Champers Handicap Chase – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

14:45

Champers Handicap Chase

Date 2025-03-02

Distance 2m7f129y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,489

Winning Time 6m 16.38s (slow by 27.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Groom De Cotte (FR) Richie McLernon · Gary Brown	11/2	Won
2nd	Sir Rock (IRE) Harry Bannister · Toby Lawes	7/1	9.5
3rd	Pep Talking (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Billy Aprahamian	7/2	12
4th	Ceejaybe (GB) Kielan Woods · Jo Davis	15/2	4.75
5th	Mackie Dee (IRE) Philip Armson · Richard Armson	15/2	.75
6th	Dreamsundermyfeet (IRE) Sean Bowen · Martin Keighley	11/4F	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Flemen's Tipple (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Andy Irvine	15/2
P.U.	My Bad Lucy (GB) James Davies · Nick Gifford	50/1

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
1	Pep Talking Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Billy Aprahamian	168	—	-2611P	94	100	78	61d	—	—	+9	28.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Pulled up last time in hat-trick bid; faces another new trip but is one to take seriously
8	Dreamsundermyfeet Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	J:Sean Bowen T:Martin Keighley	146	v	-07466	72	101	87	121d	—	—	-7	10.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Last won 2021; off four months but it sparks some interest that Sean Bowen takes the ride
2	Sir Rock Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Toby Lawes	J:Harry Bannister T:Toby Lawes	166	v	2-7PP5	92	102	26	35d	—	—	+5	17.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Completed a double last winter but struggled badly this term; 4lb below last winning mark
4	Groom De Cotte Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	163	t	07P012	89	-	54	82d	—	—	+13	24.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
His five runs in chases were poor but 1st and 2nd over hurdles on his latest two outings
6	Ceejaybe Chestnut J:Kielan Woods T:Jo Davis	J:Kielan Woods T:Jo Davis	151	t	65-9P4	81	90	71	91d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
14-race maiden; chase debut latest, followed by another wind operation; stacks to prove
7	Mackie Dee Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	148	—	0P2534	74	95	54	11d	—	—	0	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
13yo with no win since 2022; however, competitive over hurdles on three of last four races
5	Flemen's Tipple Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	156	t	1P4358	82	102	96	27d	—	—	+4	11.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Three wins last year, the last of them over C&D in May; this winter's form is problematic
3	My Bad Lucy Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	164	—	1/6P-P	90	-	-	117d	—	—	+12	14.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
2022-23 season ended well but he's been right out of form for his only three starts since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Pep Talking	3/1	10/3	10/3
Dreamsundermyfeet	7/2	10/3	7/2
Sir Rock	11/2	11/2	11/2
Groom De Cotte	6/1	6/1	6/1
Ceejaybe	7/1	13/2	13/2
Mackie Dee	15/2	13/2	13/2
Flemen's Tipple	11/1	10/1	10/1
My Bad Lucy	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pep Talking

28.2

OR: 11 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Groom De Cotte

24.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Sir Rock

17.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

My Bad Lucy

14.2

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Mackie Dee

12.9

OR: 6 Form: 3.3 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Flemen's Tipple

11.3

OR: 8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ceejaybe

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Dreamsundermyfeet

10.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pep Talking	94	100	78
Sir Rock	92	102	26
My Bad Lucy	90	—	—
Groom De Cotte	89	—	54
Flemen's Tipple	82	102	96
Ceejaybe	81	90	71
Mackie Dee	74	95	54
Dreamsundermyfeet	72	101	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mackie Dee	11d ago	Quick return
Flemen's Tipple	27d ago	Fit
Sir Rock	35d ago	Fit
Pep Talking	61d ago	Fresh
Groom De Cotte	82d ago	Fresh
Ceejaybe	91d ago	Long break
My Bad Lucy	117d ago	Long break
Dreamsundermyfeet	121d ago	Long break