William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Wetherby

14:45

Date 2024-12-27

Distance 1m7f36y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,709

Winning Time 3m 59.40s (slow by 19.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Harper's Brook (IRE) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	9/4	Won
2nd	Parisencore (FR) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	11/8F	0.3
3rd	Pay The Piper (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Ann Hamilton	4/1	3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Malystic (GB) Brian Hughes · Peter Niven	9/2

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Parisencore Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	156	—	519233	130	147	134	61d	—	—	+5	41	—	7/4 36%
Has run well in defeat on his last three starts; every chance he'll be in the mix
3	Harper's Brook Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	162	p	10-P52	136	150	134	9d	—	—	+4	29.1	—	5/2 29%
Quirky sort but runner-up at Newbury recently and could be thereabouts once more
1	Malystic Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Peter Niven	J:Brian Hughes T:Peter Niven	168	—	33-2P5	142	150	137	19d	—	—	+9	28.7	—	7/2 22%
Below par on last two starts but won this two years ago and is worth a second look
2	Pay The Piper Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Ann Hamilton	J:Sean Quinlan T:Ann Hamilton	164	—	421212	138	146	124	41d	—	—	+29	45.2	—	5/1 17%
Two wins at Kelso this autumn and runner-up here most recently; solid claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Parisencore	7/4	6/4	6/4	13/8	6/4
Harper's Brook	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Malystic	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Pay The Piper	5/1	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2

Predictor

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

1st

Pay The Piper

45.2

OR: 22 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.7

5/1

2nd

Parisencore

OR: 20 Form: 9.6 Odds: 11.4

7/4

3rd

Harper's Brook

29.1

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.6

5/2

Malystic

28.7

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Malystic	142	150	137
Pay The Piper	138	146	124
Harper's Brook	136	150	134
Parisencore	130	147	134

Last Run