Lakeland Dairies & Bidfood Classic Collaboration Novices' Handicap Chase

Sedgefield

13:15

Date 2024-11-14

Distance 2m77y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 8.64s (slow by 18.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Natural Ability (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	3/1	Won
2nd	Socks Off (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Michael & David Easterby	100/30	3.25
3rd	Miss Fedora (IRE) Oscar Palmer · Seamus Mullins	7/2	1.5
4th	Cofficionado (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	11/4F	0.3
5th	Darkest Day (IRE) Sam Coltherd · William Young Jnr	11/1	25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Edmond Dantes (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	16/1
U.R.	Fllana Bay (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Maurice Barnes	33/1

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
3	Natural Ability Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	166	t	08-04P	92	97	65	42d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-6	17.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-8 over fences but chance on his C&D 4th two runs back; pulled up next time; yard debut
6	Miss Fedora Bay J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Oscar Palmer(7) T:Seamus Mullins	148	—	798156	74	99	76	24d	—	—	-3	16.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Better handicapped over fences than hurdles; excuses for latest heavy defeat; a possible
8	Cofficionado Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	142	t	-28559	76	-	-	44d	—	—	-6	13.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Has shown promise on a few occasions over hurdles; worth considering on his chase debut
2	Socks Off Brown J:Sean Quinlan T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Sean Quinlan T:Michael & David Easterby	167	v	46/5-6	93	78	64	30d	—	—	-2	16	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2m4f hurdles winner; made a few mistakes when sixth of eight on chase debut; visor tried
4	Darkest Day Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:William Young Jnr	J:Sam Coltherd T:William Young Jnr	156	tp	02880P	82	-	-	39d	—	—	+3	10.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Four-time hurdle winner at up to 2m4f; out of form since Perth 2nd in June; chase debut
7	Edmond Dantes Grey J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	143	—	68P-07	69	88	26	33d	—	—	+2	5.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dual Flat winner; 0-16 over jumps, including two chase attempts; hard to fancy
5	Fllana Bay Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Maurice Barnes	149	t	37P-FP	75	-	-	69d	—	—	+4	6.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
13-race maiden; failed to complete on last 3 hurdle starts; hard to fancy on chase debut
NR	Neigh Botha Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	168	tp	13P343	94	102	96	22d	—	—	—	15.7	—	—
2m Southwell winner in June; fair third over same C&D last time; a contender

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Natural Ability	11/4	11/4	5/2	9/4	5/2
Miss Fedora	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Cofficionado	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1	10/3
Socks Off	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Darkest Day	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Edmond Dantes	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Fllana Bay	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Neigh Botha	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Natural Ability

17.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Miss Fedora

16.7

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Socks Off

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Neigh Botha

15.7

OR: 11 Form: 4.7 Odds: 0

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Cofficionado

13.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Darkest Day

10.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Fllana Bay

6.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Edmond Dantes

5.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Neigh Botha	94	102	96
Socks Off	93	78	64
Natural Ability	92	97	65
Darkest Day	82	—	—
Cofficionado	76	—	—
Fllana Bay	75	—	—
Miss Fedora	74	99	76
Edmond Dantes	69	88	26

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Neigh Botha	22d ago	Fit
Miss Fedora	24d ago	Fit
Socks Off	30d ago	Fit
Edmond Dantes	33d ago	Fit
Darkest Day	39d ago	Fit
Natural Ability	42d ago	Fit
Cofficionado	44d ago	Fit
Fllana Bay	69d ago	Fresh