Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Taunton

Taunton

19:00

Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2024-04-24

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,073

Winning Time 4m 39.08s (slow by 14.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bertie Wooster (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	8/1	Won
2nd	Swift Hawk (GB) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	13/8F	.75
3rd	Bella Civena (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	8/1	3.25
4th	Stanley Pincombe (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	9/1	8.5
5th	Behind The Curtain (IRE) Mr Martin McIntyre · David Pipe	50/1	4.25
6th	Lifetime Legend (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	12/1	1.75
7th	Samazul (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/1	3.75
8th	Despereaux (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	5/1	0.2
9th	Beau Haze (GB) Lewis Stones · Phillip Dando	28/1	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mikhailovich (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Kim Bailey	18/1

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
8	Swift Hawk Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	13	107	116	110	44d	—	—	0	35.7	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Flat background; impressed here on good to soft; got stuck in the mud at Stratford
5	Despereaux Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	164	t	-35734	105	111	79	17d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Could easily stage a revival back on goodish ground and the tongue-tie is new
7	Samazul Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	157	—	4-8053	98	111	51	51d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fifth in a Newbury maiden; unsuited by tacky surface on handicap debut since then
2	Bertie Wooster b/br J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	—	-32342	109	112	90	38d	—	—	+16	26	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Still a maiden but has run a few good races in handicaps (1m7f-3m1f); thereabouts
6	Bella Civena Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	161	—	1-753	102	103	79	53d	—	—	+13	22.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Juvenile hurdle winner; perhaps not suited by heavy ground on handicap debut latest
3	Stanley Pincombe Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	167	—	2-6212	108	111	99	78d	—	—	+12	20.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Up another 3lb for latest second of 16 over C&D but he should be thereabouts
9	Lifetime Legend Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	148	v	305762	89	112	102	30d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won off 11lb higher last year and returned to form when second in a visor last month
4	Mikhailovich Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	166	t	3P-136	107	114	99	131d	—	—	+10	16	4.50/1	18/1 5%
On the last time he encountered good ground he won comfortably over this far at Huntingdon
10	Beau Haze Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Phillip Dando	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Phillip Dando	142	—	4/5-P6	83	109	76	13d	—	—	+5	9.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has been well beneath his winning level in two runs after an absence
1	Behind The Curtain Brown J:Mr Martin McIntyre(7) T:David Pipe	J:Mr Martin McIntyre(7) T:David Pipe	168	—	4/FP1P	109	111	85	17d	—	—	+13	15.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
50-1 winner of a Wincanton handicap; heavy going perhaps a factor in his no-show at Exeter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Swift Hawk	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4	5/4
Despereaux	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Samazul	13/2	13/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Bertie Wooster	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1
Bella Civena	8/1	17/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Stanley Pincombe	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	10/1
Lifetime Legend	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Mikhailovich	16/1	16/1	18/1	14/1	16/1
Beau Haze	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Behind The Curtain	40/1	40/1	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

Swift Hawk

35.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Bertie Wooster

OR: 14.8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Bella Civena

22.7

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Stanley Pincombe

20.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Despereaux

20.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Lifetime Legend

16.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Mikhailovich

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Samazul

15.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Behind The Curtain

15.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Beau Haze

9.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bertie Wooster	109	112	90
Behind The Curtain	109	111	85
Stanley Pincombe	108	111	99
Swift Hawk	107	116	110
Mikhailovich	107	114	99
Despereaux	105	111	79
Bella Civena	102	103	79
Samazul	98	111	51
Lifetime Legend	89	112	102
Beau Haze	83	109	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beau Haze	13d ago	Quick return
Despereaux	17d ago	Fit
Behind The Curtain	17d ago	Fit
Lifetime Legend	30d ago	Fit
Bertie Wooster	38d ago	Fit
Swift Hawk	44d ago	Fit
Samazul	51d ago	Fresh
Bella Civena	53d ago	Fresh
Stanley Pincombe	78d ago	Fresh
Mikhailovich	131d ago	Long break