William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Newton Abbot

15:30

Date 2024-06-25

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,209

Winning Time 5m 9.98s (slow by 7.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Icare Grandchamp (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	15/2	Won
2nd	Begin The Luck (IRE) Harry Reed · Daisy Hitchins	8/1	.75
3rd	Magic Dancer (GB) Richard Patrick · Kerry Lee	14/1	3.5
4th	Belgarum (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	3/1F	2.75
5th	American Gerry (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Hughie Morrison	7/2	7.5
6th	Imperial Pride (IRE) Tom Bellamy · David Dennis	15/2	3.25
7th	Imperial Joe (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Tim Dennis	12/1	15

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ben Buie (IRE) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	25/1
P.U.	Fame And Fun (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	22/1
P.U.	Harlem Soul (GB) Miss Megan Bevan · Syd Hosie	9/1
P.U.	Holerday Ridge (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Claire Hitch	80/1
P.U.	Noah's Light (IRE) Fern O'Brien · Richenda Ford	20/1
P.U.	Scrumpy Boy (GB) Harry Kimber · Mitchell Hunt	80/1

Runners (13)

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
11	Belgarum Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	152	t	3PP-31	89	121	98	13d	—	—	-5	15.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Looks to have responded well to a wind operation and he won comfortably at Fontwell
2	American Gerry Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Hughie Morrison	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Hughie Morrison	168	p	41-522	105	113	102	20d	—	—	+1	19.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Solid seconds here the last twice and he's off the same mark as last time; chance
3	Icare Grandchamp Bay J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary & Josh Moore	166	—	/207-2	103	111	96	21d	—	—	+10	21.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
He sprung back into life when second of 14 at Southwell; longer trip here looks a plus
10	Imperial Pride Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	153	t	/21-11	90	-	-	—	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Placed in handicaps before; returns to David Dennis after winning her last three points
4	Begin The Luck Bay J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	166	—	1P4-52	103	113	83	24d	—	—	+6	15.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Off his reduced mark he got back on track with a second at Stratford; has won here
8	Harlem Soul Chestnut J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Syd Hosie	J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Syd Hosie	160	—	6U8-42	97	109	70	26d	—	—	+5	14.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Had dropped to a career-low mark when returning to form with a near miss at Warwick
6	Imperial Joe Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	162	—	54335-	99	113	108	62d	—	—	+11	17.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Bit disappointing last time but it wasn't a bad run and he's off his last winning mark
1	Magic Dancer Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	168	tp	PP5-43	105	112	63	26d	—	—	+10	15.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
On the decline but he arrested the slide with a placed effort at Ffos Las (2m3f, good)
13	Noah's Light Bay J:Fern O'Brien(7) T:Richenda Ford	J:Fern O'Brien(7) T:Richenda Ford	142	tp	7P37-2	79	105	72	49d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Narrowly beaten last time when also 6lb out of the weights; this does look a deeper race
5	Fame And Fun Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	166	tp	P513-7	103	110	90	43d	—	—	+10	14.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Underwhelming since his Plumpton win but cheekpieces are now called upon; they may help
7	Ben Buie Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	161	v	114P-3	98	108	98	32d	—	—	+12	16.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Good third after a break at Hereford and that run may have tightened him up
12	Scrumpy Boy Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Mitchell Hunt	J:Harry Kimber T:Mitchell Hunt	148	tp	/U214-	85	105	102	257d	—	—	+16	18.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
C&D winner last summer but just one run since and was below par; others safer
9	Holerday Ridge Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Claire Hitch	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Claire Hitch	159	ht	/7134-	96	109	69	357d	—	—	+18	19	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Competitive mark but this is his first run since last July so probably best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Belgarum	10/3	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
American Gerry	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Icare Grandchamp	9/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Imperial Pride	13/2	15/2	13/2	7/1	15/2
Begin The Luck	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Harlem Soul	8/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	9/1
Imperial Joe	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Magic Dancer	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Noah's Light	20/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Fame And Fun	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Ben Buie	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	22/1
Scrumpy Boy	66/1	50/1	66/1	40/1	66/1
Holerday Ridge	100/1	100/1	80/1	50/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Icare Grandchamp

21.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

2nd

American Gerry

19.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

3rd

Holerday Ridge

OR: 11.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Scrumpy Boy

18.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Imperial Joe

17.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ben Buie

16.2

OR: 12 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Belgarum

15.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Begin The Luck

15.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Magic Dancer

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Fame And Fun

14.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Harlem Soul

14.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Noah's Light

13.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Imperial Pride

12.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
American Gerry	105	113	102
Magic Dancer	105	112	63
Icare Grandchamp	103	111	96
Begin The Luck	103	113	83
Fame And Fun	103	110	90
Imperial Joe	99	113	108
Ben Buie	98	108	98
Harlem Soul	97	109	70
Holerday Ridge	96	109	69
Imperial Pride	90	—	—
Belgarum	89	121	98
Scrumpy Boy	85	105	102
Noah's Light	79	105	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Belgarum	13d ago	Quick return
American Gerry	20d ago	Fit
Icare Grandchamp	21d ago	Fit
Begin The Luck	24d ago	Fit
Harlem Soul	26d ago	Fit
Magic Dancer	26d ago	Fit
Ben Buie	32d ago	Fit
Fame And Fun	43d ago	Fit
Noah's Light	49d ago	Fresh
Imperial Joe	62d ago	Fresh
Scrumpy Boy	257d ago	Long break
Holerday Ridge	357d ago	Long break
Imperial Pride	—	—