Fiddy Thornes Birthday Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

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Fiddy Thornes Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-07-17

Distance 2m5f122y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,889

Winning Time 5m 20.10s (slow by 23.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland	4/1	Won
2nd	Eritage (FR) Beau Morgan · Syd Hosie	10/1	2
3rd	Pyramid Place (IRE) Bradley Harris · Milton Harris	6/5F	.75
4th	Vision Des Flos (FR) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	9/2	.5
5th	Blackhillsofdakota (IRE) Conor Ring · Alexandra Dunn	125/1	17
6th	San Giovanni (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Harry Fry	5/1	26

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Pyramid Place Bay J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Milton Harris	159	h	344-51	116	133	106	47d	—	—	-8	27.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Still on workable mark after May's Cartmel win and won't mind ground slower than good here
4	San Giovanni Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Harry Fry	J:Nick Scholfield T:Harry Fry	160	—	O/119-	117	127	65	297d	—	—	+5	21.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Dual novice winner last year; back from layoff today; still has potential
3	Thirtyfourstitches Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	164	—	P1723-	121	129	120	98d	—	—	+18	30.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Picked up two wins last season but has become inconsistent
2	Vision Des Flos Bay J:Freddie Gingell(7) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(7) T:Joe Tizzard	165	t	422P-4	122	131	98	50d	—	—	+9	21.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Better known as a chaser now but went close off higher mark in C&D hurdle last summer
1	Eritage Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Syd Hosie	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Syd Hosie	168	—	P46P-3	125	125	81	19d	—	—	+14	24.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lost his way last year but returned from break with encouraging run last month
6	Blackhillsofdakota Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Alexandra Dunn	148	p	323P/P	105	-	-	21d	—	—	+12	14.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Pulled up last month after a mammoth absence; probably best watched for now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Pyramid Place	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8
San Giovanni	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Thirtyfourstitches	11/2	5	5	5	5
Vision Des Flos	5	11/2	6	11/2	11/2
Eritage	15/2	15/2	13/2	7	15/2
Blackhillsofdakota	25	50	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Thirtyfourstitches

30.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 9.2 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Pyramid Place

27.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Eritage

24.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

15/2

San Giovanni

21.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Vision Des Flos

21.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Blackhillsofdakota

14.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eritage	125	125	81
Vision Des Flos	122	131	98
Thirtyfourstitches	121	129	120
San Giovanni	117	127	65
Pyramid Place	116	133	106
Blackhillsofdakota	105	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eritage	19d ago	Fit
Blackhillsofdakota	21d ago	Fit
Pyramid Place	47d ago	Fresh
Vision Des Flos	50d ago	Fresh
Thirtyfourstitches	98d ago	Long break
San Giovanni	297d ago	Long break