Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

17:30

Date 2024-03-15

Distance 2m4f56y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,023

Runners (23)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13	Waterford Whispers Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	154	—	7-112	133	143	109	77d	—	—	+8	26	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Unexposed 6yo; should have more to offer and looks an ideal type for this race; respected
5	Quai De Bourbon Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	161	—	P4-11	140	147	118	64d	—	—	+12	26.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ex-French youngster who is 2-2 since joining Willie Mullins; unexposed; has to be feared
6	Better Days Ahead Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	0-F142	140	145	92	55d	—	—	+14	25.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well behind subsequent Supreme winner Slade Steel on penultimate start; possibilities
14	Ocastle Des Mottes Bay J:Kieran Callaghan T:W P Mullins	J:Kieran Callaghan T:W P Mullins	154	—	71-P18	133	145	134	34d	—	—	+14	23.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ex-French 5yo who has stamina to prove over this trip on second start for Willie Mullins
9	Answer To Kayf Bay J:John Shinnick T:Terence O'Brien	J:John Shinnick T:Terence O'Brien	158	—	-81231	137	142	114	34d	—	—	+34	41.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has built up a good partnership with John Shinnick this term; holds very solid claims
10	What's Up Darling Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	-12152	137	143	116	27d	—	—	+31	37	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Pedigree and other factors suggest this step up in trip is well worth exploring
4	No Ordinary Joe Bay J:Aidan Kelly T:Nicky Henderson	J:Aidan Kelly T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	27-P83	140	151	118	20d	—	—	+18	24.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Signs of a return to form last month; good second off only 1lb lower in this race in 2023
3	Sonigino Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	164	t	3-3410	143	150	135	62d	—	—	+22	26.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Solid effort in major handicap here in November; generally progressive; still of interest
8	Yeats Star Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Gordon Elliott	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	321133	138	146	122	41d	—	—	+33	37.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ties in with Waterford Whispers on penultimate effort; consistent and steadily progressive
7	Jay Jay Reilly Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	160	—	235810	139	147	137	27d	—	—	+28	30.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Successful in major handicap at Kempton under Tristan Durrell on penultimate outing
17	Mel Monroe Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Gordon Elliott	J:Ben Harvey T:Gordon Elliott	152	—	122453	131	145	119	33d	—	—	+24	26.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran well over 2m4f here in October; no further progress since; others preferred
15	Sequestered Bay J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	153	—	121640	132	141	120	41d	—	—	+23	25.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Successful twice over 2m4f this term but recent efforts suggest he can be opposed
11	Angels Breath Grey J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	157	—	-27445	136	149	128	33d	—	—	+21	23.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-7 for current yard and it's hard to envisage him landing this hot contest aged ten
18	Bingoo Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:James Moffatt	J:Patrick Wadge T:James Moffatt	151	—	311-10	130	145	89	13d	—	—	+18	20.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Generally productive but his form dipped sharply in major handicap at Kelso last time
22	Jason The Militant Bay J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	J:Joe Williamson T:Philip Kirby	144	tb	P-0955	123	137	117	20d	—	—	+17	18.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Formerly useful; record for current stable is far from convincing; new headgear
21	Shared Bay J:Alice Stevens T:Harry Derham	J:Alice Stevens T:Harry Derham	146	b	03-139	125	144	125	6d	—	—	+18	19	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Worth a crack at 2m4f but still has something to prove in strongly contested handicaps
1	Magic Tricks Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer T:Gordon Elliott	J:Charlie O'Dwyer T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	/98140	145	146	131	40d	—	—	+28	29	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Exposed sort who is vulnerable off top weight and has something to prove over the new trip
2	Hollow Games Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gordon Elliott	165	tb	4-3P9U	144	146	-	40d	—	—	+23	23.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Switches back to hurdles from fences; third off just 1lb lower in this race two years ago
23	Russian Ruler b/br J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	J:Freddie Gordon T:Nicky Henderson	143	p	1-4PP5	122	149	108	13d	—	—	+24	25.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Ended last season with two wins but this term hasn't gone so well; tough task
12	Stuzzikini Bay J:Jake Coen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen T:Gordon Elliott	157	p	322189	136	148	116	19d	—	—	+28	29.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Consistent spell culminated in Clonmel win; form has dipped markedly in his two runs since
19	Fiveonefive Bay J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	150	p	163135	129	149	132	39d	—	—	+27	27.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Seemingly outstayed over 2m4f last month and evidently needs a return to shorter
NR	Teddy Blue Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	152	tp	2U9964	131	148	133	27d	—	—	—	20.3	—	—
Not disgraced the last twice but is likely to be outstayed over this stiff 2m4f
NR	Thanksforthehelp Grey J:Mark McDonagh T:David Pipe	J:Mark McDonagh T:David Pipe	146	tp	101-P0	125	146	110	20d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Ran better than bare result when favourite for last year's Pertemps Final; could go well

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Waterford Whispers	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Quai De Bourbon	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Better Days Ahead	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Ocastle Des Mottes	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Answer To Kayf	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
What's Up Darling	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
No Ordinary Joe	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sonigino	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Yeats Star	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Jay Jay Reilly	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Mel Monroe	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Sequestered	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Angels Breath	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Bingoo	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Jason The Militant	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Shared	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Magic Tricks	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Hollow Games	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Russian Ruler	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Stuzzikini	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Fiveonefive	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Answer To Kayf

41.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 17.6 Odds: 2.1

9/1

2nd

Yeats Star

37.2

OR: 22 Form: 14.1 Odds: 1.1

18/1

3rd

What's Up Darling

OR: 21.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Jay Jay Reilly

30.6

OR: 22.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Stuzzikini

29.2

OR: 21.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Magic Tricks

OR: 23.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Fiveonefive

27.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Quai De Bourbon

26.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Sonigino

26.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Mel Monroe

26.5

OR: 20.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Waterford Whispers

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Better Days Ahead

25.8

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Sequestered

25.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 4 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Russian Ruler

25.2

OR: 18 Form: 7 Odds: 0.2

80/1

No Ordinary Joe

24.1

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Hollow Games

23.7

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Ocastle Des Mottes

23.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Angels Breath

23.1

OR: 21.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Bingoo

20.6

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Teddy Blue

20.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Shared

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Thanksforthehelp

18.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Jason The Militant

18.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magic Tricks	145	146	131
Hollow Games	144	146	—
Sonigino	143	150	135
Quai De Bourbon	140	147	118
Better Days Ahead	140	145	92
No Ordinary Joe	140	151	118
Jay Jay Reilly	139	147	137
Yeats Star	138	146	122
Answer To Kayf	137	142	114
What's Up Darling	137	143	116
Angels Breath	136	149	128
Stuzzikini	136	148	116
Waterford Whispers	133	143	109
Ocastle Des Mottes	133	145	134
Sequestered	132	141	120
Mel Monroe	131	145	119
Teddy Blue	131	148	133
Bingoo	130	145	89
Fiveonefive	129	149	132
Shared	125	144	125
Thanksforthehelp	125	146	110
Jason The Militant	123	137	117
Russian Ruler	122	149	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shared	6d ago	Quick return
Bingoo	13d ago	Quick return
Russian Ruler	13d ago	Quick return
Stuzzikini	19d ago	Fit
No Ordinary Joe	20d ago	Fit
Jason The Militant	20d ago	Fit
Thanksforthehelp	20d ago	Fit
What's Up Darling	27d ago	Fit
Jay Jay Reilly	27d ago	Fit
Teddy Blue	27d ago	Fit
Mel Monroe	33d ago	Fit
Angels Breath	33d ago	Fit
Ocastle Des Mottes	34d ago	Fit
Answer To Kayf	34d ago	Fit
Fiveonefive	39d ago	Fit
Magic Tricks	40d ago	Fit
Hollow Games	40d ago	Fit
Yeats Star	41d ago	Fit
Sequestered	41d ago	Fit
Better Days Ahead	55d ago	Fresh
Sonigino	62d ago	Fresh
Quai De Bourbon	64d ago	Fresh
Waterford Whispers	77d ago	Fresh