Greyland 25th Annivesary Handicap Chase – Haydock

Haydock

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Greyland 25th Annivesary Handicap Chase

Date 2024-03-20

Distance 3m4f97y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,571

Winning Time 8m 25.80s (slow by 1m 2.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jubilee Express (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Sam Thomas	5/2F	Won
2nd	Gold Emery (FR) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	9/1	1.75
3rd	Conkwell Legend (GB) James Bowen · Neil Mulholland	9/2	13
4th	O'Connell (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Sue Smith	7/2	4

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Ali Star Bert (GB) Jack Quinlan · Shaun Harris	5/1
P.U.	Atakan (FR) Robert Dunne · Jim Boyle	16/1
P.U.	Hold The Note (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Ewan Whillans	28/1
P.U.	Robyndzone (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	17/2

Runners (8)

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
2	Jubilee Express Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	165	p	27-432	122	130	97	36d	—	—	+3	24.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2nd when upped to 3m5f at Lingfield and this unexposed 7yo is open to further improvement
4	O'Connell Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	158	—	F21422	115	130	108	13d	—	—	+16	34	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Running consistently well this season and could be bang there if seeing out the trip
8	Ali Star Bert Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris	148	—	361211	105	129	113	20d	—	—	+27	39.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Thriving 8yo who has won three of his last four and has to be firmly in calculations
1	Conkwell Legend Bay J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	168	—	-53UF8	125	133	73	25d	—	—	+11	21.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Untested at trip; below par latest but that may have come too soon after previous good run
6	Gold Emery Grey J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	153	—	22-52P	110	130	116	21d	—	—	+8	17.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Pulled up after jumping errors at Bangor; could have a part to play if minimising blunders
3	Robyndzone Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	161	—	2-1F1P	118	132	94	26d	—	—	+14	23	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won over C&D in December and he's much better than he showed at Exeter subsequently
5	Atakan Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Jim Boyle	J:Robert Dunne T:Jim Boyle	157	t	/131-4	114	131	87	23d	—	—	+13	17	5.00/1	20/1 5%
3m4f win in January 2023; then absent until fair comeback run last month; one to consider
7	Hold The Note Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Ewan Whillans	J:Danny McMenamin T:Ewan Whillans	150	b	416-6P	107	133	65	13d	—	—	+12	15	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won off this mark at Carlisle last March but good performances in the minority nowadays

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jubilee Express	11/4	11/4	11/4
O'Connell	10/3	10/3	10/3
Ali Star Bert	5/1	5/1	5/1
Conkwell Legend	6/1	6/1	6/1
Gold Emery	13/2	13/2	13/2
Robyndzone	15/2	15/2	15/2
Atakan	20/1	20/1	20/1
Hold The Note	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ali Star Bert

39.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 22.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

2nd

O'Connell

OR: 16.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Jubilee Express

24.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Robyndzone

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Conkwell Legend

21.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

6/1

Gold Emery

17.9

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Atakan

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Hold The Note

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Conkwell Legend	125	133	73
Jubilee Express	122	130	97
Robyndzone	118	132	94
O'Connell	115	130	108
Atakan	114	131	87
Gold Emery	110	130	116
Hold The Note	107	133	65
Ali Star Bert	105	129	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
O'Connell	13d ago	Quick return
Hold The Note	13d ago	Quick return
Ali Star Bert	20d ago	Fit
Gold Emery	21d ago	Fit
Atakan	23d ago	Fit
Conkwell Legend	25d ago	Fit
Robyndzone	26d ago	Fit
Jubilee Express	36d ago	Fit