Best Racing Odds At vickers.bet Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Sedgefield

14:35

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 2m3f188y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 4m 50.64s (slow by 17.64s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Salsada (IRE) Craig Nichol · Brian Ellison	9/2	Won
2nd	Foster's Fortune (GB) Conor Rabbitt · Chris Grant	10/11F	.75
3rd	Harper Valley (IRE) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	9/2	3.5
4th	Matchless (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	11/1	9.5
5th	Romeo Brown (GB) William Maggs · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	12/1	0.3
6th	Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) Tom Midgley · Mark Walford	12/1	5.5

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
4	Foster's Fortune Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Chris Grant	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Chris Grant	158	—	-12321	110	128	115	20d	—	—	+5	47.7	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Turned in best effort to win over 2m here last time and may be more to come over this trip
1	Salsada Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	169	p	U662P1	121	121	108	30d	—	—	+17	34.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beat Punxsutawney Phil (winner since) over C&D last time and should confirm those placings
3	Harper Valley Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	163	v	0-5323	115	119	112	30d	—	—	+5	21	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D winner; fair run behind Salsada and Punxsutawney Phil here last time; can get closer
5	Punxsutawney Phil Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Mark Walford	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Mark Walford	157	p	67-421	109	124	105	17d	—	—	+7	17.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to winning ways over 3m last time; down in trip from 5lb higher mark here
6	Romeo Brown Brown J:William Maggs(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:William Maggs(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	154	p	PP-777	106	124	102	26d	—	—	+10	15.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
On a losing run but tumbled in the weights; likely to come good at some point
2	Matchless Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	167	b	4-4214	119	119	108	29d	—	—	+11	19.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Dual hurdle winner who ran respectably back in a handicap last time; 5lb lower here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Foster's Fortune	evn	10/11	evn	evn	Evens
Salsada	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Harper Valley	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Punxsutawney Phil	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	13/2
Romeo Brown	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Matchless	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Foster's Fortune

47.7

OR: 15 Form: 18.5 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Salsada

34.2

OR: 17.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Harper Valley

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

11/2

Matchless

19.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

14/1

Punxsutawney Phil

17.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Romeo Brown

15.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Salsada	121	121	108
Matchless	119	119	108
Harper Valley	115	119	112
Foster's Fortune	110	128	115
Punxsutawney Phil	109	124	105
Romeo Brown	106	124	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Punxsutawney Phil	17d ago	Fit
Foster's Fortune	20d ago	Fit
Romeo Brown	26d ago	Fit
Matchless	29d ago	Fit
Salsada	30d ago	Fit
Harper Valley	30d ago	Fit