Hooorrrrraaayyy It's Christmas Queens Arms Handicap Chase

Newbury

14:25

Date 2024-12-18

Distance 2m92y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £11,618

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
5	Javert Allen Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	148	—	2/22-1	120	145	113	42d	—	—	+6	41.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Unexposed 5yo who made winning chase debut last month, after a layoff; can progress again
1	General Medrano Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	169	—	437-21	141	144	125	18d	—	—	+1	32.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Career-best form when readily drawing clear to win valuable C&D race last month
3	Primoz Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	159	t	741-14	131	145	124	31d	—	—	+10	24.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Low-mileage 6yo; held over 2m4f last month but can still build upon winning chase debut
4	Bourbali Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	158	—	P6-313	130	146	137	23d	—	—	+13	22.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Jumped well and made all at Kempton in October but may find others better handicapped here
2	Harper's Brook Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	164	p	210-P5	136	148	68	25d	—	—	+18	22.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Quirky customer who idles when in front; yet to strike form for new stable this season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Javert Allen	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	5/4
General Medrano	13/8	7/4	7/4	6/4	9/4
Primoz	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Bourbali	8/1	7/1	15/2	8/1	7/1
Harper's Brook	20/1	18/1	18/1	22/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Javert Allen

41.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

General Medrano

32.8

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10

9/4

3rd

Primoz

24.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Bourbali

22.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Harper's Brook

22.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
General Medrano	141	144	125
Harper's Brook	136	148	68
Primoz	131	145	124
Bourbali	130	146	137
Javert Allen	120	145	113

Last Run