Bickerstaffe Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)

Haydock

20:40

Date 2023-06-24

Distance 7f212y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,543

Runners (11)

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
1 (11)	Sunglasses Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Burns(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	137	—	1-3	82	91	80	15d	—	—	+2	24.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Promising in novices and should be more to come in handicaps; interesting but drawn widest
5 (4)	Bowland Park Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Ben Curtis T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	132	—	45765-	77	92	77	262d	—	—	-3	10.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual C&D winner in 2021; no win since but is well treated on return; check betting
11 (8)	Cassy O Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Tim Easterby	J:Ben Robinson T:Tim Easterby	121	b	600-42	66	94	68	6d	—	—	-5	7.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won off much higher mark last June and went close at Doncaster last Sunday
8 (2)	How Impressive Chestnut J:George Wood T:Hugo Palmer	J:George Wood T:Hugo Palmer	130	tp	6-2554	75	90	54	11d	—	—	-8	12	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fair efforts in turf handicaps lately without marking him down as a likely winner here
6 (3)	Young Fire Bay J:Mark Winn(5) T:David Omeara	J:Mark Winn(5) T:David Omeara	132	v	157107	77	96	75	11d	—	—	+4	14.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Triple course winner who can't be discounted but two recent turf runs not encouraging
4 (5)	Alexander James Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Appleby	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Appleby	133	tp	042667	78	94	59	28d	—	—	+4	10.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Not at best recently but yard back in form and he's well treated on peak exploits
7 (1)	Miss Britain Bay J:Aidan Keeley(5) T:Ian Mcinnes	J:Aidan Keeley(5) T:Ian Mcinnes	130	—	-54127	75	92	81	14d	—	—	+10	16.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Good second on 1m Thirsk stable debut but not so good at Beverley since
2 (10)	Alazwar Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	136	p	007-55	81	93	47	33d	—	—	+3	9.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Below par both runs this year but can't dismiss having won off 4lb higher here last year
9 (7)	Roudemental Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	130	t	-23090	75	93	27	28d	—	—	+4	9.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Did well on AW over winter but has struggled on turf this spring
3 (9)	Sucellus Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	136	tp	361-47	81	90	57	7d	—	—	+4	9.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Won this off 5lb lower in 2022 but this year's two runs don't obviously point to repeat
10 (6)	Sophosc Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Ian Williams	J:David Nolan T:Ian Williams	130	—	641-60	75	88	42	22d	—	—	+4	7.2	6.75/1	28 4%
Very productive 2022 but well beaten in two comeback runs this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sunglasses	3	3	3	11/4	11/4
Bowland Park	5	9/2	5	5	5
Cassy O	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
How Impressive	7	6	11/2	3	15/2
Young Fire	7	15/2	13/2	7	15/2
Alexander James	12	11	10	11	11
Miss Britain	16	16	11	16	16
Alazwar	16	14	11	14	14
Roudemental	12	12	11	12	12
Sucellus	16	14	14	16	16
Sophosc	28	28	20	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Sunglasses

24.9

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Miss Britain

16.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Young Fire

14.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

How Impressive

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

15/2

Bowland Park

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Alexander James

10.4

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

Roudemental

9.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.7

Alazwar

9.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Sucellus

9.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Cassy O

7.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Sophosc

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunglasses	82	91	80
Alazwar	81	93	47
Sucellus	81	90	57
Alexander James	78	94	59
Bowland Park	77	92	77
Young Fire	77	96	75
How Impressive	75	90	54
Miss Britain	75	92	81
Roudemental	75	93	27
Sophosc	75	88	42
Cassy O	66	94	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cassy O	6d ago	Quick return
Sucellus	7d ago	Quick return
How Impressive	11d ago	Quick return
Young Fire	11d ago	Quick return
Miss Britain	14d ago	Fit
Sunglasses	15d ago	Fit
Sophosc	22d ago	Fit
Alexander James	28d ago	Fit
Roudemental	28d ago	Fit
Alazwar	33d ago	Fit
Bowland Park	262d ago	Long break