William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Wetherby

13:35

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 3m45y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £33,488

Winning Time 6m 48.10s (slow by 44.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fontaine Collonges (FR) Shane Quinlan · Venetia Williams	100/30	Won
2nd	Empire Steel (IRE) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	7/2	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Does He Know (GB) David Bass · Kim Bailey	15/2
P.U.	Houston Texas (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	6/1
P.U.	Into Overdrive (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	11/2
P.U.	Karl Philippe (FR) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	11/4F

Runners (6)

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
5	Fontaine Collonges Bay J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Venetia Williams	146	—	140P-U	133	162	114	17d	—	—	+9	25.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Unseated rider early on seasonal debut; remains only 1lb above last winning mark
4	Karl Philippe Chestnut J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	149	—	2778-3	136	162	147	25d	—	—	+11	29.9	0.80/1	16/5 24%
Has performed well (won/second) in two starts at Wetherby; on a workable mark
3	Empire Steel Grey J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	156	—	7018-3	143	164	136	59d	—	—	+15	30.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Held every chance when falling four out in this contest in 2021; interesting back here
2	Into Overdrive Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	158	t	/121P-	145	162	129	287d	—	—	+24	39.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Form dipped when last seen but progressive otherwise; successful in this race last year
6	Houston Texas Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	142	—	5471-1	129	154	137	51d	—	—	+21	33.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
5-10 over rules fences; faces harder task from 3lb out of weights but arrives in top form
1	Does He Know Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	168	—	0/F13-	155	159	137	318d	—	—	+19	28.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
4-8 over rules fences; has a good record when fresh; likely player on reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Fontaine Collonges	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Karl Philippe	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5
Empire Steel	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Into Overdrive	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Houston Texas	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Does He Know	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1

Predictor

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

1st

Into Overdrive

39.2

OR: 23.8 Form: 11 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Houston Texas

33.1

OR: 19.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Empire Steel

30.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Karl Philippe

29.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.4

16/5

Does He Know

28.9

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Fontaine Collonges

25.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Does He Know	155	159	137
Into Overdrive	145	162	129
Empire Steel	143	164	136
Karl Philippe	136	162	147
Fontaine Collonges	133	162	114
Houston Texas	129	154	137

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fontaine Collonges	17d ago	Fit
Karl Philippe	25d ago	Fit
Houston Texas	51d ago	Fresh
Empire Steel	59d ago	Fresh
Into Overdrive	287d ago	Long break
Does He Know	318d ago	Long break