Merry Christmas Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Exeter

13:25

Date 2023-12-21

Distance 2m5f137y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,974

Winning Time 5m 52.10s (slow by 50.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shuil Ceoil (IRE) Mr Tommie M O'Brien · Neil Mulholland	13/2	Won
2nd	No Rematch (IRE) Miss Imogen Mathias · Evan Williams	11/2	0.1
3rd	Townhill (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Tom Lacey	6/1	4
4th	Sindabella (FR) Miss Ella Herbison · Nigel Hawke	11/4F	3.5
5th	Inchester d'Amsyl (FR) Mr A J O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill	12/1	9.5
6th	Ginderella (IRE) Miss Ellie Callwood · Mitchell Hunt	7/2	1.25
7th	Unblinking (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Robert Bevis	40/1	21
8th	M' Lady May (GB) Miss Carys Morris · Katy Price	33/1	8.5
9th	Mr Sociable (GB) Callum Pritchard · Chris Down	28/1	0.2
10th	Maroochi (GB) Miss Alice Procter · Keiran Burke	20/1	0.3
11th	Arthalot (IRE) Miss Heidi Stevens · Victor Dartnall	12/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Forrard Away (IRE) Mr Martin McIntyre · Ryan Chapman	50/1
P.U.	Midnight Glance (GB) Rian Corcoran · Alan King	25/1
P.U.	Nathan Walker (GB) Mr Joshua Newman · Keiran Burke	80/1
P.U.	Unspeakable (IRE) Mr Daniel Ellis · Christian Williams	28/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
18	Sindabella Bay J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Miss Ella Herbison(7) T:Nigel Hawke	148	p	477-P1	80	106	91	8d	—	—	-7	13.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Under a 7lb claimer she's effectively off the same mark as for last week's course win
17	Ginderella Bay J:Miss Ellie Callwood(7) T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Miss Ellie Callwood(7) T:Mitchell Hunt	148	—	83-542	80	103	78	9d	—	—	-5	12.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Attracted support when runner-up to a 50-1 winner at Wincanton (3m)
2	Shuil Ceoil Chestnut J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien T:Neil Mulholland	J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien T:Neil Mulholland	165	—	7F73-U	97	101	89	15d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Only 11-4 for his handicap debut at Bangor and yet departed early; interesting
5	Townhill Chestnut J:Mr Ben Sutton(3) T:Tom Lacey	J:Mr Ben Sutton(3) T:Tom Lacey	163	t	4507-4	95	106	95	229d	—	—	+1	15.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Drops in trip (a concern) but on a stiffer track and with softer ground; considered
3	No Rematch Bay J:Miss Imogen Mathias(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Miss Imogen Mathias(7) T:Evan Williams	164	—	3-7062	96	105	91	31d	—	—	+6	16.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dangerously handicapped and returned to form with a near miss at Plumpton
7	Inchester D'Amsyl Bay J:Mr A J O'Neill(3) T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Mr A J O'Neill(3) T:Jonjo O'Neill	158	t	82F9-8	90	106	83	155d	—	—	+5	11.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Made a bad mistake in latest handicap; only 5-1 that day and may yet do better
11	Arthalot Bay J:Miss Heidi Stevens(7) T:Victor Dartnall	J:Miss Heidi Stevens(7) T:Victor Dartnall	154	t	U75-0U	86	104	-	25d	—	—	+4	10.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden hurdler; 20-1 when unseating early in a C&D handicap last month
9	Maroochi Bay J:Miss Alice Procter(7) T:Keiran Burke	J:Miss Alice Procter(7) T:Keiran Burke	155	—	54P353	87	102	86	31d	—	—	+10	14.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Just 1-23 but not in bad form and 2m4f around Plumpton last time was on the sharp side
6	Midnight Glance Bay J:Mr Rian Corcoran(7) T:Alan King	J:Mr Rian Corcoran(7) T:Alan King	158	p	5-56PP	90	99	56	35d	—	—	+7	11	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Capable on his day but looks stuck in a rut right now in both disciplines
12	M' Lady May Chestnut J:Miss Carys Morris(7) T:Katy Price	J:Miss Carys Morris(7) T:Katy Price	153	—	4/31-1	85	-	-	—	—	—	+16	19.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Signs of ability on a previous spell with this yard; won two points earlier this year
4	Unblinking Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Robert Bevis	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Robert Bevis	163	t	14P-22	95	98	-	213d	—	—	+9	12	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No margin for error off this mark and dropping in trip could also find him out
8	Unspeakable Brown J:Mr Daniel Ellis(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr Daniel Ellis(7) T:Christian Williams	157	—	P1-96P	89	101	85	38d	—	—	+8	10.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not in the best form and his sole success earlier this year came on good ground
1	Forrard Away b/br J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Ryan Chapman	J:Mr Martin McIntyre(3) T:Ryan Chapman	168	—	80045-	100	100	74	269d	—	—	+11	13.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Capable in Ireland but has yet to show same level of form in three starts for current yard
10	Nathan Walker Bay J:Mr Joshua Newman T:Keiran Burke	J:Mr Joshua Newman T:Keiran Burke	154	—	9-3550	86	98	90	21d	—	—	+8	9.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
A maiden who didn't look the easiest of rides when tailed off on handicap debut at Taunton
14	Mr Sociable Bay J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Chris Down	J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Chris Down	151	—	7/97P-	83	100	71	313d	—	—	+7	8.6	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Well held in three handicaps (2m-2m5f) since returning from an absence
NR	I Look How I Look Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(5) T:Dan Skelton	152	—	54090	84	99	85	30d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Modest so far but entitled to show more now handicappoing for her leading yard
NR	Fantomas Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	p	4-6642	81	104	-	79d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Second off reduced mark last time but whether he wants the going this soft is questionable
NR	Lightning Attack Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tony Newcombe	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tony Newcombe	149	—	3/18-0	81	95	-	35d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
On a potentially good mark but modest efforts for current connections under both codes

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Sindabella	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Ginderella	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
Shuil Ceoil	5/1	11/2	5/1	9/2	5/1
Townhill	5/1	9/2	9/2	11/2	9/2
No Rematch	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Inchester D'Amsyl	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Arthalot	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Maroochi	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Midnight Glance	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
M' Lady May	25/1	25/1	28/1	20/1	25/1
Unblinking	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Unspeakable	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Forrard Away	33/1	33/1	40/1	28/1	33/1
Nathan Walker	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Mr Sociable	66/1	100/1	125/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

M' Lady May

19.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

28/1

2nd

No Rematch

16.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Shuil Ceoil

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Townhill

15.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Maroochi

14.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sindabella

13.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Forrard Away

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ginderella

12.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Unblinking

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Inchester D'Amsyl

11.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Midnight Glance

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Arthalot

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Unspeakable

10.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Nathan Walker

9.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Lightning Attack

9.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Mr Sociable

8.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

I Look How I Look

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fantomas

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forrard Away	100	100	74
Shuil Ceoil	97	101	89
No Rematch	96	105	91
Townhill	95	106	95
Unblinking	95	98	—
Inchester D'Amsyl	90	106	83
Midnight Glance	90	99	56
Unspeakable	89	101	85
Maroochi	87	102	86
Arthalot	86	104	—
Nathan Walker	86	98	90
M' Lady May	85	—	—
I Look How I Look	84	99	85
Mr Sociable	83	100	71
Fantomas	81	104	—
Lightning Attack	81	95	—
Sindabella	80	106	91
Ginderella	80	103	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sindabella	8d ago	Quick return
Ginderella	9d ago	Quick return
Shuil Ceoil	15d ago	Fit
Nathan Walker	21d ago	Fit
Arthalot	25d ago	Fit
I Look How I Look	30d ago	Fit
No Rematch	31d ago	Fit
Maroochi	31d ago	Fit
Midnight Glance	35d ago	Fit
Lightning Attack	35d ago	Fit
Unspeakable	38d ago	Fit
Fantomas	79d ago	Fresh
Inchester D'Amsyl	155d ago	Long break
Unblinking	213d ago	Long break
Townhill	229d ago	Long break
Forrard Away	269d ago	Long break
Mr Sociable	313d ago	Long break
M' Lady May	—	—