Conundrum Consulting Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

16:25

Conundrum Consulting Handicap

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,800

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
3 (3)	Hodler Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Jim Boyle	J:Oisin Murphy T:Jim Boyle	137	—	771086	87	100	80	21d	—	—	-3	18.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Has form figures of 121 when racing over 7f on soft ground
5 (1)	Pearle Dor Chestnut J:James Doyle T:David Omeara	J:James Doyle T:David Omeara	134	h	269213	84	99	90	44d	—	—	+10	25.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In good form since returned to 7f and may have more to offer; solid chance
1 (2)	Spanish Star Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Patrick Chamings	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Patrick Chamings	142	—	215473	92	99	92	27d	—	—	+7	18.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made the frame in the last two runnings of this race; should go well again
6 (10)	Razeyna Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	b	4-3452	82	97	81	31d	—	—	-2	12	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran creditably in first-time blinkers on latest start; 1-1 here; major player
9 (6)	Captain Cuddles Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	127	—	793202	80	96	84	8d	—	—	+9	18.4	1.75/1	8 13%
Threatening to record a first handicap success; has C&D form; respected
11 (11)	Ben Hamrash Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Ed Walker	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Ed Walker	120	p	043121	73	98	72	38d	—	—	+18	28	2.25/1	10 10%
Improving steadily; upped in class but may not have reached his ceiling yet
2 (9)	Embrace Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Owen Burrows	J:Kevin Stott T:Owen Burrows	138	—	1-4000	91	91	58	38d	—	—	+10	19.9	1.75/1	8 13%
Ran well in the Fred Darling here on last 7f attempt; interesting
7 (7)	Scholarship Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Clive Cox	J:Callum Shepherd T:Clive Cox	131	—	-13069	84	95	64	35d	—	—	+8	12.8	3.75/1	16 6%
Won over C&D in April; not in anything like the same form since
8 (8)	Pumalin Park Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Richard Kingscote T:Sir Michael Stoute	129	—	7-13	82	96	51	145d	—	—	+4	9.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Unexposed sort from top stable and looks interesting on return from layoff
10 (5)	Chelsea Square Bay J:Laura Pearson T:Ralph Beckett	J:Laura Pearson T:Ralph Beckett	121	—	2930	74	97	55	56d	—	—	+7	10.6	8.00/1	33 3%
Possible improver returned to the scene of his promising debut
4 (4)	Marshal Dan Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Heather Main	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Heather Main	136	—	4-3088	86	99	43	84d	—	—	+7	9.8	8.00/1	33 3%
Not solid on 2023 but he is a three-time winner at this course

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hodler	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Pearle Dor	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Spanish Star	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	7
Razeyna	7	7	7	7	15/2
Captain Cuddles	8	8	8	8	8
Ben Hamrash	10	10	10	10	10
Embrace	8	8	8	8	8
Scholarship	16	16	16	16	14/1
Pumalin Park	16	14	16	16	14
Chelsea Square	33	33	33	33	28
Marshal Dan	33	28	28	28	28

Predictor

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

1st

Ben Hamrash

OR: 5.8 Form: 19.4 Odds: 2.9

2nd

Pearle Dor

25.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Embrace

19.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

Hodler

18.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Spanish Star

18.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Captain Cuddles

18.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 8.4 Odds: 2.5

Scholarship

12.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.4

Razeyna

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

15/2

Chelsea Square

10.6

OR: 6 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1

Marshal Dan

9.8

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Pumalin Park

9.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spanish Star	92	99	92
Embrace	91	91	58
Hodler	87	100	80
Marshal Dan	86	99	43
Pearle Dor	84	99	90
Scholarship	84	95	64
Razeyna	82	97	81
Pumalin Park	82	96	51
Captain Cuddles	80	96	84
Chelsea Square	74	97	55
Ben Hamrash	73	98	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captain Cuddles	8d ago	Quick return
Hodler	21d ago	Fit
Spanish Star	27d ago	Fit
Razeyna	31d ago	Fit
Scholarship	35d ago	Fit
Ben Hamrash	38d ago	Fit
Embrace	38d ago	Fit
Pearle Dor	44d ago	Fit
Chelsea Square	56d ago	Fresh
Marshal Dan	84d ago	Fresh
Pumalin Park	145d ago	Long break