Daily Racing Specials At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

15:28

Date 2024-01-04

Distance 3m1f119y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 6m 41.39s (slow by 37.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hill Of Tara (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	4/7F	Won
2nd	Mactavish (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	5/1	25
3rd	Santa Clarita (FR) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	33/1	2.25
4th	Steal My Sunshine (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	6/1	24
5th	M' Lady May (GB) Shane Quinlan · Katy Price	50/1	93

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Blackacre (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	10/1
P.U.	Coilrock (IRE) Max Kendrick · D J Jeffreys	150/1
P.U.	Dragoon Springs (IRE) Nick Slatter · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	22/1
Fell	Elfride (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Richard Phillips	25/1
P.U.	Inchiquin Spirit (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	28/1
P.U.	Newtonian (GB) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	25/1

Runners (14)

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
5	Hill Of Tara Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	5-1121	92	111	99	5d	—	—	-28	30.5	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Four runs on heavy ground, three wins; latest was 3m five days ago and he's unpenalised
1	Steal My Sunshine Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	p	0-1144	100	103	73	35d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not quite so good over 2m5f/2m7f last two outings but gave impression that he stayed
4	Mactavish Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	163	—	363113	95	101	80	21d	—	—	+19	30.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Heavy defeats in his only two starts on soft; in good form on better ground recently
9	Blackacre Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	150	—	3-5983	82	95	71	44d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
26l back when 3rd to Mactavish; this step up in trip might suit but major work to do
8	Inchiquin Spirit Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	153	t	P6-874	85	98	77	36d	—	—	+5	10.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Possible this handicap debut over a much longer trip will see her in a more positive light
12	Newtonian Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	146	—	6665P2	78	101	81	38d	—	—	+7	12.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
First placing over jumps came on latest run when 2nd of ten at Ludlow (3m, good to soft)
7	Dragoon Springs Brown J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	153	tp	48/4-5	85	101	91	243d	—	—	+6	9.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Absent 443 days before his two runs last spring and he needs to perform a fair bit better
6	Santa Clarita Grey J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	156	tv	35-743	88	107	-	23d	—	—	+7	10.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Back hurdling after three runs over fences; first-time visor instead of cheekpieces
13	Elfride Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Richard Phillips	144	t	65-1U4	76	101	93	45d	—	—	+4	7.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
The style of her Uttoxeter win (near 3m, good to soft) in May sparks plenty of interest
10	M' Lady May Chestnut J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	150	—	/31-18	82	-	49	14d	—	—	+6	8.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lightly raced 10yo whose only two wins came in points (3m, soft) last spring
14	Coilrock Bay J:Max Kendrick T:D J Jeffreys	J:Max Kendrick T:D J Jeffreys	142	h	098-P4	74	89	56	47d	—	—	+4	6.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
4lb out of the handicap and this much longer trip needs to make a big difference
NR	Faha Belle Bay J:TBC T:Fergal O'Brien	J: T:Fergal O'Brien	164	—	-52O84	96	102	61	19d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Needs improvement on this handicap debut but the big step up in trip holds possibilities
NR	A Dublin Job Chestnut J:TBC T:Harry Derham	J: T:Harry Derham	163	p	30-F73	95	99	49	28d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Placed in Irish 3m handicaps and creditable third at Market Rasen (soft) four weeks ago
NR	Fantomas Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	p	4-6642	81	101	-	93d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Southwell 2nd (3m, good) three months ago on latest run; sole run on soft was heavy defeat

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hill Of Tara	8/13	8/13	8/15
Steal My Sunshine	7/1	6/1	13/2
Mactavish	15/2	13/2	15/2
Blackacre	9/1	10/1	10/1
Inchiquin Spirit	14/1	18/1	20/1
Newtonian	16/1	16/1	20/1
Dragoon Springs	28/1	25/1	25/1
Santa Clarita	22/1	20/1	25/1
Elfride	22/1	28/1	25/1
M' Lady May	28/1	40/1	40/1
Coilrock	80/1	50/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hill Of Tara

30.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Mactavish

30.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 15.9 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Steal My Sunshine

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Faha Belle

OR: 11.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Blackacre

12.5

OR: 8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Newtonian

12.3

OR: 7 Form: 4 Odds: 1.4

20/1

A Dublin Job

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Santa Clarita

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Inchiquin Spirit

10.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Dragoon Springs

9.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

M' Lady May

8.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Fantomas

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Elfride

7.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Coilrock

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Steal My Sunshine	100	103	73
Faha Belle	96	102	61
Mactavish	95	101	80
A Dublin Job	95	99	49
Hill Of Tara	92	111	99
Santa Clarita	88	107	—
Inchiquin Spirit	85	98	77
Dragoon Springs	85	101	91
Blackacre	82	95	71
M' Lady May	82	—	49
Fantomas	81	101	—
Newtonian	78	101	81
Elfride	76	101	93
Coilrock	74	89	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hill Of Tara	5d ago	Quick return
M' Lady May	14d ago	Fit
Faha Belle	19d ago	Fit
Mactavish	21d ago	Fit
Santa Clarita	23d ago	Fit
A Dublin Job	28d ago	Fit
Steal My Sunshine	35d ago	Fit
Inchiquin Spirit	36d ago	Fit
Newtonian	38d ago	Fit
Blackacre	44d ago	Fit
Elfride	45d ago	Fit
Coilrock	47d ago	Fresh
Fantomas	93d ago	Long break
Dragoon Springs	243d ago	Long break