Newcastle Flooring Company Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elim') (GBB)

Newcastle

17:05

Date 2024-04-13

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,451

Winning Time 4m 27.77s (slow by 32.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gentleman Bill (IRE) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	9/4F	Won
2nd	Battle Born Lad (GB) Tom Midgley · Mark Walford	5/2	5.5
3rd	Aeroplane Blonde (GB) Robert Dunne · Samuel Drinkwater	13/2	11
4th	Traveling Soldier (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Olly Murphy	7/2	3
5th	Jirko (FR) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	16/1	4.5
6th	Bold Yeoman (IRE) Brian Hughes · Toby Bulgin	18/1	13
7th	Tees Comp's Clive (GB) Theo Gillard · Gillian Boanas	18/1	2.5

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
3	Gentleman Bill Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	157	—	U1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-16	20.7	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Changed hands for £25,000 after winning a point; new yard has fine strike-rate in bumpers
1	Battle Born Lad Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Mark Walford	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Mark Walford	157	—	3	-	116	108	39d	—	—	-15	11	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Shaped well when third over C&D; should improve and has leading claims
6	Traveling Soldier Bay J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Olly Murphy	157	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	9.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Second to Gentleman Bill in a point; has joined stable with good record in bumpers
7	Aeroplane Blonde Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Newcomer; yard has the odd bumper winner (4-38 last five seasons); watch the market
4	Jirko Black J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	157	—	4	-	91	-	47d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Something to build on when 22l fourth of six at Ayr; improvement needed but possible
2	Bold Yeoman Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Toby Bulgin	J:Brian Hughes T:Toby Bulgin	157	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Newcomer; trainer 0-8 in bumpers but Brian Hughes (2-6 for the yard) is a positive booking
5	Tees Comp's Clive Chestnut J:Theo Gillard T:Gillian Boanas	J:Theo Gillard T:Gillian Boanas	157	—	5	-	107	-	121d	—	—	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Some promise when 7l fifth of eight over C&D; should improve and make more of an impact

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gentleman Bill	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4	5/4
Battle Born Lad	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Traveling Soldier	5/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Aeroplane Blonde	5/1	11/2	6/1	11/2	5/1
Jirko	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Bold Yeoman	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Tees Comp's Clive	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gentleman Bill

20.7

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Battle Born Lad

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Traveling Soldier

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Aeroplane Blonde

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Jirko

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Bold Yeoman

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Tees Comp's Clive

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gentleman Bill	—	—	—
Battle Born Lad	—	116	108
Traveling Soldier	—	—	—
Aeroplane Blonde	—	—	—
Jirko	—	91	—
Bold Yeoman	—	—	—
Tees Comp's Clive	—	107	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Battle Born Lad	39d ago	Fit
Jirko	47d ago	Fresh
Tees Comp's Clive	121d ago	Long break
Gentleman Bill	—	—
Traveling Soldier	—	—
Aeroplane Blonde	—	—
Bold Yeoman	—	—