Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase

Sedgefield

14:24

Date 2024-02-23

Distance 2m5f28y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 6m 4.53s (slow by 1m 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Largy Train (GB) Danny McMenamin · Henry Hogarth	16/1	Won
2nd	Big Bee Hive (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	6/4F	12
3rd	Ceolwulf (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Fionn McSharry	16/1	1
4th	Great Raffles (FR) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	15/2	4.75
5th	Royle Steel (FR) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	6/1	6
6th	Heeztheboy (IRE) Craig Nichol · Pauline Robson	5/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jersay Du Trottet (FR) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	5/1
P.U.	Son Of Aliciaslady (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	40/1

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
2	Big Bee Hive Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	163	t	P-P531	91	100	55	16d	—	—	-11	19.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Kept on well to beat in-form rival here (2m3f) on recent chasing debut; major player
1	Jersay Du Trottet Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	tp	3P-474	100	-	-	29d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
0-6 over hurdles but ran on well for fourth at Wetherby last month; chase debut today
7	Royle Steel Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	157	—	553194	85	98	80	42d	—	—	+5	18.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course winner in October but not very reliable, and would appeal more on better ground
3	Heeztheboy Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	162	—	96-61F	90	97	-	42d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+2	13.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won on chase/handicap debut and was going well before falling last time; still unexposed
8	Great Raffles Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	147	—	44-453	75	83	54	20d	—	—	0	8.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dual hurdle winner in spring 2022 but has not shown a great deal in three chases this term
4	Ceolwulf Grey J:Nathan Moscrop T:Fionn McSharry	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Fionn McSharry	162	—	3/864-	90	93	-	489d	—	—	+9	13.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Put in good front-running shift on chase debut in October 2022 but not seen again since
6	Largy Train Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	159	p	-P3P56	87	90	46	30d	—	—	+6	10.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Soundly beaten in two 3m1f Catterick chases last month; drops back in trip here
5	Son Of Aliciaslady Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	159	—	14247-	87	-	-	521d	—	—	+12	14.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not seen since some underwhelming hurdle runs in 2022 but has an Irish point win on his CV

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Big Bee Hive	13/8	13/8	13/8
Jersay Du Trottet	4/1	4/1	4/1
Royle Steel	5/1	5/1	5/1
Heeztheboy	11/2	11/2	11/2
Great Raffles	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ceolwulf	16/1	16/1	16/1
Largy Train	16/1	16/1	16/1
Son Of Aliciaslady	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

Big Bee Hive

19.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

2nd

Royle Steel

18.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Jersay Du Trottet

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Son Of Aliciaslady

14.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Heeztheboy

13.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ceolwulf

13.3

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Largy Train

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Great Raffles

8.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jersay Du Trottet	100	—	—
Big Bee Hive	91	100	55
Heeztheboy	90	97	—
Ceolwulf	90	93	—
Largy Train	87	90	46
Son Of Aliciaslady	87	—	—
Royle Steel	85	98	80
Great Raffles	75	83	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Bee Hive	16d ago	Fit
Great Raffles	20d ago	Fit
Jersay Du Trottet	29d ago	Fit
Largy Train	30d ago	Fit
Royle Steel	42d ago	Fit
Heeztheboy	42d ago	Fit
Ceolwulf	489d ago	Long break
Son Of Aliciaslady	521d ago	Long break