FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle – Worcester

Worcester

17:40

FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-06-26

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

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
3	Shuil Ceoil Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	166	hp	24P2-4	103	105	98	42d	—	—	+1	18.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Returned to form with two good efforts this spring and can make his presence felt again
7	Glimpse Of Glory Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kevin Brogan T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	—	32-2	103	105	84	22d	—	—	+5	24	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Unexposed 4yo; placed on all three starts; tries a new trip today
6	Faded Fantasy Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	163	t	426-82	100	108	63	25d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has modest strike-rate but went close over C&D this month and is still on a wotkable mark
2	Bread And Butter Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	167	t	0593-4	104	108	85	36d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not the force of old but made the frame on consecutive outings this spring; e-w claims
9	Mactavish Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	158	p	132-24	95	106	88	33d	—	—	+6	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Didn't fire when well backed last time but a big player if judged on earlier Ludlow second
1	Beat The Heat Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Jim Boyle	J:Sean Houlihan T:Jim Boyle	168	v	/3P-71	105	106	57	14d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Bounced back to form to win in new headgear at Fontwell this month; 5lb rise manageable
8	Hedera Park Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Debra Hamer	J:Harry Cobden T:Debra Hamer	159	h	4314-9	96	106	80	7d	—	—	+7	13.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
C&D winner in September and shaped well here last week, after a layoff
11	Gentle Victor Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	150	t	6P59-3	87	106	85	18d	—	—	+9	13.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Kept on for third at Bangor this month but needs further progress here
13	Bergentown Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jennie Candlish	146	—	89660-	83	101	102	222d	—	—	+4	9.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won when fresh last year but was out of form when last seen in the autumn
5	Zucayan Bay J:Nick Slatter(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	165	t	/174-F	102	106	104	45d	—	—	+9	14.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returned from break with encouraging run in April; suffered nasty fall last month
12	Dreamsundermyfeet Brown J:Bradley Roberts(5) T:Martin Keighley	J:Bradley Roberts(5) T:Martin Keighley	148	—	P/50P-	85	-	-	193d	—	—	+6	9.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Badly lost his way over fences last year; reverts to hurdling after a break
14	Jormungandr Bay J:Adam Wedge T:D J Jeffreys	J:Adam Wedge T:D J Jeffreys	142	—	570-6	79	77	-	25d	—	—	+5	8.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Tailed off in all three qualifying runs but still worth a glance in the betting
4	Present Fair Bay J:Abbie McCain(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Abbie McCain(5) T:Donald McCain	165	—	146P8-	102	108	72	67d	—	—	+12	14.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has lost his way since winning on heavy ground in December; others have less to prove
NR	Floating Rock Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Gates	J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Gates	156	p	56-P3P	93	105	-	7d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Shuil Ceoil	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Glimpse Of Glory	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Faded Fantasy	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Bread And Butter	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1	11/2
Mactavish	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	11/1
Beat The Heat	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Hedera Park	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Gentle Victor	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Bergentown	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Zucayan	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Dreamsundermyfeet	33/1	28/1	25/1	22/1	28/1
Jormungandr	25/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Present Fair	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Glimpse Of Glory

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Shuil Ceoil

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Bread And Butter

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Faded Fantasy

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Beat The Heat

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Present Fair

14.7

OR: 13 Form: 1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Zucayan

14.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Gentle Victor

13.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Mactavish

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Hedera Park

13.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Floating Rock

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Bergentown

9.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Dreamsundermyfeet

9.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Jormungandr

8.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beat The Heat	105	106	57
Bread And Butter	104	108	85
Shuil Ceoil	103	105	98
Glimpse Of Glory	103	105	84
Zucayan	102	106	104
Present Fair	102	108	72
Faded Fantasy	100	108	63
Hedera Park	96	106	80
Mactavish	95	106	88
Floating Rock	93	105	—
Gentle Victor	87	106	85
Dreamsundermyfeet	85	—	—
Bergentown	83	101	102
Jormungandr	79	77	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hedera Park	7d ago	Quick return
Floating Rock	7d ago	Quick return
Beat The Heat	14d ago	Fit
Gentle Victor	18d ago	Fit
Glimpse Of Glory	22d ago	Fit
Faded Fantasy	25d ago	Fit
Jormungandr	25d ago	Fit
Mactavish	33d ago	Fit
Bread And Butter	36d ago	Fit
Shuil Ceoil	42d ago	Fit
Zucayan	45d ago	Fit
Present Fair	67d ago	Fresh
Dreamsundermyfeet	193d ago	Long break
Bergentown	222d ago	Long break