Law Done Differently Handicap Chase – Worcester

Worcester

13:10

Law Done Differently Handicap Chase

Date 2024-06-01

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,908

Winning Time 5m 59.70s (slow by 29.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kennack Bay (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	13/2	Won
2nd	Just In A Bit (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	4/1J	7.5
3rd	Song Of Earth (IRE) Harry Bannister · Julian Smith	33/1	.75
4th	Ballinoulart (IRE) David Bass · Alastair Ralph	4/1J	2.5
5th	Play By The Rules (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	33/1	21
6th	Kooky (FR) David Noonan · Jane Williams	25/1	8
7th	Est Illic (IRE) James Turner · Sarah-Jayne Davies	9/1	0.3
8th	Getthepot (IRE) Kielan Woods · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	10/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Blackwater (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Ben Lund	14/1
P.U.	Catuaba (IRE) James Best · Charlie Longsdon	9/1
P.U.	Doyens De Ante (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Max Young	50/1
P.U.	Easkey Lad (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Rebecca Curtis	22/1
P.U.	Optimistic Joe (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	8/1
P.U.	Top Of The Bay (IRE) Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/1

Runners (14)

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
12	Ballinoulart b/br J:David Bass T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Bass T:Alastair Ralph	151	v	2234-3	81	105	100	14d	—	—	-1	15.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-7 over fences but yet to finish outside of the frame; probably won't be far away
3	Just In A Bit Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	166	—	43834-	96	-	-	43d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Safely held when making the frame in two handicap hurdles this spring; chase debut today
2	Kennack Bay Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	168	—	24F/U-	98	105	-	37d	—	—	+2	16	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In front before coming to grief at penultimate fence in both chases; must be considered
11	Est Illic b/br J:James Turner(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Turner(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	153	b	3732-4	83	106	97	18d	—	—	+2	10.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ran game race in defeat two starts ago but others have more persuasive profiles
6	Optimistic Joe Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	162	b	9P54-6	92	-	-	25d	—	—	+5	12.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
0-5 over hurdles but his Irish point debut in 2023 bodes well for his chasing prospects
8	Top Of The Bay Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	160	tp	4P93-4	90	106	88	18d	—	—	+5	12.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Placed in 2m4f chase in April; up in trip with cheekpieces added here; still low mileage
5	Getthepot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	163	tp	6P276-	93	101	71	166d	—	—	+9	14.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Became rather disappointing last year and has fitness to prove today
7	Catuaba Chestnut J:James Best T:Charlie Longsdon	J:James Best T:Charlie Longsdon	161	—	1F43P-	91	-	-	198d	—	—	+9	13.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Absent since flopping badly on chase debut in November but can't be written off after that
1	Easkey Lad Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Paul O'Brien T:Rebecca Curtis	168	tp	043P-8	98	109	82	14d	—	—	+9	13	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Dual 3m chase winner last spring but well beaten last month, after a layoff
13	Kooky Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	150	tp	407PP-	80	-	-	53d	—	—	+5	8.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well beaten in all three handicap hurdles and again disappointed on his chasing debut
4	Song Of Earth Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	J:Harry Bannister T:Julian Smith	164	—	/P7P-7	94	105	54	14d	—	—	+9	11.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has struggled since joining current stable in 2022
14	Doyens De Ante Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Max Young	146	tb	4UPPP-	76	-	104	37d	—	—	+5	7.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual chase winner last spring but has looked badly out of sorts this year
9	Blackwater Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Ben Lund	J:Nick Scholfield T:Ben Lund	160	t	5936P/	90	-	-	440d	—	—	+9	10.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Struggled when a big-priced outsider for chase/handicap debut in March 2023; absent since
10	Play By The Rules Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	158	tp	50O9-4	88	85	65	11d	—	—	+8	10	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Became disappointing over hurdles last season and was safely held on recent chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ballinoulart	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Just In A Bit	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Kennack Bay	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Est Illic	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Optimistic Joe	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Top Of The Bay	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Getthepot	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Catuaba	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Easkey Lad	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Kooky	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Song Of Earth	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Doyens De Ante	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Blackwater	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Play By The Rules	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Just In A Bit

18.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Kennack Bay

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Ballinoulart

15.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

7/2

Getthepot

14.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Catuaba

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.2 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Easkey Lad

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Optimistic Joe

12.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Top Of The Bay

12.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Song Of Earth

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Est Illic

10.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Blackwater

10.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Play By The Rules

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Kooky

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Doyens De Ante

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kennack Bay	98	105	—
Easkey Lad	98	109	82
Just In A Bit	96	—	—
Song Of Earth	94	105	54
Getthepot	93	101	71
Optimistic Joe	92	—	—
Catuaba	91	—	—
Top Of The Bay	90	106	88
Blackwater	90	—	—
Play By The Rules	88	85	65
Est Illic	83	106	97
Ballinoulart	81	105	100
Kooky	80	—	—
Doyens De Ante	76	—	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Play By The Rules	11d ago	Quick return
Ballinoulart	14d ago	Fit
Easkey Lad	14d ago	Fit
Song Of Earth	14d ago	Fit
Est Illic	18d ago	Fit
Top Of The Bay	18d ago	Fit
Optimistic Joe	25d ago	Fit
Kennack Bay	37d ago	Fit
Doyens De Ante	37d ago	Fit
Just In A Bit	43d ago	Fit
Kooky	53d ago	Fresh
Getthepot	166d ago	Long break
Catuaba	198d ago	Long break
Blackwater	440d ago	Long break