Birchwood Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)

Haydock

15:50

Date 2023-07-21

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,543

Winning Time 3m 7.47s (slow by 9.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Quantum Leap (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	9/1	Won
2nd	Ravenscraig Castle (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Iain Jardine	2/1F	1.25
3rd	Mothill (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Neil Mulholland	6/1	2
4th	De Vega's Warrior (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · Michael Appleby	10/1	2.75
5th	Carrigillihy (GB) Phil Dennis · Tim Easterby	5/1	1.5
6th	Prince Alex (GB) Gary Halpin · Tom Dascombe	100/30	6.5
7th	Natchez Trace (GB) Harrison Shaw · Declan Carroll	11/1	13

Runners (7)

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
2 (1)	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Iain Jardine	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Iain Jardine	133	tv	-24522	83	100	88	11d	—	—	-1	26.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Almost held on over 1m5f at Ayr latest (soft); down in class and 1lb well in here
1 (6)	Prince Alex Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Gary Halpin T:Tom Dascombe	135	—	9/9-44	85	95	48	63d	—	—	-8	16.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Dropping mark and class, and returning to a trip/going combination he enjoys; player
3 (5)	Mothill Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Neil Mulholland	J:Andrew Slattery T:Neil Mulholland	132	—	1425/	82	82	-	—	—	—	+8	17.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Productive last 12 months over hurdles; unseen on the Flat since early 2021 in France
6 (7)	Carrigillihy Grey J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	126	—	531471	76	94	86	10d	—	—	+14	22.6	1.75/1	8 13%
Another Pontefract win (1m4f) latest; penalised mark concerns more than the softer ground
4 (3)	Quantum Leap Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	132	ht	1-7	82	82	-	30d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.50/1	7 14%
Didn't consolidate winning debut effort latest; mark looks tough, but yard still in form
5 (2)	Natchez Trace Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	127	—	-50138	77	96	82	7d	—	—	+9	15.8	2.50/1	11 9%
Southwell 1m4f win in June; compromised by frequent refusal to settle otherwise recently
7 (4)	De Vegas Warrior Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Appleby	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Appleby	122	t	-40227	72	99	21	44d	—	—	+7	13.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Drop back to 1m6f makes sense; 0-13, however, and mixed results on soft ground this year

Horse	bet365	Coral
Ravenscraig Castle	2	15/8
Prince Alex	9/4	5/2
Mothill	8	15/2
Carrigillihy	8	8
Quantum Leap	7	6/1
Natchez Trace	11	11
De Vegas Warrior	12	12

Predictor

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

1st

Ravenscraig Castle

26.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Carrigillihy

22.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 2.5

3rd

Quantum Leap

18.6

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

Mothill

17.2

OR: 8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Prince Alex

16.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.4

5/2

Natchez Trace

15.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

De Vegas Warrior

13.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Prince Alex	85	95	48
Ravenscraig Castle	83	100	88
Mothill	82	82	—
Quantum Leap	82	82	—
Natchez Trace	77	96	82
Carrigillihy	76	94	86
De Vegas Warrior	72	99	21

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Natchez Trace	7d ago	Quick return
Carrigillihy	10d ago	Quick return
Ravenscraig Castle	11d ago	Quick return
Quantum Leap	30d ago	Fit
De Vegas Warrior	44d ago	Fit
Prince Alex	63d ago	Fresh
Mothill	—	—