William Hill Double Your Odds Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares' Hurdle Qualifier)

Aintree

11:55

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 32.01s (slow by 47.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cherie d'Am (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	6/4F	Won
2nd	Golden Glance (GB) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	18/1	3
3rd	Could Be Trouble (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	17/2	19
4th	Realisation (FR) Lilly Pinchin · Charlie Longsdon	100/30	1.5
5th	Royale Dance (FR) Jonathan Burke · Noel Williams	11/1	1.5
6th	Ah Whisht (IRE) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	14/1	18
7th	Poetic Music (GB) Daire Davis · Fergal O'Brien	6/1	6.5
8th	Lone Star (GB) Robert Dunne · Philip Kirby	25/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hamartia (IRE) Sean Bowen · Neil Mulholland	40/1

Runners (9)

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
3	Cherie D'Am Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	166	—	11-12	115	118	84	34d	—	—	-7	26.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Promising start to her career and leading claims now handicapping for top yard
9	Realisation Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	154	t	/1-431	103	128	102	9d	—	—	+6	26.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Escapes a penalty for recent 5l Southwell handicap debut success, so she has strong claims
1	Poetic Music Chestnut J:Daire Davis(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Daire Davis(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	168	—	2101-6	117	125	109	61d	—	—	+8	20.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3-6 in maiden/novice hurdles; didn't take to chasing on return; player back hurdling
8	Could Be Trouble Bay J:Charlie Maggs(10) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(10) T:Donald McCain	159	tp	55-532	108	128	110	32d	—	—	+10	16.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Creditable second over 3m1f at Catterick latest but bumps into unexposed sorts here
7	Royale Dance Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Noel Williams	J:Jonathan Burke T:Noel Williams	161	—	/1220-	110	115	98	276d	—	—	+20	25.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ended last season with a tame run in competitive handicap at Newbury; has left Dan Skelton
5	Golden Glance Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	161	t	4217-7	110	111	92	61d	—	—	+12	16.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2m3f maiden winner in April; might have needed the run on return; tongue-tie goes on
2	Ah Whisht Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	168	—	112-	117	118	71	288d	—	—	+31	34.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Promising in novice hurdles last term; brings unexposed potential to handicap debut
4	Lone Star Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Philip Kirby	J:Robert Dunne T:Philip Kirby	164	t	16-663	113	115	109	26d	—	—	+14	16.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Most progressive last season but the handicapper has been in charge more recently
6	Hamartia Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	161	—	62-3F5	110	115	68	30d	—	—	+14	15.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Placed in maiden hurdles in Ireland; may not have stayed 2m7f on yard debut; first h'cap

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Cherie D'Am	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Realisation	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Poetic Music	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Could Be Trouble	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Royale Dance	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Golden Glance	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Ah Whisht	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Lone Star	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Hamartia	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ah Whisht

34.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 17 Odds: 1.1

18/1

2nd

Cherie D'Am

26.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

11/8

3rd

Realisation

26.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Royale Dance

25.4

OR: 15 Form: 9 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Poetic Music

20.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Lone Star

16.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Could Be Trouble

16.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Golden Glance

16.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Hamartia

15.5

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Poetic Music	117	125	109
Ah Whisht	117	118	71
Cherie D'Am	115	118	84
Lone Star	113	115	109
Royale Dance	110	115	98
Golden Glance	110	111	92
Hamartia	110	115	68
Could Be Trouble	108	128	110
Realisation	103	128	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Realisation	9d ago	Quick return
Lone Star	26d ago	Fit
Hamartia	30d ago	Fit
Could Be Trouble	32d ago	Fit
Cherie D'Am	34d ago	Fit
Poetic Music	61d ago	Fresh
Golden Glance	61d ago	Fresh
Royale Dance	276d ago	Long break
Ah Whisht	288d ago	Long break