The Hawk Ponteland Novices' Handicap Chase – Newcastle

Newcastle

14:30

The Hawk Ponteland Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-11-15

Distance 2m7f91y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,863

Winning Time 6m 11.47s (slow by 17.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Halfway House Lad (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Maurice Barnes	15/2	Won

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hey Brother (FR) Lorcan Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	33/1
U.R.	Home Sweet Highway (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	2/1
P.U.	Kingofthegame (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Martin Todhunter	8/13F

Runners (5)

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	Kingofthegame Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	J:Sean Quinlan T:Martin Todhunter	153	—	846-43	81	99	81	20d	—	—	-26	25.6	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Good third at Kelso latest (2m1f); mark unchanged; could well come good at 3m yet.
1	Home Sweet Highway Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	168	b	621433	96	97	75	22d	—	—	+2	28.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Easiest task to date over fences, but will need to jump better to capitalise; down 3lb.
5	Halfway House Lad Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Maurice Barnes	144	t	43P-26	72	102	80	181d	—	—	-5	9.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
May prove himself as a stayer if keeping the mistakes at bay; has received wind surgery.
2	Hey Brother Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Barry Murtagh	165	—	69-52P	93	103	86	42d	—	—	+9	11.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Player on form of June's Uttoxeter second (3m, good); poor stable debut last month.
NR	Great Ballinboris Bay J:TBC T:Micky Hammond	J: T:Micky Hammond	154	t	7/34-P	82	100	89	189d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Weakening efforts in all three chase starts; chance likely rests with the tongue tie.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kingofthegame	4/6	4/6	4/6
Home Sweet Highway	2/1	2/1	2/1
Halfway House Lad	8/1	15/2	7/1
Hey Brother	28/1	25/1	28/1
Great Ballinboris	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Home Sweet Highway

28.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 8

2/1

2nd

Kingofthegame

25.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 17.9

4/6

3rd

Hey Brother

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Halfway House Lad

9.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

8/1

Great Ballinboris

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Home Sweet Highway	96	97	75
Hey Brother	93	103	86
Great Ballinboris	82	100	89
Kingofthegame	81	99	81
Halfway House Lad	72	102	80

Last Run