RW Hough & Sons Novices' Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

16:00

RW Hough & Sons Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 2m3f123y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (8)

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	Clararose Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	t	58P2-1	101	106	88	33d	—	—	-3	35.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Ready winner over 2m5f (good) last month; up 8lb but very likely to improve further
5	Regal And Royal Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	148	—	/548-1	85	105	99	21d	—	—	+2	26.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Improved form when winning handicap debut over C&D (good); up 4lb; bang there
6	Silverbridge Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	148	p	433-6	91	104	98	30d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Took a step forward when 3rd in a 2m handicap on soft; less good on quicker ground since
3	Easter Junction Chestnut J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	160	—	U446-6	97	105	86	32d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Best hurdle form at about 2m1f; well held in two handicaps, at 2m3f and 2m
1	Imac Wood Bay J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	168	t	131P-6	105	103	79	26d	—	—	+8	16.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Three chase wins between August and January; well below best latest; has lower hurdle mark
4	Gentle Victor Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	151	t	86P59-	88	105	84	48d	—	—	+5	11.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
All hurdle runs on good to soft or slower; needs to improve plenty for return to good
7	League Clash Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Bowen T:Sheila Lewis	142	—	3P58-9	79	100	85	27d	—	—	+6	7.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Placed in an Irish point but modest hurdle form in Britain, including on handicap debut
8	Ivynator Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Jean McGregor	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Jean McGregor	142	—	55/48-	79	98	60	—	—	—	+6	7.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Two AW wins in 2020/21 but out of sorts over hurdles and on Flat since last May; 6lb wrong

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Clararose	5/4	5/4	6/5
Regal And Royal	5/2	9/4	5/2
Silverbridge	7/1	7/1	13/2
Easter Junction	10/1	8/1	10/1
Imac Wood	10/1	10/1	11/1
Gentle Victor	14/1	14/1	14/1
League Clash	66/1	50/1	50/1
Ivynator	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Clararose

35.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Regal And Royal

26.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.4

5/2

3rd

Imac Wood

16.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Easter Junction

14.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Silverbridge

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Gentle Victor

11.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

League Clash

7.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ivynator

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imac Wood	105	103	79
Clararose	101	106	88
Easter Junction	97	105	86
Silverbridge	91	104	98
Gentle Victor	88	105	84
Regal And Royal	85	105	99
League Clash	79	100	85
Ivynator	79	98	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Regal And Royal	21d ago	Fit
Imac Wood	26d ago	Fit
League Clash	27d ago	Fit
Silverbridge	30d ago	Fit
Easter Junction	32d ago	Fit
Clararose	33d ago	Fit
Gentle Victor	48d ago	Fresh
Ivynator	—	—