Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle – Wetherby

Wetherby

15:30

Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-11-04

Distance 2m3f154y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 7.63s (slow by 28.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Windtothelightning (IRE) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	4/1	Won
2nd	Haafapiece (GB) Alex Edwards · Pam Sly	12/1	9
3rd	Albert's Back (GB) James Bowen · Michael & David Easterby	6/1	8.5
4th	Informateur (FR) Peter Kavanagh · Sue Smith	100/1	3.75
5th	Rafferty's Return (GB) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	11/2	1.25
6th	Alvaniy (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	11/2	14
7th	Grasse D'Oliverie (FR) Harry Bannister · Alex Hales	14/1	37

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Decorated (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	3/1F
P.U.	Tiger Jet (IRE) Harry Cobden · Brian Ellison	9/1

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
8	Decorated Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	156	t	25211-	118	133	127	219d	—	—	+24	43.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all on handicap debut at Taunton in March and has scope for further progress
7	Windtothelightning Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	158	—	31113-	120	130	107	198d	—	—	+22	41.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
3-5 during first season over hurdles; good third in series final in the spring; respected
9	Tiger Jet Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Brian Ellison	J:Harry Cobden T:Brian Ellison	155	—	761-68	117	132	109	159d	—	—	+6	21.2	1.00/1	5 20%
Collected a good prize at Haydock (3m) in April but two lesser runs followed in May
1	Albert's Back Bay J:James Bowen T:Michael & David Easterby	J:James Bowen T:Michael & David Easterby	169	—	25416-	131	133	121	204d	—	—	+20	31.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Four-time course winner; suited by slow ground but may find others better handicapped
3	Rafferty's Return Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	164	—	12454-	126	134	110	191d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+15	25.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual course winner; not at his best when last seen in the spring
4	Alvaniy Chestnut J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	164	h	32-514	126	123	79	43d	—	—	+13	21.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Beaten at short odds last time but won Galway maiden two starts ago and remains unexposed
6	Haafapiece Chestnut J:Alex Edwards T:Pam Sly	J:Alex Edwards T:Pam Sly	159	—	87243-	121	131	118	232d	—	—	+18	25.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Dual C&D winner; not the force of old but makes seasonal debut from a good mark
11	Grasse D'Oliverie Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	149	t	U/951-	111	131	108	209d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Off the mark in Britain with clearcut success in April; moves up from Class 5 today
NR	Diger Daudaie Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Henry Oliver	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Henry Oliver	153	—	4/P46/	115	-	-	982d	—	—	-34	36.3	16.25/1	66 2%
Out of form when last seen in early 2021; makes stable debut today
5	Informateur Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Sue Smith	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Sue Smith	162	—	5PP32/	124	-	-	616d	—	—	+23	24.8	24.75/1	100 1%
Close second over fences in February 2022 but not seen since; probably best watched
NR	Foster'sisland Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	167	—	24521-	129	127	117	224d	—	—	—	34.3	—	—
In excellent form when last seen in March and subsequent 5lb rise does not look excessive

Horse	bet365	Coral
Decorated	7/2	10/3
Windtothelightning	7/2	7/2
Tiger Jet	5	4
Albert's Back	13/2	6
Rafferty's Return	13/2	7
Alvaniy	10	10
Haafapiece	12	11/1
Grasse D'Oliverie	10	12
Diger Daudaie	66	50
Informateur	66	100

Predictor

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

1st

Decorated

43.2

OR: 17 Form: 20.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Windtothelightning

41.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Diger Daudaie

36.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

Foster'sisland

34.3

OR: 19.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0

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Albert's Back

31.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Rafferty's Return

25.4

OR: 19 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Haafapiece

25.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.1

Informateur

24.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0.4

100

Alvaniy

21.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Tiger Jet

21.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Grasse D'Oliverie

17.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Albert's Back	131	133	121
Foster'sisland	129	127	117
Rafferty's Return	126	134	110
Alvaniy	126	123	79
Informateur	124	—	—
Haafapiece	121	131	118
Windtothelightning	120	130	107
Decorated	118	133	127
Tiger Jet	117	132	109
Diger Daudaie	115	—	—
Grasse D'Oliverie	111	131	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alvaniy	43d ago	Fit
Tiger Jet	159d ago	Long break
Rafferty's Return	191d ago	Long break
Windtothelightning	198d ago	Long break
Albert's Back	204d ago	Long break
Grasse D'Oliverie	209d ago	Long break
Decorated	219d ago	Long break
Foster'sisland	224d ago	Long break
Haafapiece	232d ago	Long break
Informateur	616d ago	Long break
Diger Daudaie	982d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tiger Jet	Hold Up
Grasse D'Oliverie	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.