Yarlington Handicap Hurdle – Wincanton

Wincanton

14:45

Yarlington Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-12

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,496

Winning Time 3m 55.78s (slow by 29.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Aurigny Mill (FR) Fergus Gillard · Victor Dartnall	7/2	Won
2nd	No No Tonic (GB) Theo Gillard · Mark Gillard	10/1	5.5
3rd	Him Malaya (FR) Miss Olive Nicholls · Paul Nicholls	9/4F	1
4th	Celtic Art (FR) Bryan Carver · Jeremy Scott	10/1	15
5th	Prince Quali (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	16/1	3.5
6th	Sizing Pottsie (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	17/2	1.25
7th	Despereaux (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	15/2	0.3
8th	Great Ocean (FR) Joe Anderson · Neil Mulholland	5/1	0.3

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	Him Malaya Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	155	t	3-2351	109	130	111	19d	—	—	-2	25.3	2/1 33%
Had something to spare over C&D and this unexposed 4yo could take a 5lb rise in his stride
4	Aurigny Mill Bay J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Victor Dartnall	J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Victor Dartnall	162	ht	4712-5	116	125	81	30d	—	—	+4	21.5	5/1 17%
Unexposed 6yo who could improve for last month's handicap/seasonal debut at Sandown
7	Great Ocean Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	156	tp	32-051	110	123	100	13d	—	—	+1	20.7	11/2 15%
Won at Hereford recently; drops back down in trip today but still entitled to respect
6	Despereaux Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	158	—	310-35	112	120	85	28d	—	—	+8	18.6	15/2 12%
Hasn't run badly this autumn in two handicaps but he has to raise his game today
2	Celtic Art Chestnut J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	165	p	1P-P16	119	122	95	10d	—	—	+11	19.8	17/2 11%
Won at Lingfield last month but tailed off at Newbury just ten days ago
1	Sizing Pottsie b/br J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	168	t	56P9-2	122	126	105	24d	—	—	+16	25.9	7/1 13%
Close second of five on reappearance and every chance he'll be in the mix once more
5	No No Tonic Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Mark Gillard	J:Theo Gillard T:Mark Gillard	159	tb	49-863	113	126	96	26d	—	—	+10	18.1	10/1 9%
Three wins here last year and back on song when third at Taunton last time; could go well
3	Prince Quali Bay J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	165	h	P2115/	119	120	-	602d	—	—	+28	31.5	22/1 4%
Makes stable debut after absence but he showed plenty of promise in France; watch betting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Him Malaya	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8
Aurigny Mill	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Great Ocean	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	3/1
Despereaux	7/1	15/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Celtic Art	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sizing Pottsie	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
No No Tonic	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Prince Quali	22/1	18/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Prince Quali

31.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 13.2 Odds: 1.1

22/1

2nd

Sizing Pottsie

25.9

OR: 18 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

3rd

Him Malaya

25.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Aurigny Mill

21.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Great Ocean

20.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

11/2

Celtic Art

19.8

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Despereaux

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

No No Tonic

18.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sizing Pottsie Top Rated	122	126	105
Celtic Art	119	122	95
Prince Quali	119	120	—
Aurigny Mill	116	125	81
No No Tonic	113	126	96
Despereaux	112	120	85
Great Ocean	110	123	100
Him Malaya	109	130	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Celtic Art	10d ago	Quick return
Great Ocean	13d ago	Quick return
Him Malaya	19d ago	Fit
Sizing Pottsie	24d ago	Fit
No No Tonic	26d ago	Fit
Despereaux	28d ago	Fit
Aurigny Mill	30d ago	Fit
Prince Quali	602d ago	Long break