William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Newton Abbot

16:30

Date 2024-08-31

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,416

Winning Time 5m 4.86s (slow by 2.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kauto The King (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	7/2	Won
2nd	Bagheera Ginge (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	10/1	0.3
3rd	Opening Bid (GB) Bryan Carver · Chris Down	9/1	4.25
4th	Get Up Mush (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	5/4F	0.05
5th	Begin The Luck (IRE) Harry Reed · Daisy Hitchins	5/1	2.5
6th	Lakota Warrior (IRE) David Noonan · D Summersby	28/1	10
7th	Champagne Court (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	14/1	45

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
3	Get Up Mush Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	166	—	13/121	118	128	98	34d	—	—	-13	32	0.28/1	11/10 48%
2-3 over fences and could still have significant further improvement to come; respected
6	Kauto The King Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	156	t	-24252	108	128	116	9d	—	—	+12	27.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Not the force of old but runs this track very well and probably won't be far way
7	Begin The Luck Bay J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Harry Reed T:Daisy Hitchins	152	—	-52293	104	127	117	9d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Not quite at best when third over C&D recently but still enters calculations
4	Bagheera Ginge Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	p	12-2PP	116	127	80	34d	—	—	+10	19.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won off this mark in October but has looked out of sorts lately
1	Opening Bid Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	J:Bryan Carver T:Chris Down	168	—	-724P5	120	127	118	9d	—	—	+12	20.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good claims if judged on his two runs in June but form has slumped lately
2	Champagne Court Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	167	tp	U22-3P	119	125	78	53d	—	—	+13	18.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Pulled up over hurdles last month (something amiss) but can feature here if all is well
5	Lakota Warrior Brown J:David Noonan T:D Summersby	J:David Noonan T:D Summersby	160	p	-O1131	112	123	100	—	—	—	+33	36.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won three small-field points in the spring but has a lot more on his plate here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Get Up Mush	evn	11/10	5/6	10/11	evn
Kauto The King	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Begin The Luck	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Bagheera Ginge	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Opening Bid	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Champagne Court	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Lakota Warrior	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lakota Warrior

36.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 20.1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

2nd

Get Up Mush

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/10

3rd

Kauto The King

27.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Begin The Luck

24.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Opening Bid

20.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Bagheera Ginge

19.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Champagne Court

18.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Opening Bid	120	127	118
Champagne Court	119	125	78
Get Up Mush	118	128	98
Bagheera Ginge	116	127	80
Lakota Warrior	112	123	100
Kauto The King	108	128	116
Begin The Luck	104	127	117

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kauto The King	9d ago	Quick return
Begin The Luck	9d ago	Quick return
Opening Bid	9d ago	Quick return
Get Up Mush	34d ago	Fit
Bagheera Ginge	34d ago	Fit
Champagne Court	53d ago	Fresh
Lakota Warrior	—	—