William Hill Pick Your Places Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Stratford

16:05

Date 2023-05-21

Distance 3m2f83y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,040

Runners (10)

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
3	Hello Sunshine Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:George Baker	J:Rex Dingle T:George Baker	162	t	/FP3-1	97	109	83	7d	—	—	-1	32.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Won pretty comfortably by 11l at Plumpton last week; commands respect under penalty
2	Shantou Sunset Chestnut J:Charlie Price(3) T:Tim Vaughan	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Tim Vaughan	166	tp	P7681-	101	108	98	28d	—	—	+11	26.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won this in 2022 and returned to form with C&D success last month; likely contender
7	Maid Of The Night Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	J:Richard Patrick T:Henry Daly	146	—	961F1-	81	105	72	25d	—	—	+13	25.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
2-3 since switched to handicaps; could easily have more to offer over this new trip
4	Hellfire Princess Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Kerry Lee	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Kerry Lee	156	—	0/P53-	91	104	68	36d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Kept on for third at Chepstow (2m7f) last month and is not yet fully exposed
6	Danzini Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Keiran Burke	148	—	2217P-	83	106	88	24d	—	—	+9	16.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Will be suited by today's return to good ground but has more to prove than some
1	Nora The Xplorer Bay J:William Maggs(7) T:Donald Mccain	J:William Maggs(7) T:Donald Mccain	168	b	33634-	103	109	107	58d	—	—	+11	19.2	2.50/1	11 9%
Ran okay in series final over 2m4f last time; unexposed over this sort of trip
5	Treefinch Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	155	—	4377-5	90	106	80	20d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Took step in right direction this month but is not straightforward; others look safer
NR	Committee Of One Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Gretton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Gretton	142	tp	0P/P5-	77	-	-	42d	—	—	+3	8.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Lightly raced and disappointing since winning handicap debut in February 2021
10	Firefly Lane Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	J:Bryony Frost T:Jimmy Frost	142	t	P32P0-	77	85	32	30d	—	—	+6	10	6.75/1	28 4%
Has struggled on both starts since returned to racing under rules this spring
9	Ratoute Yutty Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Caroline Fryer	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Caroline Fryer	142	t	P574-8	77	106	97	10d	—	—	+5	7.3	12.25/1	50 2%
This year's form is uninspiring and she's 8lb out of the weights here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hello Sunshine	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
Shantou Sunset	5	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Maid Of The Night	5	11/2	6	5	5
Hellfire Princess	13/2	15/2	11/2	7	7
Danzini	12	12	10	11	11
Nora The Xplorer	11	11	17/2	8	10
Treefinch	12	11	10	11	11
Committee Of One	33	22	20	22	22
Firefly Lane	28	16	18	20	22/1
Ratoute Yutty	50	50	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Hello Sunshine

32.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Shantou Sunset

26.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 9.7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Maid Of The Night

25.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 14 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Nora The Xplorer

19.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.4

Danzini

16.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.9

Hellfire Princess

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Treefinch

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Firefly Lane

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

Committee Of One

8.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

Ratoute Yutty

7.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nora The Xplorer	103	109	107
Shantou Sunset	101	108	98
Hello Sunshine	97	109	83
Hellfire Princess	91	104	68
Treefinch	90	106	80
Danzini	83	106	88
Maid Of The Night	81	105	72
Committee Of One	77	—	—
Firefly Lane	77	85	32
Ratoute Yutty	77	106	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hello Sunshine	7d ago	Quick return
Ratoute Yutty	10d ago	Quick return
Treefinch	20d ago	Fit
Danzini	24d ago	Fit
Maid Of The Night	25d ago	Fit
Shantou Sunset	28d ago	Fit
Firefly Lane	30d ago	Fit
Hellfire Princess	36d ago	Fit
Committee Of One	42d ago	Fit
Nora The Xplorer	58d ago	Fresh