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Hereford

12:55

Date 2023-11-21

Distance 2m5f163y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 5m 31.50s (slow by 24.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mactavish (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	5/2	Won
2nd	Bertie Wooster (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	2/1F	0.05
3rd	Blackacre (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	18/1	26
4th	State Legend (IRE) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	100/30	.75
5th	Let It Shine (GB) Richard Patrick · Michael Scudamore	6/1	3
6th	Hey Mister Dj (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	40/1	5
7th	Trick Of The Tail (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	28/1	0.3
8th	Yes And Yes (IRE) Lee Edwards · Belinda Clarke	28/1	31
9th	Spiritus Mundi (IRE) Alan Johns · Nikki Evans	80/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Go On Ya Goodthing (IRE) Connor Brace · David Brace	28/1

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
1	Bertie Wooster b/br J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	—	4523-3	103	104	101	23d	—	—	-3	24.7	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Placed in all three handicaps and likely to be right in the thick of things again
8	Mactavish Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	150	—	P63631	85	103	93	28d	—	—	+5	29.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Suited by switch to more positive tactics when winning over C&D last month; up 5lb
4	State Legend Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	162	p	76P-2	98	108	97	7d	—	—	+6	21.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fairly useful Flat racer; went close off this mark on handicap hurdle debut last week
11	Let It Shine Grey J:Richard Patrick T:Michael Scudamore	J:Richard Patrick T:Michael Scudamore	148	—	-634P4	83	108	100	33d	—	—	0	11.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In the frame on three of last four outings but others here have more potential
NR	Blazing Court Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Martin Keighley	159	p	P-5253	94	104	99	16d	—	—	+5	13.3	2.75/1	12 8%
Went close on handicap debut in August; not quite at same level this autumn
NR	Rajjamataz Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	J:Charlie Hammond T:Dr Richard Newland	166	—	7F42-P	101	102	100	26d	—	—	+8	14.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Pulled up on seasonal debut but has claims if judged on Chepstow second in April
10	Blackacre Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	148	—	3-598	84	97	73	43d	—	—	+7	12	3.75/1	16 6%
Showed nothing more than minor promise in three novice hurdles; handicap debut today
3	Trick Of The Tail Chestnut J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	164	p	243364	99	104	86	41d	—	—	+11	16	5.00/1	20/1 5%
0-8 over hurdles; ran okay last time but improvement needed over new trip today
6	Yes And Yes Grey J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	J:Lee Edwards T:Belinda Clarke	157	—	327-84	92	102	25	44d	—	—	+8	11.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Encouraging fourth in 2m maiden last month; open to more improvement in handicaps
9	Go On Ya Goodthing Chestnut J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	148	t	-49724	84	105	66	40d	—	—	+9	13	5.25/1	22 5%
Made inauspicious hurdling debut but next two runs were quite promising; handicap debut
7	Hey Mister Dj Grey J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	151	t	6PU-PP	86	104	-	177d	—	—	+8	9.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Pulled up in first two handicaps; returns from break with tongue-tie on
12	Spiritus Mundi Bay J:Alan Johns T:Nikki Evans	J:Alan Johns T:Nikki Evans	143	p	74FU9-	78	-	-	321d	—	—	+6	7.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
17-maiden; not seen since struggling (albeit on soft ground) here in January

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bertie Wooster	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Mactavish	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
State Legend	9/2	4	4	4	4
Let It Shine	7	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Blazing Court	12	11	12	11	11
Rajjamataz	16	16	11	14	14
Blackacre	16	16	16	16	16
Trick Of The Tail	16	18/1	20/1	16	16
Yes And Yes	20	22/1	22	22	22
Go On Ya Goodthing	22	20	20/1	20	20
Hey Mister Dj	50	40	40/1	40	40
Spiritus Mundi	66	66/1	66	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Mactavish

29.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 13 Odds: 7.4

5/2

2nd

Bertie Wooster

24.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 8.4

15/8

3rd

State Legend

21.4

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Trick Of The Tail

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.4 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Rajjamataz

14.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Blazing Court

13.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.3

Go On Ya Goodthing

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

Blackacre

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

Let It Shine

11.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Yes And Yes

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Hey Mister Dj

9.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Spiritus Mundi

7.5

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bertie Wooster	103	104	101
Rajjamataz	101	102	100
Trick Of The Tail	99	104	86
State Legend	98	108	97
Blazing Court	94	104	99
Yes And Yes	92	102	25
Hey Mister Dj	86	104	—
Mactavish	85	103	93
Blackacre	84	97	73
Go On Ya Goodthing	84	105	66
Let It Shine	83	108	100
Spiritus Mundi	78	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
State Legend	7d ago	Quick return
Blazing Court	16d ago	Fit
Bertie Wooster	23d ago	Fit
Rajjamataz	26d ago	Fit
Mactavish	28d ago	Fit
Let It Shine	33d ago	Fit
Go On Ya Goodthing	40d ago	Fit
Trick Of The Tail	41d ago	Fit
Blackacre	43d ago	Fit
Yes And Yes	44d ago	Fit
Hey Mister Dj	177d ago	Long break
Spiritus Mundi	321d ago	Long break