Experience Irish Racing With ITM Handicap Hurdle – Wincanton

Wincanton

14:25

Experience Irish Racing With ITM Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-01-30

Distance 2m3f179y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 5m 16.70s (slow by 38.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gentleman Jacques (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	2/1F	Won
2nd	Our Bill's Aunt (IRE) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Alex Hales	7/2	12
3rd	Olivia Kate (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	3/1	.75
4th	Moorland Rambler (GB) David Noonan · Jane Williams	9/1	27
5th	Alkhattaaf (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Chris Down	33/1	13
6th	Bellamy's Grey (GB) Harriet Tucker · Carroll Gray	28/1	13
7th	Stage Show (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Alexandra Dunn	25/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Benville Bridge (GB) James Best · Fiona Shaw	50/1
P.U.	Broomfield Gale (IRE) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	7/1
P.U.	Demilion (IRE) Richie McLernon · Alexandra Dunn	33/1
P.U.	Duke Of Moravia (IRE) James Turner · Alexander Gibbons	33/1
P.U.	Giddy Up (GB) Sean Houlihan · Kevin Bishop	100/1
P.U.	Lady Ironside (IRE) James Davies · Carroll Gray	150/1
P.U.	The Wire Flyer (GB) Brendan Powell · Alison Thorpe	150/1
P.U.	What U Wanna Do Is (IRE) Nick Scholfield · Ben Lund	28/1

Runners (17)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Our Bill's Aunt Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Alex Hales	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Alex Hales	168	t	6-2331	100	114	97	9d	—	—	-4	19.8	5/2 29%
Won on heavy ground at Leicester last week and escapes a penalty this afternoon
3	Gentleman Jacques Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	166	tv	7-P442	98	103	87	29d	—	—	-4	18.9	11/4 27%
0-13 but bumped into a handicap blot when 16l second at Exeter on New Year's Day
7	Olivia Kate Grey J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	157	p	085172	89	104	74	17d	—	—	+7	25.2	7/2 22%
Won in fine style at Ludlow in November and clear second at Exeter latest; leading player
8	Broomfield Gale Bay J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	156	—	58377R	88	106	94	12d	—	—	0	13.1	15/2 12%
15-race maiden who refused to race last time; probably best to look elsewhere
4	Moorland Rambler Bay J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	J:David Noonan T:Jane Williams	165	p	P-7427	97	102	95	42d	—	—	+4	14.6	9/1 10%
Inconsistent, with poor strike-rate, but a case can be made on his penultimate effort
10	Stage Show Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alexandra Dunn	147	—	864460	79	102	96	17d	—	—	+3	9	18/1 5%
Made the frame twice in a row in the autumn but well beaten the next twice and now 0-21
6	What U Wanna Do Is Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Ben Lund	J:Nick Scholfield T:Ben Lund	160	—	59644	92	93	84	17d	—	—	+7	11.9	20/1 5%
Improvement needed on handicap debut but the step up in trip may help
2	Duke Of Moravia Grey J:James Turner(5) T:Alexander Gibbons	J:James Turner(5) T:Alexander Gibbons	168	p	P31-PP	100	104	-	64d	—	—	+10	13.6	25/1 4%
Course hurdles winner; twice pulled up in autumn chases; reverts to hurdles for yard debut
14	Bellamy's Grey Grey J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Carroll Gray	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Carroll Gray	142	t	2444-P	74	106	89	267d	—	—	+4	6.6	40/1 2%
Couple of fair efforts earlier this year but has poor strike-rate and returns from absence
9	Demilion Grey J:Richie McLernon T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Richie McLernon T:Alexandra Dunn	154	t	44550P	86	106	73	17d	—	—	+8	9.5	50/1 2%
On a reduced mark but tailed off/pulled up the last twice and needs to turn things around
11	Alkhattaaf Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	146	p	/68-PP	78	-	-	12d	—	—	+5	7.6	50/1 2%
Runner-up here in April 2023 but pulled up on both runs this season after a long absence
12	Benville Bridge Bay J:James Best T:Fiona Shaw	J:James Best T:Fiona Shaw	144	p	707-PP	76	96	-	42d	—	—	+5	6.9	80/1 1%
Didn't show much in novice hurdles and pulled up on first two handicap/chase starts
17	The Wire Flyer Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Alison Thorpe	J:Brendan Powell T:Alison Thorpe	142	tb	PP7P/P	74	-	-	260d	—	—	+5	6.2	150/1 1%
10yo whose sole win was in February 2021; a long time since he showed any worthwhile form
15	Giddy Up Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Kevin Bishop	J:Sean Houlihan T:Kevin Bishop	142	—	05-PP	74	70	30	—	—	—	+5	6.2	150/1 1%
Makes handicap/stable debut off basement mark but has shown very little in light career
16	Lady Ironside Grey J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	142	p	062/PP	74	-	-	22d	—	—	+5	6.2	150/1 1%
Pulled up in two handicaps this winter (fences/hurdles) and is now 0-24
NR	Lady Wilberry Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Keiran Burke	J:NON-RUNNER T:Keiran Burke	161	t	42/2U-	93	-	-	437d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Returns from long absence but on a competitive mark and a market check is advised
NR	Hi Riko Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Carroll Gray	J:NON-RUNNER T:Carroll Gray	143	h	5-P690	75	104	-	17d	—	—	—	6.3	—
Runner-up twice in a row in autumn 2023 but unable to perform to the same level since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Our Bill's Aunt	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Gentleman Jacques	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Olivia Kate	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Broomfield Gale	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Moorland Rambler	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Stage Show	12/1	14/1	14/1	18/1	11/1
What U Wanna Do Is	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Duke Of Moravia	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Bellamy's Grey	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Demilion	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Alkhattaaf	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Benville Bridge	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
The Wire Flyer	150/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Giddy Up	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	80/1
Lady Ironside	100/1	125/1	125/1	150/1	125/1
Lady Wilberry	-	-	-	-	-
Hi Riko	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Olivia Kate

25.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

7/2

2nd

Our Bill's Aunt

19.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Gentleman Jacques

18.9

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

11/4

Moorland Rambler

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Duke Of Moravia

13.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Broomfield Gale

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

What U Wanna Do Is

11.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Lady Wilberry

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Demilion

9.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Stage Show

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Alkhattaaf

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Benville Bridge

6.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Bellamy's Grey

6.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Hi Riko

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

The Wire Flyer

6.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Giddy Up

6.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Lady Ironside

6.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Our Bill's Aunt	100	114	97
Duke Of Moravia	100	104	—
Gentleman Jacques	98	103	87
Moorland Rambler	97	102	95
Lady Wilberry	93	—	—
What U Wanna Do Is	92	93	84
Olivia Kate	89	104	74
Broomfield Gale	88	106	94
Demilion	86	106	73
Stage Show	79	102	96
Alkhattaaf	78	—	—
Benville Bridge	76	96	—
Hi Riko	75	104	—
Bellamy's Grey	74	106	89
The Wire Flyer	74	—	—
Giddy Up	74	70	30
Lady Ironside	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Our Bill's Aunt	9d ago	Quick return
Broomfield Gale	12d ago	Quick return
Alkhattaaf	12d ago	Quick return
Olivia Kate	17d ago	Fit
Stage Show	17d ago	Fit
What U Wanna Do Is	17d ago	Fit
Demilion	17d ago	Fit
Hi Riko	17d ago	Fit
Lady Ironside	22d ago	Fit
Gentleman Jacques	29d ago	Fit
Moorland Rambler	42d ago	Fit
Benville Bridge	42d ago	Fit
Duke Of Moravia	64d ago	Fresh
The Wire Flyer	260d ago	Long break
Bellamy's Grey	267d ago	Long break
Lady Wilberry	437d ago	Long break
Giddy Up	—	—