Golwg Gwendraeth, This Way To Wonderful Handicap Hurdle

Ffos Las

14:30

Date 2024-02-01

Distance 2m7f191y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 6m 40.19s (slow by 1m 5.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bobo Mac (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Tom Symonds	13/2	Won
2nd	Tune In A Box (IRE) Cameron Iles · Tom Lacey	EvensF	0.1
3rd	Balkardy (FR) Miss Eleanor Williams · Evan Williams	4/1	9.5
4th	Fevertre (IRE) James Best · Nicky Martin	12/1	8
5th	Karakoram (GB) Joe Anderson · Grace Harris	16/1	2.25
6th	Slip Road (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Peter Bowen	15/2	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Monbari (FR) Tom Bellamy · Rebecca Curtis	16/1

Runners (8)

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
7	Tune In A Box Grey J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Tom Lacey	159	—	5-6911	101	115	99	7d	—	—	-17	27.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
2-2 since upped in trip and switched to handicaps; might still be improving; big player
2	Balkardy Chestnut J:Miss Eleanor Williams(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Miss Eleanor Williams(7) T:Evan Williams	169	—	3-2222	111	116	89	51d	—	—	+7	21.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Second four times in a row, the last three over C&D on slow ground; respected
1	Slip Road Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Peter Bowen	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Peter Bowen	170	p	21/772	112	106	81	47d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Took step back in right direction when second in December and still unexposed as a stayer
6	Bobo Mac Grey J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Tom Symonds	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Tom Symonds	159	p	45-223	101	116	99	41d	—	—	+6	15.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
A teenager now and no longer the force of old but placed on all three outings this season
3	Monbari Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Tom Bellamy T:Rebecca Curtis	163	—	2-498	105	106	93	20d	—	—	+13	19	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Made promising hurdle debut over 2m3f but two heavy defeats over 3m have followed
5	Fevertre Chestnut J:James Best T:Nicky Martin	J:James Best T:Nicky Martin	160	—	27/2-4	102	102	87	85d	—	—	+13	17.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Remote when fourth in November, after latest layoff, and now 0-8 over hurdles
8	Karakoram Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	143	tp	-87367	85	113	75	49d	—	—	+7	11.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Five-time hurdle winner; versatile ground-wise but not firing on all cylinders this season
NR	Lucky So And So Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Nicky Martin	J:Richie McLernon T:Nicky Martin	161	—	1-2PPU	103	-	-	20d	—	—	—	20.3	—	—
Dual point winner last spring but has struggled since returned to racing under rules

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tune In A Box	10/11	5/6	10/11	10/11	5/6
Balkardy	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Slip Road	13/2	7/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Bobo Mac	7/1	7/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Monbari	12/1	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Fevertre	16/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Karakoram	20/1	16/1	20/1	18/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tune In A Box

27.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

Balkardy

21.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Lucky So And So

20.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Monbari

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Slip Road

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Fevertre

17.9

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Bobo Mac

15.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Karakoram

11.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slip Road	112	106	81
Balkardy	111	116	89
Monbari	105	106	93
Lucky So And So	103	—	—
Fevertre	102	102	87
Tune In A Box	101	115	99
Bobo Mac	101	116	99
Karakoram	85	113	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tune In A Box	7d ago	Quick return
Monbari	20d ago	Fit
Lucky So And So	20d ago	Fit
Bobo Mac	41d ago	Fit
Slip Road	47d ago	Fresh
Karakoram	49d ago	Fresh
Balkardy	51d ago	Fresh
Fevertre	85d ago	Fresh