Sponsorship Branding @ signsolutions.org Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Southwell

15:55

Date 2023-09-07

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 3m 51.60s (slow by 6.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Baikal (GB) Lee Edwards · Adam West	8/1	Won
2nd	Ez Tiger (IRE) Bryan Carver · Alex Hales	2/1F	0.1
3rd	Star Legend (IRE) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	4/1	1
4th	Horizon Dove (FR) Adam Wedge · L J Morgan	18/1	13
5th	Naasik (GB) Joe Williamson · John Norton	9/1	4.25
6th	Champagne Town (GB) Brian Hughes · Kevin Frost	9/4	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Allibaba (GB) Sean Quinlan · Philip Kirby	40/1
P.U.	Beat The Storm (IRE) Jamie Moore · Alexandra Dunn	40/1
P.U.	Kalyptra (FR) Charlie Hammond · Max Young	40/1

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
5	Ez Tiger Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	154	t	66-241	84	100	74	66d	—	—	-10	16.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Off the mark when beating a subsequent winner over C&D in July; big player again up 3lb
1	Champagne Town Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Kevin Frost	J:Brian Hughes T:Kevin Frost	168	t	3/3-62	98	99	55	106d	—	—	-1	22.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Runner-up over 2m4f here in May; has had wind surgery since and he's respected on return
3	Star Legend Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick(7) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(7) T:James Owen	164	—	337	96	100	80	14d	—	—	+3	20.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Lightly raced 4yo but he was disappointing on his handicap debut at Stratford last month
2	Baikal Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	166	t	6-1678	98	99	66	19d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won a Worcester maiden in May but he's struggled under both codes since and is now 1-16
8	Naasik Bay J:Joe Williamson(5) T:John Norton	J:Joe Williamson(5) T:John Norton	143	v	8P8353	73	100	75	14d	—	—	+4	12.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
0-37 but he was placed at Stratford last time and could be in the mix again
6	Horizon Dove Bay J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	J:Adam Wedge T:L J Morgan	147	tp	P-P548	77	98	83	19d	—	—	+3	8.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Beaten 26l or more in her three hurdle runs and needs a transformation on handicap debut
9	Beat The Storm Bay J:Jamie Moore T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Jamie Moore T:Alexandra Dunn	142	tv	880/96	72	70	48	65d	—	—	+3	6.5	6.00/1	25 4%
0-13 under both codes and tailed off in all of his five hurdle runs; 6lb out of weights
4	Allibaba Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Philip Kirby	J:Sean Quinlan T:Philip Kirby	163	—	68P8-P	93	98	59	17d	—	—	+9	11.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Didn't last long with Willie Mullins and he's struggled for current yard; plenty to prove
7	Kalyptra Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Max Young	J:Charlie Hammond T:Max Young	145	tp	/P-P5P	75	-	-	14d	—	—	+5	6.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Ten-race maiden who has been pulled up in three of his last four handicaps; opposable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Ez Tiger	9/4	9/4	17/8	9/4	9/4
Champagne Town	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Star Legend	9/2	4	4	4	4
Baikal	17/2	8	17/2	17/2	17/2
Naasik	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Horizon Dove	16	16	14	16	14
Beat The Storm	25	20	20	20	20
Allibaba	25	28	25	25	25
Kalyptra	40	40	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Champagne Town

22.9

OR: 12 Form: 3.6 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Star Legend

20.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Ez Tiger

16.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Baikal

14.5

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Naasik

12.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.2 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Allibaba

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Horizon Dove

8.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Kalyptra

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Beat The Storm

6.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Champagne Town	98	99	55
Baikal	98	99	66
Star Legend	96	100	80
Allibaba	93	98	59
Ez Tiger	84	100	74
Horizon Dove	77	98	83
Kalyptra	75	—	—
Naasik	73	100	75
Beat The Storm	72	70	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Star Legend	14d ago	Fit
Naasik	14d ago	Fit
Kalyptra	14d ago	Fit
Allibaba	17d ago	Fit
Baikal	19d ago	Fit
Horizon Dove	19d ago	Fit
Beat The Storm	65d ago	Fresh
Ez Tiger	66d ago	Fresh
Champagne Town	106d ago	Long break