William Hill Epic Value Handicap Hurdle – Plumpton

Plumpton

16:52

William Hill Epic Value Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-04

Distance 1m7f195y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,829

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Birdman Bob Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Andy Irvine	166	—	17S22U	96	97	84	21d	—	—	-14	31	—	5/6 55%
Runner-up twice here since his C&D win in November and a major player again
3	Mi Sueno Black J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Paddy Butler	J:Rob Hargreaves(7) T:Paddy Butler	162	—	263FP1	92	99	89	17d	—	—	+4	26.3	—	5/2 29%
Easily made all in Fakenham selling handicap last month; could take some catching here
4	Criquette Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Tom Cannon T:Billy Aprahamian	151	v	6-P893	81	98	67	21d	—	—	-5	13.2	—	16/5 24%
Took big step in right direction when third over C&D last month; more needed today
1	Tying The Knot Bay J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Daniel O'Brien	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Daniel O'Brien	168	p	1P8-09	98	97	19	19d	—	—	+11	12.4	—	50/1 2%
Has struggled on both hurdling starts for current stable; needs to turn a corner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Birdman Bob	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Mi Sueno	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Criquette	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5
Tying The Knot	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Birdman Bob

OR: 11.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 15

5/6

2nd

Mi Sueno

26.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 6.7

5/2

3rd

Criquette

13.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

16/5

Tying The Knot

12.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tying The Knot	98	97	19
Birdman Bob	96	97	84
Mi Sueno	92	99	89
Criquette	81	98	67

Last Run