Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

16:15

Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-10-02

Distance 3m2f105y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,255

Winning Time 7m 0.50s (slow by 48.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Coal Fire (IRE) Sean Bowen · Peter Bowen	3/1F	Won
2nd	Fortunate Fred (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	5/1	2
3rd	Ben Lilly (IRE) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	100/30	3.75
4th	Astroman (GB) Beau Morgan · Syd Hosie	10/1	8
5th	Wot You Wearing (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Robert Stephens	7/2	7
6th	Mactavish (GB) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	11/2	11

Runners (7)

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
1	Ben Lilly Bay J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	168	tp	434-31	105	109	47	10d	—	—	-1	19.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Came good over hurdles with C&D win last week and his claims are very obvious
3	Coal Fire Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	155	—	6P2133	92	105	100	14d	—	—	+8	27.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Placed twice off this mark since 2m4f win in July; looks ready for crack at marathon trip
6	Wot You Wearing Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Robert Stephens	J:Sean Houlihan T:Robert Stephens	144	t	236-91	81	107	96	19d	—	—	-4	12.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Prevailed in three-way photo-finish when upped to 2m7f for recent handicap debut
5	Fortunate Fred Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	154	tp	-63234	91	108	104	41d	—	—	+5	20.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-9 over hurdles and somewhat frustrating but ran well over C&D in August
NR	Best Mate Dave Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	155	—	050-12	92	109	96	34d	—	—	-2	15.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won on handicap debut (2m4f) and was clear second to next-time-out winner last time (2m7f)
7	Mactavish Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	143	—	0-0P63	80	108	96	19d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Very close third to Wot You Wearing last month and still unexposed as a stayer
2	Astroman Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Syd Hosie	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Syd Hosie	163	p	113444	100	108	100	10d	—	—	+10	17.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Didn't quite last home on heavy ground here ten days ago but that was still a good run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Ben Lilly	3	10/3	3	3	3
Coal Fire	3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Wot You Wearing	4	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Fortunate Fred	9/2	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Best Mate Dave	11/2	5	5	5	5
Mactavish	6	11/2	6	6	6
Astroman	12	10	10	11/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Coal Fire

27.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 11.3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Fortunate Fred

20.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Ben Lilly

19.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Astroman

17.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 2.1

Best Mate Dave

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Wot You Wearing

12.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Mactavish

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ben Lilly	105	109	47
Astroman	100	108	100
Coal Fire	92	105	100
Best Mate Dave	92	109	96
Fortunate Fred	91	108	104
Wot You Wearing	81	107	96
Mactavish	80	108	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ben Lilly	10d ago	Quick return
Astroman	10d ago	Quick return
Coal Fire	14d ago	Fit
Wot You Wearing	19d ago	Fit
Mactavish	19d ago	Fit
Best Mate Dave	34d ago	Fit
Fortunate Fred	41d ago	Fit