Thatchers Handicap Hurdle – Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

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Thatchers Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-19

Distance 2m167y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 4m 21.06s (slow by 35.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	John Betjeman (GB) Joe Anderson · Mark Gillard	7/4F	Won
2nd	Clear Storm (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	16/5	.5
3rd	Thankyouandplease (FR) Bryan Carver · Anthony Charlton	14/1	1.25
4th	For You Buzz (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	20/1	9
5th	Greystoke (GB) Ellis Collier · Jimmy Frost	14/1	1.75
6th	Opticality (GB) David Noonan · Tim Vaughan	7/2	4.75
7th	Organic (IRE) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	33/1	44

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Dexter (FR) David Bass · Sophie Leech	15/2

Runners (10)

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
3	John Betjeman Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Mark Gillard	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Mark Gillard	164	v	350264	91	100	86	13d	—	—	-8	22.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Tries a visor but his overall strike-rate of 3-74 is forever offputting
8	Opticality Bay J:David Noonan T:Tim Vaughan	J:David Noonan T:Tim Vaughan	150	—	/457-4	77	94	37	25d	—	—	-7	12.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Running well on the Flat before her 4l fourth in a Taunton handicap last month
5	Clear Storm Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	153	p	6P43	88	91	58	101d	—	—	-2	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Third on handicap debut in January and has moved yards; has to be of interest
2	Dexter Bay J:David Bass T:Sophie Leech	J:David Bass T:Sophie Leech	167	t	066-43	94	99	-	9d	—	—	+1	15	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Questionable what he's achieved in two small-field chases following a long absence
1	Thankyouandplease Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Anthony Charlton	J:Bryan Carver T:Anthony Charlton	168	—	PP2424	95	82	67	13d	—	—	+11	17.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has shown just enough to believe he could pay his way in low-grade handicaps
6	Organic Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	152	p	7565	87	85	39	17d	—	—	+5	10.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won three on the Flat for George Boughey; essentially disappointing over hurdles
7	Greystoke Bay J:Ellis Collier(5) T:Jimmy Frost	J:Ellis Collier(5) T:Jimmy Frost	151	t	-598P0	78	99	69	179d	—	—	+2	8.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Yet to reach the frame on seven starts for this stable, trying fences the last time
9	For You Buzz Brown J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	149	—	U638P	84	97	33	21d	—	—	+4	10.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Tailed off and pulled up in his two handicaps; unexposed on soft ground
NR	Holy Legend Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Sean Houlihan T:Alexandra Dunn	162	h	47-334	89	91	62	146d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Remote 4th on handicap debut but was only 5-1 and presumably thought capable of better
NR	Mind Hunter Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Harry Cobden T:Bernard Llewellyn	146	b	58/0P8	73	94	-	44d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Returned in October from a long absence and has struggled on his four starts since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
John Betjeman	15/8	2/1	7/4	15/8	13/8
Opticality	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Clear Storm	7/2	4/1	10/3	7/2	10/3
Dexter	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Thankyouandplease	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Organic	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Greystoke	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
For You Buzz	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Holy Legend	-	-	-	-	-
Mind Hunter	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

John Betjeman

22.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Thankyouandplease

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Clear Storm

17.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.3 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Dexter

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Opticality

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Organic

10.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

For You Buzz

10.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Holy Legend

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Greystoke

8.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Mind Hunter

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thankyouandplease	95	82	67
Dexter	94	99	—
John Betjeman	91	100	86
Holy Legend	89	91	62
Clear Storm	88	91	58
Organic	87	85	39
For You Buzz	84	97	33
Greystoke	78	99	69
Opticality	77	94	37
Mind Hunter	73	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dexter	9d ago	Quick return
John Betjeman	13d ago	Quick return
Thankyouandplease	13d ago	Quick return
Organic	17d ago	Fit
For You Buzz	21d ago	Fit
Opticality	25d ago	Fit
Mind Hunter	44d ago	Fit
Clear Storm	101d ago	Long break
Holy Legend	146d ago	Long break
Greystoke	179d ago	Long break