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Hereford

16:40

Date 2024-02-25

Distance 2m5f163y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 40.70s (slow by 33.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bertie B (GB) Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	7/1	Won
2nd	Myfanwy's Magic (GB) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	14/1	4
3rd	Awesome Foursome (GB) James Turner · Nigel Twiston-Davies	14/1	1.5
4th	Jack Sprat (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	15/2	1.75
5th	Iron d'Ex (FR) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	9/1	3.75
6th	Mac's Legacy (IRE) Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	9/2J	2.75
7th	Mister Barclay (GB) Jordan Nailor · Tom Symonds	6/1	3.75
8th	Just In A Bit (GB) Alex Edwards · Mel Rowley	5/1	13
9th	Captain Wallace (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Sam Thomas	9/2J	25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Kooky (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	28/1
P.U.	Mako Of The Glade (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	50/1

Runners (12)

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
8	Mac's Legacy Bay J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	156	p	9-7672	93	110	84	41d	—	—	-2	16	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Clear second to very progressive rival here on last month's handicap debut (3m1f, good)
9	Mister Barclay Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	J:Jordan Nailor T:Tom Symonds	156	—	63-723	93	103	103	31d	—	—	-1	15.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in two 2m3f Wetherby handicaps this winter and has a fighting chance
12	Captain Wallace Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	149	h	42-698	86	102	92	60d	—	—	-3	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has not shown much under rules but had claims if judged on Irish point form; h'cap debut
5	Just In A Bit Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Alex Edwards T:Mel Rowley	163	—	3-243	100	104	78	33d	—	—	+5	18.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Third in heavy-ground Leicester novice last month; can improve again in handicaps
4	Jack Sprat Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	165	—	-51524	102	105	99	31d	—	—	+10	23.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has remained in good form since Huntingdon win in November and is proven on heavy ground
7	Awesome Foursome Bay J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	t	512652	98	110	79	26d	—	—	+14	23	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has become unreliable but went close on heavy ground last month and can't be ruled out
3	Bertie B Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Richard Patrick T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	166	—	53-P73	103	105	97	75d	—	—	+7	15.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Placed on heavy ground in first-time cheekpieces in December but now 0-7 over hurdles
6	Iron D'Ex Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	162	p	7-2062	99	105	77	11d	—	—	+8	14	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran well from the front when second in first-time cheepieces here (2m3f) last week
2	Myfanwy's Magic Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	167	—	8-6254	104	103	89	23d	—	—	+10	14.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Just a respectable fourth when upped from 2m to 3m for recent handicap debut; more needed
11	Kooky Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	152	—	33-407	89	105	78	18d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Soundly beaten in first two handicaps and needs to turn things around
1	Mako Of The Glade Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	168	—	34/6	105	-	-	27d	—	—	+12	14.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Twice made the frame in France in 2021; tailed off on last month's British debut
NR	Ballynaheer Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	155	—	2-7053	92	100	75	23d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Made a quite encouraging handicap debut this month but others have more pressing claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Mac's Legacy	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Mister Barclay	11/2	9/2	5/1	7/2	9/2
Captain Wallace	5/1	5/1	11/2	7/2	5/1
Just In A Bit	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Jack Sprat	13/2	11/2	6/1	5/1	6/1
Awesome Foursome	10/1	17/2	9/1	15/2	9/1
Bertie B	10/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Iron D'Ex	16/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Myfanwy's Magic	20/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Kooky	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Mako Of The Glade	33/1	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

Jack Sprat

23.1

OR: 13 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Awesome Foursome

OR: 12 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Just In A Bit

18.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

6/1

Mac's Legacy

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Mister Barclay

15.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Bertie B

15.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Myfanwy's Magic

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Mako Of The Glade

14.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Captain Wallace

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Iron D'Ex

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ballynaheer

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Kooky

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mako Of The Glade	105	—	—
Myfanwy's Magic	104	103	89
Bertie B	103	105	97
Jack Sprat	102	105	99
Just In A Bit	100	104	78
Iron D'Ex	99	105	77
Awesome Foursome	98	110	79
Mac's Legacy	93	110	84
Mister Barclay	93	103	103
Ballynaheer	92	100	75
Kooky	89	105	78
Captain Wallace	86	102	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Iron D'Ex	11d ago	Quick return
Kooky	18d ago	Fit
Myfanwy's Magic	23d ago	Fit
Ballynaheer	23d ago	Fit
Awesome Foursome	26d ago	Fit
Mako Of The Glade	27d ago	Fit
Mister Barclay	31d ago	Fit
Jack Sprat	31d ago	Fit
Just In A Bit	33d ago	Fit
Mac's Legacy	41d ago	Fit
Captain Wallace	60d ago	Fresh
Bertie B	75d ago	Fresh