William Hill Stories Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Aintree

15:25

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £4,085

Winning Time 4m 45.24s (slow by 52.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Union Avenue (IRE) Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt	6/1	Won
2nd	Farland (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	15/8F	.75
3rd	Gamesters Guy (GB) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	16/1	7
4th	Jaccours (FR) Harry Skelton · Olly Murphy	100/30	7.5
5th	Boundary Jack (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	40/1	14
6th	Monty Bodkin (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	3/1	2
7th	Disco Annie (IRE) Brian Hughes · Rebecca Menzies	14/1	40

Runners (8)

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
4	Farland Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	156	h	4-	-	128	61	245d	—	—	-23	10.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Promising when fourth in valuable Punchestown bumper on debut; hard to beat for new yard
6	Monty Bodkin Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	156	—	2	-	118	60	52d	—	—	-13	12.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Second on Ascot debut last month and the winner was third in Listed race there on Friday
2	Union Avenue Bay J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	163	—	32-1	-	110	15	45d	—	—	0	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in Irish points before battling well to win a Kelso bumper; penalty demands more
5	Jaccours Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Newcomer from a stable with a strong record in bumpers; betting informative
1	Gamesters Guy Chestnut J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	163	—	1	-	100	77	38d	—	—	+5	11.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Dug deep to score on Uttoxeter debut but useful effort needed to defy penalty
8	Disco Annie Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	149	—	F/2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	5.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in Irish point in November 2022 but taken a while for new yard to get her to track
3	Boundary Jack Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	156	—	77-	-	103	88	244d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Only seventh in two bumpers in April; has had wind op; significant improvement needed
NR	The New Lion Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has some useful/smart siblings and from top yard so there's plenty to like on paper

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Farland	7/4	7/4	6/4	13/8	11/8
Monty Bodkin	11/4	11/4	3/1	85/40	5/2
Union Avenue	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Jaccours	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Gamesters Guy	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Disco Annie	12/1	12/1	10/1	14/1	12/1
Boundary Jack	22/1	16/1	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Union Avenue

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Monty Bodkin

12.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.6

3/1

3rd

Gamesters Guy

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Farland

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

Disco Annie

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Jaccours

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Boundary Jack

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

The New Lion

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Farland	—	128	61
Monty Bodkin	—	118	60
Union Avenue	—	110	15
Jaccours	—	—	—
Gamesters Guy	—	100	77
Disco Annie	—	—	—
Boundary Jack	—	103	88
The New Lion	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gamesters Guy	38d ago	Fit
Union Avenue	45d ago	Fit
Monty Bodkin	52d ago	Fresh
Boundary Jack	244d ago	Long break
Farland	245d ago	Long break
Jaccours	—	—
Disco Annie	—	—
The New Lion	—	—