Virgin Bet Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Haydock

14:40

Date 2024-02-17

Distance 3m58y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £34,170

Winning Time 6m 36.70s (slow by 39.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Botox Has (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	5/2	Won
2nd	Butch (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	6/4F	9
3rd	Martha Brae (GB) Fergus Gillard · Dan Skelton	18/1	4.75
4th	Red Risk (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	11/2	10
5th	Sounds Russian (IRE) Brian Hughes · Ruth Jefferson	5/1	.5
6th	Wakool (FR) Conor O'Farrell · N W Alexander	22/1	49

Runners (6)

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	Butch Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	12-111	141	155	124	47d	—	—	+3	31.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won Cheltenham handicap on New Year's Day & entitled to plenty of respect now up in grade
1	Botox Has Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	162	p	74-166	152	158	140	21d	—	—	+9	32.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Grade 2 winner at Wetherby in November; merely sixth the next twice but this is easier
4	Red Risk Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	20-628	147	158	125	56d	—	—	+14	28.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Grade 2 second to Botox Has at Wetherby; difficult assignment next time; he's a possible
5	Sounds Russian Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Brian Hughes T:Ruth Jefferson	156	—	1422B-	150	-	-	337d	—	—	+25	36.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Grade 2 chase runner-up last January; major player if reproducing that form after absence
2	Wakool Grey J:Conor O'Farrell T:N W Alexander	J:Conor O'Farrell T:N W Alexander	162	v	0-6F20	137	152	112	13d	—	—	+19	22.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won this last year but probably needs a bigger performance today, & inconsistent this term
6	Martha Brae Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	149	—	2-6314	128	147	127	35d	—	—	+21	23.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Improved form this season; receives 7lb from the males but needs a career-best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Butch	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Botox Has	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Red Risk	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sounds Russian	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Wakool	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Martha Brae	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sounds Russian

36.1

OR: 25 Form: 8 Odds: 3.1

6/1

2nd

Botox Has

32.8

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Butch

31.6

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

7/4

Red Risk

28.3

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Martha Brae

23.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Wakool

22.6

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Botox Has	152	158	140
Sounds Russian	150	—	—
Red Risk	147	158	125
Butch	141	155	124
Wakool	137	152	112
Martha Brae	128	147	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wakool	13d ago	Quick return
Botox Has	21d ago	Fit
Martha Brae	35d ago	Fit
Butch	47d ago	Fresh
Red Risk	56d ago	Fresh
Sounds Russian	337d ago	Long break