Jayne Cragg 60th Birthday Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Hexham

17:25

Date 2024-05-21

Distance 2m7f63y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,779

Winning Time 6m 4.43s (slow by 24.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Better Be Definite (GB) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	13/8F	Won
2nd	Dequall (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Stuart Coltherd	8/1	0.1
3rd	Kiss My Face (GB) Dylan Johnston · Brian Ellison	9/2	0.2
4th	Didnt Ask (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · Maurice Barnes	13/2	7.5
5th	Reagrove Lord (IRE) Edward Austin · George Bewley	18/1	44

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bolt Man (GB) Joe Williamson · Ian Duncan	20/1
P.U.	Buto (GB) Alice Stevens · Micky Hammond	7/1
P.U.	Court Case (IRE) Aaron Anderson · Rebecca Menzies	28/1
P.U.	Just Call Me Al (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Gillian Boanas	11/1
P.U.	Shoughall's Boy (IRE) Charlotte Jones · Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	40/1

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
3	Better Be Definite Bay J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	159	—	8691-2	89	95	58	17d	—	—	-7	24.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Progressing nicely; Ayr winner (3m); bettered that in defeat over C&D latest; 5lb higher.
2	Kiss My Face Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Brian Ellison	J:Dylan Johnston T:Brian Ellison	163	v	1/36-6	93	100	92	10d	—	—	+7	19.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Outpaced over 2m4f here latest; 2lb lower; return to further could assist.
9	Buto Chestnut J:Alice Stevens T:Micky Hammond	J:Alice Stevens T:Micky Hammond	142	tv	32750-	72	-	94	104d	—	—	0	10.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
1-32 overall; won this last year from a similar mark; returning from a three-month absence
1	Didnt Ask Bay J:Conor Rabbitt T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt T:Maurice Barnes	168	t	/F2V-3	98	96	81	10d	—	—	+8	17.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Tongue-tie on when placed over C&D (maiden, good) recently; handicap debut; noteworthy.
7	Dequall Chestnut J:Peter Kavanagh T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Stuart Coltherd	145	b	58968-	75	100	78	27d	—	—	0	8.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
No win since March 2021 (Kelso, 3m2f); masses to find with Better Be Definite from Ayr.
4	Reagrove Lord Brown J:Edward Austin T:George Bewley	J:Edward Austin T:George Bewley	157	t	56435-	87	95	60	68d	—	—	+7	13	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Six-race rules maiden; last of five to stablemate of Better Be Definite over C&D latest.
6	Just Call Me Al Brown J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Gillian Boanas	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Gillian Boanas	148	—	P6269-	78	98	90	28d	—	—	+6	10.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Veteran; backwards since Musselburgh second (3m) in December; better to look elsewhere
8	Court Case Bay J:Aaron Anderson T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Aaron Anderson T:Rebecca Menzies	144	p	3PP4P-	74	-	-	56d	—	—	+4	6.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Pulled up in three of four hurdle starts; set for handicap debut on much better ground.
5	Bolt Man Bay J:Joe Williamson T:Ian Duncan	J:Joe Williamson T:Ian Duncan	149	—	6476/0	79	95	58	13d	—	—	+5	8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Eight-race maiden; down the field on recent Kelso return (2m5f); makes little appeal.
10	Shoughall's Boy Bay J:Charlotte Jones T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J:Charlotte Jones T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	142	—	6P/P6-	72	-	-	46d	—	—	+4	5.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Both wins here at Hexham (2m4f) in late 2021; mostly poor since; an unlikely candidate.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Better Be Definite	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Kiss My Face	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Buto	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Didnt Ask	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Dequall	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Reagrove Lord	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Just Call Me Al	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Court Case	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Bolt Man	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Shoughall's 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

Better Be Definite

24.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 9.8

13/8

2nd

Kiss My Face

19.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Didnt Ask

17.9

OR: 12 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Reagrove Lord

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Buto

10.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Just Call Me Al

10.5

OR: 7 Form: 2.2 Odds: 1.3

16/1

Dequall

8.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Bolt Man

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Court Case

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Shoughall's Boy

5.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Didnt Ask	98	96	81
Kiss My Face	93	100	92
Better Be Definite	89	95	58
Reagrove Lord	87	95	60
Bolt Man	79	95	58
Just Call Me Al	78	98	90
Dequall	75	100	78
Court Case	74	—	—
Buto	72	—	94
Shoughall's Boy	72	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kiss My Face	10d ago	Quick return
Didnt Ask	10d ago	Quick return
Bolt Man	13d ago	Quick return
Better Be Definite	17d ago	Fit
Dequall	27d ago	Fit
Just Call Me Al	28d ago	Fit
Shoughall's Boy	46d ago	Fresh
Court Case	56d ago	Fresh
Reagrove Lord	68d ago	Fresh
Buto	104d ago	Long break