William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

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William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-07-21

Distance 3m2f105y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,152

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Saint Bibiana Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Georgina Nicholls	167	t	23-111	109	111	92	21d	—	—	-1	21.4	4/1 20%
3-3 since upped to staying trips in May, including a good-ground C&D win two starts ago
1	Halifax Bay J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	J:Conor Ring T:Grace Harris	170	tp	6-1323	112	115	94	21d	—	—	+3	20.5	4/1 20%
Has remained in good form since clearcut Kempton win in May and is versatile ground-wise
2	Mr Yeats Bay J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Harriet Dickin	J:Mr Callum Pritchard(7) T:Harriet Dickin	169	p	63-633	111	115	85	26d	—	—	+5	19.3	6/1 14%
Dual C&D winner for Milton Harris in 2022 and in decent nick for new stable this year
5	Wavering Down Bay J:David Noonan T:Jeremy Scott	J:David Noonan T:Jeremy Scott	163	p	234-22	105	115	87	45d	—	—	+5	17.1	13/2 13%
Course winner in 2022 and returns here after three good efforts this spring
9	Grove Road Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	155	v	5P-94P	97	112	66	13d	—	—	0	16.8	9/2 18%
Close fourth over C&D on stable debut but quickly back in doldrums at Worcester this month
6	Crossing The Bar Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	163	tp	595-58	105	110	62	36d	—	—	+8	16.1	10/1 9%
Won't mind what the weather does but has not been firing on all cylinders for a good while
10	The Longest Day Bay J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Sophie Leech	J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Sophie Leech	143	tp	140-94	85	114	76	17d	—	—	+4	10.7	12/1 8%
Won twice at Perth last summer but was below form there this month; others preferred
7	Cheltenam De Vaige Bay J:Fern O'Brien(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	163	—	24-455	105	115	85	19d	—	—	+8	16	16/1 6%
Multiple course winner over hurdles; wants good or faster ground on this hurdle return
11	Lady Harriett Bay J:Ben Jones T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:Ben Jones T:Peter & Michael Bowen	142	—	P-8005	84	85	68	23d	—	—	+6	9.6	33/1 3%
Unable to land a telling blow in first two handicaps and effectively 10lb higher here
8	Presenting Yeats Bay J:James Best T:Richard Hawker	J:James Best T:Richard Hawker	158	p	4346-6	100	114	83	39d	—	—	+10	13.4	33/1 3%
Won over C&D in 2021 but this quirky customer comes with too much risk attached
NR	Mourzouk Bay J:TBC T:Tim Vaughan	J: T:Tim Vaughan	165	t	/0P-54	107	109	82	36d	—	—	—	14.3	—
Took step back in right direction when fourth last month; seems best on good ground

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Saint Bibiana	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Halifax	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Mr Yeats	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Wavering Down	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Grove Road	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Crossing The Bar	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
The Longest Day	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Cheltenam De Vaige	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1
Lady Harriett	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Presenting Yeats	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

Saint Bibiana

21.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

4/1

2nd

Halifax

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Mr Yeats

19.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Wavering Down

17.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Grove Road

16.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Crossing The Bar

16.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Cheltenam De Vaige

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

16/1

Mourzouk

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Presenting Yeats

13.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

The Longest Day

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Lady Harriett

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Halifax	112	115	94
Mr Yeats	111	115	85
Saint Bibiana	109	111	92
Mourzouk	107	109	82
Wavering Down	105	115	87
Crossing The Bar	105	110	62
Cheltenam De Vaige	105	115	85
Presenting Yeats	100	114	83
Grove Road	97	112	66
The Longest Day	85	114	76
Lady Harriett	84	85	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grove Road	13d ago	Quick return
The Longest Day	17d ago	Fit
Cheltenam De Vaige	19d ago	Fit
Saint Bibiana	21d ago	Fit
Halifax	21d ago	Fit
Lady Harriett	23d ago	Fit
Mr Yeats	26d ago	Fit
Crossing The Bar	36d ago	Fit
Mourzouk	36d ago	Fit
Presenting Yeats	39d ago	Fit
Wavering Down	45d ago	Fit