John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

14:20

John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-02-28

Distance 2m1f77y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

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
5	Thatza Dazzler Bay J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	152	h	9PP6U1	84	107	68	7d	—	—	-14	32.1	0.30/1	6/5 45%
20-1, comfortably won a ten-runner novice handicap at Ludlow (2m, soft) last Wednesday
7	Yellow Jacket Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Donald McCain	144	t	324-25	76	103	70	50d	—	—	-9	13.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Needs to bounce back from a poor show at Market Rasen and now has tongue tied first time
6	Staar Bay J:Harrison Beswick(3) T:Emma-Jane Bishop	J:Harrison Beswick(3) T:Emma-Jane Bishop	145	p	7/2-77	77	-	-	47d	—	—	+1	13.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Absent 356 days before this season, making two backward steps; now switches to fences
2	Happy Du Mesnil Chestnut J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	163	p	/264-P	95	96	-	42d	—	—	0	15.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Out of form; headgear enlisted on this first run for new connections
1	Malpas Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	168	t	566-37	100	104	88	49d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Not so good yet over fences; has a lower chase mark too but others are more persuasive
9	Money For Jam Bay J:David Noonan T:Sam Allwood	J:David Noonan T:Sam Allwood	142	t	4P-PP9	74	101	51	71d	—	—	+3	7.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has lost his form and is not proven on worse than good to soft
3	Broadford Publican Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	163	—	9-5877	95	-	-	9d	—	—	+10	11.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Heavy defeats this winter on his first three British starts and now 0-9; makes chase debut
NR	Shady B Brown J:TBC T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J: T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	159	t	22-094	91	-	-	34d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
2nd in two points last spring; low-level hurdles form; may be more potent handicap chasing
NR	Robins Field Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Harriet Dickin	J:NON-RUNNER T:Harriet Dickin	142	tp	455222	74	106	-	2d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Two recent 2nds; acts on heavy; remote 2nd at Plumpton on Monday in first-time cheekpieces

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Thatza Dazzler	11/10	evn	4/5	6/5	10/11
Yellow Jacket	3/1	11/4	10/3	5/2	3/1
Staar	6/1	6/1	13/2	11/2	6/1
Happy Du Mesnil	13/2	15/2	8/1	7/1	15/2
Malpas	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Money For Jam	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Broadford Publican	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Thatza Dazzler

32.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 8.2 Odds: 15.4

6/5

2nd

Robins Field

OR: 6 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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3rd

Happy Du Mesnil

15.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

8/1

Malpas

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Staar

13.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Yellow Jacket

13.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Broadford Publican

11.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Shady B

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Money For Jam

7.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Malpas	100	104	88
Happy Du Mesnil	95	96	—
Broadford Publican	95	—	—
Shady B	91	—	—
Thatza Dazzler	84	107	68
Staar	77	—	—
Yellow Jacket	76	103	70
Money For Jam	74	101	51
Robins Field	74	106	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Robins Field	2d ago	Quick return
Thatza Dazzler	7d ago	Quick return
Broadford Publican	9d ago	Quick return
Shady B	34d ago	Fit
Happy Du Mesnil	42d ago	Fit
Staar	47d ago	Fresh
Malpas	49d ago	Fresh
Yellow Jacket	50d ago	Fresh
Money For Jam	71d ago	Fresh