William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Novices' Handicap Chase

Wetherby

12:27

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 2m3f85y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

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	Hawkseye View Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Nick Scholfield T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	162	—	05-762	94	111	90	26d	—	1W/1P 2 runs	-9	19.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Did well finish second at Newcastle after making mistakes; looks on a good mark
4	Empty Nest Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	151	t	3-PP46	83	110	67	30d	—	—	-3	16.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
11-race maiden who has had plenty of chances over fences (0-8) and he's not improving
5	Fiadh Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Chris Grant	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Chris Grant	151	p	-02641	83	105	84	19d	—	—	+9	24.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Never far away when a game winner over C&D 19 days ago on just her second chase start
3	Celestial Fashion Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Ian Duncan	J:Ryan Mania T:Ian Duncan	158	h	15-712	90	102	86	15d	—	—	-2	14.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second over 1m7f on chase debut; returning to this sort of trip looks the right move
6	Elusive Shine Brown J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	151	—	4-2953	91	-	-	29d	—	—	+3	13.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Was placed in points so could make a better chaser; handicap debut
1	Samazul Bay J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Ben Pauling	168	b	37-164	100	105	100	21d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Blinkers would appear a cry for help but the ability to threaten is there
7	Bravethewaves Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Jack Quinlan T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	146	t	30/999	78	-	-	12d	—	—	+3	8.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Out of form but potentially well handicapped and he's making his chase debut here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hawkseye View	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Empty Nest	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Fiadh	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Celestial Fashion	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Elusive Shine	13/2	15/2	7/1	13/2	15/2
Samazul	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Bravethewaves	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fiadh

24.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Hawkseye View

19.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

5/2

3rd

Empty Nest

16.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Celestial Fashion

14.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Samazul

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Elusive Shine

13.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Bravethewaves

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Samazul	100	105	100
Hawkseye View	94	111	90
Elusive Shine	91	—	—
Celestial Fashion	90	102	86
Empty Nest	83	110	67
Fiadh	83	105	84
Bravethewaves	78	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bravethewaves	12d ago	Quick return
Celestial Fashion	15d ago	Fit
Fiadh	19d ago	Fit
Samazul	21d ago	Fit
Hawkseye View	26d ago	Fit
Elusive Shine	29d ago	Fit
Empty Nest	30d ago	Fit