Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

13:25

Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-11-12

Distance 2m7f129y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £5,413

Winning Time 5m 57.70s (slow by 8.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Wolf (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/2	Won
2nd	Special Acceptance (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Billy Aprahamian	11/10F	12
3rd	Super Citizen (GB) Brian Hughes · Lucinda Hughes	12/1	16
4th	Ballywood (FR) Tabitha Worsley · Georgie Howell	33/1	9.5
5th	Innisfree Lad (IRE) Theo Gillard · David Dennis	4/1	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Breaking Waves (IRE) Bryan Carver · Alex Hales	8/1

Runners (6)

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
4	Special Acceptance Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	156	b	4325-2	108	127	107	25d	—	—	-8	32.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Has modest strike-rate but was clear second to a big improver on recent stable debut
5	Innisfree Lad Bay J:Theo Gillard T:David Dennis	J:Theo Gillard T:David Dennis	156	tv	P4P-47	108	130	101	32d	—	—	+2	19.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Thorough stayer; hard to predict nowadays but too well handicapped to rule out
1	The Wolf Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	tv	53P5-2	120	131	117	161d	—	—	+13	26.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Regressive and inconsistent nowadays but will be dangerous if in right mood after break
2	Breaking Waves Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	160	b	-6176P	112	123	-	57d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Out of form since hurdle win in June; contests his first chase since 2021
3	Super Citizen Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Lucinda Hughes	J:Brian Hughes T:Lucinda Hughes	157	p	P15-32	109	121	75	170d	—	—	+9	17	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second in Kelso hunter chase in the spring; needs to prove he's worth his new mark
6	Ballywood Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	148	tp	3/0056	100	113	78	32d	0W/1P 1 run	—	+13	15.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Back from mammoth absence with four heavy defeats for new stable this year

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Special Acceptance	11/10	11/10	11/10
Innisfree Lad	9/2	4/1	4/1
The Wolf	5/1	9/2	5/1
Breaking Waves	6/1	6/1	6/1
Super Citizen	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ballywood	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Special Acceptance

32.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

The Wolf

26.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Breaking Waves

20.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Innisfree Lad

19.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Super Citizen

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Ballywood

15.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Wolf	120	131	117
Breaking Waves	112	123	—
Super Citizen	109	121	75
Special Acceptance	108	127	107
Innisfree Lad	108	130	101
Ballywood	100	113	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Special Acceptance	25d ago	Fit
Innisfree Lad	32d ago	Fit
Ballywood	32d ago	Fit
Breaking Waves	57d ago	Fresh
The Wolf	161d ago	Long break
Super Citizen	170d ago	Long break