Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) – Fontwell

Fontwell

16:35

Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2023-10-07

Distance 2m3f49y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £9,823

Winning Time 4m 43.72s (slow by 9.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Soul Icon (GB) Harry Kimber · Keiran Burke	9/2	Won
2nd	Mr Freedom (GB) Marc Goldstein · Sheena West	6/4F	3.25
3rd	Aucunrisque (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	9/2	6.5
4th	Fifty Ball (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	8/1	9
5th	Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Dr Richard Newland	4/1	14
6th	Bread And Butter (IRE) Lewis Stones · Olly Murphy	25/1	19

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
6	Mr Freedom Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	142	p	21354-	121	146	128	—	—	—	+2	32.7	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Three Flat wins since good handicap efforts in the spring; first attempt at this trip
2	Thirtyfourstitches Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	155	—	23-122	132	147	132	37d	—	—	+8	25.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Running well this season but now on a career-high mark and faces opposition up front
1	Aucunrisque Bay J:Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	168	—	2103-0	145	150	120	147d	—	—	+9	29.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won big Newbury race in February; may be vulnerable off this mark for now
4	Soul Icon Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Keiran Burke	148	t	111P7-	125	148	129	162d	—	—	+17	32.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Seven wins in last two years and much prefers a sound surface; has won when fresh
5	Fifty Ball Bay J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan(3) T:Gary Moore	145	p	05P-52	122	147	120	142d	—	—	+12	20.4	1.75/1	8 13%
Best run for long time when second over 3m2f here in May; trip is a concern
3	Bread And Butter Brown J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	150	t	662-0P	127	145	-	49d	—	—	+16	20.5	5.25/1	22 5%
Good second on stable debut but two poor runs since and just 2-27 as a hurdler

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mr Freedom	15/8	13/8	15/8	7/4	7/4
Thirtyfourstitches	4	4	4	4	4/1
Aucunrisque	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Soul Icon	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Fifty Ball	8	8	8	8	8
Bread And Butter	22	20	18	20	20

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Freedom

32.7

OR: 17.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Soul Icon

32.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 9 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Aucunrisque

29.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Thirtyfourstitches

25.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Bread And Butter

20.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Fifty Ball

20.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aucunrisque	145	150	120
Thirtyfourstitches	132	147	132
Bread And Butter	127	145	—
Soul Icon	125	148	129
Fifty Ball	122	147	120
Mr Freedom	121	146	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thirtyfourstitches	37d ago	Fit
Bread And Butter	49d ago	Fresh
Fifty Ball	142d ago	Long break
Aucunrisque	147d ago	Long break
Soul Icon	162d ago	Long break
Mr Freedom	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Thirtyfourstitches	Front Runner
Soul Icon	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 6 runners classified.