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Hereford

15:15

Date 2023-11-21

Distance 2m4f194y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 5m 22.70s (slow by 17.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Imac Wood (FR) Chris Ward · Deborah Cole	11/2	Won
2nd	Ballinoulart (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	5/1	2
3rd	Benny Silver (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	2/1F	1.25
4th	King Of The Story (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Polly Gundry	11/1	5
5th	Vocito (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Eoin Doyle	18/1	2.5
6th	Noah's Light (IRE) Harry Kimber · Richenda Ford	33/1	17
7th	Kalpaga (FR) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	11/1	2.75
8th	Dream Jet (IRE) Henry Brooke · Brian Ellison	18/1	1
9th	The Boat (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	12/1	15
10th	Beannaigh Do (IRE) Brendan Powell · Sheila Lewis	50/1	1
11th	Family Pot (FR) Harry Cobden · Sheila Lewis	13/2	8
12th	Billingsley (IRE) Murray Dodd · Alastair Ralph	33/1	1.25

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
6	Benny Silver Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	153	t	303-22	90	-	-	42d	—	—	-7	17.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Runner-up in both handicap hurdles; has major role to play if he takes well to chasing
8	Ballinoulart b/br J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	145	p	7033-2	82	109	93	28d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Placed in all three chases, most recently when second here (3m1f) on seasonal debut
7	Family Pot Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Sheila Lewis	J:Harry Cobden T:Sheila Lewis	152	tp	1P3-37	89	113	92	26d	—	—	+1	13.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Didn't fire last time but this dual course winner ran well here two starts ago; considered
3	Imac Wood Bay J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	166	t	5P-312	103	113	99	48d	—	—	+5	16.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Scored at Worcester in August and ran well in defeat off today's mark last month
10	King Of The Story Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Polly Gundry	J:Sean Houlihan T:Polly Gundry	142	t	-P1426	79	109	96	23d	—	—	+8	15.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Has rather mixed record this year but today's return to good ground ought to suit
5	Kalpaga Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	164	—	3012-5	101	101	37	26d	—	—	+7	15.1	2.00/1	9 11%
Course winner over hurdles in April and ran okay on recent seasonal/chase debut
4	Dream Jet Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	165	—	060166	102	102	80	12d	—	—	+13	20.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Maiden hurdle winner in August but well beaten on recent chasing debut
9	The Boat Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	142	p	3P4P-4	79	111	92	35d	—	—	+3	8.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Needs to turn a corner but may be boosted by the refitted cheekpieces
1	Vocito Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	168	t	6-67P2	105	103	90	19d	—	—	+10	15.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Stayed on for modest second in recent Thurles beginners' chase but has poor strike-rate
12	Noah's Light Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Richenda Ford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Richenda Ford	142	tv	-PV46P	79	101	72	28d	—	—	+5	8.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Won over hurdles in Ireland in November 2021 but very disappointing for this stable since
11	Beannaigh Do Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Sheila Lewis	J:Brendan Powell T:Sheila Lewis	142	—	862-P6	79	112	29	37d	—	—	+5	8	8.00/1	33 3%
Soundly beaten last month, after a break, and 5lb wrong here
2	Billingsley Bay J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:Alastair Ralph	J:Mr Murray Dodd(7) T:Alastair Ralph	167	p	32P1-4	104	108	82	196d	—	—	+11	14.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Not the force of old but returns from break on workable mark; a possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Benny Silver	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
Ballinoulart	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Family Pot	6	6	6	6	6/1
Imac Wood	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
King Of The Story	9	9	9	9	9
Kalpaga	9	9	9	9	9
Dream Jet	11	11	11	11	11
The Boat	16	12/1	16	16	16
Vocito	22/1	25/1	25/1	25	25
Noah's Light	33	33	22	33	28
Beannaigh Do	33	33	33	33	33
Billingsley	40/1	33	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Dream Jet

20.1

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

2nd

Ballinoulart

17.4

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Benny Silver

17.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Imac Wood

16.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

King Of The Story

15.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.2 Odds: 2.1

Vocito

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

25/1

Kalpaga

15.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Billingsley

14.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Family Pot

13.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

The Boat

8.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Noah's Light

8.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Beannaigh Do

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vocito	105	103	90
Billingsley	104	108	82
Imac Wood	103	113	99
Dream Jet	102	102	80
Kalpaga	101	101	37
Benny Silver	90	—	—
Family Pot	89	113	92
Ballinoulart	82	109	93
King Of The Story	79	109	96
The Boat	79	111	92
Noah's Light	79	101	72
Beannaigh Do	79	112	29

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dream Jet	12d ago	Quick return
Vocito	19d ago	Fit
King Of The Story	23d ago	Fit
Family Pot	26d ago	Fit
Kalpaga	26d ago	Fit
Ballinoulart	28d ago	Fit
Noah's Light	28d ago	Fit
The Boat	35d ago	Fit
Beannaigh Do	37d ago	Fit
Benny Silver	42d ago	Fit
Imac Wood	48d ago	Fresh
Billingsley	196d ago	Long break