Staffordshire Beer Festival Saturday 18th November Handicap Chase

Uttoxeter

16:45

Date 2023-10-08

Distance 3m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

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
6	Safe Destination Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	150	—	0664-P	82	-	-	155d	—	—	-5	13.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Pulled up over C&D on chase debut in May but his trainer has had plenty of recent winners
1	Fulgurant Grey J:Nick Scholfield T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sarah Humphrey	168	t	/8-352	100	-	-	35d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
11l second of five in 2m7f maiden hurdle at Worcester five weeks ago; chase/handicap debut
2	Kap Chidley Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	167	—	75324-	99	107	78	183d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2nd in March in the first of two handicap chases; interesting pedigree, including for 3m
10	R Bernard Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Sam Allwood	J:Robert Dunne T:Sam Allwood	142	—	/8P0-3	74	91	56	19d	—	—	-1	13	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Struggled in his last four starts, the last three over fences
5	Dreams Of Diamonds Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Peter Bowen	154	—	4473/	86	-	-	549d	—	—	+5	14.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
549 days off; makes handicap/chase debut and appeals on pedigree but he has no solid form
NR	Ali Star Bert Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	161	—	123-2P	93	107	81	113d	—	—	+3	13.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two of three wins have been at Uttoxeter, including 3m chase in February; in and out since
9	Bob Bank Grey J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	148	—	96804-	80	-	-	183d	—	—	+1	10.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Well beaten; might do better now he goes handicap chasing over a markedly longer trip
7	Gibberwell Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	149	p	4FPP1-	81	106	93	167d	—	—	+10	17.7	2.00/1	9 11%
Won at Hexham (3m, soft) in April latest; a player if this is another of his good days
8	Unai Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	149	p	7685-P	81	98	84	139d	—	—	+2	9.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Down the weights, as his return to racing under rules (last five starts) has not gone well
3	Frontier General Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	164	—	/02P8-	96	-	-	245d	—	—	+9	14.3	3.75/1	16 6%
Tailed off in a handicap at Hereford on stable debut in February; wind surgery soon after
11	Old Page Bay J:Harry Reed T:David Thompson	J:Harry Reed T:David Thompson	142	p	PP4P5P	74	102	81	32d	—	—	+3	7	6.00/1	25 4%
Has generally struggled in Britain, especially in recent starts; 10lb out of the handicap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Safe Destination	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Fulgurant	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kap Chidley	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
R Bernard	11/2	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dreams Of Diamonds	13/2	7	13/2	13/2	7
Ali Star Bert	6	15/2	7	7	SP
Bob Bank	9	8	17/2	17/2	15/2
Gibberwell	9	9	9	9	9
Unai	10	10	10	10	10
Frontier General	16	16	16	16	16
Old Page	25	25	25	25	25

Predictor

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

1st

Kap Chidley

20.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Gibberwell

17.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.8 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Fulgurant

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Dreams Of Diamonds

14.9

OR: 9 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Frontier General

14.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

Ali Star Bert

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Safe Destination

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

R Bernard

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Bob Bank

10.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Unai

9.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Old Page

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fulgurant	100	—	—
Kap Chidley	99	107	78
Frontier General	96	—	—
Ali Star Bert	93	107	81
Dreams Of Diamonds	86	—	—
Safe Destination	82	—	—
Gibberwell	81	106	93
Unai	81	98	84
Bob Bank	80	—	—
R Bernard	74	91	56
Old Page	74	102	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
R Bernard	19d ago	Fit
Old Page	32d ago	Fit
Fulgurant	35d ago	Fit
Ali Star Bert	113d ago	Long break
Unai	139d ago	Long break
Safe Destination	155d ago	Long break
Gibberwell	167d ago	Long break
Kap Chidley	183d ago	Long break
Bob Bank	183d ago	Long break
Frontier General	245d ago	Long break
Dreams Of Diamonds	549d ago	Long break