Spa Motors Hereford Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hereford

14:35

Date 2024-12-11

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,179

Winning Time 4m 0.23s (slow by 12.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Beat Box (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	4/1	Won
2nd	Torneo (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	3/1	2
3rd	Lime Drop (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	9/1	3
4th	Tapley (GB) Micheal Nolan · Suzy Smith	4/1	9
5th	Finest View (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	11/4F	3.25
6th	Ascension Day (IRE) William Maggs · Shaun Lycett	8/1	15

Runners (6)

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
6	Torneo Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	145	—	126-32	110	128	104	20d	—	—	-3	23	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Flat background but won over hurdles and has taken well to fences, going close last time
2	Finest View Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	159	—	-22223	118	116	102	30d	—	—	+15	34.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Five hurdle wins; jumped well on chase debut when perhaps stretched by 2m4f
1	Tapley Grey J:Micheal Nolan T:Suzy Smith	J:Micheal Nolan T:Suzy Smith	164	—	4-2186	123	122	107	12d	—	—	+6	23.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has the class to be competitive should he find some fluency on second chase start
5	Ascension Day Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Shaun Lycett	J:William Maggs(5) T:Shaun Lycett	145	—	2-2245	104	-	-	49d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Threatened over hurdles; now makes chase debut and didn't show much in points
3	Beat Box Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	-11114	115	130	117	68d	—	—	+25	36.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Could be on a tough mark now but remains in form
4	Lime Drop Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	155	—	225-21	114	131	91	25d	—	—	+10	18.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Off the mark over fences at Uttoxeter where good value for narrow winning margin

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Torneo	9/4	9/4	9/4
Finest View	10/3	3/1	3/1
Tapley	4/1	4/1	4/1
Ascension Day	13/2	6/1	13/2
Beat Box	15/2	7/1	15/2
Lime Drop	9/1	17/2	17/2

Predictor

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

1st

Beat Box

36.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 17 Odds: 3.1

15/2

2nd

Finest View

34.2

OR: 17 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Tapley

23.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Torneo

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Ascension Day

20.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Lime Drop

18.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tapley	123	122	107
Finest View	118	116	102
Beat Box	115	130	117
Lime Drop	114	131	91
Torneo	110	128	104
Ascension Day	104	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tapley	12d ago	Quick return
Torneo	20d ago	Fit
Lime Drop	25d ago	Fit
Finest View	30d ago	Fit
Ascension Day	49d ago	Fresh
Beat Box	68d ago	Fresh