Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) – Cheltenham

Cheltenham

15:30

Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2024-10-26

Distance 2m87y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £16,338

Runners (8)

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
1	Bottler'secret Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	162	p	11-2	143	145	120	175d	—	—	-2	43.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Creditable second in Punchestown Grade 1 on latest outing in May; good chance here
4	Dodger Long Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Harriet Dickin	J:Harry Cobden T:Harriet Dickin	154	—	1-2211	127	134	112	14d	—	—	+15	30.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Drew nicely clear in Chepstow handicap this month and now 3-6 over hurdles; in the mix
5	Givemefive Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	—	1124-	129	140	123	—	—	—	+18	37	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won two juvenile hurdles before going close in Grade 2 Adonis in February; major player
7	Royal Way Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	—	32111-	124	132	118	216d	—	—	+38	44.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Kept on resolutely to win valuable juvenile handicap at Ascot in March on latest outing
2	An Bradan Feasa Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Jack Jones	J:Tom Bellamy T:Jack Jones	158	—	21488-	122	127	118	182d	—	—	+17	23.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Twice ran well here towards end of 2023 but was not at same level after turn of the year
8	Hasten Slowly Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	147	—	6211	122	138	117	10d	—	—	+34	38.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won against own sex on recent handicap debut; more needed here; still not ruled out
3	Balboa Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	154	—	3P42-2	120	130	122	14d	—	—	+19	23.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Held by Dodger Long on recent Chepstow form but largely consistent; not ruled out each-way
6	Latin Verse Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Charlton	J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Charlton	154	p	21P2-6	120	133	125	14d	—	—	+15	18.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Shaped quite well when sixth at Chepstow last month but is not favoured by today's weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bottler'secret	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	Evens
Dodger Long	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	6/1
Givemefive	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Royal Way	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
An Bradan Feasa	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Hasten Slowly	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	20/1
Balboa	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Latin Verse	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Way

44.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 24.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Bottler'secret

43.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 5 Odds: 15

Evens

3rd

Hasten Slowly

38.9

OR: 18 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Givemefive

OR: 19.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Dodger Long

30.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

6/1

An Bradan Feasa

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 4 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Balboa

23.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Latin Verse

18.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bottler'secret	143	145	120
Givemefive	129	140	123
Dodger Long	127	134	112
Royal Way	124	132	118
An Bradan Feasa	122	127	118
Hasten Slowly	122	138	117
Balboa	120	130	122
Latin Verse	120	133	125

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hasten Slowly	10d ago	Quick return
Dodger Long	14d ago	Fit
Balboa	14d ago	Fit
Latin Verse	14d ago	Fit
Bottler'secret	175d ago	Long break
An Bradan Feasa	182d ago	Long break
Royal Way	216d ago	Long break
Givemefive	—	—