John Murtagh 60th Birthday Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Stratford

15:25

Date 2024-07-21

Distance 2m213y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,070

Winning Time 4m 3.74s (slow by 8.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Matterhorn (FR) Nico de Boinville · Paul Nicholls	7/4F	Won
2nd	In This World (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	15/8	8
3rd	Only Money (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	17/2	5
4th	Sir Tivo (FR) Robert Dunne · Gary Hanmer	12/1	17
5th	Calgary Tiger (GB) Harry Reed · William de Best-Turner	12/1	5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Cracking Destiny (IRE) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	12/1
P.U.	Opening Bid (GB) Bryan Carver · Chris Down	17/2

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Matterhorn Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Paul Nicholls	J:Nico de Boinville T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	7P-111	137	141	115	19d	—	—	-7	35.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
3-3 over fences and looks to have got off lightly with just a 5lb rise for the latest here
3	In This World Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	0-2221	126	143	122	25d	—	—	-2	28.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Came from behind to ease past the front-running Calgary Tiger at Worcester
4	Opening Bid Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	154	—	P4-724	123	141	132	21d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Arrives here in good form but likely competition for the lead is a concern
6	Only Money Chestnut J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	143	—	44U-42	112	145	125	37d	—	—	+8	18.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Likes good ground and returned to form with a pleasing second at Newton Abbot
2	Sir Tivo Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	159	t	13-985	128	145	130	21d	—	—	+14	21.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
This season hasn't seen him at his best but he won this last year off a similar mark
7	Calgary Tiger Bay J:Harry Reed T:William de Best-Turner	J:Harry Reed T:William de Best-Turner	142	—	/P79-2	111	137	113	25d	—	—	+17	21.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made welcome return to form when a front-running second behind In This World at Worcester
5	Cracking Destiny Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	147	—	143-67	116	143	124	21d	—	—	+13	17.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Second in this 12 months ago and went on to win at Musselburgh off this very mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Matterhorn	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4	13/8
In This World	7/4	15/8	7/4	13/8	7/4
Opening Bid	15/2	15/2	8/1	7/1	15/2
Only Money	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Sir Tivo	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Calgary Tiger	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Cracking Destiny	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Matterhorn

35.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

13/8

2nd

In This World

28.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Sir Tivo

21.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Calgary Tiger

21.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Opening Bid

20.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Only Money

18.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

11/1

Cracking Destiny

17.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Matterhorn	137	141	115
Sir Tivo	128	145	130
In This World	126	143	122
Opening Bid	123	141	132
Cracking Destiny	116	143	124
Only Money	112	145	125
Calgary Tiger	111	137	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Matterhorn	19d ago	Fit
Opening Bid	21d ago	Fit
Sir Tivo	21d ago	Fit
Cracking Destiny	21d ago	Fit
In This World	25d ago	Fit
Calgary Tiger	25d ago	Fit
Only Money	37d ago	Fit