Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

19:15

Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2024-04-25

Distance 1m7f171y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (9)

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
2	Balhambar Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Harry Derham	J:Lorcan Williams T:Harry Derham	166	t	66311	113	120	111	5d	—	—	0	52.1	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Ludlow and Bangor wins on soft this month; 1lb well in, and good ground not a problem
1	Pickanumber Bay J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Olly Murphy	168	—	042113	115	118	101	33d	—	—	+24	36.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two wins and a Bangor class 2 third for Olly Murphy, albeit all on rather slower ground
4	Dancing In Brazil Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	164	—	3-U244	111	112	95	47d	—	—	+9	20.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Junior bumper winner here (good); could yet make a much better hurdler if only settling
5	Flight Of Freedom Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	162	—	65-124	109	112	100	148d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Trip looked too far on her handicap debut when last seen; player dropped 4f and 1lb
6	Harel Du Marais Grey J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	160	h	2244F5	107	118	103	28d	—	—	+11	15.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
0-16; no obvious improvement for the hood latest (chase); no ground issues, at least
3	Give Me A Moment Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard J Bandey	165	—	-4544P	112	117	-	73d	—	—	+13	16.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has his ground again at last; chance off 13lb lower than for his last hurdles outing
8	Master Malachy Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	156	t	3P-53P	103	-	-	191d	—	—	+12	13.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
C&D scorer off 2lb lower in summer 2022 (good); errors over fences back here last time
7	Charlie My Boy Grey J:Charlie Hammond T:J R Jenkins	J:Charlie Hammond T:J R Jenkins	157	—	211508	104	117	109	24d	—	—	+17	18.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two heavy defeats following eight-month absence (one C&D); still above last winning mark
NR	Kado De Joie Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	153	—	32516	108	118	105	32d	—	—	—	23.6	—	—
Soft-ground maiden winner; outpaced on good latest, but can yet prove capable of better

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Balhambar	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13
Pickanumber	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Dancing In Brazil	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Flight Of Freedom	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Harel Du Marais	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Give Me A Moment	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Master Malachy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Charlie My Boy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Balhambar

52.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 17.9

8/13

2nd

Pickanumber

36.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Kado De Joie

23.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0

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Dancing In Brazil

20.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Charlie My Boy

18.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Flight Of Freedom

16.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Give Me A Moment

16.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Harel Du Marais

15.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Master Malachy

13.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pickanumber	115	118	101
Balhambar	113	120	111
Give Me A Moment	112	117	—
Dancing In Brazil	111	112	95
Flight Of Freedom	109	112	100
Kado De Joie	108	118	105
Harel Du Marais	107	118	103
Charlie My Boy	104	117	109
Master Malachy	103	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Balhambar	5d ago	Quick return
Charlie My Boy	24d ago	Fit
Harel Du Marais	28d ago	Fit
Kado De Joie	32d ago	Fit
Pickanumber	33d ago	Fit
Dancing In Brazil	47d ago	Fresh
Give Me A Moment	73d ago	Fresh
Flight Of Freedom	148d ago	Long break
Master Malachy	191d ago	Long break