Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Chase – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

17:00

Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2023-08-21

Distance 2m1f77y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,917

Winning Time 4m 5.98s (slow by 3.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	El Borracho (IRE) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	100/30	Won
2nd	Geromino (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	6/1	4.75
3rd	Sir Tivo (FR) Sean Bowen · Gary Hanmer	5/2	13
4th	Al Zaraqaan (GB) Jonathan England · Sam England	13/8F	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mercian Prince (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Amy Murphy	18/1

Runners (5)

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	Al Zaraqaan Brown J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	161	—	2-1111	135	150	124	27d	—	—	+4	34.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Useful Flat-racer who has taken an instant liking to fences; should have this run to suit
4	Sir Tivo Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	158	t	P4-121	132	148	127	29d	—	—	0	29.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Has been running right up to his best form this summer; 3lb rise for last time is fair
3	El Borracho Brown J:Toby Wynne(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	160	t	153-24	134	145	-	—	—	—	+11	25	1.13/1	9/2 18%
5-8 over fences and has been running well on the Flat and over hurdles in recent weeks
5	Geromino Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald Mccain	156	t	120-5P	130	149	108	68d	—	—	+12	23.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won five tiny-field chases last year; yet to run a race of note this time round
1	Mercian Prince Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	J:Jack Quinlan T:Amy Murphy	164	tb	1-1585	138	147	137	29d	—	—	+25	30.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Good at Kempton; goes left-handed but needs to bounce back from some below-par efforts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Al Zaraqaan	15/8	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4
Sir Tivo	13/8	15/8	7/4	7/4	15/8
El Borracho	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Geromino	11/2	11/2	6	6	6
Mercian Prince	16	16	14	16	14

Predictor

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

1st

Al Zaraqaan

34.1

OR: 21.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Mercian Prince

30.4

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

3rd

Sir Tivo

29.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

El Borracho

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Geromino

23.3

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mercian Prince	138	147	137
Al Zaraqaan	135	150	124
El Borracho	134	145	—
Sir Tivo	132	148	127
Geromino	130	149	108

Last Run