Corbettsports Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Bangor-on-Dee

14:05

Date 2023-12-15

Distance 2m7f32y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £13,008

Runners (7)

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
4	Astronomic View Chestnut J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner	157	—	/3-532	112	126	112	19d	—	—	-1	26	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ran well in defeat on last month's handicap debut; upped from 2m2f today
3	Tanganyika Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	159	—	416-45	114	129	95	22d	—	—	-1	23.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Didn't fire when warm favourite last month but remains on a workable mark
6	Chris Cool Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	147	—	26U6-1	102	128	111	40d	—	—	+8	29.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Beat two next-time-out winners when back over hurdles for last month's seasonal debut
2	Shallow River b/br J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Anthony Charlton	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Anthony Charlton	166	p	224222	121	123	99	40d	—	—	+22	32.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Good second in valuable Carlisle contest last month; still on workable mark after 2lb rise
1	Butler's Brief Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	168	p	13PP21	123	125	96	34d	—	—	+25	33.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Inconsistent this season, but not far off career-best form when scoring at Kelso last time
5	Samuel Jackson Bay J:James Best T:Richard Mitford-Slade	J:James Best T:Richard Mitford-Slade	155	p	3P3PP-	110	130	119	264d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not seen since pulled up in two chases in March but on a tempting hurdle mark
NR	Elle Est Beau Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dan Skelton	142	—	5-8033	97	125	-	6d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Astronomic View	2/1	9/4	2/1
Tanganyika	3/1	11/4	11/4
Chris Cool	3/1	3/1	3/1
Shallow River	7/1	7/1	13/2
Butler's Brief	9/1	17/2	17/2
Samuel Jackson	18/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Butler's Brief

33.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 12.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

2nd

Shallow River

32.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Chris Cool

29.2

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Astronomic View

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Tanganyika

23.3

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Samuel Jackson

16.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Elle Est Beau

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Butler's Brief	123	125	96
Shallow River	121	123	99
Tanganyika	114	129	95
Astronomic View	112	126	112
Samuel Jackson	110	130	119
Chris Cool	102	128	111
Elle Est Beau	97	125	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Elle Est Beau	6d ago	Quick return
Astronomic View	19d ago	Fit
Tanganyika	22d ago	Fit
Butler's Brief	34d ago	Fit
Chris Cool	40d ago	Fit
Shallow River	40d ago	Fit
Samuel Jackson	264d ago	Long break