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Hereford

16:07

Date 2024-04-14

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,193

Winning Time 4m 45.78s (slow by 10.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Montecam (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	2/5F	Won
2nd	Miss Maverick (GB) Ben Poste · Gary Hanmer	66/1	4
3rd	Native Moon (IRE) Alan Johns · Victor Dartnall	9/1	15
4th	Culligran (IRE) Nick Scholfield · John O'Shea	80/1	7
5th	Catch Catchfire (GB) Charlie Todd · Ian Williams	100/1	0.2
6th	Scotch On Da Rocks (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	100/30	2.5
7th	Valentia (GB) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	11/1	.75
8th	League Clash (IRE) Sean Bowen · Sheila Lewis	100/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	After Midnight (GB) Harry Bannister · Julian Smith	125/1
P.U.	Fort Lauderdale (IRE) Lilly Pinchin · Charlie Longsdon	80/1

Runners (10)

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
4	Montecam Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	6-423	119	125	113	77d	—	—	-24	37.3	0.08/1	1/3 75%
Placed in two races at Doncaster since switched to hurdles; the clear pick on form
6	Scotch On Da Rocks Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	160	t	1/5	-	83	77	43d	—	—	-6	12.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Open to improvement with Doncaster reappearance under his belt
5	Native Moon Chestnut J:Alan Johns T:Victor Dartnall	J:Alan Johns T:Victor Dartnall	160	—	674	-	102	63	106d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran well at Taunton; place possibilities, provided that form is backed up
10	Valentia Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	153	—	P/3-94	-	105	81	101d	—	—	-3	3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran encouragingly at this course (hurdles debut) last time out; interesting
9	Miss Maverick Bay J:Ben Poste T:Gary Hanmer	J:Ben Poste T:Gary Hanmer	153	—	72-7F	-	84	62	27d	—	—	-1	0.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Best effort when second to useful mare in Uttoxeter bumper last April
2	Fort Lauderdale Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	160	—	078	-	91	16	6d	—	—	-1	0.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Has modest RPRs and needs improvement
8	Culligran Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:John O'Shea	J:Nick Scholfield T:John O'Shea	153	—	5-5F	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Rules debutante who has ordinary-looking claims on Irish point form
1	Catch Catchfire Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	160	—	—	-	93	72	21d	—	—	-1	0.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Unpromising debut at Ascot last month, having been friendless in the betting
3	League Clash Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Bowen T:Sheila Lewis	160	—	3P5	-	61	-	14d	—	—	0	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Holds dismal claims on his hurdles efforts
7	After Midnight Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	153	—	79-U	-	-	-	341d	—	—	0	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Not a solid option on form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Montecam	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3	1/3
Scotch On Da Rocks	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Native Moon	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Valentia	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Miss Maverick	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Fort Lauderdale	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Culligran	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Catch Catchfire	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
League Clash	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
After Midnight	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Montecam

37.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/3

2nd

Scotch On Da Rocks

12.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Valentia

OR: 0 Form: 1.4 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Native Moon

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

League Clash

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Miss Maverick

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Fort Lauderdale

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Culligran

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Catch Catchfire

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

After Midnight

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Montecam	119	125	113
Scotch On Da Rocks	—	83	77
Native Moon	—	102	63
Valentia	—	105	81
Miss Maverick	—	84	62
Fort Lauderdale	—	91	16
Culligran	—	—	—
Catch Catchfire	—	93	72
League Clash	—	61	—
After Midnight	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fort Lauderdale	6d ago	Quick return
League Clash	14d ago	Fit
Catch Catchfire	21d ago	Fit
Miss Maverick	27d ago	Fit
Scotch On Da Rocks	43d ago	Fit
Montecam	77d ago	Fresh
Valentia	101d ago	Long break
Native Moon	106d ago	Long break
After Midnight	341d ago	Long break
Culligran	—	—