Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

15:40

Date 2024-02-20

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,367

Winning Time 4m 17.50s (slow by 30.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Into The Park (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	6/5F	Won
2nd	Inca De Lafayette (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/4	3
3rd	Celtic Art (FR) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	22/1	1
4th	Vicki Vale (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	7/2	8.5
5th	Lallygag (GER) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	11/1	3.25
6th	Current Mood (GB) Isabel Williams · Evan Williams	40/1	7
7th	Wild Max (GER) Angus Cheleda · Paul Nicholls	25/1	12
8th	Wolf Prince (IRE) Connor Brace · Fergal O'Brien	50/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Now Or Never (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	100/1

Runners (9)

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
6	Into The Park Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	—	F-7U31	120	131	82	28d	—	—	-9	30	0.34/1	11/8 42%
It wasn't a strong Newbury maiden that he won but did so easily; was Cheltenham entered
5	Vicki Vale Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	t	21-233	122	130	104	43d	—	—	+4	23.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Dual winner; placed in all her handicaps and coming back to 2m looks the right move
7	Inca De Lafayette Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	t	P4-1P1	120	135	105	43d	—	—	+2	24.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Not sure what happened two runs back but he's won his other two races this season
2	Lallygag Bay J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	—	33-86P	132	132	78	60d	—	—	+16	22.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not looked happy over fences the last twice; returns to hurdling on a realistic mark
1	Wild Max Bay J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	/1211-	132	-	-	599d	—	—	+39	44.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Prolific winner who has had a long time out; makes sense to heed market signals
8	Celtic Art Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	154	p	P-P164	118	133	106	70d	—	—	+14	18.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Quite well handicapped but didn't look at home on the heavy ground at Wincanton last time
9	Current Mood Chestnut J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	154	—	/354-P	118	-	-	21d	—	—	+15	17.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Needed to shape better on her return to be strongly considered for this
3	Wolf Prince Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien	165	—	0232-0	129	-	58	24d	—	—	+18	20.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Quiet run after a layoff and this a tough race in which to turn things around
4	Now Or Never Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	159	—	1234-P	123	-	-	52d	—	—	+17	18.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
A winner in France but was weak in the betting on British debut and pulled up

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Into The Park	11/8	11/8	6/5	11/8	6/5
Vicki Vale	3/1	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
Inca De Lafayette	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Lallygag	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Wild Max	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Celtic Art	20/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
Current Mood	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Wolf Prince	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Now Or Never	50/1	66/1	80/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wild Max

44.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 22.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

2nd

Into The Park

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

11/8

3rd

Inca De Lafayette

24.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Vicki Vale

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Lallygag

22.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Wolf Prince

20.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Now Or Never

18.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Celtic Art

18.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Current Mood

17.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lallygag	132	132	78
Wild Max	132	—	—
Wolf Prince	129	—	58
Now Or Never	123	—	—
Vicki Vale	122	130	104
Into The Park	120	131	82
Inca De Lafayette	120	135	105
Celtic Art	118	133	106
Current Mood	118	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Current Mood	21d ago	Fit
Wolf Prince	24d ago	Fit
Into The Park	28d ago	Fit
Vicki Vale	43d ago	Fit
Inca De Lafayette	43d ago	Fit
Now Or Never	52d ago	Fresh
Lallygag	60d ago	Fresh
Celtic Art	70d ago	Fresh
Wild Max	599d ago	Long break