Howden Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Newbury

14:13

Date 2025-02-28

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 5m 20.10s (slow by 28.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of The Lake (GB) Chad Bament · Jeremy Scott	9/4	Won
2nd	Pachacuti (IRE) Ben Bromley · David Pipe	12/1	10
3rd	Star Of Affinity (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	9/2	6.5
4th	Bobby Socks (GB) Lewis Saunders · Olly Murphy	11/5F	.5
5th	Kalhandrion (FR) Freddie Mitchell · Richard Hobson	18/1	9.5
6th	Colonial Empire (GB) Tristan Durrell · Tim Vaughan	12/1	14
7th	French Symphony (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling	15/2	25

Runners (8)

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
6	Bobby Socks Bay J:Lewis Saunders(6) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Saunders(6) T:Olly Murphy	158	t	411-32	108	123	97	25d	—	—	-4	22.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Good 2nd at Southwell latest after his second wind op; unraced on worse than good to soft
3	King Of The Lake Bay J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	163	t	7-8771	113	125	79	13d	—	—	-3	23.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Wind op before winning by 26l under Chad Bament at Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft); up 11lb
1	Star Of Affinity Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	165	t	P12311	115	117	98	21d	—	—	+24	44.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
3-5 since wind surgery, scoring with authority on last two starts; up another 9lb
8	French Symphony Bay J:Callum Pritchard(6) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard(6) T:Ben Pauling	156	v	5-3336	106	118	90	35d	—	—	+7	16.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
22l sixth of ten on handicap debut at Southwell (2m4f, soft; 16-1) latest; visor goes on
4	Pachacuti Bay J:Ben Bromley T:David Pipe	J:Ben Bromley T:David Pipe	162	—	-424PP	112	117	-	13d	—	—	+10	17.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pulled up last two starts; equipment removed for this first hurdle race for two years
5	Colonial Empire Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Tim Vaughan	J:Tristan Durrell T:Tim Vaughan	159	—	/037-5	109	119	97	36d	—	—	+10	16.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Off 409 days before never-nearer fifth of 14 at Huntingdon (2m4f, soft) five weeks ago
7	Kalhandrion Bay J:Freddie Mitchell T:Richard Hobson	J:Freddie Mitchell T:Richard Hobson	157	t	5-54P6	107	119	102	19d	—	—	+10	16	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Showed promise three starts back; it's too early to forget that and this is handicap debut
NR	In Limbo Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Chris Down	J:NON-RUNNER T:Chris Down	163	—	32/435	113	116	-	27d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Up to 2m4f for handicap debut at Sandown (9-1) last time but cracked on the heavy going

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bobby Socks	9/4	9/4	9/4
King Of The Lake	9/4	9/4	5/2
Star Of Affinity	10/3	10/3	10/3
French Symphony	8/1	17/2	17/2
Pachacuti	12/1	11/1	11/1
Colonial Empire	16/1	16/1	14/1
Kalhandrion	16/1	16/1	16/1
In Limbo	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Star Of Affinity

44.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 22 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

King Of The Lake

23.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Bobby Socks

22.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Pachacuti

17.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

French Symphony

16.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Colonial Empire

16.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Kalhandrion

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

In Limbo

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Of Affinity	115	117	98
King Of The Lake	113	125	79
In Limbo	113	116	—
Pachacuti	112	117	—
Colonial Empire	109	119	97
Bobby Socks	108	123	97
Kalhandrion	107	119	102
French Symphony	106	118	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of The Lake	13d ago	Quick return
Pachacuti	13d ago	Quick return
Kalhandrion	19d ago	Fit
Star Of Affinity	21d ago	Fit
Bobby Socks	25d ago	Fit
In Limbo	27d ago	Fit
French Symphony	35d ago	Fit
Colonial Empire	36d ago	Fit