Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Ascot

2:25

Date 2024-02-17

Distance 2m3f58y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £26,015

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
12	Irish Hill gr J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	147	b	0-4729	125	152	138	35d	—	—	+8	23.2	9/2 18%
Last year's winner; hit and miss since but better than result latest; must be considered
14	Bad gr J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	144	p	06-323	122	149	127	57d	—	—	+8	22	6/1 14%
0-5 in Britain but knocking at the door; first-time cheekpieces after wind op; interesting
2	Rare Edition b J:Harry Cobden T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Harry Cobden T:Charlie Longsdon	161	—	2P0-31	139	151	134	35d	—	—	+14	25.3	7/1 13%
Upwardly mobile type, 5-9 under rules; won at Kempton five weeks ago; this is stronger
9	Monviel gr J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	150	—	155-24	128	148	-	85d	—	—	+12	22.4	8/1 11%
Has beaten just one rival in two chases this term but had excuse on latest; not ruled out
4	Hyland gr J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	157	—	27-113	135	150	135	78d	—	—	+14	24.1	8/1 11%
Reliable and progressive; followed two ready wins with good third at Newbury; shortlisted
3	Jay Jay Reilly b J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	-23581	139	148	136	35d	—	—	+28	36.5	10/1 9%
Sprang 33-1 surprise in the Lanzarote; that's solid form and he's in the mix again
5	Santos Blue b J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Dan Skelton	155	t	3-2721	133	145	135	35d	—	—	+18	24.6	12/1 8%
Consistent; won at Wetherby despite rider losing his irons; each-way possibilities
8	Teddy Blue b J:Tom Cannon T:Gary Moore	J:Tom Cannon T:Gary Moore	153	tp	-2U996	131	146	132	35d	—	—	+15	22.9	11/1 8%
Bit more promise when sixth in the 2m5f Lanzarote; this trip could be ideal; chance
10	Issam b J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	148	t	21-312	126	145	116	22d	—	—	+14	20.7	12/1 8%
Likeable sort; fourth hurdles win came at Exeter; creeping up the weights
6	Soaring Glory b J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo O'Neill	154	p	-35255	132	150	118	52d	—	—	+20	25	18/1 5%
Well treated on smart 2021 form but on an 11-race losing sequence since
7	Rambo T b J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	154	—	-71361	132	149	136	49d	—	—	+31	36.4	22/1 4%
Three wins in 2023 concluded with convincing one at Newbury; in deeper here off 9lb higher
13	Mothill b J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Neil Mulholland	145	p	2-2118	123	150	128	35d	—	—	+19	22.8	22/1 4%
Only eighth in the Lanzarote last time; needs cheekpieces to spark a career-best effort
16	Arqoob b J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Lucy Wadham	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Lucy Wadham	142	—	3-3153	120	149	109	35d	—	—	+17	20.6	25/1 4%
Arrives in good form but is out of the handicap and unproven over this trip
15	In The Air b J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	J:Lee Edwards T:Adam West	143	p	2-12PP	121	146	93	59d	—	—	+19	22	40/1 2%
Pulled up twice over fences towards end of 2023; needs to be revitalised by stable switch
1	Le Milos b J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	168	—	1120-3	146	138	77	86d	—	—	+25	27.6	66/1 1%
Smart over fences but seemed rusty on return to hurdles in November and now drops in trip
11	Ostend b J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	148	—	P521-5	126	145	98	207d	—	—	+18	19.4	80/1 1%
Easy winner over 2m3f in Ireland; more needed for new yard but that's possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Irish Hill	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Bad	11/2	6/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Rare Edition	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Monviel	13/2	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Hyland	8/1	7/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Jay Jay Reilly	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Santos Blue	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Teddy Blue	9/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Issam	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Soaring Glory	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Rambo T	22/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Mothill	22/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Arqoob	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
In The Air	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Le Milos	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Ostend	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jay Jay Reilly

36.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 11.9 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Rambo T

36.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

3rd

Le Milos

27.6

OR: 24 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Rare Edition

25.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Soaring Glory

OR: 20.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Santos Blue

24.6

OR: 20.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Hyland

24.1

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Irish Hill

23.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Teddy Blue

22.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Mothill

22.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Monviel

22.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Bad

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

In The Air

OR: 17.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Issam

20.7

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Arqoob

20.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Ostend

19.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Le Milos Top Rated	146	138	77
Rare Edition	139	151	134
Jay Jay Reilly	139	148	136
Hyland	135	150	135
Santos Blue	133	145	135
Soaring Glory	132	150	118
Rambo T	132	149	136
Teddy Blue	131	146	132
Monviel	128	148	—
Issam	126	145	116
Ostend	126	145	98
Irish Hill	125	152	138
Mothill	123	150	128
Bad	122	149	127
In The Air	121	146	93
Arqoob	120	149	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Issam	22d ago	Fit
Irish Hill	35d ago	Fit
Rare Edition	35d ago	Fit
Jay Jay Reilly	35d ago	Fit
Santos Blue	35d ago	Fit
Teddy Blue	35d ago	Fit
Mothill	35d ago	Fit
Arqoob	35d ago	Fit
Rambo T	49d ago	Fresh
Soaring Glory	52d ago	Fresh
Bad	57d ago	Fresh
In The Air	59d ago	Fresh
Hyland	78d ago	Fresh
Monviel	85d ago	Fresh
Le Milos	86d ago	Fresh
Ostend	207d ago	Long break