Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Haydock

13:15

Date 2024-11-23

Distance 2m2f191y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £26,015

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Josh The Boss Bay J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Jamie Neild(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	162	t	U548-1	131	139	124	42d	—	—	+17	36	10/3 23%
Authoritative win in Silver Trophy on reappearance and a 7lb rise may not stop him
10	Bowenspark Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	153	v	1F2P-3	122	136	128	27d	—	—	+13	24.3	7/1 13%
Good third at Aintree on reappearance & open to further improvement now he's back on track
5	Beat The Bat Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	163	—	0/212-	132	132	122	344d	—	—	+12	23.8	13/2 13%
Strong novice form towards end of last year; off since but has potential off opening mark
1	Steel Ally Bay J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	168	—	P123-2	137	139	132	41d	—	—	+19	29.8	13/2 13%
Runner-up in Welsh Champion Hurdle last month and could make another bold bid
4	Punta Del Este Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	165	t	1P01-3	134	137	108	20d	—	—	+17	26.7	8/1 11%
Two wins last term and very close third on return; this 5yo could still have more to offer
11	Fine Casting Bay J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Ben Pauling	150	—	32P2-6	119	138	86	203d	—	—	+11	19.6	9/1 10%
Below par when last seen but has dropped to a good mark and trainer is in fine form
2	Kamsinas Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	166	—	6010-1	135	136	127	27d	—	—	+25	33.5	11/1 8%
Grade 2 novice win here in 2023; won at Aintree on return; could play another leading role
12	Knight Of Allen Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	150	—	C21-3	120	132	84	36d	—	—	+16	22.1	16/1 6%
Very lightly raced 4yo who has shown promise and is an interesting handicap newcomer
15	Lavida Adiva Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ruth Jefferson	146	—	1332-6	115	138	130	27d	—	—	+13	17.6	16/1 6%
Good second in big field at Cheltenham in April and she may have needed her comeback run
14	Park Annonciade Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	147	t	465-PF	116	139	-	21d	—	—	+14	17.6	20/1 5%
Failed to kick on after winning this 12 months ago but just 2lb higher and not ruled out
8	N'Golo Grey J:Gavin Sheehan T:Patrick Neville	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Patrick Neville	155	tp	0/0-93	124	137	124	7d	—	—	+16	19.4	28/1 3%
Won the 2022 Swinton Hurdle here; lightly raced since and hasn't really shone
7	Dans Le Vent Bay J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	156	—	/P3U/4	125	133	85	43d	—	—	+17	19.5	33/1 3%
11yo who needs to prove how much ability he retains, but he's well h'capped and 1-1 here
9	Ballygeary Brown J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	153	p	8-3165	122	136	120	27d	—	—	+16	18.6	80/1 1%
Made it 5-12 over hurdles when winning in June but no threat the next twice
13	Lively Citizen Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	150	—	27146-	119	133	130	211d	—	—	+22	23.6	80/1 1%
Ran well off this mark at Aintree in April but returns in warm race; all wins over shorter
NR	Anyharminasking Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	166	p	9245-3	135	138	130	29d	—	—	—	24.3	—
Reappeared with promising third at Cheltenham and may be able to build on that today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Josh The Boss	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Bowenspark	7/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1
Beat The Bat	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	13/2
Steel Ally	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Punta Del Este	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Fine Casting	8/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2
Kamsinas	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Knight Of Allen	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Lavida Adiva	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Park Annonciade	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
N'Golo	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	28/1
Dans Le Vent	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Ballygeary	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Lively Citizen	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Anyharminasking	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Josh The Boss

OR: 20.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Kamsinas

33.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Steel Ally

29.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Punta Del Este

26.7

OR: 21 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Bowenspark

24.3

OR: 18 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Anyharminasking

24.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Beat The Bat

23.8

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Lively Citizen

23.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Knight Of Allen

22.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Fine Casting

19.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Dans Le Vent

19.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

N'Golo

19.4

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ballygeary

18.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Lavida Adiva

17.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Park Annonciade

17.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Steel Ally	137	139	132
Kamsinas	135	136	127
Anyharminasking	135	138	130
Punta Del Este	134	137	108
Beat The Bat	132	132	122
Josh The Boss	131	139	124
Dans Le Vent	125	133	85
N'Golo	124	137	124
Bowenspark	122	136	128
Ballygeary	122	136	120
Knight Of Allen	120	132	84
Fine Casting	119	138	86
Lively Citizen	119	133	130
Park Annonciade	116	139	—
Lavida Adiva	115	138	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
N'Golo	7d ago	Quick return
Punta Del Este	20d ago	Fit
Park Annonciade	21d ago	Fit
Bowenspark	27d ago	Fit
Kamsinas	27d ago	Fit
Lavida Adiva	27d ago	Fit
Ballygeary	27d ago	Fit
Anyharminasking	29d ago	Fit
Knight Of Allen	36d ago	Fit
Steel Ally	41d ago	Fit
Josh The Boss	42d ago	Fit
Dans Le Vent	43d ago	Fit
Fine Casting	203d ago	Long break
Lively Citizen	211d ago	Long break
Beat The Bat	344d ago	Long break