Nigel Hellewell Handicap Hurdle – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

16:00

Nigel Hellewell Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-05-11

Distance 2m3f137y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,174

Winning Time 4m 39.90s (slow by 7.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Surtitle (IRE) Paddy Brennan · Fergal O'Brien	14/1	Won
2nd	Saturday Song (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	12/1	0.05
3rd	Issar d'Airy (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	4/1	.75
4th	Heros (FR) Shane Quinlan · Venetia Williams	17/2	8
5th	Denable (GB) Brendan Powell · Anthony Carson	17/2	.5
6th	Swapped (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	9/4F	.5
7th	Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	8/1	21
8th	Boreen Boy (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	18/1	4.25
9th	Reams Of Love (GB) Kielan Woods · D J Jeffreys	100/1	2.25
10th	Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Seamus Durack	33/1	.75
11th	Great Ocean (FR) Harry Cobden · Neil Mulholland	8/1	1.25

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Swapped Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	0/266-	104	113	71	129d	—	—	-11	24.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Shaped with promise in 2m novice hurdles last season; should improve in handicaps
2	Issar Dairy Bay J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	165	—	P12P1-	109	114	96	31d	—	—	+19	32.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two wins this year, the latter here last month; latest 6lb rise ought to be manageable
11	Denable Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Anthony Carson	J:Brendan Powell T:Anthony Carson	156	—	2473-2	100	119	111	10d	—	—	+11	20.2	1.75/1	8 13%
Very creditable second of 13 at Kempton last week; must be considered off same mark here
1	Give Me A Cuddle Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	168	t	1940-5	112	116	100	10d	—	—	+9	17.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Gave very good account at Kempton recently and has each-way claims at least here
5	Great Ocean Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	162	tp	4UU32-	106	115	99	14d	—	—	+14	22	2.75/1	12 8%
Chasing didn't go to plan last season but he was placed twice over hurdles last month
9	Boreen Boy Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	t	/1295-	103	115	73	67d	—	—	+14	20.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Yet to progress from his maiden win just over a year ago; needs to up his game
4	Heros Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	163	—	75225-	107	116	110	38d	—	—	+16	22	2.75/1	12 8%
Came close to first British win in March but needs to bounce back from a lesser effort
12	Saturday Song Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	156	—	3/249-	100	114	111	30d	—	—	+10	16.3	2.75/1	12 8%
Promising second in 2m maiden in January but both handicap runs have been underwhelming
3	Surtitle Bay J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal Obrien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal Obrien	164	—	3/534-	108	113	105	51d	—	—	+12	18.3	3.75/1	16 6%
Won on hurdle debut in early 2022 but didn't fire in handicaps last season
8	Phoenix Aquilus Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Seamus Durack	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Seamus Durack	160	p	2/30P-	104	114	74	—	—	—	+15	17.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Good third here (2m) on handicap hurdle but struggled when upped to 2m4f in January
NR	William Of York Bay J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(5) T:Dan Skelton	161	t	7P011-	105	114	96	25d	—	—	+12	38.1	1.25/1	6 17%
Well beaten on handicap debut but 2-2 since switched to front-runner role; major player
10	Reams Of Love Bay J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	J:Kielan Woods T:D J Jeffreys	156	—	5136F-	100	110	95	220d	—	—	+14	16.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Won Stratford maiden last summer; forecast rain a worry on this first start since October

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Swapped	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Issar Dairy	5	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Denable	8	8	8	7/1	7/1
Give Me A Cuddle	9	9	17/2	8	17/2
Great Ocean	12	12	11	10	10
Boreen Boy	12	12	12	12	12
Heros	12	11	11	12	11
Saturday Song	12	12	11	12	12
Surtitle	14	14	11	16	16
Phoenix Aquilus	33	33	25	28	28
William Of York	5	6	5	6	6
Reams Of Love	40	40	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

William Of York

38.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 16.6 Odds: 7.8

2nd

Issar Dairy

32.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 14.2 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Swapped

24.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

Great Ocean

OR: 14 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.1

Heros

OR: 14.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

Boreen Boy

20.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.7

Denable

20.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

Surtitle

18.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Give Me A Cuddle

17.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Phoenix Aquilus

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

Saturday Song

16.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Reams Of Love

16.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Give Me A Cuddle	112	116	100
Issar Dairy	109	114	96
Surtitle	108	113	105
Heros	107	116	110
Great Ocean	106	115	99
William Of York	105	114	96
Swapped	104	113	71
Phoenix Aquilus	104	114	74
Boreen Boy	103	115	73
Denable	100	119	111
Saturday Song	100	114	111
Reams Of Love	100	110	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Denable	10d ago	Quick return
Give Me A Cuddle	10d ago	Quick return
Great Ocean	14d ago	Fit
William Of York	25d ago	Fit
Saturday Song	30d ago	Fit
Issar Dairy	31d ago	Fit
Heros	38d ago	Fit
Surtitle	51d ago	Fresh
Boreen Boy	67d ago	Fresh
Swapped	129d ago	Long break
Reams Of Love	220d ago	Long break
Phoenix Aquilus	—	—