Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Kelso

14:04

Date 2023-10-28

Distance 2m7f96y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 6m 24.33s (slow by 41.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Busty Boy (IRE) Brian Hughes · Daragh Bourke	4/1	Won
2nd	Domandlouis (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	9/4	2.75
3rd	Pats Dream (IRE) Craig Nichol · Rose Dobbin	13/2	2.5
4th	No Tackle (GB) Paul O'Brien · Samuel Drinkwater	8/1	8
5th	Horacio Apple's (FR) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	7/4F	1
6th	So Be It (IRE) Sam Coltherd · William Young Jnr	28/1	15

Runners (8)

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
1	Horacio Apple's Chestnut J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	t	33114-	110	-	-	220d	—	—	+8	37.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
2-5 over hurdles last season and a good candidate for chasing this term
4	Domandlouis Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	161	p	P422-4	103	113	107	171d	—	—	-4	20.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-6 over fences but runs this track well and returns from break on a workable mark
NR	No Regrets Bay J:TBC T:Nicky Richards	J: T:Nicky Richards	168	p	21-213	110	115	100	25d	—	—	+1	20.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won two chases in cheekpieces in the spring and ran well this month, after a break
6	Busty Boy Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Daragh Bourke	J:Brian Hughes T:Daragh Bourke	158	—	21125-	100	-	-	203d	—	—	+13	30	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Triple Irish point winner; promise in novice hurdles in spring; chase/handicap debut today
NR	Warriors Story Bay J:TBC T:N W Alexander	J: T:N W Alexander	159	t	32P2-P	101	110	55	171d	—	—	0	17.8	2.00/1	9 11%
Runner-up over fences and hurdles last season but too inconsistent to rely upon heavily
8	Pats Dream Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Rose Dobbin	J:Craig Nichol T:Rose Dobbin	147	—	/4699-	89	-	-	183d	—	—	+2	12.6	1.50/1	7 14%
Well beaten on handicap hurdle debut in April but improvement is possible over fences
3	No Tackle Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Paul O'Brien T:Samuel Drinkwater	166	—	418P5-	108	-	-	207d	—	—	+10	19	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Finished well to win maiden hurdle last year but lost his way soon afterwards; chase debut
7	So Be It Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:William Young Jnr	J:Sam Coltherd T:William Young Jnr	153	t	P224PP	95	120	105	31d	—	—	+8	12.3	4.75/1	20 5%
Second in three chases this season but suffered worrying slump in form last month

Horse	bet365	Coral
Horacio Apple's	2/1	7/4
Domandlouis	11/4	5/2
No Regrets	3	10/3
Busty Boy	4	4/1
Warriors Story	8	9
Pats Dream	7	7
No Tackle	17/2	9/1
So Be It	18/1	20

Predictor

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

1st

Horacio Apple's

37.9

OR: 15 Form: 13.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Busty Boy

OR: 12.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

No Regrets

20.8

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.8

10/3

Domandlouis

20.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

No Tackle

OR: 14.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Warriors Story

17.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.1

Pats Dream

12.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

So Be It

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Horacio Apple's	110	—	—
No Regrets	110	115	100
No Tackle	108	—	—
Domandlouis	103	113	107
Warriors Story	101	110	55
Busty Boy	100	—	—
So Be It	95	120	105
Pats Dream	89	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
No Regrets	25d ago	Fit
So Be It	31d ago	Fit
Domandlouis	171d ago	Long break
Warriors Story	171d ago	Long break
Pats Dream	183d ago	Long break
Busty Boy	203d ago	Long break
No Tackle	207d ago	Long break
Horacio Apple's	220d ago	Long break