Alby Handicap Hurdle – Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter

15:20

Alby Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-07-26

Distance 2m3f207y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 4m 58.02s (slow by 20.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hiconic (GB) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	16/1	Won
2nd	Hardy Boy (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/1	0.05
3rd	Liverpool Knight (GB) Beau Morgan · Olly Murphy	100/30F	1.25
4th	Earth Cry (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Neil Mulholland	7/2	.5
5th	Elogio (IRE) Brian Hughes · Lizzie Quinlan	16/1	.5
6th	Presenting Nelly (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	17/2	1.25
7th	Tzarmix (FR) Max Kendrick · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	50/1	1.5
8th	Cirque Royal (GB) Mr N McParlan · Gerald Stephen Quinn	28/1	9
9th	Police Academy (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Fergal O'Brien	5/1	1.25
10th	Bashful Boy (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	12/1	1
11th	Walk Of No Shame (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	25/1	1.75
12th	The Flier Begley (IRE) Robert Dunne · Gary Hanmer	28/1	7.5
13th	Enki Flacke (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	16/1	21
14th	Copper Beach (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Sue Smith	25/1	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Winged Isle (GB) James Bowen · Neil Mulholland	100/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13	Earth Cry Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Neil Mulholland	159	t	22-211	110	121	102	22d	—	—	0	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has struck form with a vengeance with wins at Fontwell last month and Perth last time.
7	Police Academy Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	160	—	1216-2	111	121	105	26d	—	—	+11	23.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Posted a creditable second over C&D last month following a seven-month break.
1	Liverpool Knight Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Olly Murphy	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Olly Murphy	168	—	12-644	119	123	97	18d	—	—	+5	22.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fourth on his last two starts; drops in class and holds claims.
15	Presenting Nelly Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	t	6P517-	108	119	103	97d	—	—	+13	24.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won at Ayr in April but well held the following day over 3m.
6	Hardy Boy Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	—	23-3P2	112	121	97	18d	—	—	+9	17.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Returned to form over hurdles when second at Worcester 18 days ago.
8	Bashful Boy Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	160	—	4604-7	111	120	115	—	—	—	+8	18.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Backed down to favourite but ran a shocker when last of seven at Newton Abbot in May.
5	Elogio Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Brian Hughes T:Lizzie Quinlan	162	tp	5178-5	113	119	115	26d	—	—	+11	17.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Stayed on from the rear when fifth at Cartmel last month on stable debut.
14	Hiconic Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	159	t	24-723	110	117	88	24d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Second at Worcester last month and a respectable third at Stratford last time.
9	Enki Flacke Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	160	p	110/89	111	119	74	37d	—	—	+11	16.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Always in rear on stable debut at Bangor in May and well beaten at Worcester last month.
10	Copper Beach Chestnut J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	160	—	3727-5	111	120	107	52d	—	—	+12	16.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Weakened out of contention at Southwell last month following wind surgery.
12	Walk Of No Shame Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	—	3P-015	111	118	100	26d	—	—	+13	16.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fair effort when fifth over C&D last time, given plenty to do last time.
3	Cirque Royal Bay J:Mr N McParlan(3) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	J:Mr N McParlan(3) T:Gerald Stephen Quinn	164	t	53/74-	115	119	80	359d	—	—	+14	17	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Northern Irish raider having his first outing since finishing fourth at Perth last August.
4	The Flier Begley Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	163	—	P2P8-4	114	119	102	81d	—	—	+14	16.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Best known for his exploits over fences and still a maiden over hurdles.
11	Tzarmix Chestnut J:Max Kendrick T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Max Kendrick T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	tp	1/54-5	111	117	91	81d	—	—	+19	20.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well beaten on all three starts for current yard, the latest when fifth at Kempton in May.
2	Winged Isle Bay J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	164	—	/64/P/	115	-	-	638d	—	—	+15	16.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won at Ffos Las and Ludlow in 2021 but has managed only three runs since; 638-day layoff.
NR	Kilbrainy Brown J:TBC T:Sandy Thomson	J: T:Sandy Thomson	156	—	416-80	107	117	67	12d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Well beaten at Perth twice since returning from a seven-month break.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Earth Cry	7/2	10/3	3/1	11/4	10/3
Police Academy	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Liverpool Knight	5/1	5/1	9/2	10/3	5/1
Presenting Nelly	15/2	7/1	13/2	9/1	7/1
Hardy Boy	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1
Bashful Boy	9/1	11/1	12/1	13/2	11/1
Elogio	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hiconic	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Enki Flacke	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Copper Beach	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Walk Of No Shame	25/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Cirque Royal	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
The Flier Begley	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Tzarmix	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Winged Isle	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Presenting Nelly

24.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 3.1

9/1

2nd

Police Academy

23.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Liverpool Knight

22.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Earth Cry

21.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Tzarmix

20.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Bashful Boy

18.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

12/1

Hardy Boy

17.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Elogio

17.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Cirque Royal

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Enki Flacke

16.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

The Flier Begley

16.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Winged Isle

16.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Hiconic

16.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Copper Beach

16.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Walk Of No Shame

16.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Kilbrainy

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Liverpool Knight	119	123	97
Cirque Royal	115	119	80
Winged Isle	115	—	—
The Flier Begley	114	119	102
Elogio	113	119	115
Hardy Boy	112	121	97
Police Academy	111	121	105
Bashful Boy	111	120	115
Enki Flacke	111	119	74
Copper Beach	111	120	107
Walk Of No Shame	111	118	100
Tzarmix	111	117	91
Earth Cry	110	121	102
Hiconic	110	117	88
Presenting Nelly	108	119	103
Kilbrainy	107	117	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kilbrainy	12d ago	Quick return
Liverpool Knight	18d ago	Fit
Hardy Boy	18d ago	Fit
Earth Cry	22d ago	Fit
Hiconic	24d ago	Fit
Police Academy	26d ago	Fit
Elogio	26d ago	Fit
Walk Of No Shame	26d ago	Fit
Enki Flacke	37d ago	Fit
Copper Beach	52d ago	Fresh
The Flier Begley	81d ago	Fresh
Tzarmix	81d ago	Fresh
Presenting Nelly	97d ago	Long break
Cirque Royal	359d ago	Long break
Winged Isle	638d ago	Long break
Bashful Boy	—	—