John & Paddy Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Lingfield

Lingfield

12:45

John & Paddy Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-11-14

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 7.30s (slow by 16.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Celtic Art (FR) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	18/1	Won
2nd	Zambezi Fix (FR) Robert Williams · Bernard Llewellyn	7/1	.5
3rd	Klitschko (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	2/1F	6
4th	Swinging London (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/1	1.5
5th	Despereaux (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	100/30	3.25
6th	He's A Latchico (IRE) Jamie Moore · Gary Moore	11/4	1.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Hidden Beauty Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal O'Brien	J:NON-RUNNER T:Fergal O'Brien	162	—	/C412-	114	124	-	280d	—	—	-22	48	—	—
Bumper winner; ended last season in good form but has been off for nine months
1	Klitschko Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	168	h	1321-	120	125	110	274d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+19	42.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Bumper winner; races freely but found plenty for hurdle win in February; more to come
7	He's A Latchico Bay J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Jamie Moore T:Gary Moore	149	—	55-811	101	124	100	—	—	—	-3	19.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Progressive dual-purpose 5yo; heavy/soft against him of late; well treated back hurdling
4	Despereaux Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	163	—	1310-3	115	115	86	31d	—	—	+8	23.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual 2m winner last winter; open to improvement and can be involved
5	Swinging London Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	163	tp	6322-4	115	121	113	—	—	—	+5	20.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Capable of useful handicap form, albeit rather intermittently; below best on last 2 starts
2	Zambezi Fix Grey J:Robert Williams(3) T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Robert Williams(3) T:Bernard Llewellyn	168	—	1364-3	120	123	90	32d	—	—	+14	23.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hurdle wins on heavy/good to soft; won off this mark in February but this is harder
3	Celtic Art Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	165	p	311P-P	117	118	103	16d	—	—	+13	18.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Useful Flat-racer; two hurdle wins in early 2023 but recent efforts have been troubling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hidden Beauty	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Klitschko	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
He's A Latchico	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Despereaux	9/2	9/2	5	9/2	9/2
Swinging London	5	4	9/2	9/2	5
Zambezi Fix	15/2	7	15/2	15/2	15/2
Celtic Art	14	14	14	14	14

Predictor

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

1st

Hidden Beauty

OR: 16 Form: 12 Odds: 20

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2nd

Klitschko

42.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 18 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Despereaux

23.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Zambezi Fix

23.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Swinging London

20.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

He's A Latchico

19.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Celtic Art

18.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Klitschko	120	125	110
Zambezi Fix	120	123	90
Celtic Art	117	118	103
Despereaux	115	115	86
Swinging London	115	121	113
Hidden Beauty	114	124	—
He's A Latchico	101	124	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Celtic Art	16d ago	Fit
Despereaux	31d ago	Fit
Zambezi Fix	32d ago	Fit
Klitschko	274d ago	Long break
Hidden Beauty	280d ago	Long break
He's A Latchico	—	—
Swinging London	—	—