Paxtons Now Stocking Stihl Equipment Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Hexham

16:40

Date 2025-05-10

Distance 3m41y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,786

Winning Time 6m 35.89s (slow by 27.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	River Of Joy (GB) Shane Fenelon · Mickey Bowen	11/4	Won
2nd	Not Sure (IRE) Liam Harrison · Kerry Lee	9/1	8
3rd	Hostile Hotelier (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	5/2F	3.25
4th	Grand Voyage (FR) Peter Kavanagh · Stuart Coltherd	8/1	11
5th	Martalmix'jac (FR) Toby Wynne · Mel Rowley	16/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Azof Des Mottes (FR) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	4/1
P.U.	Backbyjet (IRE) Craig Nichol · Brian Ellison	13/2

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
1	Hostile Hotelier Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	t	42162-	108	110	80	29d	—	—	+9	33.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Rallying second over 3m2f at Sedgefield (good) and unlikely to be far away off same mark
6	River Of Joy Chestnut J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	160	—	11P/3-	100	-	-	34d	—	—	+3	20.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good run after a layoff but this is her chase debut and she's unproven at the trip
10	Azof Des Mottes Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	143	t	633/5-	83	113	99	189d	—	—	-3	12.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Sole win came off a higher mark but that was two years ago and over 2m5f
2	Not Sure Brown J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	J:Liam Harrison T:Kerry Lee	167	p	2/582-	107	113	98	82d	—	—	+6	22.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ran better last time and he's his Herefordshire yard's only runner on the card
5	Grand Voyage Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Stuart Coltherd	161	p	6P231-	101	116	110	64d	—	—	+18	30.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Only 2lb higher than when back on the scoresheet at Ayr but would prefer slower ground
4	Backbyjet Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	163	p	13P75-	103	114	105	26d	—	—	+8	18.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
All three chase wins have been here but over 2m4f; others might see this out better
9	Martalmix'jac Grey J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	J:Toby Wynne T:Mel Rowley	145	tp	/P223-	85	115	86	27d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
3m3f perhaps too far last time and had previously gone close over this sort of trip
NR	Court At Slip Bay J:Mr William Easterby(5) T:Tim Easterby	J:Mr William Easterby(5) T:Tim Easterby	163	b	3/P54-	103	116	79	16d	—	—	—	15.4	—	—
Well handicapped and best effort since returning from a break when a 13l fourth at Perth
NR	Torosay Bay J:Conner McCann(7) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Conner McCann(7) T:Lucinda Russell	150	p	/6U37-	90	115	95	26d	—	—	—	11.4	—	—
Has a good record here and reportedly lost a shoe when not at her best the last time
NR	Don Brocco Grey J:Bruce Lynn T:Gary Rutherford	J:Bruce Lynn T:Gary Rutherford	147	tb	6P1P3-	87	112	99	58d	0W/1P 1 run	—	—	15.8	—	—
Perhaps vulnerable back at 3m on ground that might be quicker than he cares for

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hostile Hotelier	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
River Of Joy	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Azof Des Mottes	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Not Sure	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Grand Voyage	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Backbyjet	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	9/1
Martalmix'jac	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Court At Slip	-	-	-	-	-
Torosay	-	-	-	-	-
Don Brocco	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hostile Hotelier

33.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Grand Voyage

30.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 14.2 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Not Sure

22.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

5/1

River Of Joy

20.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Martalmix'jac

19.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Backbyjet

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.2 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Don Brocco

15.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Court At Slip

15.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Azof Des Mottes

12.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Torosay

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hostile Hotelier	108	110	80
Not Sure	107	113	98
Backbyjet	103	114	105
Court At Slip	103	116	79
Grand Voyage	101	116	110
River Of Joy	100	—	—
Torosay	90	115	95
Don Brocco	87	112	99
Martalmix'jac	85	115	86
Azof Des Mottes	83	113	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Court At Slip	16d ago	Fit
Backbyjet	26d ago	Fit
Torosay	26d ago	Fit
Martalmix'jac	27d ago	Fit
Hostile Hotelier	29d ago	Fit
River Of Joy	34d ago	Fit
Don Brocco	58d ago	Fresh
Grand Voyage	64d ago	Fresh
Not Sure	82d ago	Fresh
Azof Des Mottes	189d ago	Long break