RW Hough & Sons Handicap Chase – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

17:40

RW Hough & Sons Handicap Chase

Date 2023-08-04

Distance 2m1f77y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 4m 5.24s (slow by 3.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Big Jetaway (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	3/1F	Won
2nd	Getaway Luv (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	6/1	1
3rd	Gold Link (FR) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	9/2	8
4th	Trapista (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	11/2	10
5th	Gouet Des Bruyeres (FR) Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	14/1	11
6th	Barton Knoll (GB) Daryl Jacob · John Mackie	16/1	1
7th	Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	50/1	15
8th	Vinnie The Hoddie (IRE) David Noonan · Gail Haywood	22/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sao (FR) Brian Hughes · Rebecca Menzies	17/2
P.U.	Stumps Or Slips (IRE) Lewis Stones · Tom Weston	5/1

Runners (11)

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
NR	Blaze A Trail Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John Flint	J:NON-RUNNER T:John Flint	156	h	11-362	106	125	-	31d	—	—	-36	34	—	—
Front-runner; two good efforts at Stratford this summer but others may be better treated
1	Gold Link Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	170	—	2/24U1	120	124	90	12d	—	—	+8	26.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Emphatic winner at Stratford 12 days ago; obvious chance under a penalty
5	The Big Jetaway Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald Mccain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald Mccain	165	—	/5-321	115	125	81	13d	—	—	+4	21.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Easy Market Rasen winner and now 2-3 as a chaser; 7lb higher in better race; considered
3	Trapista Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	165	—	335-42	115	125	95	15d	—	—	+4	21.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran well when second at Worcester (lame) but now 0-6 as a chaser
10	Stumps Or Slips Chestnut J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Tom Weston	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Tom Weston	155	t	53P1-1	105	122	105	62d	—	—	+16	26.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Up 8lb for 2m4f Worcester win in June; also up in class but impossible to dismiss
7	Getaway Luv Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	162	tp	5P-541	112	125	102	33d	—	—	+6	19.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good winner in a tongue-strap at Cartmel latest; up 7lb but claims again
11	Gouet Des Bruyeres Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	144	tp	6-3246	94	126	83	19d	—	—	+5	13.2	2.25/1	10 10%
Return of cheekpieces a likely help but more exposed than many of his rivals
8	Sao b/br J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	162	ht	-U5525	112	126	114	31d	—	—	+13	21.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Has been running well this summer but losing run now at 17
2	Barton Knoll Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:John Mackie	J:Daryl Jacob T:John Mackie	168	—	452-P3	118	125	88	49d	—	—	+13	18.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Fair run latest but no win since November 2021 and doesn't appear to be as good as he was
6	Vinnie The Hoddie Bay J:David Noonan T:Gail Haywood	J:David Noonan T:Gail Haywood	163	—	/357-3	113	123	100	15d	—	—	+15	20.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Just behind Trapista when third at Worcester, on return from a break; possibilities
4	Dr T J Eckleburg Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	165	—	438-06	115	113	69	15d	—	—	+14	17	12.25/1	50 2%
Well beaten in both starts for this stable, the latest on chasing debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Blaze A Trail	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Gold Link	7/2	7/2	10/3	4	4
The Big Jetaway	5	9/2	4	5	5
Trapista	9/2	7/2	7/2	4	4
Stumps Or Slips	6	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Getaway Luv	13/2	9/2	5	11/2	11/2
Gouet Des Bruyeres	10	10	17/2	10	10
Sao	10	9	17/2	9	9
Barton Knoll	12	14	14	16	16
Vinnie The Hoddie	20	20	14	18	18
Dr T J Eckleburg	50	33/1	25	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Blaze A Trail

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Stumps Or Slips

26.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Gold Link

26.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

The Big Jetaway

21.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Trapista

21.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Sao

21.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.2 Odds: 2.4

Vinnie The Hoddie

20.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

Getaway Luv

19.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Barton Knoll

18.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Dr T J Eckleburg

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Gouet Des Bruyeres

13.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gold Link	120	124	90
Barton Knoll	118	125	88
The Big Jetaway	115	125	81
Trapista	115	125	95
Dr T J Eckleburg	115	113	69
Vinnie The Hoddie	113	123	100
Getaway Luv	112	125	102
Sao	112	126	114
Blaze A Trail	106	125	—
Stumps Or Slips	105	122	105
Gouet Des Bruyeres	94	126	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold Link	12d ago	Quick return
The Big Jetaway	13d ago	Quick return
Trapista	15d ago	Fit
Vinnie The Hoddie	15d ago	Fit
Dr T J Eckleburg	15d ago	Fit
Gouet Des Bruyeres	19d ago	Fit
Blaze A Trail	31d ago	Fit
Sao	31d ago	Fit
Getaway Luv	33d ago	Fit
Barton Knoll	49d ago	Fresh
Stumps Or Slips	62d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Blaze A Trail	Front Runner
Trapista	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.