Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

15:30

Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-11-18

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £13,203

Winning Time 5m 35.15s (slow by 35.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Springwell Bay (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	85/40F	Won
2nd	Gyenyame (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	4/1	1.25
3rd	Tiger Jet (IRE) Harry Cobden · Brian Ellison	22/1	0.3
4th	Wonderful Eagle (GER) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	11/1	2.25
5th	Rock My Way (IRE) James Best · Syd Hosie	11/1	1
6th	Londonofficecallin (IRE) Conor McNamara · E McNamara	8/1	15
7th	Resplendent Grey (IRE) Harry Skelton · Olly Murphy	100/30	.5
8th	Another Choice (IRE) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	14/1	8
9th	Fortunefavorsdbold (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	80/1	12

Runners (9)

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	Springwell Bay Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	168	—	13116-	137	140	124	217d	—	—	+18	45.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Put in his place in 2m4f Grade 1 novice at Aintree in April but still ran respectably
3	Resplendent Grey Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	158	h	1311-2	127	142	122	36d	—	—	+11	29.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
No match for winner in Grade 2 novice at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) but beat the rest
5	Gyenyame Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	151	—	U314-2	120	139	119	20d	—	—	+10	27.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good second off 3lb lower at Wincanton (2m5f, soft) three weeks ago on fifth hurdles start
8	Londonofficecallin Grey J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	142	t	0P-611	111	133	84	48d	—	—	+8	17.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Going great guns but this mark seems to ask a lot more, especially 3lb out of the handicap
2	Rock My Way Bay J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	164	—	21P9-0	133	138	121	21d	—	—	+15	22.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Made a cracking start to hurdles career here in January; concern after last three starts
9	Wonderful Eagle Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	142	—	113	112	129	99	28d	—	—	+24	33	2.25/1	9/1 10%
113 over hurdles; needs a good deal better but useful German Flat form gives some hope
7	Tiger Jet Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Brian Ellison	J:Harry Cobden T:Brian Ellison	146	—	61-68P	115	141	117	14d	—	—	+13	17.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Won 15-runner series final at Haydock (3m) in April; backward steps in his 3 runs since
4	Another Choice Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	155	tp	-P04P4	124	138	102	39d	—	—	+16	19.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Inconsistent in last five runs; drops back in trip; more to prove on soft; cheekpieces now
6	Fortunefavorsdbold Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	148	—	F310-F	117	132	87	23d	—	—	+15	17.3	16.25/1	66 2%
Irish 3m maiden winner; the jumping did not go well on stable/chase debut last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Springwell Bay	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4
Resplendent Grey	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3
Gyenyame	4	4	7/2	4	7/2
Londonofficecallin	8	8	7	8/1	8
Rock My Way	12	12/1	14	12/1	12
Wonderful Eagle	9	17/2	9	9/1	9
Tiger Jet	20	16/1	18	18	18
Another Choice	20	22	22	22/1	22
Fortunefavorsdbold	66	40	40	50/1	50

Predictor

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

1st

Springwell Bay

45.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 14.9 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Wonderful Eagle

OR: 15.5 Form: 15 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Resplendent Grey

29.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Gyenyame

27.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Rock My Way

22.9

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Another Choice

19.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Londonofficecallin

17.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Tiger Jet

17.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Fortunefavorsdbold

17.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Springwell Bay	137	140	124
Rock My Way	133	138	121
Resplendent Grey	127	142	122
Another Choice	124	138	102
Gyenyame	120	139	119
Fortunefavorsdbold	117	132	87
Tiger Jet	115	141	117
Wonderful Eagle	112	129	99
Londonofficecallin	111	133	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tiger Jet	14d ago	Fit
Gyenyame	20d ago	Fit
Rock My Way	21d ago	Fit
Fortunefavorsdbold	23d ago	Fit
Wonderful Eagle	28d ago	Fit
Resplendent Grey	36d ago	Fit
Another Choice	39d ago	Fit
Londonofficecallin	48d ago	Fresh
Springwell Bay	217d ago	Long break