Tony Young Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Wincanton

Wincanton

16:04

Tony Young Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-10-29

Distance 2m5f82y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 5m 27.04s (slow by 25.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Oscars Moonshine (IRE) Miss Olive Nicholls · Paul Nicholls	9/4F	Won
2nd	Gyenyame (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	11/2	1.25
3rd	Bashers Reflection (GB) Paul O'Brien · Ben Case	11/2	8.5
4th	Phillapa Sue (IRE) Bryony Frost · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	15/2	7.5
5th	Great Ocean (FR) Bryan Carver · Neil Mulholland	11/1	13
6th	Sheldon (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	8/1	9.5
7th	Morfee (IRE) James Best · Seamus Mullins	25/1	3.75
8th	Balko Saint (FR) Mr Peter Summers · Jane Williams	17/2	5.5
9th	Bring The Action (IRE) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	40/1	8.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Atholl Street (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Alexandra Dunn	100/1
P.U.	Lady Kk (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	10/1
P.U.	Seignor Gringo (FR) David Bass · Richard J Bandey	33/1

Runners (16)

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
1	Oscars Moonshine Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	177	p	6651-1	124	120	97	7d	—	—	+9	37.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Did it easily at Kempton last week, so should go well under his penalty in hat-trick bid.
NR	Mikhailovich Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Kim Bailey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kim Bailey	162	t	P73P-1	109	118	-	19d	—	—	+7	32.6	1.00/1	5 20%
In and out so far but drew nearly 10l clear at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) 19 days ago
4	Bashers Reflection Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Ben Case	J:Paul O'Brien T:Ben Case	167	t	12411-	114	115	98	203d	—	—	+28	39.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3-5 in handicaps; raised a further 5lb for this reappearance but one to note
2	Gyenyame Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	170	—	U314-	117	120	100	201d	0W/1P 1 run	—	+16	28.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Runaway winner from the front in 2m4f maiden here in March; not so good in April handicap
11	Phillapa Sue Bay J:Bryony Frost T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Bryony Frost T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	161	t	73366-	108	120	102	187d	—	—	+9	20	1.63/1	13/2 13%
7l Hereford win (2m3f) in November 2022; two respectable efforts among five starts since
5	Sheldon Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	166	—	4353-F	113	116	88	161d	—	—	+10	18	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Best chase efforts make this look a very good mark if all's okay on first run since May
3	Balko Saint Bay J:Mr Peter Summers(7) T:Jane Williams	J:Mr Peter Summers(7) T:Jane Williams	168	—	24-222	115	118	-	144d	—	—	+11	18.2	2.50/1	11 9%
Runner-up in February-June on last four starts over fences, with a below-form hurdles run
6	Lady Kk Brown J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	165	tp	2261P-	112	119	92	192d	—	—	+19	25.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Took well to fences last term until a respiratory noise on final start; wind surgery since
12	Great Ocean Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bryan Carver T:Neil Mulholland	159	tp	UU32-0	106	118	102	171d	—	—	+9	15.7	2.75/1	12 8%
C&D third in April; tailed off in May when last seen but chance if he returns refreshed
NR	The Scorpion King Bay J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	157	t	/P730-	104	116	102	238d	—	—	+9	17.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Tailed off upped to 2m4f for handicap debut in March (10-1) when last seen; tongue-tie now
NR	Lassue Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	163	—	/1421/	110	117	-	627d	—	—	+28	32.9	5.25/1	22 5%
Looked set for further improvement after Ludlow 2m5f maiden win February 2022; off since
16	Bring The Action Bay J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	153	tp	/25F5-	100	117	67	217d	—	—	+10	13.9	6.00/1	25 4%
Runner-up over fences in November (3m2f, good) first time out last term; below form after
7	Seignor Gringo Bay J:David Bass T:Richard J Bandey	J:David Bass T:Richard J Bandey	164	—	P5/12-	111	113	-	321d	—	—	+13	16	8.00/1	33 3%
Three trainers during six-race French career, winning a 2m2f hurdle race last November
10	Morfee Bay J:James Best T:Seamus Mullins	J:James Best T:Seamus Mullins	162	—	P2F11/	109	118	-	561d	—	—	+30	33.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Last seen winning two handicap hurdles (3m/3m2f) but that was in the spring of 2022
NR	Johnny B Bay J:James Davies T:Chris Down	J:James Davies T:Chris Down	155	—	1/33P-	102	-	-	349d	—	—	+19	20.5	12.25/1	50 2%
3m2f chase winner; 2m5f suggests he's best watched on this first run since November 2022
14	Atholl Street Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	155	t	FP98-5	102	-	39	165d	—	—	+12	13.4	37.25/1	150 1%
Five starts for this yard, failing to finish two chases and tailed off in 3 hurdle races

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Oscars Moonshine	2/1	15/8	2	2/1	7/4
Mikhailovich	4	5	SP	5	5
Bashers Reflection	11/2	11/2	6	6	6
Gyenyame	13/2	6	13/2	6	6
Phillapa Sue	7	7	13/2	13/2	13/2
Sheldon	9	17/2	9	9	9
Balko Saint	11	10	11	10	10/1
Lady Kk	11	11	12	12	11
Great Ocean	11	12	11	12	12
The Scorpion King	14	14	11	12	12
Lassue	14	20	22	20	20
Bring The Action	20	25	22	25	25
Seignor Gringo	28	33	33	33	33
Morfee	25	25	22	28	28/1
Johnny B	50	50	40	50	50
Atholl Street	150	100	80	80	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bashers Reflection

39.8

OR: 16 Form: 20.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

2nd

Oscars Moonshine

37.4

OR: 18.5 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Morfee

33.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Lassue

32.9

OR: 15 Form: 16.5 Odds: 1.4

Mikhailovich

32.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.8

Gyenyame

28.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Lady Kk

25.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

Johnny B

20.5

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

Phillapa Sue

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.4 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Balko Saint

18.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Sheldon

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

The Scorpion King

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.7 Odds: 2.4

Seignor Gringo

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Great Ocean

15.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Bring The Action

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1

Atholl Street

13.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oscars Moonshine	124	120	97
Gyenyame	117	120	100
Balko Saint	115	118	—
Bashers Reflection	114	115	98
Sheldon	113	116	88
Lady Kk	112	119	92
Seignor Gringo	111	113	—
Lassue	110	117	—
Mikhailovich	109	118	—
Morfee	109	118	—
Phillapa Sue	108	120	102
Great Ocean	106	118	102
The Scorpion King	104	116	102
Johnny B	102	—	—
Atholl Street	102	—	39
Bring The Action	100	117	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oscars Moonshine	7d ago	Quick return
Mikhailovich	19d ago	Fit
Balko Saint	144d ago	Long break
Sheldon	161d ago	Long break
Atholl Street	165d ago	Long break
Great Ocean	171d ago	Long break
Phillapa Sue	187d ago	Long break
Lady Kk	192d ago	Long break
Gyenyame	201d ago	Long break
Bashers Reflection	203d ago	Long break
Bring The Action	217d ago	Long break
The Scorpion King	238d ago	Long break
Seignor Gringo	321d ago	Long break
Johnny B	349d ago	Long break
Morfee	561d ago	Long break
Lassue	627d ago	Long break