Steel Beams Steelbeams.Online Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle

Wincanton

14:38

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 3m 53.72s (slow by 27.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Black Hawk Eagle (IRE) Richard Patrick · Kerry Lee	5/1	Won
2nd	Georgi Girl (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	13/2	.75
3rd	John Betjeman (GB) Bradley Harris · Mark Gillard	13/2	3.25
4th	King's Castle (IRE) Bryan Carver · Jeremy Scott	8/1	6
5th	Man Of The Sea (IRE) Joe Anderson · Neil Mulholland	8/1	13
6th	Universal Secret (IRE) Alice Stevens · Helen Nelmes	6/1	5
7th	Sarsen (USA) Sean Houlihan · Anthony Honeyball	20/1	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Glance At Me (GB) James Martin · Andrew J Martin	6/1
P.U.	Theweddingcanwait (IRE) Elizabeth Gale · Syd Hosie	40/1
P.U.	Ticking Tom Bomb (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	9/2F

Runners (11)

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	Georgi Girl Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	165	—	132-34	107	111	101	35d	—	—	+2	19.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good third on seasonal/handicap debut at Hereford; subsequent Fakenham run was excusable
4	Ticking Tom Bomb Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	165	—	P/6/34	107	109	74	37d	—	—	+4	18.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Began rules career with two promising runs in the autumn; makes handicap debut today
2	Black Hawk Eagle Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	169	—	150-9	111	108	82	31d	—	—	+6	18.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ex-Irish 5yo; shaped with significant promise on last month's stable debut; shortlisted
6	Universal Secret Chestnut J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Helen Nelmes	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Helen Nelmes	157	—	117-P5	99	119	66	30d	—	—	+3	15.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual C&D winner in February/March but has gone off the boil again
10	Glance At Me Bay J:James Martin(7) T:Andrew J Martin	J:James Martin(7) T:Andrew J Martin	145	—	8122-1	87	112	101	226d	—	—	+12	22.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Signed off with Plumpton win in May but resumes in a competitive race
1	John Betjeman Bay J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Mark Gillard	J:Bradley Harris(5) T:Mark Gillard	170	b	-22524	112	113	95	14d	—	—	+13	24.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second in this race a year ago and returns here in pretty good nick; probably in the mix
7	King's Castle Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	156	t	784-U2	98	109	91	12d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
0-5 over hurdles but returned from break with good second at Taunton this month; respected
5	Man Of The Sea Chestnut J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	161	tp	5-9222	103	113	101	27d	—	—	+6	16.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Good second at Hereford last month but more exposed than some of these
8	Sarsen Grey Roan J:Sean Houlihan T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sean Houlihan T:Anthony Honeyball	155	t	/239-0	97	108	59	81d	—	—	+5	14.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Soundly beaten in first two handicaps but not written off just yet
11	Theweddingcanwait Bay J:Elizabeth Gale(7) T:Syd Hosie	J:Elizabeth Gale(7) T:Syd Hosie	142	t	623P90	84	100	43	14d	—	—	+7	10.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed no significant promise in three maiden/novice hurdles; 6lb wrong for handicap debut
NR	Ventara Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Joe Tizzard	J:Jack Tudor T:Joe Tizzard	148	—	F54-24	90	119	86	33d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Began handicap career with two good runs in the autumn (2m/2m4f); likely contender again

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Georgi Girl	9/2	4/1	4/1
Ticking Tom Bomb	11/2	5/1	5/1
Black Hawk Eagle	13/2	11/2	11/2
Universal Secret	13/2	13/2	13/2
Glance At Me	7/1	15/2	15/2
John Betjeman	7/1	15/2	15/2
King's Castle	10/1	9/1	9/1
Man Of The Sea	15/2	17/2	8/1
Sarsen	10/1	10/1	10/1
Theweddingcanwait	28/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

John Betjeman

24.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 6 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Glance At Me

22.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Georgi Girl

19.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Black Hawk Eagle

18.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ticking Tom Bomb

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Man Of The Sea

16.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Universal Secret

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

King's Castle

14.5

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Sarsen

14.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Theweddingcanwait

10.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ventara

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
John Betjeman	112	113	95
Black Hawk Eagle	111	108	82
Georgi Girl	107	111	101
Ticking Tom Bomb	107	109	74
Man Of The Sea	103	113	101
Universal Secret	99	119	66
King's Castle	98	109	91
Sarsen	97	108	59
Ventara	90	119	86
Glance At Me	87	112	101
Theweddingcanwait	84	100	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King's Castle	12d ago	Quick return
John Betjeman	14d ago	Fit
Theweddingcanwait	14d ago	Fit
Man Of The Sea	27d ago	Fit
Universal Secret	30d ago	Fit
Black Hawk Eagle	31d ago	Fit
Ventara	33d ago	Fit
Georgi Girl	35d ago	Fit
Ticking Tom Bomb	37d ago	Fit
Sarsen	81d ago	Fresh
Glance At Me	226d ago	Long break