Pertemps Novices' Handicap Chase – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

2:00

Pertemps Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-01-25

Distance 2m7f129y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Hard Frost b J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	160	tp	224-21	91	106	99	26d	—	—	-10	19.1	9/4 31%
Neck success at Taunton latest (2m7f) wasn't out of turn, and given a very fair 3lb rise
1	Rebel Intentions b J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Emma Lavelle	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Emma Lavelle	168	t	812136	99	-	-	34d	—	—	+12	27.3	9/2 18%
Resurgent summer and autumn over hurdles; pulled up on both chase starts a year ago
3	Safe Destination b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	-P1P1P	92	105	85	26d	—	—	+6	23	9/2 18%
Has won (twice at 3m) or pulled up over fences so far; risky despite a still workable mark
6	Furkash b J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	157	p	-U2435	88	105	85	26d	—	—	+4	16.4	7/1 13%
Rare blip behind Hard Frost latest; good second off 7lb higher in this race last year
2	Rajaran gr J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	163	—	7P-5P	94	-	-	44d	—	—	+6	13.1	11/1 8%
Some promise over hurdles when avoiding slow ground; uncertain he'll want 3m over fences
10	Voice Of Hope br J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	142	b	-P5844	73	103	56	13d	—	—	+1	7.7	12/1 8%
Sticks to the C&D of his nearest miss over fences, beaten just over 1l last March (soft)
7	Barrakhov b J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	155	t	/25-P4	86	100	84	21d	—	—	+4	11.1	12/1 8%
Well handicapped and stays this far, but jumped left around right-handed Hereford latest
9	Galway Mahler ch J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Karen Jewell	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Karen Jewell	148	tp	P-PP3P	79	102	53	19d	—	—	+4	8.5	18/1 5%
Revival in cheekpieces two runs ago; have to hope that heavy ground was at fault since
8	Moon Eagle b J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	J:David Noonan T:Tom Gretton	152	tp	023-PP	83	103	-	43d	—	—	+6	9	66/1 1%
Well held when placing in mares' handicaps at the start of last year; poor recent efforts
NR	Malinas Island ch J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil Mulholland	J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil Mulholland	160	t	2124/4	91	98	-	70d	—	—	—	10.3	—
Fair chasing debut fourth on November's return; dropped to his last winning hurdles mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hard Frost	9/4	2/1	9/4	7/4	2/1
Rebel Intentions	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Safe Destination	9/2	9/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Furkash	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1	6/1
Rajaran	9/1	9/1	11/1	9/1	10/1
Voice Of Hope	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	10/1
Barrakhov	12/1	12/1	9/1	10/1	11/1
Galway Mahler	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Moon Eagle	40/1	40/1	66/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rebel Intentions

27.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Safe Destination

OR: 10.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Hard Frost

19.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Furkash

16.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.3 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Rajaran

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Barrakhov

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Malinas Island

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Moon Eagle

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Galway Mahler

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Voice Of Hope

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rebel Intentions Top Rated	99	—	—
Rajaran	94	—	—
Safe Destination	92	105	85
Hard Frost	91	106	99
Malinas Island	91	98	—
Furkash	88	105	85
Barrakhov	86	100	84
Moon Eagle	83	103	—
Galway Mahler	79	102	53
Voice Of Hope	73	103	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Voice Of Hope	13d ago	Quick return
Galway Mahler	19d ago	Fit
Barrakhov	21d ago	Fit
Hard Frost	26d ago	Fit
Safe Destination	26d ago	Fit
Furkash	26d ago	Fit
Rebel Intentions	34d ago	Fit
Moon Eagle	43d ago	Fit
Rajaran	44d ago	Fit
Malinas Island	70d ago	Fresh