James Place "Hands And Heels" Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys') (RE Initiative)

Fontwell

14:10

Date 2025-03-28

Distance 2m5f164y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 25.16s (slow by 12.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Summer In Milan (IRE) Mr Charlie Case · Chris Gordon	5/1	Won
2nd	Shuil Ceoil (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Neil Mulholland	11/4F	8
3rd	Bobalot (GB) Mr Sean O'Connor · Laura Horsfall	13/2	1.5
4th	Pearl's Pirate (GB) Rob Hargreaves · Gary & Josh Moore	8/1	.5
5th	Ghasham (IRE) Lewis Saunders · Ian Williams	100/30	3.5
6th	Bank On Frank (GB) Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling	4/1	65

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
3	Shuil Ceoil Chestnut J:Benjamin Macey T:Neil Mulholland	J:Benjamin Macey T:Neil Mulholland	168	p	P55541	102	101	95	61d	—	—	+7	29.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Reverted to hurdles from fences with a C&D win (soft) in January; also effective on good
2	Ghasham Bay J:Lewis Saunders T:Ian Williams	J:Lewis Saunders T:Ian Williams	168	—	0/6223	102	102	97	35d	—	—	-3	19.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Placed last three; bit further to go (unsure to stay) and best efforts on softer than good
1	Bank On Frank Bay J:Callum Pritchard T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard T:Ben Pauling	168	—	2/5934	102	96	81	22d	—	—	+2	22.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Major improvement is needed on this handicap debut; marked step up in trip in weak race
5	Summer In Milan Bay J:Mr Charlie Case T:Chris Gordon	J:Mr Charlie Case T:Chris Gordon	160	v	747833	94	101	93	36d	—	—	+8	19.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Respectable chase debut; back hurdling with overall improvement needed in first headgear
6	Pearl's Pirate Bay J:Rob Hargreaves T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Rob Hargreaves T:Gary & Josh Moore	150	p	3-6858	84	98	85	18d	—	—	+1	14.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
15l eighth of 13 on handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, good to soft; 7-1); cheekpieces now
4	Bobalot Grey J:Mr Sean O'Connor(3) T:Laura Horsfall	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(3) T:Laura Horsfall	161	tp	-602U3	95	108	94	20d	—	—	+9	18.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Placed at Chepstow (extended 2m3f) and Hereford (3m2f, good) either side of an unseat here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Shuil Ceoil	3/1	11/4	3/1
Ghasham	10/3	3/1	10/3
Bank On Frank	11/4	10/3	7/2
Summer In Milan	13/2	13/2	13/2
Pearl's Pirate	7/1	13/2	6/1
Bobalot	8/1	8/1	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shuil Ceoil

29.7

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Bank On Frank

22.7

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Ghasham

19.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Summer In Milan

19.4

OR: 11 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Bobalot

18.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pearl's Pirate

14.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shuil Ceoil	102	101	95
Ghasham	102	102	97
Bank On Frank	102	96	81
Bobalot	95	108	94
Summer In Milan	94	101	93
Pearl's Pirate	84	98	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pearl's Pirate	18d ago	Fit
Bobalot	20d ago	Fit
Bank On Frank	22d ago	Fit
Ghasham	35d ago	Fit
Summer In Milan	36d ago	Fit
Shuil Ceoil	61d ago	Fresh