Horse Racing On Another Planet Podcast Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

14:57

Date 2024-04-14

Distance 2m5f163y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 5m 21.93s (slow by 14.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Politacus (IRE) Liam Harrison · Fergal O'Brien	6/5F	Won
2nd	Mistral Milly (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	6/1	1.75
3rd	Spring Gale (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	9/2	1.75
4th	Marmalade Time (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	9/2	19
5th	Chase Park (IRE) Harry Reed · Harriet Dickin	33/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Queshi Bridge (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	8/1

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
1	Politacus Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Liam Harrison T:Fergal O'Brien	168	t	4-4461	108	113	82	32d	—	—	-13	27.8	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Made all on last month's handicap debut and could still be very well treated
4	Spring Gale Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	167	—	87-632	107	109	104	28d	—	—	+3	18.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Clear second in Chepstow novice last month; can progress again in handicaps
3	Marmalade Time Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	167	—	200319	107	105	60	22d	—	—	+12	27.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Well beaten in valuable handicap last time but better judged on earlier novice win
5	Mistral Milly Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	166	h	48-443	106	101	88	45d	—	—	+5	17.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Shaped with significant promise in all three qualifying races; makes handicap debut today
2	Queshi Bridge Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	167	—	422-23	107	104	54	24d	—	—	+7	17.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back from long absence with two good efforts at Ludlow for new stable this year
7	Chase Park Bay J:Harry Reed T:Harriet Dickin	J:Harry Reed T:Harriet Dickin	154	h	-47784	94	99	83	38d	—	—	+9	11.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Not obviously well treated for h'cap debut but could have untapped potential over the trip
NR	River Of Joy Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter Bowen	161	—	6-511P	101	109	81	239d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Dual novice winner in early part of last season; off since poor handicap debut last August

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Politacus	5/4	6/5	11/10	6/5	11/10
Spring Gale	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Marmalade Time	4/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mistral Milly	5/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2
Queshi Bridge	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2
Chase Park	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Politacus

27.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Marmalade Time

27.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Spring Gale

18.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mistral Milly

17.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Queshi Bridge

17.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

River Of Joy

12.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Chase Park

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Politacus	108	113	82
Spring Gale	107	109	104
Marmalade Time	107	105	60
Queshi Bridge	107	104	54
Mistral Milly	106	101	88
River Of Joy	101	109	81
Chase Park	94	99	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Marmalade Time	22d ago	Fit
Queshi Bridge	24d ago	Fit
Spring Gale	28d ago	Fit
Politacus	32d ago	Fit
Chase Park	38d ago	Fit
Mistral Milly	45d ago	Fit
River Of Joy	239d ago	Long break