Alan Edwards 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Worcester

15:00

Date 2024-08-19

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 4m 56.20s (slow by 12.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Blazing Court (IRE) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	9/2	Won
2nd	Police Academy (IRE) Mr Ben Sutton · Fergal O'Brien	13/2	1.5
3rd	Crypto Currency (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	7/2F	0.2
4th	Jac Jumper (FR) Chris Ward · Deborah Cole	9/2	1
5th	Fat Sam (GB) David Noonan · Chris Down	16/1	21
6th	Almost Gotaway (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Nicky Martin	15/2	3.75
7th	Rathmacknee (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Danni O'Neill	33/1	3.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mix Of Clover (GB) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	40/1
Fell	Thank You Blue (GB) Lewis Stones · Jennie Candlish	25/1
P.U.	Up For Appeal (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	13/2
P.U.	Walkingoneggshells (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Archie Watson	14/1

Runners (11)

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	Crypto Currency Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	166	—	/53-33	107	118	90	22d	—	—	0	20.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Third on chasing/handicap debut at Warwick in May and third at Uttoxeter last month.
11	Blazing Court Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	153	p	53P-32	94	114	92	42d	—	—	-1	16	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-11 under rules but placed twice over fences C&D this summer.
6	Jac Jumper Chestnut J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	161	t	P6-P22	102	111	106	49d	—	—	+3	17	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has run well to finish second over C&D twice back over fences this summer.
9	Up For Appeal Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	159	—	4-4134	100	116	104	29d	—	—	+5	15.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won off 3lb lower mark at Newton Abbot in June; made the frame twice last month.
5	Police Academy Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	164	—	216-29	105	117	-	24d	—	—	+5	17.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Second at Uttoxeter last month following a seven-month break; not so good last time.
7	Almost Gotaway Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	161	—	11/3-3	102	117	89	29d	—	—	+11	21	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Third at Stratford last month on chasing debut following a 440-day absence.
4	Fat Sam Chestnut J:David Noonan T:Chris Down	J:David Noonan T:Chris Down	165	—	6-7744	106	113	79	22d	—	—	+9	16.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Respectable efforts when fourth at Stratford and Uttoxeter last month.
10	Walkingoneggshells Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Archie Watson	J:Nick Scholfield T:Archie Watson	159	t	208-67	100	111	84	25d	—	—	+9	13.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Yet to win under rules; made no impression over fences at Stratford and C&D last month.
8	Thank You Blue Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Jennie Candlish	159	p	544-3P	100	115	86	30d	—	—	+10	13.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Third at Cartmel in June on chasing debut and pulled up at Market Rasen last month.
1	Rathmacknee Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Danni O'Neill	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Danni O'Neill	168	—	685-44	109	117	101	41d	—	—	+13	15.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Fourth on chase debut at Ffos Las in May; tailed off at Uttoxeter last month.
3	Mix Of Clover Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	165	—	-3361P	106	115	91	25d	—	—	+19	21.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won here last month but pulled up over C&D seven days later with a penalty.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Crypto Currency	3/1	10/3	10/3
Blazing Court	9/2	4/1	9/2
Jac Jumper	5/1	9/2	5/1
Up For Appeal	15/2	7/1	7/1
Police Academy	7/1	13/2	5/1
Almost Gotaway	8/1	15/2	15/2
Fat Sam	12/1	14/1	12/1
Walkingoneggshells	16/1	16/1	16/1
Thank You Blue	25/1	25/1	28/1
Rathmacknee	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mix Of Clover	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mix Of Clover

21.6

OR: 14 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

40/1

2nd

Almost Gotaway

OR: 13 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Crypto Currency

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Police Academy

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Jac Jumper

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Fat Sam

16.1

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Blazing Court

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Rathmacknee

15.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Up For Appeal

15.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Walkingoneggshells

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Thank You Blue

13.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rathmacknee	109	117	101
Crypto Currency	107	118	90
Fat Sam	106	113	79
Mix Of Clover	106	115	91
Police Academy	105	117	—
Jac Jumper	102	111	106
Almost Gotaway	102	117	89
Up For Appeal	100	116	104
Walkingoneggshells	100	111	84
Thank You Blue	100	115	86
Blazing Court	94	114	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Crypto Currency	22d ago	Fit
Fat Sam	22d ago	Fit
Police Academy	24d ago	Fit
Walkingoneggshells	25d ago	Fit
Mix Of Clover	25d ago	Fit
Up For Appeal	29d ago	Fit
Almost Gotaway	29d ago	Fit
Thank You Blue	30d ago	Fit
Rathmacknee	41d ago	Fit
Blazing Court	42d ago	Fit
Jac Jumper	49d ago	Fresh