Amos Vincent Frederick Clarke Handicap Chase – Uttoxeter

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16:20

Amos Vincent Frederick Clarke Handicap Chase

Date 2023-07-30

Distance 3m

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

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
1	Ron Burgundy Chestnut J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	168	v	5-3531	94	100	72	25d	—	—	-13	22.4	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Took well to first-time visor at Worcester this month; may build on that win; respected
3	Cresswell Queen Bay J:Harry Reed T:Debra Hamer	J:Harry Reed T:Debra Hamer	161	ht	66-513	87	101	91	7d	—	—	-5	15	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won at Newton Abbot last month; creditable third there last Sunday; in-form mare
NR	He Is A Cracker Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	J:Isabelle Ryder(10) T:Gary Brown	151	t	20/232	77	102	55	2d	—	—	-8	12.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Still a maiden but has some encouraging form, most recently second over C&D on Friday
7	Bignorm Bay J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	J:Ben Poste T:Rosemary Gasson	150	p	4332-3	76	100	79	25d	—	—	0	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ties in with Ron Burgundy on Worcester running; record of 1-25 is the negative
2	Joey Steel Bay J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	164	—	P25P-3	90	103	93	78d	—	—	+7	15.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Respectable third at Warwick on sole run this year; place possibilities
4	Sir Apollo Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J:Craig Nichol T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	160	b	6-U555	86	102	78	24d	—	—	+3	11.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Yet to find top form for current stable
5	Shortcross Storm Bay J:David Noonan T:Chris Honour	J:David Noonan T:Chris Honour	158	b	4P6-14	84	102	89	53d	—	—	+3	10.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Form of his 40-1 win at Newton Abbot was not backed up next time
NR	Absolutely Dylan Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Sue Smith	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Sue Smith	142	—	47-PP3	68	99	54	30d	—	—	-5	8.3	4.75/1	20 5%
Current mark reflects a sharp decline in his form
NR	Instant Gambler Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Alexandra Dunn	J:NON-RUNNER T:Alexandra Dunn	142	t	/80P9-	68	-	-	159d	—	—	-4	7.8	8.00/1	33 3%
May be capable of better now switched to chasing in a tongue-tie

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Ron Burgundy	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Cresswell Queen	3	3	3	3	3/1
He Is A Cracker	10/3	11/4	3	3	11/4
Bignorm	13/2	6	13/2	6	6
Joey Steel	9/1	17/2	9	17/2	17/2
Sir Apollo	8	9	9	10/1	10/1
Shortcross Storm	10/1	10/1	9	11/1	10/1
Absolutely Dylan	20	18	20	18	20
Instant Gambler	33	28	28	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Ron Burgundy

22.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

5/4

2nd

Joey Steel

15.4

OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Cresswell Queen

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Bignorm

13.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

He Is A Cracker

12.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Sir Apollo

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Shortcross Storm

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Absolutely Dylan

8.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

Instant Gambler

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ron Burgundy	94	100	72
Joey Steel	90	103	93
Cresswell Queen	87	101	91
Sir Apollo	86	102	78
Shortcross Storm	84	102	89
He Is A Cracker	77	102	55
Bignorm	76	100	79
Absolutely Dylan	68	99	54
Instant Gambler	68	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
He Is A Cracker	2d ago	Quick return
Cresswell Queen	7d ago	Quick return
Sir Apollo	24d ago	Fit
Ron Burgundy	25d ago	Fit
Bignorm	25d ago	Fit
Absolutely Dylan	30d ago	Fit
Shortcross Storm	53d ago	Fresh
Joey Steel	78d ago	Fresh
Instant Gambler	159d ago	Long break