Play Beat Sav! At PlanetSportBet "Junior" Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB)

Hereford

15:22

Date 2023-12-16

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £2,614

Winning Time 3m 55.61s (slow by 15.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Topkapi (GB) Bradley Harris · Andrew Balding	2/1F	Won
2nd	Dirty Den (GB) James Turner · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/2	6
3rd	Simply Belle (GB) Harry Bannister · David Dennis	14/1	3.5
4th	Double Dragon (GB) Daryl Jacob · Anthony Honeyball	7/2	0.2
5th	The Flying Falco (GB) Tabitha Worsley · James Evans	20/1	35
6th	Square Du Roule (FR) David Noonan · Nigel Hawke	66/1	0.1
7th	Bathgate (GB) Lewis Stones · Tom Weston	9/1	1.25
8th	Caress Of Steel (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Donald McCain	16/1	37
9th	Little Storm (IRE) Finn Lambert · Ryan Potter	10/1	13
10th	Ivegotattitude (GB) James Davies · David Evans	33/1	24

Runners (10)

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
6	Topkapi Bay J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Andrew Balding	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Andrew Balding	154	—	2	-	111	98	67d	—	—	-14	13.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Promising second at Huntingdon two months ago; open to improvement and could be the answer
1	Dirty Den Bay J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	1	-	112	54	21d	—	—	-8	18	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Decisive winner at Huntingdon three weeks ago; should make a bold bid to defy a penalty
3	Double Dragon Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Daryl Jacob T:Anthony Honeyball	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
£12,000 3yo; stable has always had a good record in bumpers; shortlisted on debut
9	Little Storm Bay J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Ryan Potter	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Ryan Potter	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Newcomer with a jumps pedigree; stable yet to have a bumper winner from a dozen attempts
10	Simply Belle Bay J:Harry Bannister T:David Dennis	J:Harry Bannister T:David Dennis	147	—	43	-	105	94	32d	—	—	-1	4.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In the frame twice at Huntingdon; should be thereabouts again if staying this longer trip
2	Bathgate Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Tom Weston	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Tom Weston	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Closely related to French cross-country chase winner; yard 0-25 in bumpers last five years
7	Caress Of Steel Grey J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Possibilities on pedigree and stable has a 15% strike-rate in bumpers; has had wind op
8	Ivegotattitude Bay J:James Davies T:David Evans	J:James Davies T:David Evans	147	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Only bumper runner in the last five seasons for Flat yard; worth a market check
5	The Flying Falco Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:James Evans	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:James Evans	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Sublimity but yard 0-9 in this sphere of late
4	Square Du Roule Bay J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	J:David Noonan T:Nigel Hawke	154	—	8	-	84	51	53d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Didn't show enough on his debut to suggest he'll be making a serious impact today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Topkapi	5/2	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Dirty Den	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Double Dragon	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Little Storm	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1
Simply Belle	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Bathgate	16/1	16/1	14/1	11/1	16/1
Caress Of Steel	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Ivegotattitude	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
The Flying Falco	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Square Du Roule	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dirty Den

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Topkapi

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Double Dragon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Simply Belle

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Little Storm

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Bathgate

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Caress Of Steel

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ivegotattitude

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

The Flying Falco

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Square Du Roule

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Topkapi	—	111	98
Dirty Den	—	112	54
Double Dragon	—	—	—
Little Storm	—	—	—
Simply Belle	—	105	94
Bathgate	—	—	—
Caress Of Steel	—	—	—
Ivegotattitude	—	—	—
The Flying Falco	—	—	—
Square Du Roule	—	84	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dirty Den	21d ago	Fit
Simply Belle	32d ago	Fit
Square Du Roule	53d ago	Fresh
Topkapi	67d ago	Fresh
Double Dragon	—	—
Little Storm	—	—
Bathgate	—	—
Caress Of Steel	—	—
Ivegotattitude	—	—
The Flying Falco	—	—