Long Shot Berry Breeze Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Series Middle-Distance Qualifier)

Haydock

19:45

Date 2024-06-22

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 2m 9.53s (slow by 2.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dora Milaje (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	7/2	Won
2nd	Bodorgan (IRE) Franny Norton · Charles Hills	5/1	.5
3rd	To Catch A Thief (GB) Adam Farragher · William Haggas	2/1F	1.75
4th	Strong Impact (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	5/2	0.3
5th	Lady Of Arabia (GB) George Downing · Eve Johnson Houghton	18/1	1.25
6th	Savrola (IRE) Harrison Shaw · Dianne Sayer	16/1	0.3

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
1 (7)	To Catch A Thief Bay J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	137	t	1-8043	87	98	46	26d	—	—	+2	22.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Latest third in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar creditable; should be competitive again
4 (2)	Strong Impact Bay J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Roger Varian	132	—	21-452	82	97	53	20d	—	—	-7	14.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Went close at Hamilton latest and ought to be in the shake-up again
3 (4)	Dora Milaje Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	134	—	/13-52	84	101	72	19d	—	—	-11	16.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
No match for an improver at Wetherby latest but came clear of 12 others; big player
5 (5)	Bodorgan Grey J:Franny Norton T:Charles Hills	J:Franny Norton T:Charles Hills	132	t	88-601	82	97	81	19d	—	—	-5	13.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made all over this trip at Windsor (good to firm) 19 days ago; 3lb rise fair
7 (6)	Savrola Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Dianne Sayer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Dianne Sayer	125	p	5245-4	75	96	70	19d	—	—	+1	8.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Promising start for new yard when fourth at Ayr (1m) 19 days ago; respected back at 1m2f
6 (1)	Lady Of Arabia Bay J:George Downing T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:George Downing T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	41-130	78	95	73	52d	—	—	+3	8.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
C&D winner last June; scored twice on AW at Kempton since then but latest run there poor
NR (8)	Graignes Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:George Baker	J:Callum Rodriguez T:George Baker	135	t	000-50	85	96	80	127d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Struggled in Bahrain at start of the year but on a workable mark if reviving after a break
NR (3)	No Recollection Brown J:Josephine Gordon T:Sam England	J:Josephine Gordon T:Sam England	119	t	/00/25	69	94	-	—	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
In reasonable form on AW Flat/over hurdles this spring but others preferred for the win

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
To Catch A Thief	11/4	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Strong Impact	3/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Dora Milaje	3/1	9/4	9/4	9/4	3/1
Bodorgan	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Savrola	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Lady Of Arabia	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

To Catch A Thief

22.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Dora Milaje

16.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

3/1

3rd

Strong Impact

14.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Bodorgan

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Graignes

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lady Of Arabia

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Savrola

8.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

No Recollection

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
To Catch A Thief	87	98	46
Graignes	85	96	80
Dora Milaje	84	101	72
Strong Impact	82	97	53
Bodorgan	82	97	81
Lady Of Arabia	78	95	73
Savrola	75	96	70
No Recollection	69	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dora Milaje	19d ago	Fit
Bodorgan	19d ago	Fit
Savrola	19d ago	Fit
Strong Impact	20d ago	Fit
To Catch A Thief	26d ago	Fit
Lady Of Arabia	52d ago	Fresh
Graignes	127d ago	Long break
No Recollection	—	—