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Hereford

14:30

Date 2024-04-09

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 8.90s (slow by 20.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Trapista (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	15/2	Won
2nd	Pep Talking (GB) James Davies · Paul Webber	9/4F	7
3rd	Famoso (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	11/4	.75
4th	Out Of Focus (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	4/1	1.25
5th	Hooky Street (IRE) Ben Poste · Harriet Dickin	12/1	1.25
6th	Ensel Du Perche (FR) David Noonan · Stella Barclay	15/2	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Book Of Verse (USA) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	125/1
P.U.	Lonimoss Bareliere (FR) Philip Armson · Rob Summers	40/1

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
5	Pep Talking Bay J:James Davies T:Paul Webber	J:James Davies T:Paul Webber	153	—	-P6081	85	105	89	23d	—	—	+2	25.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Didn't hang about over hurdles and made a successful chase debut at Huntingdon (2m, soft)
2	Famoso Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	165	—	231342	97	107	97	13d	—	—	+7	28	0.69/1	11/4 27%
C&D winner in January and has continued to run quite well in defeat
1	Out Of Focus Grey J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	168	—	852338	100	-	-	42d	—	—	+8	21.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bumper winner who made the frame in handicaps over hurdles off marginally higher marks
3	Trapista Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	163	—	423560	95	108	99	27d	—	—	+5	16.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dropped out of contention in the blink of an eye at Huntingdon and is now 0-12 over fences
6	Ensel Du Perche Bay J:David Noonan T:Stella Barclay	J:David Noonan T:Stella Barclay	148	—	4-P113	80	107	94	15d	—	—	+1	10.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won twice last summer and his recent reappearance may have been needed
4	Hooky Street Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	158	p	P5/7-P	90	-	-	29d	—	—	+7	11.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Hasn't built on some early promise and never threatened in his handicaps over hurdles
8	Lonimoss Bareliere Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Rob Summers	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Rob Summers	142	tb	247P4P	74	103	86	36d	—	—	+4	6.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has placed form over fences but a longstanding maiden and he's 7lb out of the weights
7	Book Of Verse Chestnut J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	142	tp	380395	74	91	31	13d	—	—	+7	7.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Went off at 50-1 for recent chase debut here and ran accordingly; cheekpieces return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Pep Talking	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Famoso	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Out Of Focus	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Trapista	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Ensel Du Perche	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Hooky Street	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Lonimoss Bareliere	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Book Of Verse	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Famoso

OR: 11.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 6.2

11/4

2nd

Pep Talking

25.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 9.7 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Out Of Focus

21.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4

9/2

Trapista

16.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.9 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Hooky Street

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ensel Du Perche

10.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Book Of Verse

7.7

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Lonimoss Bareliere

6.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Out Of Focus	100	—	—
Famoso	97	107	97
Trapista	95	108	99
Hooky Street	90	—	—
Pep Talking	85	105	89
Ensel Du Perche	80	107	94
Lonimoss Bareliere	74	103	86
Book Of Verse	74	91	31

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Famoso	13d ago	Quick return
Book Of Verse	13d ago	Quick return
Ensel Du Perche	15d ago	Fit
Pep Talking	23d ago	Fit
Trapista	27d ago	Fit
Hooky Street	29d ago	Fit
Lonimoss Bareliere	36d ago	Fit
Out Of Focus	42d ago	Fit