Billington Foods Supports The Billington Foundation Handicap

Newbury

19:55

Date 2024-07-04

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,328

Winning Time 1m 26.55s (slow by 3.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Woodstock (GB) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	9/2	Won
2nd	Red Maids (GB) David Probert · Mark Rimell	9/2	0.3
3rd	Chola Empire (GB) Hector Crouch · David Simcock	7/1	.75
4th	State Flag (GB) Sean Levey · Tom Ward	14/1	1
5th	Algheed (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Mark Loughnane	7/1	1.25
6th	Purefoy (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	7/2F	1.5
7th	Hat Toss (IRE) Kevin Stott · James Owen	4/1	6

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 (3)	Hat Toss Chestnut J:Kevin Stott T:James Owen	J:Kevin Stott T:James Owen	140	p	642336	78	89	74	12d	—	—	0	17.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Form for current stable has received several boosts; remains of major interest
1 (6)	Woodstock Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	142	p	418363	80	84	73	16d	—	—	+1	19.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-7 on turf but ran creditably in first-time cheekpieces at Catterick most recently
7 (7)	Purefoy Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	—	72-100	77	89	8	19d	—	—	-3	10.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Made all at Lingfield (AW) on reappearance; plausible excuses since; dropped 5lb
4 (1)	Red Maids Bay J:David Probert T:Mark Rimell	J:David Probert T:Mark Rimell	135	t	0-8452	73	88	62	9d	—	—	-5	10.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Creditable second over C&D last week; now back up in grade but is 2lb lower
3 (4)	Chola Empire Bay J:Hector Crouch T:David Simcock	J:Hector Crouch T:David Simcock	140	—	-22160	78	84	37	47d	—	—	+7	17.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
0-7 on grass but faced a difficult task in higher grade at Newmarket last time
5 (5)	Algheed Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Mark Loughnane	J:Saffie Osborne T:Mark Loughnane	135	—	232464	73	82	57	9d	—	—	+1	10.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ties in with Red Maids on C&D running last week; no win since early 2023
8 (8)	State Flag Bay J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	128	—	244-17	74	83	30	20d	—	—	+2	7.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Came up short in 3yo handicap last time but may do better still; not ruled out
NR (2)	Tadreeb Bay J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	J:William Carson T:Michael Attwater	135	—	4-5706	73	82	73	31d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Not particularly solid on 2024 form; midfield in lower grade last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hat Toss	4/1	7/2	7/2
Woodstock	7/2	7/2	7/2
Purefoy	5/1	9/2	9/2
Red Maids	4/1	4/1	4/1
Chola Empire	7/1	7/1	7/1
Algheed	8/1	7/1	8/1
State Flag	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Woodstock

19.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

2nd

Chola Empire

17.4

OR: 7 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

3rd

Hat Toss

17.1

OR: 7 Form: 5.1 Odds: 5

4/1

Purefoy

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Algheed

10.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Red Maids

10.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

State Flag

7.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Tadreeb

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Woodstock	80	84	73
Hat Toss	78	89	74
Chola Empire	78	84	37
Purefoy	77	89	8
State Flag	74	83	30
Red Maids	73	88	62
Algheed	73	82	57
Tadreeb	73	82	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Maids	9d ago	Quick return
Algheed	9d ago	Quick return
Hat Toss	12d ago	Quick return
Woodstock	16d ago	Fit
Purefoy	19d ago	Fit
State Flag	20d ago	Fit
Tadreeb	31d ago	Fit
Chola Empire	47d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tadreeb	Mid-Pack
Red Maids	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.