Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger 2m Hurdle Qualifier)

Cheltenham

13:35

Date 2023-10-27

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,562

Winning Time 3m 53.00s (slow by 4.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Our Champ (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	9/2J	Won
2nd	Black Poppy (GB) Patrick Wadge · Kerry Lee	11/2	7.5
3rd	Ballygeary (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Donald McCain	28/1	1.5
4th	Castel Gandolfo (IRE) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	18/1	3.25
5th	Great Bear (GB) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	28/1	1
6th	Alien Storm (IRE) Bradley Roberts · Charlie Longsdon	11/1	0.3
7th	Afadil (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	9/2J	.5
8th	Coolnaugh Haze (IRE) Jamie Gambin · James Owen	12/1	1.5
9th	Feel The Pinch (GB) Toby Wynne · Robbie Llewellyn	25/1	0.3
10th	Shetland Tony (GB) Finn Lambert · Nigel Twiston-Davies	9/1	2
11th	Royal Eagle (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	14/1	7
12th	Bukhill (IRE) Ethan O'Sullivan · Peter Fahey	20/1	0.2
13th	Elham Valley (FR) Patrick Cowley · John Cornwall	125/1	5
14th	Clarens (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · J P Flavin	14/1	6
15th	Jason The Militant (IRE) Joe Williamson · Philip Kirby	66/1	5
16th	Ithaka (IRE) Ned Fox · Ryan Potter	125/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Glorious Zoff (IRE) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	12/1
U.R.	Teddy Blue (GER) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	8/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Afadil Bay J:Freddie Gingell(6) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(6) T:Paul Nicholls	155	—	16821-	128	140	128	189d	—	—	+23	39.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ended last season with good win at Ayr and probably still has more to offer
14	Our Champ Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	145	—	2246-1	117	147	117	33d	—	—	+16	31.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Clearcut winner on last month's seasonal/stable debut and has scope for further progress
4	Black Poppy Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Kerry Lee	J:Patrick Wadge T:Kerry Lee	157	—	2731-1	129	139	131	167d	—	—	+21	33.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won here in April before collecting big prize at Haydock in May; further progress possible
3	Teddy Blue Bay J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	164	—	1361-2	136	140	120	167d	—	—	+20	29	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran big race in defeat behind Black Poppy in Swinton at Haydock in May; likely contender
16	Shetland Tony Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	143	—	4356-1	116	145	100	18d	—	—	+21	28.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Wide-margin winner of Stratford maiden on recent stable debut; remains unexposed
10	Clarens Brown J:Michael O'Sullivan T:J P Flavin	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:J P Flavin	150	—	869-63	122	137	116	26d	—	—	+13	19.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Lightly raced in recent years but looked as good as ever when third at Tipperary recently
8	Glorious Zoff Bay J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	153	t	F23645	125	147	129	27d	—	—	+16	22.3	2.75/1	12 8%
Has remained in good form since his win in May but others look better handicapped
2	Royal Eagle Bay J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Gordon Elliott	165	—	132311	137	142	120	26d	—	—	+39	43.7	3.75/1	16 6%
Three wins season, the latest this month; might still be on the upgrade; respected
9	Alien Storm Bay J:Bradley Roberts(6) T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Bradley Roberts(6) T:Charlie Longsdon	150	—	2952-F	122	144	109	33d	—	—	+14	19.6	2.75/1	12 8%
A promising novice last season and was running well before last-flight fall last month
15	Coolnaugh Haze Bay J:Jamie Gambin(10) T:James Owen	J:Jamie Gambin(10) T:James Owen	145	—	234144	117	148	122	15d	—	—	+17	24.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Stylish winner on stable debut in August but held twice since; improvement needed here
6	Castel Gandolfo Grey J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	155	tb	-15232	127	142	125	27d	—	—	+28	32.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Has remained in good form since Kelso win in May; each-way claims
17	Bukhill Bay J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Peter Fahey	J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Peter Fahey	142	—	-41761	114	137	102	21d	—	—	+26	30.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Kept on well to win tactical Downpatrick handicap this month; 3lb wrong here
13	Feel The Pinch Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Toby Wynne T:Robbie Llewellyn	146	t	-31161	118	139	110	24d	—	—	+33	36.5	6.75/1	28 4%
4-8 for new stable since March; in prime form but this is a significant rise in grade
5	Great Bear Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	155	—	5-1023	127	140	120	40d	—	—	+17	20.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Won big-field Cork maiden in summer; back hurdling after two satisfactory chase runs
11	Ballygeary Brown J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	147	—	21110-	119	142	105	191d	—	—	+31	34.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Launched hurdling career with three wins; had excuse when pulled up on handicap debut
1	Jason The Militant Bay J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	169	t	/497P-	141	140	109	196d	—	—	+21	23.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
No longer the force of old but has become too well handicapped to rule out
12	Elham Valley Grey J:Patrick Cowley T:John Cornwall	J:Patrick Cowley T:John Cornwall	146	tb	-2P614	118	139	122	24d	—	—	+24	24.9	37.25/1	150 1%
Won selling handicap last month; weakened into fourth on recent stable debut; tough task
18	Ithaka Bay J:Ned Fox T:Ryan Potter	J:Ned Fox T:Ryan Potter	142	t	0915-P	114	130	84	24d	—	—	+15	16.3	62.25/1	250 0%
Pulled up in recent race won by Feel The Pinch, and 8lb out of the weights here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Afadil	5	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Our Champ	5/1	5	5	5	5
Black Poppy	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Teddy Blue	15/2	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Shetland Tony	10	10	10	10	10
Clarens	12	12	12	12	12
Glorious Zoff	12	12	12	12	12
Royal Eagle	16	16	14	16	16
Alien Storm	12	12	12	12	12
Coolnaugh Haze	12	11	12	12	12/1
Castel Gandolfo	18	18	18	18	18
Bukhill	20/1	18	18	18	18
Feel The Pinch	28	28	28	28	28
Great Bear	25	25	25	25	22
Ballygeary	28	28	22	25	25/1
Jason The Militant	40/1	33	28	28	25/1
Elham Valley	150	80	66	66	66/1
Ithaka	250	80	100	100	80

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Eagle

43.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 20.6 Odds: 1.4

2nd

Afadil

39.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

3rd

Feel The Pinch

36.5

OR: 17 Form: 18.6 Odds: 0.9

Ballygeary

34.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 16 Odds: 0.9

Black Poppy

33.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Castel Gandolfo

32.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.2

Our Champ

31.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Bukhill

30.2

OR: 16 Form: 13 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Teddy Blue

OR: 21.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Shetland Tony

28.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

Elham Valley

24.9

OR: 17 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.3

150

Coolnaugh Haze

24.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Jason The Militant

23.5

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Glorious Zoff

22.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.6

Great Bear

20.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Clarens

19.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Alien Storm

19.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ithaka

16.3

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jason The Militant	141	140	109
Royal Eagle	137	142	120
Teddy Blue	136	140	120
Black Poppy	129	139	131
Afadil	128	140	128
Castel Gandolfo	127	142	125
Great Bear	127	140	120
Glorious Zoff	125	147	129
Clarens	122	137	116
Alien Storm	122	144	109
Ballygeary	119	142	105
Feel The Pinch	118	139	110
Elham Valley	118	139	122
Our Champ	117	147	117
Coolnaugh Haze	117	148	122
Shetland Tony	116	145	100
Bukhill	114	137	102
Ithaka	114	130	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coolnaugh Haze	15d ago	Fit
Shetland Tony	18d ago	Fit
Bukhill	21d ago	Fit
Feel The Pinch	24d ago	Fit
Elham Valley	24d ago	Fit
Ithaka	24d ago	Fit
Clarens	26d ago	Fit
Royal Eagle	26d ago	Fit
Glorious Zoff	27d ago	Fit
Castel Gandolfo	27d ago	Fit
Our Champ	33d ago	Fit
Alien Storm	33d ago	Fit
Great Bear	40d ago	Fit
Black Poppy	167d ago	Long break
Teddy Blue	167d ago	Long break
Afadil	189d ago	Long break
Ballygeary	191d ago	Long break
Jason The Militant	196d ago	Long break