William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

4:10

Date 2024-03-11

Distance 2m7f198y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Lady Balko b J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	168	—	544211	100	106	74	20d	—	—	+9	42.5	7/4 36%
Fast-improving mare who completed a double with C&D win last month; must be considered
9	The Midwife b J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	161	—	6-P591	93	109	94	34d	—	—	0	15.2	11/2 15%
Scored over 2m4f on last month's handicap and might improve again over 3m
13	Robinsville b J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Joe Tizzard	154	t	7-284P	86	102	75	59d	—	—	+1	12.3	7/1 13%
0-8 over hurdles but form of his C&D fourth in November has worked out well
5	Always Busy b J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Christian Williams	166	—	-07558	98	103	75	34d	—	—	+5	14.7	8/1 11%
Faded rather tamely over 2m3f here last month and has basically become disappointing
14	Karakoram b J:Ben Jones T:Grace Harris	J:Ben Jones T:Grace Harris	152	tp	736756	84	100	73	31d	—	—	+4	11.2	10/1 9%
Won this off 5lb higher last year but not firing on all cylinders this season
4	Outside Adesa b J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Cameron Iles(7) T:Mitchell Hunt	167	—	22-P65	99	101	56	72d	—	—	+7	14.4	12/1 8%
Promising fifth in 2m3f novice here in December; good 7lb claimer booked on handicap debut
6	Getupearly ch J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	162	—	520P6-	94	93	100	325d	—	—	+7	13.2	14/1 7%
Absent since respectable sixth of 18 last April and would appeal more on better ground
12	Mollie Brown b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	158	t	0047-P	90	94	71	109d	—	—	+6	11.4	20/1 5%
Very unexposed mare; upped in trip with tongue-tie fitted for handicap debut; a possible
10	Captain Marco gr J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Sean Houlihan T:Mitchell Hunt	161	—	858	93	95	72	34d	—	—	+8	11.7	22/1 4%
Unable to land a significant blow in novice/maiden hurdles; up in trip for handicap debut
11	Bert Wilson b J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	160	tv	14-P4P	92	104	81	89d	—	—	+8	11.4	28/1 3%
Yet to get going this season; revival needed over new trip
2	San Fermin b J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting	J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting	168	t	/44-41	100	102	41	262d	—	—	+10	13.3	33/1 3%
Won modest novice race last summer; needs a bigger performance on this stable/hurdle debut
3	Ithaka b J:Tom Bellamy T:Ryan Potter	J:Tom Bellamy T:Ryan Potter	167	t	5-P0PP	99	97	39	38d	—	—	+10	13.2	33/1 3%
Out of sorts this season but still worth a check in the betting
7	Hooky Street ch J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	161	—	4P5/7-	93	-	-	522d	—	—	+9	11.5	66/1 1%
Safely held on all three handicaps and not seen since October 2022
8	Known b J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	J:David Noonan T:Claire Dyson	161	t	7/UP-P	93	-	-	23d	—	—	+10	11.1	200/1 0%
Pulled up on last month's stable debut, after a long absence, and has too much to prove
NR	Go On Ya Goodthing ch J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	J:Connor Brace T:David Brace	150	tp	49724P	82	100	64	111d	—	—	—	9	—
Pulled up over 2m5f on handicap debut in November; up in trip again with cheekpieces added
NR	Mister Upton b J:Nick Scholfield T:Chris Gordon	J:Nick Scholfield T:Chris Gordon	147	—	8P7-P9	79	86	54	102d	—	—	—	7.3	—
Struggled in first two handicaps (2m2f/2m3f); hiked up in trip after a break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lady Balko	7/4	7/4	6/4	13/8	6/4
The Midwife	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Robinsville	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Always Busy	8/1	8/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Karakoram	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Outside Adesa	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Getupearly	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mollie Brown	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Captain Marco	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Bert Wilson	28/1	28/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
San Fermin	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Ithaka	25/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Hooky Street	66/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Known	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lady Balko

42.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 10.5

7/4

2nd

The Midwife

15.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Always Busy

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Outside Adesa

14.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

San Fermin

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Getupearly

13.2

OR: 11 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ithaka

13.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Robinsville

12.3

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Captain Marco

11.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Hooky Street

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Mollie Brown

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Bert Wilson

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Karakoram

11.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Known

11.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Go On Ya Goodthing

OR: 8 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Mister Upton

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Balko Top Rated	100	106	74
San Fermin	100	102	41
Outside Adesa	99	101	56
Ithaka	99	97	39
Always Busy	98	103	75
Getupearly	94	93	100
The Midwife	93	109	94
Captain Marco	93	95	72
Hooky Street	93	—	—
Known	93	—	—
Bert Wilson	92	104	81
Mollie Brown	90	94	71
Robinsville	86	102	75
Karakoram	84	100	73
Go On Ya Goodthing	82	100	64
Mister Upton	79	86	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lady Balko	20d ago	Fit
Known	23d ago	Fit
Karakoram	31d ago	Fit
The Midwife	34d ago	Fit
Always Busy	34d ago	Fit
Captain Marco	34d ago	Fit
Ithaka	38d ago	Fit
Robinsville	59d ago	Fresh
Outside Adesa	72d ago	Fresh
Bert Wilson	89d ago	Fresh
Mister Upton	102d ago	Long break
Mollie Brown	109d ago	Long break
Go On Ya Goodthing	111d ago	Long break
San Fermin	262d ago	Long break
Getupearly	325d ago	Long break
Hooky Street	522d ago	Long break