Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hereford

14:13

Date 2023-12-16

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 3m 54.98s (slow by 6.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chanceux (IRE) Brendan Powell · Alastair Ralph	5/1	Won
2nd	Beau Balko (FR) Angus Cheleda · Paul Nicholls	6/4	3
3rd	Timeforatune (GB) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	14/1	21
4th	Western Zephyr (IRE) Lilly Pinchin · Charlie Longsdon	11/10F	41

Runners (5)

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	Western Zephyr Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	164	—	5P1-32	128	135	121	34d	—	—	-4	30.1	0.34/1	11/8 42%
3-6 as novice hurdler last season and began chasing career with two good runs this autumn
2	Beau Balko Bay J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	159	—	125-52	123	133	108	23d	—	—	-7	30	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Bettered low-key chase debut when second at Wincanton last month; a possible
5	Chanceux Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Alastair Ralph	J:Brendan Powell T:Alastair Ralph	146	h	F325-8	110	138	128	35d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Well beaten on last month's seasonal debut and now 0-6 over fences; others look stronger
4	Timeforatune Bay J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring(3) T:Evan Williams	152	—	1-377P	116	118	88	7d	—	—	+18	25.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has struggled on testing ground this season but could be a different proposition today
NR	Mr Grey Sky Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Kim Bailey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kim Bailey	159	—	648-11	123	139	113	22d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Returned to fences with two front-running wins last month; commands respect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Western Zephyr	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Beau Balko	13/8	6/4	13/8	6/4	11/8
Chanceux	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Timeforatune	9/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Western Zephyr

30.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

11/8

2nd

Beau Balko

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

13/8

3rd

Timeforatune

25.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Chanceux

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Mr Grey Sky

18.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western Zephyr	128	135	121
Beau Balko	123	133	108
Mr Grey Sky	123	139	113
Timeforatune	116	118	88
Chanceux	110	138	128

Last Run