Country & Town House Handicap (Div II) – Newbury

Newbury

19:50

Country & Town House Handicap (Div II)

Date 2023-07-06

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,574

Winning Time 1m 26.43s (slow by 3.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hot Chesnut (GB) Jefferson Smith · Dean Ivory	8/1	Won
2nd	Snuggle (GB) Connor Planas · Ed Walker	8/1	1.75
3rd	Flying Secret (GB) Mia Nicholls · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/2	1
4th	Daahes (IRE) Dane O'Neill · Richard Hannon	13/2	.75
5th	Al Baahy (GB) Dougie Costello · Kevin Frost	14/1	0.2
6th	Eddie Temple (IRE) Kevin Stott · Owen Burrows	6/4F	0.2
7th	La Maquina (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Harry Eustace	13/2	1.25

Runners (9)

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
9 (2)	Eddie Temple Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Owen Burrows	J:Kevin Stott T:Owen Burrows	129	—	8-85	75	87	31	21d	—	—	-16	16.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Promise in maidens, travelling notably strongly latest; moves into h'caps with potential
2 (5)	Flying Secret Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	140	—	28-511	78	85	74	21d	—	—	-5	12	0.90/1	18/5 22%
Chasing a hat-trick and a 2lb rise for last month's C&D win looks fair; solid candidate
8 (3)	Daahes Bay J:Dane O'Neill T:Richard Hannon	J:Dane O'Neill T:Richard Hannon	131	—	96-3	77	84	70	23d	—	—	+1	13.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Promising 3rd on last month's return; moves into handicaps with untapped potential
7 (7)	Snuggle Chestnut J:Connor Planas(5) T:Ed Walker	J:Connor Planas(5) T:Ed Walker	132	—	-23321	78	90	68	52d	—	—	+15	27.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Game effort to win over 6f at Windsor in May; trip an unknown but stable in fine form
NR (6)	Dancinginthewoods Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Amy Murphy	J:Oisin Murphy T:Amy Murphy	136	p	2-3348	74	83	67	119d	—	—	+2	12.3	2.50/1	11 9%
On a fair mark but absent since a poor run at Newcastle in March
NR (9)	Epsom Faithfull Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Pat Phelan	J:NON-RUNNER T:Pat Phelan	142	t	570903	80	-	-	25d	—	—	-40	30.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Has the ability to go well off this reduced mark & last time was a bit better; e-w claims
3 (1)	La Maquina Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:Harry Eustace	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin(3) T:Harry Eustace	139	t	55-545	77	89	75	25d	—	—	0	9.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
On losing run but retains ability and penultimate 4th at York was a good effort; chance
6 (8)	Hot Chesnut Chestnut J:Jefferson Smith T:Dean Ivory	J:Jefferson Smith T:Dean Ivory	134	—	0-7613	72	84	76	12d	—	—	0	7.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Smooth success on AW last month but held off this mark at Newmarket 12 days ago
4 (4)	Al Baahy Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Kevin Frost	J:Dougie Costello T:Kevin Frost	137	—	244-31	75	85	68	51d	—	—	+3	7.6	4.75/1	20 5%
16th-time lucky when winning at Wetherby in May; up 4lb but still has some h'capping scope

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Eddie Temple	13/8	13/8	6/4	7/4	7/4
Flying Secret	4	7/2	7/2	18/5	4
Daahes	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Snuggle	11/2	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dancinginthewoods	10	11	9	9	10
Epsom Faithfull	SP	12	SP	SP	SP
La Maquina	15/2	7	15/2	15/2	8
Hot Chesnut	10	11	9	10	10
Al Baahy	18	20	18	18	16

Predictor

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

1st

Epsom Faithfull

30.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 20

2nd

Snuggle

27.2

OR: 7 Form: 16.9 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Eddie Temple

16.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Daahes

13.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Dancinginthewoods

12.3

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.8

Flying Secret

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 5

18/5

La Maquina

9.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Hot Chesnut

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Al Baahy

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Epsom Faithfull	80	—	—
Flying Secret	78	85	74
Snuggle	78	90	68
Daahes	77	84	70
La Maquina	77	89	75
Eddie Temple	75	87	31
Al Baahy	75	85	68
Dancinginthewoods	74	83	67
Hot Chesnut	72	84	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hot Chesnut	12d ago	Quick return
Eddie Temple	21d ago	Fit
Flying Secret	21d ago	Fit
Daahes	23d ago	Fit
Epsom Faithfull	25d ago	Fit
La Maquina	25d ago	Fit
Al Baahy	51d ago	Fresh
Snuggle	52d ago	Fresh
Dancinginthewoods	119d ago	Long break