quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle – Newcastle

Newcastle

3:25

quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-01-06

Distance 2m4f62y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Yealand b J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	159	—	2-54	96	103	92	22d	—	—	-5	23.9	15/8 35%
Displayed promise in all three qualifying runs; can improve in handicaps
1	Tommy Johnson b J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	168	—	2P5	105	102	63	18d	—	—	+2	20.6	4/1 20%
Runner-up on debut; two lesser efforts have followed but he remains open to improvement
10	Glory Hights b J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	142	—	865-5	79	104	63	56d	—	—	-3	11.3	11/2 15%
Tailed off at triple-digit odds in three novice hurdles last year; handicap debut today
8	Robert D'Ores gr J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	143	t	798-2U	80	99	-	228d	—	—	-2	11.1	13/2 13%
Made promising start to chasing career last May; back hurdling after a break
6	Donso Star ch J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	155	—	U35-69	92	108	90	19d	—	—	+4	12.9	11/1 8%
Safely held in first two handicaps; upped in trip today; improvement required
5	Scalloway Bay br J:Henry Brooke T:N W Alexander	J:Henry Brooke T:N W Alexander	156	t	98/U0	93	99	67	26d	—	—	+7	12.4	14/1 7%
Showed no promise in novice/maiden hurdles; improvement possible in handicaps
2	Not Staying Long b/br J:Brian Hughes T:R Mike Smith	J:Brian Hughes T:R Mike Smith	166	—	6581-P	103	103	83	21d	—	—	+9	14.9	18/1 5%
Won three-runner novice last season but struggled on stable/handicap debut
3	Wild Polly ch J:Ciaran O'Shea(7) T:Rose Dobbin	J:Ciaran O'Shea(7) T:Rose Dobbin	166	—	/64PB-	103	104	56	253d	—	—	+10	14.3	20/1 5%
Given a chance by the handicapper but not an easy mare to weigh up at present
9	Mister Smarty ch J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Tina Jackson	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Tina Jackson	142	—	870-60	79	99	39	43d	—	—	+5	8	40/1 2%
Showed promise in one qualifying run but makes only limited appeal in first handicap
NR	Amber Gold b J:TBC T:Mark Walford	J: T:Mark Walford	147	—	357/9-	84	-	-	435d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Absent since 33l defeat in Wetherby handicap in October 2022; market may guide

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Yealand	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4
Tommy Johnson	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Glory Hights	11/2	11/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Robert D'Ores	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1
Donso Star	11/1	11/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Scalloway Bay	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Not Staying Long	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Wild Polly	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Mister Smarty	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Yealand

23.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Tommy Johnson

20.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.4

4/1

3rd

Not Staying Long

14.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Wild Polly

14.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Donso Star

12.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Scalloway Bay

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Glory Hights

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Robert D'Ores

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Amber Gold

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Mister Smarty

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tommy Johnson Top Rated	105	102	63
Not Staying Long	103	103	83
Wild Polly	103	104	56
Yealand	96	103	92
Scalloway Bay	93	99	67
Donso Star	92	108	90
Amber Gold	84	—	—
Robert D'Ores	80	99	—
Glory Hights	79	104	63
Mister Smarty	79	99	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tommy Johnson	18d ago	Fit
Donso Star	19d ago	Fit
Not Staying Long	21d ago	Fit
Yealand	22d ago	Fit
Scalloway Bay	26d ago	Fit
Mister Smarty	43d ago	Fit
Glory Hights	56d ago	Fresh
Robert D'Ores	228d ago	Long break
Wild Polly	253d ago	Long break
Amber Gold	435d ago	Long break