	111	72
Shaws Cross	84	107	—
Fourth Of July	83	113	106
Budarri	82	103	92
Ashjan	82	111	64
Cudgel	78	111	80
Ensel Du Perche	78	107	80
My Macho Man	77	—	—
War At Sea	77	—	—
Bandit Dainay	74	109	68
Choix Des Armes	74	97	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Follow Your Fire	8d ago	Quick return
Shaws Cross	16d ago	Fit
Ashjan	16d ago	Fit
Patagonia	24d ago	Fit
Cudgel	25d ago	Fit
Bandit Dainay	25d ago	Fit
Choix Des Armes	25d ago	Fit
Going Mobile	29d ago	Fit
Our Marty	30d ago	Fit
Kingofthecotswolds	36d ago	Fit
Budarri	41d ago	Fit
My Macho Man	44d ago	Fit
Fourth Of July	67d ago	Fresh
The Player Queen	104d ago	Long break
Ensel Du Perche	206d ago	Long break
War At Sea	616d ago	Long break