Lee Pollard 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle – Stratford

Stratford

16:15

Lee Pollard 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-09-09

Distance 2m70y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,568

Winning Time 3m 50.81s (slow by 10.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Max Of Stars (FR) Brian Hughes · Ollie Pears	6/4F	Won
2nd	Gavin (GB) Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	6/1	14
3rd	Clearance (GB) Tom Cannon · Michael Blake	9/1	4.75
4th	Full Of Light (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Rob Summers	33/1	0.3
5th	Long Call (GB) Lilly Pinchin · Tony Carroll	17/2	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bahtiyar (FR) Mr Ben Sutton · Dan Skelton	2/1

Runners (6)

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
3	Bahtiyar Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Dan Skelton	156	—	6563-2	98	117	107	16d	—	—	-7	28.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
0-10 over hurdles but was close second over C&D on last month's stable debut; major player
6	Max Of Stars Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	148	—	2112	108	116	105	19d	—	—	+16	40.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won two juvenile hurdles before creditable second against older horses in Bangor handicap
2	Gavin Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	162	ht	112575	104	110	109	14d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual winner for new stable in the spring; still on workable mark; ground excuse latest
1	Clearance Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Michael Blake	J:Tom Cannon T:Michael Blake	168	—	451211	110	111	96	18d	—	—	+29	40.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
In excellent form at Newton Abbot this summer, winning three times; likely contender again
4	Long Call Bay J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:Tony Carroll	J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:Tony Carroll	153	—	265-12	95	113	92	16d	—	—	+5	13.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Followed Bangor win with good C&D second but younger rivals appeal more today
5	Full Of Light Grey J:Charlie Hammond T:Rob Summers	J:Charlie Hammond T:Rob Summers	150	t	6-PP5U	92	113	-	16d	—	—	+8	11.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ran okay in two chases for new stable last month but still looks risky now back hurdling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bahtiyar	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	13/8
Max Of Stars	9/4	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4
Gavin	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6
Clearance	15/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	11/2
Long Call	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9
Full Of Light	33	33/1	22	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Clearance

40.8

OR: 15 Form: 22.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Max Of Stars

40.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Bahtiyar

28.4

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 11.4

13/8

Gavin

20.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Long Call

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Full Of Light

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clearance	110	111	96
Max Of Stars	108	116	105
Gavin	104	110	109
Bahtiyar	98	117	107
Long Call	95	113	92
Full Of Light	92	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gavin	14d ago	Fit
Bahtiyar	16d ago	Fit
Long Call	16d ago	Fit
Full Of Light	16d ago	Fit
Clearance	18d ago	Fit
Max Of Stars	19d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Max Of Stars	Front Runner
Long Call	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 6 runners classified.