Polypipe Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Doncaster

11:25

Date 2023-12-15

Distance 2m128y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 3.62s (slow by 14.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rare Middleton (GB) Angus Cheleda · Paul Nicholls	2/1F	Won
2nd	Sleeping Satellite (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	15/2	5
3rd	Homme d'Un Soir (FR) James Bowen · Billy Aprahamian	40/1	3.5
4th	Harel Du Marais (FR) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	12/1	.75
5th	Imperial Jade (IRE) Lilly Pinchin · Charlie Longsdon	10/1	8
6th	Deadlock (IRE) Lee Edwards · Alastair Ralph	66/1	8
7th	Midnight Shuffle (GB) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	18/1	2.5
8th	Mrs Grimley (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	10/1	1.5
9th	Iontach Cheval (GB) Nick Scholfield · Alastair Ralph	13/2	1.75
10th	Call Me Rocky (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Syd Hosie	33/1	2
11th	Lifetime Legend (IRE) Bryony Frost · Neil King	6/1	1
12th	Jack The Savage (GB) Richie McLernon · Laura Horsfall	10/1	15
13th	Bonheur De Ballon (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	33/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	At A Pinch (GB) Harry Bannister · Toby Lawes	28/1

Runners (14)

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	Rare Middleton Bay J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	134-8	115	120	96	41d	—	—	-5	25.6	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Disappointing at Ascot but may be aided by the first-time tongue-tie on this drop in grade
5	Iontach Cheval Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Alastair Ralph	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alastair Ralph	164	—	4/18-3	111	118	97	33d	—	—	+9	21.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Returned from absence with respectable third at Sandown and could build on that run
13	Lifetime Legend Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Neil King	J:Bryony Frost T:Neil King	148	t	5P-633	95	121	105	27d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two reasonable efforts this autumn and today's return to better ground could suit
9	Sleeping Satellite Brown J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	161	—	1613-4	108	111	98	41d	—	—	+7	17.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Fair fourth on last month's handicap debut at Ayr and form is working out well; contender
12	Imperial Jade Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	152	—	33321-	99	109	65	244d	—	—	+23	31.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Made all in 4yo hurdle at Chepstow in April and open to further improvement on return
8	Mrs Grimley Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	161	—	13P3-3	108	113	98	24d	—	—	+12	19.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Bumper and novice hurdle winner; improvement needed to win off her current mark
3	Harel Du Marais Grey J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	166	—	-47322	113	116	92	25d	—	—	+21	27.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Close 2nd of four on yard debut at Leicester; this is warmer but he might not be far away
11	Jack The Savage Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Laura Horsfall	J:Richie McLernon T:Laura Horsfall	158	—	54-U15	105	118	110	32d	—	—	+10	15.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Merely 5th at Kempton latest but won at Huntingdon previously and in the mix on that form
7	Midnight Shuffle Brown J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	161	—	21424-	108	115	100	232d	—	—	+19	23.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Runner-up at Kelso in May on sole handicap start and she could have more to offer
10	At A Pinch Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Toby Lawes	J:Harry Bannister T:Toby Lawes	160	—	6/416-	107	116	89	287d	—	—	+11	15.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Disappointing on final run last term but won the time before; not ruled out on yard debut
6	Call Me Rocky Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Syd Hosie	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Syd Hosie	163	t	10434P	110	118	108	18d	—	—	+12	16.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Largely consistent during spell with Milton Harris but pulled up on stable debut
4	Bonheur De Ballon Bay J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:David Pipe	165	t	6P15-P	112	-	-	55d	—	—	+14	16.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Pulled up on yard debut; had wind op since; this French winner is one to watch in betting
2	Homme D'un Soir Bay J:James Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	J:James Bowen T:Billy Aprahamian	168	tp	3F4-2P	115	114	-	206d	—	—	+14	17	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Talented earlier in career but patchy nowadays and has something to prove on stable debut
14	Deadlock Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	J:Lee Edwards T:Alastair Ralph	142	—	406	89	108	64	39d	—	—	+8	10.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has potential off lowly opening mark based on the ability shown in his light Flat career

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rare Middleton	15/8	15/8	2/1	85/40	2/1
Iontach Cheval	11/2	5/1	6/1	6/1	5/1
Lifetime Legend	13/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Sleeping Satellite	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Imperial Jade	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	8/1
Mrs Grimley	12/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Harel Du Marais	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Jack The Savage	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Midnight Shuffle	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1
At A Pinch	28/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	20/1
Call Me Rocky	20/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Bonheur De Ballon	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Homme D'un Soir	33/1	40/1	40/1	28/1	33/1
Deadlock	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Imperial Jade

31.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

2nd

Harel Du Marais

27.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Rare Middleton

25.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

85/40

Midnight Shuffle

23.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Iontach Cheval

21.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Mrs Grimley

19.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Sleeping Satellite

17.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Homme D'un Soir

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Bonheur De Ballon

16.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Call Me Rocky

16.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Jack The Savage

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

At A Pinch

15.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Lifetime Legend

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Deadlock

10.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rare Middleton	115	120	96
Homme D'un Soir	115	114	—
Harel Du Marais	113	116	92
Bonheur De Ballon	112	—	—
Iontach Cheval	111	118	97
Call Me Rocky	110	118	108
Sleeping Satellite	108	111	98
Mrs Grimley	108	113	98
Midnight Shuffle	108	115	100
At A Pinch	107	116	89
Jack The Savage	105	118	110
Imperial Jade	99	109	65
Lifetime Legend	95	121	105
Deadlock	89	108	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Call Me Rocky	18d ago	Fit
Mrs Grimley	24d ago	Fit
Harel Du Marais	25d ago	Fit
Lifetime Legend	27d ago	Fit
Jack The Savage	32d ago	Fit
Iontach Cheval	33d ago	Fit
Deadlock	39d ago	Fit
Rare Middleton	41d ago	Fit
Sleeping Satellite	41d ago	Fit
Bonheur De Ballon	55d ago	Fresh
Homme D'un Soir	206d ago	Long break
Midnight Shuffle	232d ago	Long break
Imperial Jade	244d ago	Long break
At A Pinch	287d ago	Long break