Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase – Haydock

Haydock

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Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase

Date 2024-11-23

Distance 2m67y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,203

Winning Time 4m 18.50s (slow by 14.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	14/1	Won
2nd	General Medrano (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	4/1	1.25
3rd	Netywell (FR) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	11/2	8.5
4th	Home Free (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/8F	12
5th	Xcitations (GB) Charlie Todd · Pam Sly	16/1	2.25
6th	Galunggung (FR) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	4/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Eden Du Houx (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	22/1

Runners (7)

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
2	Home Free Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	t	15-211	129	130	120	26d	—	—	-5	31.2	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won last two races, latest by 11l at Ayr; now 10lb higher; has won on heavy; contender
4	Netywell Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	—	31114-	129	132	117	230d	—	—	+24	39.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won three on trot in middle of last season; went up 19lb; no easy task on seasonal debut
3	General Medrano Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	168	—	25437-	129	136	117	215d	—	—	+9	28.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won first 2 starts last season; some fair runs after that; chance unless going turns soft
6	Galunggung Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	163	—	2/11-1	124	130	105	192d	—	—	+22	34.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won two novice hurdles last term and off the mark on chase debut in May; interesting
7	Dr T J Eckleburg Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	151	—	2434-3	112	131	126	24d	—	—	+13	20.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won two h'cap chases last term; fair run after a break when third last time; could go well
5	Eden Du Houx Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	167	t	P2P/4-	128	132	107	336d	—	—	+16	20.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won Ffos Las handicap in November 2023; lightly raced since; worth a market check
1	Xcitations Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Pam Sly	J:Charlie Todd T:Pam Sly	168	—	3U764-	129	136	125	265d	—	—	+17	20.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
5-8 over fences, latest at Sandown last November; on a good mark but usually needs a run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Home Free	11/8	6/4	11/8	5/4	11/8
Netywell	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
General Medrano	10/3	4/1	7/2	9/2	7/2
Galunggung	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Dr T J Eckleburg	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Eden Du Houx	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Xcitations	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Netywell

39.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Galunggung

34.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Home Free

31.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

General Medrano

28.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Xcitations

20.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 0.2 Odds: 1

28/1

Eden Du Houx

20.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Dr T J Eckleburg

20.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Home Free	129	130	120
Netywell	129	132	117
General Medrano	129	136	117
Xcitations	129	136	125
Eden Du Houx	128	132	107
Galunggung	124	130	105
Dr T J Eckleburg	112	131	126

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dr T J Eckleburg	24d ago	Fit
Home Free	26d ago	Fit
Galunggung	192d ago	Long break
General Medrano	215d ago	Long break
Netywell	230d ago	Long break
Xcitations	265d ago	Long break
Eden Du Houx	336d ago	Long break