Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Lingfield

16:02

Date 2025-02-11

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 5m 21.40s (slow by 21.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Johnny Jump Up (IRE) Niall Houlihan · Gary & Josh Moore	6/1	Won
2nd	Royal Mer (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	5/1	10
3rd	Clonakilty (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	15/8F	13
4th	Pilsdon Pen (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	7/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Eximia (GB) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	22/1
P.U.	Thor De Cerisy (FR) James Bowen · Neil Mulholland	5/2

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
6	Clonakilty Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	tb	216-P4	114	134	87	53d	—	—	-3	24.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
C&D winner; out of form this season; wind surgery since and blinkers replace cheekpieces
2	Thor De Cerisy Bay J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:James Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	158	tp	1P-025	116	138	73	25d	—	—	0	23.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Back to some form despite mistakes on last two outings, over C&D first occasion
4	Royal Mer Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	157	tp	P-4653	115	136	105	17d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+5	20.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won five soft-ground chases last season; took a step back up the ladder on latest outing
1	Johnny Jump Up Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore	164	—	/126-U	122	-	-	22d	—	—	+7	22.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Unseated on handicap/chase debut; very lightly raced 6yo who could still have potential
5	Pilsdon Pen Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	157	p	23121-	115	134	115	396d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+30	39.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
2-4 over fences after a highly progressive campaign last winter; absent 396 days
3	Eximia Chestnut J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(3) T:Venetia Williams	157	b	15P-PP	115	-	-	27d	—	—	+13	17.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
10-34 in France; however, pulled up in all three starts (handicap chases) in Britain

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Clonakilty	2/1	2/1	85/40	9/4	2/1
Thor De Cerisy	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Royal Mer	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Johnny Jump Up	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Pilsdon Pen	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Eximia	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pilsdon Pen

39.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 20.4 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Clonakilty

24.4

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Thor De Cerisy

23.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Johnny Jump Up

22.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Royal Mer

20.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Eximia

17.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Johnny Jump Up	122	—	—
Thor De Cerisy	116	138	73
Royal Mer	115	136	105
Pilsdon Pen	115	134	115
Eximia	115	—	—
Clonakilty	114	134	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Royal Mer	17d ago	Fit
Johnny Jump Up	22d ago	Fit
Thor De Cerisy	25d ago	Fit
Eximia	27d ago	Fit
Clonakilty	53d ago	Fresh
Pilsdon Pen	396d ago	Long break