Leicester Racecourse - Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Handicap Chase

Leicester

15:49

Date 2025-02-13

Distance 1m7f201y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	My Portia Grey J:Harry Reed T:L J Morgan	J:Harry Reed T:L J Morgan	153	—	-46421	85	106	94	27d	—	—	+7	28.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Much improved over fences of late, tough task back from break but impressed latest; up 9lb
6	Orbys River Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Sam Allwood	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Sam Allwood	152	—	2-6P12	84	105	95	27d	—	—	+1	16.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has chase potential but no match for My Portia at Market Rasen in January; up further 3lb
8	Night Jet Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	145	p	5-F322	77	-	-	16d	—	—	-4	11.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Maiden hurdler; in good form but on much the same mark for the last 12 months; chase debut
9	Gwennie May Jem Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	143	—	-77434	77	-	-	20d	—	—	0	12.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Two creditable runs in handicap hurdles off this mark; improvement needed on chase debut
2	Harel Du Marais Grey J:Harry Kimber T:Mark Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Mark Walford	165	—	F55-46	97	108	91	27d	—	—	+3	15.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Maiden; well treated on close 4th over C&D last January; well held back from break latest
3	Hokelami b/br J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Charlie Price(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	160	tp	P-5444	92	111	94	49d	—	—	+6	12.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two chase wins in early 2024; bit to prove on form since but back on last winning mark
1	Sabbathical Bay J:Osian Radford(10) T:Evan Williams	J:Osian Radford(10) T:Evan Williams	168	p	71/372	100	109	75	8d	—	—	+8	14.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Five chase wins; good 2nd back over fences latest; 2-2 on this course, hurdles and fences
7	Yellow Jacket Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	148	t	25128-	80	106	89	313d	—	—	+13	18.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Narrow 2m1f chase win last February; has been off and had wind op since last seen in April
4	Abaya Du Mathan Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	159	tp	441562	91	109	97	42d	—	—	+16	19	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Three more chase wins in 2024, latest at Southwell in December; not as good since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
My Portia	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Orbys River	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Night Jet	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Gwennie May Jem	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Harel Du Marais	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	8/1
Hokelami	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sabbathical	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Yellow Jacket	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Abaya Du Mathan	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

My Portia

28.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Abaya Du Mathan

OR: 10.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0.8

28/1

3rd

Yellow Jacket

18.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Orbys River

16.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Harel Du Marais

15.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Sabbathical

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Gwennie May Jem

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Hokelami

12.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Night Jet

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sabbathical	100	109	75
Harel Du Marais	97	108	91
Hokelami	92	111	94
Abaya Du Mathan	91	109	97
My Portia	85	106	94
Orbys River	84	105	95
Yellow Jacket	80	106	89
Night Jet	77	—	—
Gwennie May Jem	77	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sabbathical	8d ago	Quick return
Night Jet	16d ago	Fit
Gwennie May Jem	20d ago	Fit
My Portia	27d ago	Fit
Orbys River	27d ago	Fit
Harel Du Marais	27d ago	Fit
Abaya Du Mathan	42d ago	Fit
Hokelami	49d ago	Fresh
Yellow Jacket	313d ago	Long break