Broadsword Confidence In Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

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15:45

Date 2024-11-08

Distance 2m1f162y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 30.56s (slow by 19.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Officer Of State (GB) Niall Houlihan · Gary & Josh Moore	6/4F	Won
2nd	Lady Caro (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	6/1	12
3rd	Mavis Pike (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	8/1	9.5
4th	Gearing's Point (GB) Marc Goldstein · Sheena West	10/1	1.25
5th	Spicy Nelson (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	7/2	0.3
6th	Card Dealer (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	9/1	8.5
7th	No Guarantee (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Cynthia Woods	150/1	5
8th	Smith (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Lydia Richards	33/1	2
9th	Hurst Hill (IRE) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	40/1	6.5
10th	Owl Of Athens (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	28/1	2.5
11th	Basman Palace (SAF) Rex Dingle · Carroll Gray	33/1	3.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Dreams Fled Away (IRE) James Best · Barry Brennan	20/1
P.U.	The Cooleen (IRE) James Davies · Mark Hoad	80/1
P.U.	Thieving Gap (IRE) Ben Poste · Harriet Dickin	50/1

Runners (14)

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
3	Officer Of State Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	165	—	588-	94	103	86	—	—	—	-12	21.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Useful on the Flat so this mark is potentially a gift; betting to guide
13	Spicy Nelson Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	145	t	P/9P5-	74	91	67	253d	—	—	-8	11.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Snippets of ability, including at Taunton when last seen; lowly mark and may do better
6	Lady Caro Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	160	—	72-684	89	98	89	18d	—	—	+1	13.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Second over C&D in April; no progress since but latest run was okay
1	Mavis Pike Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	173	—	/53-51	102	93	35	9d	—	—	+6	15.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made all to win at Fakenham last week; 7lb penalty to shoulder; could have more to offer
9	Gearing's Point Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	158	—	236-6	87	100	72	18d	—	—	+3	11.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
4-time Flat winner; mixed record over hurdles but the return to a sound surface will help
2	Card Dealer Chestnut J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(5) T:Chris Gordon	165	—	3755P/	94	100	-	982d	—	—	+5	13.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Promise early in his career; makes handicap hurdle debut after 982 days off
5	Dreams Fled Away Bay J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	J:James Best T:Barry Brennan	162	—	6852	91	97	85	9d	—	—	+12	16.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Two AW wins in Ireland last winter; good 2nd on recent handicap hurdle debut; 3lb well in
11	Owl Of Athens Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	153	—	78566-	82	96	61	226d	—	—	+6	8.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not easily recommended on racecourse achievement but the return to faster ground may help
10	Smith Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Lydia Richards	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Lydia Richards	154	—	9/PP/4	83	97	59	18d	—	—	+6	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Multiple 2m AW winner on the Flat; best hurdle run came last month but the form looks weak
4	Hurst Hill Bay J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	164	—	6-7336	93	92	59	29d	—	—	+8	11.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Makes handicap debut at a realistic level but improvement looks a must
7	Basman Palace Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Carroll Gray	J:Rex Dingle T:Carroll Gray	160	t	0344-0	89	95	80	183d	—	—	+8	10.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Snippets of form last season but likely best watched back from a break
12	Thieving Gap Bay J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	J:Ben Poste T:Harriet Dickin	145	ht	068/8	74	96	73	33d	—	—	+5	6.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not shown a huge amount but up in trip and hooded for his handicap debut; check betting
8	The Cooleen Bay J:James Davies T:Mark Hoad	J:James Davies T:Mark Hoad	159	—	090-67	88	89	72	126d	—	—	+8	9.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Unplaced in eight starts in Ireland; not obviously well treated starting out for new yard
14	No Guarantee Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Cynthia Woods	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Cynthia Woods	145	tp	P8-PP0	74	-	-	31d	—	—	+5	6.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
He has started at 200-1 or bigger in eight of his nine starts and shown little; no appeal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Officer Of State	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Spicy Nelson	9/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	9/2
Lady Caro	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Mavis Pike	13/2	17/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Gearing's Point	10/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	8/1
Card Dealer	9/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Dreams Fled Away	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Owl Of Athens	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Smith	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Hurst Hill	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	22/1
Basman Palace	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Thieving Gap	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
The Cooleen	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1
No Guarantee	150/1	100/1	125/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Officer Of State

21.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Dreams Fled Away

16.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Mavis Pike

15.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Lady Caro

13.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Card Dealer

13.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Gearing's Point

11.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Spicy Nelson

11.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Hurst Hill

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Basman Palace

10.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

The Cooleen

9.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Smith

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Owl Of Athens

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Thieving Gap

6.5

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

No Guarantee

6.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mavis Pike	102	93	35
Officer Of State	94	103	86
Card Dealer	94	100	—
Hurst Hill	93	92	59
Dreams Fled Away	91	97	85
Lady Caro	89	98	89
Basman Palace	89	95	80
The Cooleen	88	89	72
Gearing's Point	87	100	72
Smith	83	97	59
Owl Of Athens	82	96	61
Spicy Nelson	74	91	67
Thieving Gap	74	96	73
No Guarantee	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mavis Pike	9d ago	Quick return
Dreams Fled Away	9d ago	Quick return
Lady Caro	18d ago	Fit
Gearing's Point	18d ago	Fit
Smith	18d ago	Fit
Hurst Hill	29d ago	Fit
No Guarantee	31d ago	Fit
Thieving Gap	33d ago	Fit
The Cooleen	126d ago	Long break
Basman Palace	183d ago	Long break
Owl Of Athens	226d ago	Long break
Spicy Nelson	253d ago	Long break
Card Dealer	982d ago	Long break
Officer Of State	—	—