Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

1:50

Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase

Date 2024-02-04

Distance 1m7f182y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £10,562

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Beau Balko b J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	165	—	25-522	123	131	102	50d	—	—	-8	30.8	11/8 42%
Did well to finish second at Hereford last time, having made a bad jumping error
4	Dreams Of Home b J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	163	t	54-3P4	121	133	108	25d	—	—	+8	21.8	5/1 17%
Ran quite well over C&D on seasonal debut but two disappointing efforts have followed
5	Ganapathi b J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:R Mike Smith	163	tv	0-4733	121	129	113	37d	—	—	+9	21.1	7/1 13%
Has arrested his decline on last two outings but is patently not the force of old
7	Overcourt b J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	156	—	3/225P	114	133	107	37d	—	—	+12	20.6	9/1 10%
Second twice for new stable in the autumn but looked out of sorts on final two appearances
3	Cedar Hill br J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	164	—	21125F	122	131	119	34d	—	—	+18	26.5	9/1 10%
Needs to get back in the groove but current mark is workable and he has a good strike-rate
1	Bollingerandkrug b J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	167	t	2-1115	125	130	113	64d	—	—	+16	24.6	10/1 9%
Won four times at Kelso last year but is away from his happy hunting ground today
6	Mint Gold b J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	162	t	/54/1F	120	134	118	43d	—	—	+12	19.6	11/1 8%
C&D winner in November, after mammoth layoff, and didn't run badly on latest outing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Beau Balko	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4	5/4
Dreams Of Home	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ganapathi	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Overcourt	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1
Cedar Hill	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Bollingerandkrug	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Mint Gold	11/1	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Beau Balko

30.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Cedar Hill

26.5

OR: 18 Form: 6 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Bollingerandkrug

24.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Dreams Of Home

21.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Ganapathi

21.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Overcourt

20.6

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Mint Gold

19.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bollingerandkrug Top Rated	125	130	113
Beau Balko	123	131	102
Cedar Hill	122	131	119
Dreams Of Home	121	133	108
Ganapathi	121	129	113
Mint Gold	120	134	118
Overcourt	114	133	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dreams Of Home	25d ago	Fit
Cedar Hill	34d ago	Fit
Ganapathi	37d ago	Fit
Overcourt	37d ago	Fit
Mint Gold	43d ago	Fit
Beau Balko	50d ago	Fresh
Bollingerandkrug	64d ago	Fresh