Nars Supports The NHC Handicap – Pontefract

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15:50

Nars Supports The NHC Handicap

Date 2024-05-01

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 49.20s (slow by 7.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pearl Eye (GB) Jason Watson · Darryll Holland	6/1	Won
2nd	On The River (GB) Cam Hardie · Harriet Bethell	13/8F	1
3rd	Arkendale (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	13/2	2
4th	Garden Oasis (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	20/1	0.2
5th	Dora Milaje (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	5/1	2.5
6th	Stately Home (IRE) Clifford Lee · Shaun Lycett	3/1	.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
4 (5)	On The River Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	132	—	468-51	81	99	76	9d	—	—	-13	17.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Took form up a notch when a stylish C&D h'cap scorer 9 days ago; big shout under 5lb pen
5 (2)	Stately Home Grey J:Clifford Lee T:Shaun Lycett	J:Clifford Lee T:Shaun Lycett	127	—	901944	76	96	87	16d	—	—	-4	15.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
C&D winner who arrives in good nick; he's one for the shortlist eased 1lb
1 (4)	Dora Milaje Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	135	—	1/13-	84	97	76	305d	—	—	+7	18.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D winner; excellent third at Newmarket last July; absent since but not discounted
2 (7)	Arkendale Brown J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	—	8137-6	84	94	87	23d	—	—	+1	11.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Gelded/off six months and not disgraced when sixth at Newcastle; can build on it now
3 (3)	Pearl Eye Bay J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	134	p	12544-	83	95	88	127d	—	—	+4	14.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Enjoyed an excellent 2023, scoring four times at around 1m; very much one to consider
6 (1)	Garden Oasis Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	121	p	80757-	70	93	93	223d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
C&D scorer but he ended 2023 under bit of a cloud; no forlorn hope off falling mark though
NR (6)	Do I Dream Bay J:TBC T:Ben Haslam	J: T:Ben Haslam	121	—	7-4211	70	93	67	9d	—	—	—	5	—	—
On hat-trick after bagging third C&D success 9 days ago; not taken lightly under 5lb pen

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
On The River	13/8	13/8	13/8
Stately Home	3/1	3/1	3/1
Dora Milaje	11/2	11/2	11/2
Arkendale	6/1	6/1	6/1
Pearl Eye	6/1	6/1	6/1
Garden Oasis	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dora Milaje

18.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.4

11/2

2nd

On The River

17.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

3rd

Stately Home

15.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Pearl Eye

14.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Arkendale

11.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Garden Oasis

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Do I Dream

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dora Milaje	84	97	76
Arkendale	84	94	87
Pearl Eye	83	95	88
On The River	81	99	76
Stately Home	76	96	87
Garden Oasis	70	93	93
Do I Dream	70	93	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
On The River	9d ago	Quick return
Do I Dream	9d ago	Quick return
Stately Home	16d ago	Fit
Arkendale	23d ago	Fit
Pearl Eye	127d ago	Long break
Garden Oasis	223d ago	Long break
Dora Milaje	305d ago	Long break