Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Hexham

14:45

Date 2023-11-10

Distance 2m48y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,621

Winning Time 4m 41.10s (slow by 49.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Serious Ego (GER) Conor Rabbitt · Nicky Richards	9/2J	Won
2nd	Bouncing Bobby (IRE) Theo Gillard · Martin Todhunter	16/1	3
3rd	Geordies Dream (GB) Brian Hughes · Pauline Robson	15/2	5
4th	Ingennio (FR) Ryan Mania · Richard Hobson	5/1	5
5th	Blended Stealth (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Lizzie Quinlan	5/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Edmond Dantes (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	22/1
P.U.	Ferdinand Star (GB) Robert Dunne · Declan Carroll	11/1
P.U.	One Step Up (FR) Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	9/2J
P.U.	Rocco Storm (IRE) Henry Brooke · Danny Brooke	5/1
P.U.	Silver Vision (GB) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	100/1

Runners (10)

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	One Step Up Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	168	—	08-6	98	92	80	27d	—	—	+1	16.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Brought along steadily, C&D sixth latest; can take a sizeable step forward now h'capping
2	Rocco Storm Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Danny Brooke	J:Henry Brooke T:Danny Brooke	167	p	174-81	97	100	-	30d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won at Sedgefield latest, fourth chasing win for current yard; not ruled out back hurdling
5	Ingennio Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Richard Hobson	J:Ryan Mania T:Richard Hobson	165	tp	7228-5	95	102	92	188d	—	—	+1	15.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not disgraced when fifth at Uttoxeter in May; no forlorn hope off a 3lb lower mark
7	Serious Ego Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Nicky Richards	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Nicky Richards	160	—	963-45	90	105	59	22d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
On long losing run but should be fitter for his reappearance Carlisle fifth; possibilities
3	Geordies Dream Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Pauline Robson	J:Brian Hughes T:Pauline Robson	166	—	/2305/	96	95	-	580d	—	—	+8	17.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Failed to build on promising hurdling debut at Newcastle; market can guide after absence
9	Blended Stealth Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Lizzie Quinlan	152	p	4-0370	82	99	94	15d	—	—	0	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Is now 0-21 and he has twice failed to build on an encouraging Uttoxeter third in July
8	Bouncing Bobby Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Martin Todhunter	J:Theo Gillard T:Martin Todhunter	155	—	0/16-9	85	98	92	15d	—	—	+2	11.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Probably raced on disadvantageous part of track at Carlisle last time so could bounce back
6	Ferdinand Star Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Declan Carroll	J:Robert Dunne T:Declan Carroll	164	b	2790P-	94	99	89	253d	—	—	+6	12.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Failed to fire for David Pipe last term; lots more is needed on yard debut in blinkers
10	Edmond Dantes Grey J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	147	tp	8-6268	77	102	65	66d	—	—	+4	7.6	8.00/1	33 3%
Yet to register a victory in this sphere and arrives on the back of two below-par efforts
4	Silver Vision Grey J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	166	—	P10UU-	96	96	47	—	—	—	+10	12.1	19.75/1	80 1%
Ended last term below par and beat only one home on Flat in May; needs a big step forward

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
One Step Up	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Rocco Storm	4	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ingennio	9/2	9/2	5	9/2	9/2
Serious Ego	6	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Geordies Dream	8	8	15/2	8	8
Blended Stealth	15/2	13/2	15/2	7	13/2
Bouncing Bobby	17/2	8	8	8	8
Ferdinand Star	12	12	12	12	11
Edmond Dantes	33	28	28	28	25
Silver Vision	80	66	66	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Geordies Dream

17.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

2nd

One Step Up

16.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Rocco Storm

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ingennio

15.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Serious Ego

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ferdinand Star

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Silver Vision

12.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0.2 Odds: 0.5

Bouncing Bobby

11.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Blended Stealth

11.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Edmond Dantes

7.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
One Step Up	98	92	80
Rocco Storm	97	100	—
Geordies Dream	96	95	—
Silver Vision	96	96	47
Ingennio	95	102	92
Ferdinand Star	94	99	89
Serious Ego	90	105	59
Bouncing Bobby	85	98	92
Blended Stealth	82	99	94
Edmond Dantes	77	102	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blended Stealth	15d ago	Fit
Bouncing Bobby	15d ago	Fit
Serious Ego	22d ago	Fit
One Step Up	27d ago	Fit
Rocco Storm	30d ago	Fit
Edmond Dantes	66d ago	Fresh
Ingennio	188d ago	Long break
Ferdinand Star	253d ago	Long break
Geordies Dream	580d ago	Long break
Silver Vision	—	—