Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qual')

Wincanton

14:05

Date 2024-12-05

Distance 1m7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 3m 51.24s (slow by 25.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Move (GB) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	9/2	Won
2nd	Jour d'Evasion (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	9/4F	1
3rd	Sergeant (FR) Miss Anna Johnston · Anthony Charlton	25/1	10
4th	Double Dragon (GB) Ben Godfrey · Anthony Honeyball	11/1	3.25
5th	Sunninghill (GB) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	4/1	3.75
6th	Don Hollow (GER) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	40/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Bucephalus (GER) Callum Pritchard · Neil Mulholland	11/2
P.U.	Intrepide Sud (FR) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	6/1
P.U.	Pirates' Tale (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jimmy Frost	25/1

Runners (10)

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
4	Jour d'Evasion Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	167	t	1P3-U2	113	115	80	25d	—	—	+2	21.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Runner-up in handicap at Sandown last month and he's open to further improvement
6	Sunninghill Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	161	h	432	107	115	102	27d	—	—	+8	27.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Very lightly raced and was a good second on last month's handicap debut at Exeter
8	Golden Move Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	161	p	33-	107	113	74	228d	—	—	+7	24.6	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Beaten favourite on both hurdle runs but has potential off this mark in view of Flat form
3	Intrepide Sud Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	168	t	1/53-1	114	110	99	60d	—	—	+20	35.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter last time and is in good hands to continue to progress
1	Bucephalus Bay J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Neil Mulholland	168	t	3812-2	114	119	109	—	—	—	+12	24.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Well beaten on the Flat in October after break but in good form over hurdles in the spring
9	Double Dragon Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey T:Anthony Honeyball	159	—	40-31	105	108	81	189d	—	—	+10	15.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won a maiden hurdle at Ffos Las in May when last seen and that form has worked out well
2	Pirates' Tale Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jimmy Frost	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jimmy Frost	168	—	8412-2	114	113	80	199d	—	—	+17	22.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Creditable second of four in sole handicap; improvement needed but he's unexposed
7	Sergeant Bay J:Miss Anna Johnston(7) T:Anthony Charlton	J:Miss Anna Johnston(7) T:Anthony Charlton	161	—	/215R8	107	118	88	27d	—	—	+14	18.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Comfortable win at Newton Abbot in August but risks attached on subsequent evidence
5	Don Hollow Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	165	t	176/57	111	114	92	25d	—	—	+13	16	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Encouraging return at Carlisle in October; well beaten since but not written off
NR	Goodwin Face Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	150	—	F-52	96	111	76	45d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Went close at Plumpton on third run and this 4yo h'cap newcomer could continue to progress

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jour d'Evasion	7/2	10/3	7/2
Sunninghill	3/1	10/3	10/3
Golden Move	4/1	4/1	4/1
Intrepide Sud	5/1	5/1	9/2
Bucephalus	6/1	13/2	7/1
Double Dragon	18/1	16/1	16/1
Pirates' Tale	16/1	16/1	16/1
Sergeant	25/1	20/1	22/1
Don Hollow	40/1	33/1	33/1
Goodwin Face	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Intrepide Sud

35.4

OR: 16 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Sunninghill

27.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Golden Move

24.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Bucephalus

24.6

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Pirates' Tale

22.6

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Jour d'Evasion

21.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Sergeant

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Don Hollow

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Double Dragon

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Goodwin Face

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intrepide Sud	114	110	99
Bucephalus	114	119	109
Pirates' Tale	114	113	80
Jour d'Evasion	113	115	80
Don Hollow	111	114	92
Sunninghill	107	115	102
Golden Move	107	113	74
Sergeant	107	118	88
Double Dragon	105	108	81
Goodwin Face	96	111	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jour d'Evasion	25d ago	Fit
Don Hollow	25d ago	Fit
Sunninghill	27d ago	Fit
Sergeant	27d ago	Fit
Goodwin Face	45d ago	Fit
Intrepide Sud	60d ago	Fresh
Double Dragon	189d ago	Long break
Pirates' Tale	199d ago	Long break
Golden Move	228d ago	Long break
Bucephalus	—	—