Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2) – Cork

Cork

14:15

Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2)

Date 2023-12-10

Distance 2m160y

Class Class 1

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €59,000

Runners (6)

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
1	El Fabiolo Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	168	—	/1111-	172	173	157	227d	—	—	+8	75	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Three Grade 1 wins as an unbeaten novice chaser, head and shoulders above these rivals
6	Maskada Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	151	—	F101-4	151	170	140	31d	—	—	+18	28.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Beat El Fabiolo's stablemate Dinoblue in the Grand Annual Chase, runner-up claims
3	Fil Dor Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	158	t	5106-2	150	162	122	28d	—	—	+24	32.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Not the most consistent last season, ran well against Mullins-trained Dinoblue at Naas
4	Jungle Boogie Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	11/1/	-	157	-	708d	—	—	+7	11.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Unbeaten in three starts for Willie Mullins, huge task against background of long absence
5	Vanillier Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	158	t	36F22-	152	164	137	239d	—	—	+32	34.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Last season's Grand National runner-up, begins the new campaign over an inadequate trip
2	Rebel Gold Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick T Foley	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick T Foley	161	t	2151-0	145	153	127	28d	—	—	+23	24.1	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Enjoyed a fine campaign last season but would need a career-best to be placed here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
El Fabiolo	1/5	1/5	1/5	1/4	1/5
Maskada	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2	7/1
Fil Dor	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Jungle Boogie	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Vanillier	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Rebel Gold	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

El Fabiolo

OR: 30 Form: 25 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Vanillier

34.4

OR: 25.5 Form: 8.4 Odds: 0.6

66/1

3rd

Fil Dor

32.2

OR: 25 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Maskada

28.1

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Rebel Gold

24.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Jungle Boogie

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Fabiolo	172	173	157
Vanillier	152	164	137
Maskada	151	170	140
Fil Dor	150	162	122
Rebel Gold	145	153	127
Jungle Boogie	—	157	—

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