Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 22nd June Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

14:08

Date 2024-04-11

Distance 2m7f198y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 6m 10.50s (slow by 34.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hazy Dream (GB) Ben Jones · Joe Tickle	17/2	Won
2nd	Pentire Head (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	6/5F	6.5
3rd	Illogical Logic (FR) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	5/1	33
4th	Technology (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	9/1	7
5th	Sparkling Duke (IRE) Harry Kimber · Joe Tizzard	14/1	2.75
6th	Nordic Storm (GB) Tom Cannon · Joe Tizzard	4/1	21

Runners (7)

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	Pentire Head Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	b	2-523P	104	102	83	54d	—	—	-9	29.5	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Some fair form; remains of interest off this sort of mark and blinkers are now fitted
6	Nordic Storm Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Joe Tizzard	J:Tom Cannon T:Joe Tizzard	157	—	047	93	102	80	74d	—	—	+1	14.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Decent pedigree and should show more now handicapping at this level
1	Illogical Logic Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	168	—	4-6647	104	104	89	110d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Improved 4th in a maiden before struggling in an Ascot handicap on good; better expected
5	Technology Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	164	—	52P-UP	100	107	-	110d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Pulled up on handicap hurdle debut at Ascot; had a wind op and still not fully exposed
7	Hazy Dream Grey J:Ben Jones T:Joe Tickle	J:Ben Jones T:Joe Tickle	142	t	63U56-	78	97	88	350d	—	—	+2	9.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Bit better last time but that was a year ago and she returns from well out of the weights
3	Sparkling Duke Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Kimber T:Joe Tizzard	165	—	0-48P	101	97	69	71d	—	—	+9	14.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Perhaps flattered by his Aintree run as he's shown little since; handicap debut
NR	Plaisir Des Flos Chestnut J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	165	—	658011	101	110	94	15d	—	—	—	29.8	—	—
2-2 in handicaps, the front two clear latest; again up the weights now sent further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Pentire Head	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Nordic Storm	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Illogical Logic	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Technology	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Hazy Dream	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Sparkling Duke	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Plaisir Des Flos

29.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Pentire Head

29.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 12.5

11/10

3rd

Illogical Logic

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Nordic Storm

14.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Technology

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Sparkling Duke

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Hazy Dream

9.3

OR: 7 Form: 0.2 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pentire Head	104	102	83
Illogical Logic	104	104	89
Sparkling Duke	101	97	69
Plaisir Des Flos	101	110	94
Technology	100	107	—
Nordic Storm	93	102	80
Hazy Dream	78	97	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Plaisir Des Flos	15d ago	Fit
Pentire Head	54d ago	Fresh
Sparkling Duke	71d ago	Fresh
Nordic Storm	74d ago	Fresh
Illogical Logic	110d ago	Long break
Technology	110d ago	Long break
Hazy Dream	350d ago	Long break