John Bond 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase – Newton Abbot

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John Bond 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Date 2023-07-31

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,528

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Fat Sam Chestnut J:James Davies T:Chris Down	J:James Davies T:Chris Down	168	—	336-32	120	131	111	34d	—	—	+3	23.7	11/4 27%
Four-time chase winner who chased home an improver over C&D last month; respected
4	Lermoos Legend Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	161	b	-52231	113	127	108	21d	—	—	+19	37.1	7/2 22%
Won at Worcester, despite jumping right; up 4lb but he's respected in new headgear
2	Enemenemynemo Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	162	—	4/75-1	114	124	102	25d	—	—	+15	30.4	9/2 18%
Lightly raced 8yo who made all at Perth last time and is open to more progress over fences
3	Glengeever Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Lund	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Lund	161	p	16P-22	113	123	101	44d	—	—	+7	19.1	13/2 13%
Unexposed chaser who seemed to throw it away when idling at Hexham; on same mark here
6	Line Of Descent Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Warren Greatrex	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Warren Greatrex	160	t	1-1213	112	126	113	27d	—	—	+15	25.4	13/2 13%
Disappointing at Stratford but that was after a progressive spell and he's not ruled out
7	Glajou Brown J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	152	tp	44-742	104	130	110	35d	—	—	+8	15.6	10 10%
Won at Worcester last August but he hasn't really threatened since; needs to find more
5	Kauto The King Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	160	tp	-04333	112	130	110	21d	—	—	+17	24	11 9%
Eight-time chase winner but he's regressed since last summer and others appeal more
8	Dans Chosen Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	148	p	2FP-76	100	128	69	15d	—	—	+10	13.6	28 4%
Mark continues to fall but he's now 1-10 over fences and has plenty to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Fat Sam	3	3	11/4	3	11/4
Lermoos Legend	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Enemenemynemo	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Glengeever	7	13/2	6	7	13/2
Line Of Descent	7	13/2	7	7	7
Glajou	10	9	9	9	10
Kauto The King	11	10	10	10	10
Dans Chosen	18	22	28	22	25

Predictor

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

1st

Lermoos Legend

37.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 16.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Enemenemynemo

30.4

OR: 16 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Line Of Descent

25.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Kauto The King

OR: 15.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.9

Fat Sam

23.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Glengeever

19.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Glajou

15.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Dans Chosen

13.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

TR Top Rated by OR

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fat Sam TR	120	131	111
Enemenemynemo	114	124	102
Lermoos Legend	113	127	108
Glengeever	113	123	101
Line Of Descent	112	126	113
Kauto The King	112	130	110
Glajou	104	130	110
Dans Chosen	100	128	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dans Chosen	15d ago	Fit
Lermoos Legend	21d ago	Fit
Kauto The King	21d ago	Fit
Enemenemynemo	25d ago	Fit
Line Of Descent	27d ago	Fit
Fat Sam	34d ago	Fit
Glajou	35d ago	Fit
Glengeever	44d ago	Fit