Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase

Leicester

15:55

Date 2024-01-31

Distance 2m4f25y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,631

Winning Time 5m 28.80s (slow by 30.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Grandads Cottage (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Olly Murphy	7/2	Won
2nd	Will Sting (IRE) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	8/1	5
3rd	Sheldon (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	4/1	4.5
4th	Nocte Volatus (GB) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	2/1F	4.25
5th	Jet Plane (IRE) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	25/1	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Oxygen (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	100/30

Runners (7)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Nocte Volatus Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	164	t	42-233	125	137	109	39d	—	—	0	27.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Winless since early 2022 but arrives in good nick; must enter calculations off 2lb lower
6	Oxygen Grey J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	156	—	65-114	117	134	116	24d	—	—	+2	22.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won at Lingfield/Plumpton but beat only one at Plumpton since; remains of interest though
1	Grandads Cottage Chestnut J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Olly Murphy	J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Olly Murphy	168	t	121-03	129	137	72	36d	—	—	+9	24.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good third at Aintree 36 days ago; very much one to consider eased 1lb and tongue-strap on
5	Sheldon Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	159	—	3-F6P1	120	135	121	36d	—	—	+9	24	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fenced better than usual when winning at Wincanton; not taken lightly if jumping holds up
7	Will Sting Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	146	—	P1P-54	107	132	113	54d	—	—	+3	18.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Failed to build on Lingfield fifth with Sandown fourth; since had wind op so not ruled out
2	Jet Plane Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	165	t	-114P7	126	136	106	42d	—	—	+20	23.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
His form has nosedived since kickstarting this term with wins at Ludlow and Newton Abbot
NR	Another Crick Bay J:TBC T:Noel Williams	J: T:Noel Williams	162	p	P22-10	123	134	99	81d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Returned from six months off with poor Wincanton tenth; lots more is needed after a break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Nocte Volatus	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Oxygen	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Grandads Cottage	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Sheldon	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Will Sting	6/1	5/1	11/2	6/1	5/1
Jet Plane	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Nocte Volatus

27.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Grandads Cottage

24.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Sheldon

OR: 17.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Jet Plane

23.9

OR: 19 Form: 4 Odds: 1

25/1

Oxygen

22.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Will Sting

18.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Another Crick

18.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grandads Cottage	129	137	72
Jet Plane	126	136	106
Nocte Volatus	125	137	109
Another Crick	123	134	99
Sheldon	120	135	121
Oxygen	117	134	116
Will Sting	107	132	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oxygen	24d ago	Fit
Grandads Cottage	36d ago	Fit
Sheldon	36d ago	Fit
Nocte Volatus	39d ago	Fit
Jet Plane	42d ago	Fit
Will Sting	54d ago	Fresh
Another Crick	81d ago	Fresh