Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle – Haydock

Haydock

15:15

Betfred Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-23

Distance 3m58y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,562

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
2	Ballymagroarty Boy Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:Nigel Hawke	160	b	22-341	123	136	107	11d	—	—	-3	27.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Latest go (3m, heavy) was only his second win; consistent and should be seriously involved
5	Our Sam Bay J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	154	t	9-4111	117	132	119	70d	—	—	-1	24.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Progressive 7yo, bids to win four in a row; acts on soft but ran poorly sole race on heavy
7	Niceandeasy Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:N W Alexander	J:Sean Quinlan T:N W Alexander	143	tp	P4P-61	106	133	44	24d	—	—	+1	19.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Back up 3lb after Kelso 3m2f win but his form of previous seasons was significantly better
6	Bushypark Bay J:Joe Williamson(5) T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson(5) T:Philip Kirby	152	—	1P3-0P	115	131	-	27d	—	—	+9	18.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Comfortably more miss than hit nowadays but fair chance he will get his own way in front
4	Skandiburg Bay J:James Davies T:Charlotte Fuller	J:James Davies T:Charlotte Fuller	154	tp	5563-0	117	132	113	22d	—	—	+12	18.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well down the weights but he's not been threatening to break his losing sequence
1	Storm Nelson Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Olly Williams	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Olly Williams	168	—	/110-P	131	133	107	42d	—	—	+17	21.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
There's a major concern after last two outings, having been sold for £1,500 in between
NR	J'Ai Froid Bay J:John Kington T:L J Morgan	J:John Kington T:L J Morgan	159	p	5-5P81	122	131	91	33d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Bit of an upturn when neck winner in four-runner race at Leicester (1m7f, heavy); stays

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ballymagroarty Boy	15/8	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4
Our Sam	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40	9/4
Niceandeasy	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Bushypark	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Skandiburg	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Storm Nelson	22/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballymagroarty Boy

27.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Our Sam

24.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.6

9/4

3rd

Storm Nelson

21.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Niceandeasy

19.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Bushypark

18.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Skandiburg

18.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

J'Ai Froid

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Storm Nelson	131	133	107
Ballymagroarty Boy	123	136	107
J'Ai Froid	122	131	91
Our Sam	117	132	119
Skandiburg	117	132	113
Bushypark	115	131	—
Niceandeasy	106	133	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballymagroarty Boy	11d ago	Quick return
Skandiburg	22d ago	Fit
Niceandeasy	24d ago	Fit
Bushypark	27d ago	Fit
J'Ai Froid	33d ago	Fit
Storm Nelson	42d ago	Fit
Our Sam	70d ago	Fresh