Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur) (RE Series)

Bangor-on-Dee

15:10

Date 2023-12-15

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 32.26s (slow by 44.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mullins Cross (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	5/2	Won
2nd	Whitehaven (FR) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	5/2	9
3rd	Book Of Verse (USA) Miss Jess Stewart · Sarah-Jayne Davies	66/1	.75
4th	Cosheston (GB) Ellis Collier · Jennie Candlish	8/1	1.25
5th	Rolypolymoly (GB) Sean Clarke · Robbie Llewellyn	9/4F	.75
6th	Chase Outlaw (GB) William Maggs · Donald McCain	11/1	53

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
3	Rolypolymoly Bay J:Mr Sean Clarke(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Mr Sean Clarke(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	160	—	4-0653	94	99	75	52d	—	—	-9	19.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Bought for 2,000gns after respectable chase debut in October; back hurdling for new stable
4	Mullins Cross Bay J:Mr Paddy Hanlon(3) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Mr Paddy Hanlon(3) T:John Joseph Hanlon	156	—	825245	90	100	84	24d	—	—	-1	19.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Just 1-27 over hurdles but consistent in recent months and versatile regarding ground
2	Whitehaven Black J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	162	tb	355-7	96	99	71	17d	—	—	-5	18.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Ran well to a point on recent handicap hurdle debut and that run may have brought him on
7	Cosheston Chestnut J:Ellis Collier T:Jennie Candlish	J:Ellis Collier T:Jennie Candlish	144	p	3/462-	78	-	-	536d	—	—	+1	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Posted sound effort when second on latest outing, but that was in June 2022
5	Chase Outlaw Bay J:William Maggs T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs T:Donald McCain	155	—	P56/7-	89	-	-	399d	—	—	+3	12.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Absent since struggling in Southwell maiden 13 months ago; others have much less to prove
6	Book Of Verse Chestnut J:Miss Jess Stewart(5) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Miss Jess Stewart(5) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	146	p	5380	80	99	46	16d	—	—	+7	9.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lowly rated Flat maiden who hasn't shown a great deal over hurdles for new stable
NR	Present Fair Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	168	—	445-35	102	100	-	22d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Ran well in a chase on seasonal debut and could have a say on today's return to hurdling

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rolypolymoly	15/8	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4
Mullins Cross	10/3	10/3	11/4	3/1	3/1
Whitehaven	11/4	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4
Cosheston	6/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2
Chase Outlaw	8/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	8/1
Book Of Verse	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rolypolymoly

19.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Mullins Cross

19.7

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Whitehaven

18.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Present Fair

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cosheston

12.4

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Chase Outlaw

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Book Of Verse

9.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Present Fair	102	100	—
Whitehaven	96	99	71
Rolypolymoly	94	99	75
Mullins Cross	90	100	84
Chase Outlaw	89	—	—
Book Of Verse	80	99	46
Cosheston	78	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Book Of Verse	16d ago	Fit
Whitehaven	17d ago	Fit
Present Fair	22d ago	Fit
Mullins Cross	24d ago	Fit
Rolypolymoly	52d ago	Fresh
Chase Outlaw	399d ago	Long break
Cosheston	536d ago	Long break