Winter Million Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Lingfield

16:10

Date 2024-01-21

Distance 2m3f110y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Winning Time 4m 53.71s (slow by 8.71s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Inthewaterside (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	4/1F	Won
2nd	He's A Latchico (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	5/1	2.25
3rd	Canty Bay (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	12/1	8
4th	Pretending (IRE) Bryony Frost · Lucy Wadham	11/1	.5
5th	Kintail (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	13/2	9.5
6th	Tellmesomethingood (IRE) Robert Dunne · Jim Boyle	16/1	15
7th	Elogio (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	8/1	3.75
8th	Heltenham (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	8/1	6.5
9th	Tea And Chats (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	28/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Bucksy Des Epeires (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	16/1
U.R.	The Doyen Chief (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	5/1

Runners (12)

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	Inthewaterside Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	163	—	11-14	120	124	92	58d	—	—	+6	22.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Useful bumper/novice form and yet by no means the finished article; handicap debut
3	The Doyen Chief Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	166	—	F11-21	123	125	70	45d	—	—	+10	21.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Beat a previous winner last time and brings plenty of potential into handicaps
7	Kintail Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	2-114	116	126	110	37d	—	—	+11	23.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Warwick winner over this far and 2m too sharp in a classier race next time' h'cap newcomer
11	He's A Latchico Bay J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	147	—	-81162	104	126	102	44d	—	—	+17	30.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well on heavy ground at Sandown as wouldn't want it that testing; considered
6	Elogio Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	160	tv	2-2651	117	124	117	26d	—	—	+14	22.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won well at Wetherby but has more on his plate on these terms; visor on for cheekpieces
1	Heltenham Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	169	t	11F-13	126	121	107	43d	—	—	+13	21.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Heavy ground took a toll chasing latest; should have a solid chance off lower hurdle mark
8	Canty Bay Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	158	—	/86-1F	115	121	80	33d	—	—	+11	18.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Winning novice who was running well when falling last time; dangerously unexposed
12	Tellmesomethingood Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Jim Boyle	J:Robert Dunne T:Jim Boyle	146	—	453-32	103	122	88	34d	—	—	+8	15.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Near miss at Plumpton; open to improvement off 5lb higher and bred for this longer trip
10	Pretending Grey J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	149	—	282-F1	106	128	112	43d	—	—	+8	16.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Good value for her winning margin at Sandown;
2	Bucksy Des Epeires Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	167	—	F2-124	124	123	107	26d	—	—	+14	20.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Bit below his best at Aintree last time but still early days and trip/ground is fine
9	Tea And Chats Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	151	—	4725-3	108	126	97	26d	—	—	+14	18.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Lightly raced and returning to further looks a big positive now into his first handicap
NR	Rich Spirit Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Sue Smith	J:NON-RUNNER T:Sue Smith	163	—	5-3351	120	119	-	33d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Improving northern challenger who won as he liked at Catterick; handicap debutant

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Inthewaterside	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Doyen Chief	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kintail	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
He's A Latchico	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Elogio	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Heltenham	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1
Canty Bay	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Tellmesomethingood	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Pretending	10/1	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Bucksy Des Epeires	11/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Tea And Chats	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

He's A Latchico

30.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 13 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Kintail

23.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Elogio

22.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Inthewaterside

22.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.9

9/2

The Doyen Chief

21.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Heltenham

21.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Bucksy Des Epeires

20.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Tea And Chats

18.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Canty Bay

18.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Rich Spirit

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Pretending

16.2

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Tellmesomethingood

15.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heltenham	126	121	107
Bucksy Des Epeires	124	123	107
The Doyen Chief	123	125	70
Inthewaterside	120	124	92
Rich Spirit	120	119	—
Elogio	117	124	117
Kintail	116	126	110
Canty Bay	115	121	80
Tea And Chats	108	126	97
Pretending	106	128	112
He's A Latchico	104	126	102
Tellmesomethingood	103	122	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Elogio	26d ago	Fit
Bucksy Des Epeires	26d ago	Fit
Tea And Chats	26d ago	Fit
Canty Bay	33d ago	Fit
Rich Spirit	33d ago	Fit
Tellmesomethingood	34d ago	Fit
Kintail	37d ago	Fit
Heltenham	43d ago	Fit
Pretending	43d ago	Fit
He's A Latchico	44d ago	Fit
The Doyen Chief	45d ago	Fit
Inthewaterside	58d ago	Fresh