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Southwell

12:15

Date 2023-12-05

Distance 2m4f88y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,859

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Hurlerontheditch Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	170	t	/333-F	122	126	-	27d	—	—	0	26	5/2 29%
20l clear when fell at the last at Warwick on chase debut; up 10lb but one with a chance
3	Sageburg County Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	167	—	23-1P1	119	126	111	7d	—	—	-28	37.3	5/2 29%
Two from three over fences, latest over C&D last week; penalised 7lb but a contender
1	Firak Bay J:Mr Sean O'Connor(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(7) T:Dan Skelton	170	t	71121-	122	126	110	225d	—	—	+29	43.9	9/2 18%
Has won a maiden hurdle, two points and two hunter chases; interesting candidate
4	Eaton Collina Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	165	—	5112-P	117	131	109	31d	—	—	+10	19.3	8 13%
Dual winner over fences last season; pulled up on Wetherby reappearance; could bounce back
5	Sporting Mike Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	164	t	7432-6	116	120	77	29d	—	—	+9	19.4	11 9%
C&D winner over hurdles; well beaten on chase debut last month; wind op since; stiff task
7	Zestful Hope Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	161	—	32-765	113	129	81	10d	—	—	+12	17.2	16 6%
Second on final start last term; yet to regain his form this season; plenty to prove
8	Fiston De Becon Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	—	/P114-	112	-	-	234d	—	—	+22	29	11 9%
Ex-Irish; two wins from 4 starts over hurdles for this yard; no easy task on chase debut
6	Kap Auteuil Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	J:Tom Cannon T:Toby Lawes	163	p	2PP-95	115	129	76	16d	—	—	+12	18	18 6%
Six-time chase winner but has been mainly out of form this year and has plenty to prove
9	Pawpaw Bay J:Nick Slatter(5) T:D J Jeffreys	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:D J Jeffreys	152	—	13-144	104	128	114	139d	—	—	+12	14.1	40 3%
Dual chase winner earlier this year; tailed off on latest start (July); others stronger.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hurlerontheditch	9/4	5/2	17/8	9/4	9/4
Sageburg County	5/2	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Firak	4	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Eaton Collina	8	8	8	8	8
Sporting Mike	11	11	11	11	11
Zestful Hope	16	16	16	16	16
Fiston De Becon	10	11	11	11	11
Kap Auteuil	18	16	16	16	16
Pawpaw	33	40	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Firak

43.9

OR: 18 Form: 21.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Sageburg County

37.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

5/2

3rd

Fiston De Becon

OR: 15.5 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.9

Hurlerontheditch

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Sporting Mike

19.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Eaton Collina

19.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Kap Auteuil

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Zestful Hope

17.2

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

Pawpaw

14.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hurlerontheditch	122	126	—
Firak	122	126	110
Sageburg County	119	126	111
Eaton Collina	117	131	109
Sporting Mike	116	120	77
Kap Auteuil	115	129	76
Zestful Hope	113	129	81
Fiston De Becon	112	—	—
Pawpaw	104	128	114

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sageburg County	7d ago	Quick return
Zestful Hope	10d ago	Quick return
Kap Auteuil	16d ago	Fit
Hurlerontheditch	27d ago	Fit
Sporting Mike	29d ago	Fit
Eaton Collina	31d ago	Fit
Pawpaw	139d ago	Long break
Firak	225d ago	Long break
Fiston De Becon	234d ago	Long break