Guinness St Patrick's Day Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Newcastle

14:37

Date 2024-03-16

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,651

Winning Time 4m 21.30s (slow by 22.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brentford Hope (GB) Daryl Jacob · Harry Derham	11/10F	Won
2nd	Horn Cape (FR) Kevin Brogan · Ben Haslam	5/2	4.25
3rd	Salsada (IRE) Stephen Mulqueen · Brian Ellison	18/1	7.5
4th	Slugger (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Iain Jardine	5/1	11
5th	Albert's Back (GB) Brian Hughes · Michael & David Easterby	9/1	2
6th	Pay The Piper (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Ann Hamilton	25/1	11

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Brentford Hope Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Harry Derham	J:Daryl Jacob T:Harry Derham	166	t	1-6132	135	139	126	14d	—	—	-2	43.3	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Has run really well in defeat the last twice (on heavy latest) and holds very solid claims
5	Horn Cape Grey J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	153	—	413121	122	137	123	21d	—	—	+20	47.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Progressive 7yo who won very easily over C&D last time; could still be ahead of h'capper
6	Slugger Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Iain Jardine	148	ht	-21465	117	139	122	29d	—	—	+11	24.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
His last-time-out Kelso form has received huge boost; lightly raced; interesting contender
3	Albert's Back Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Brian Hughes T:Michael & David Easterby	157	—	6-3F4P	126	136	52	42d	—	—	+14	20.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has dropped below last winning mark but this 10yo's form has been patchy this season
4	Salsada Chestnut J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Brian Ellison	J:Stephen Mulqueen T:Brian Ellison	153	—	2/25-0	122	138	120	14d	—	—	+18	21.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well treated on last season's form but tailed off on comeback at Kelso a fortnight ago
1	Pay The Piper Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	168	t	58-U3P	137	135	-	112d	—	—	+19	22.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Below par over fences this season but on a dangerous mark for this return to hurdling

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Brentford Hope	11/10	evn	evn
Horn Cape	9/4	9/4	9/4
Slugger	5/1	5/1	9/2
Albert's Back	12/1	10/1	11/1
Salsada	25/1	25/1	25/1
Pay The Piper	25/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Horn Cape

47.8

OR: 18 Form: 21.4 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Brentford Hope

43.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 15

11/10

3rd

Slugger

24.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 4 Odds: 4

5/1

Pay The Piper

22.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Salsada

21.6

OR: 18 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Albert's Back

20.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pay The Piper	137	135	—
Brentford Hope	135	139	126
Albert's Back	126	136	52
Horn Cape	122	137	123
Salsada	122	138	120
Slugger	117	139	122

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brentford Hope	14d ago	Fit
Salsada	14d ago	Fit
Horn Cape	21d ago	Fit
Slugger	29d ago	Fit
Albert's Back	42d ago	Fit
Pay The Piper	112d ago	Long break