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Betting Better With SkyBet Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2024-01-14

Distance 2m3f146y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €21,535

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5		Blood Destiny Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	152	t	1192-1	-	157	128	31d	—	—	-29	30	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Made all and jumped well when winning easily on chasing debut at Naas, favourable weight
1		Imagine Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	253-11	-	149	119	49d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Made a bright start over fences, not at all convincing in securing a Grade 2 win last time
3		Monbeg Park Bay J:J J Slevin T:Sean Thomas Doyle	J:J J Slevin T:Sean Thomas Doyle	156	—	221-44	-	149	106	18d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Fourth behind a top prospect over 2m1f at Leopardstown, longer trip should suit now
4		Spillane's Tower Bay J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	156	—	U2-441	137	148	84	33d	—	—	+16	23.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won a rated novice event here a month ago on his third chase start, more on his plate now
2		Silent Approach Bay J:Danny Mullins T:C O'Keeffe	J:Danny Mullins T:C O'Keeffe	157	—	23F311	-	140	111	35d	—	—	+16	19.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ordinary hurdler, transformed by the switch to chasing, a lot of merit in Cork Grade 2 win
6		Paidi's Passion Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:D M Christie	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:D M Christie	149	—	011158	117	137	81	16d	—	—	+26	26.9	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Progressive mare between August and October, faces a huge task in a race of this standard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Blood Destiny	2/5	2/5	2/5
Imagine	11/2	11/2	11/2
Monbeg Park	17/2	17/2	17/2
Spillane's Tower	9/1	9/1	9/1
Silent Approach	22/1	22/1	22/1
Paidi's Passion	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blood Destiny

30

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Paidi's Passion

26.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

150/1

3rd

Spillane's Tower

23.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

4

Silent Approach

19.7

OR: 0 Form: 18.7 Odds: 1

22/1

5

Imagine

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

6

Monbeg Park

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spillane's Tower	137	148	84
Paidi's Passion	117	137	81
Blood Destiny	—	157	128
Imagine	—	149	119
Monbeg Park	—	149	106
Silent Approach	—	140	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Paidi's Passion	16d ago	Fit
Monbeg Park	18d ago	Fit
Blood Destiny	31d ago	Fit
Spillane's Tower	33d ago	Fit
Silent Approach	35d ago	Fit
Imagine	49d ago	Fresh