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Hereford

15:20

Date 2023-11-06

Distance 2m4f194y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,859

Winning Time 5m 17.83s (slow by 12.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	School Days Over (IRE) Paddy Brennan · Fergal O'Brien	9/2	Won
2nd	Bagheera Ginge (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	4/1C	2
3rd	Up For Appeal (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	14/1	6
4th	No No Tango (GB) Paul O'Brien · Charlie Longsdon	8/1	5.5
5th	Dream In The Park (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	4/1C	12
6th	Sporting Mike (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	4/1C	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hermes Boy (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	9/2

Runners (12)

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
5	Hermes Boy Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	162	—	42P60-	114	-	-	204d	—	—	0	24	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Chase newcomer and this mark is very fair on flashes of his form
NR	Rockinastorm Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Henry Daly	J:Harry Cobden T:Henry Daly	148	—	2U953-	100	-	-	194d	—	—	+4	21.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Rather mixed over hurdles but stable inmates tend to make better chasers
6	School Days Over Brown J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	160	—	3P24-2	112	-	-	27d	—	—	+8	25.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Useful bumper/hurdle form; placed in both points; chase/handicap debut
1	Bagheera Ginge Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	p	F23241	120	123	111	32d	—	—	+21	36.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
4lb higher in a deeper race but he's the only one of these with chasing experience
2	Sporting Mike Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	166	t	47432-	118	-	-	198d	—	—	+13	28.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Consistent hurdler and a winning pointer who should be every bit as effective over fences
4	Dream In The Park Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	164	—	3/117-	116	-	-	315d	—	—	+6	23.8	1.00/1	5 20%
Goes chasing off a perfectly good mark and has a pointing background
NR	Pimlico Point Chestnut J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	166	t	21/3P-	118	-	-	302d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well handicapped on the form of his novice hurdle win; interesting chase debutant
NR	Big Blue Moon Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	154	—	93312-	106	-	-	228d	—	—	+20	31.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lightly raced 6yo who has chasers in his family and with the potential to rate higher
8	No No Tango Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	160	t	55234-	112	-	-	228d	—	—	+13	22.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Remained a maiden over hurdles but ran well in all three handicaps
NR	King Of Brazil Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Katy Price	160	—	43138-	112	-	-	195d	—	—	+14	27.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Competitive in deep-ground novice hurdles; good ground found him out on handicap debut
10	Up For Appeal Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	150	—	2-4613	102	-	-	38d	—	—	+12	18.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Will need to be a better chaser than hurdler to win this on his first attempt
NR	Carpe Diem Bay J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:David Bridgwater	J:Lilly Pinchin(3) T:David Bridgwater	148	—	3P35	100	-	-	54d	—	—	+12	16	6.00/1	25 4%
Trainer evidently keen to get him over fences and he's unexposed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hermes Boy	10/3	3	11/4	11/4	7/2
Rockinastorm	4	7/2	4	4	SP
School Days Over	4	4	9/2	4	7/2
Bagheera Ginge	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4
Sporting Mike	4	4	4	4	9/2
Dream In The Park	5	5	5	5	5
Pimlico Point	11/2	6	11/2	11/2	SP
Big Blue Moon	15/2	7	13/2	13/2	13/2
No No Tango	8	8	8	8	17/2
King Of Brazil	11	11	9	11	11
Up For Appeal	16	14	12	14	16
Carpe Diem	25	20	16	20	20

Predictor

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

1st

Bagheera Ginge

36.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 14.4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Big Blue Moon

31.7

OR: 14 Form: 14.4 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Sporting Mike

28.5

OR: 17 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

King Of Brazil

27.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

School Days Over

25.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

Hermes Boy

OR: 16 Form: 0.8 Odds: 7.3

7/2

Dream In The Park

23.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

No No Tango

22.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Rockinastorm

21.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 5

7/2

Pimlico Point

20.3

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Up For Appeal

18.1

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

Carpe Diem

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.3 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bagheera Ginge	120	123	111
Sporting Mike	118	—	—
Pimlico Point	118	—	—
Dream In The Park	116	—	—
Hermes Boy	114	—	—
School Days Over	112	—	—
No No Tango	112	—	—
King Of Brazil	112	—	—
Big Blue Moon	106	—	—
Up For Appeal	102	—	—
Rockinastorm	100	—	—
Carpe Diem	100	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
School Days Over	27d ago	Fit
Bagheera Ginge	32d ago	Fit
Up For Appeal	38d ago	Fit
Carpe Diem	54d ago	Fresh
Rockinastorm	194d ago	Long break
King Of Brazil	195d ago	Long break
Sporting Mike	198d ago	Long break
Hermes Boy	204d ago	Long break
Big Blue Moon	228d ago	Long break
No No Tango	228d ago	Long break
Pimlico Point	302d ago	Long break
Dream In The Park	315d ago	Long break