Racing Welfare Mental Health Week Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Southwell

14:00

Date 2025-05-12

Distance 3m60y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 6m 45.15s (slow by 37.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Always Busy (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	9/2	Won
2nd	High Game Royal (FR) Callum Pritchard · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	6/5F	7
3rd	How And Ever (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	11/8	7
4th	Swapped (FR) Philip Armson · Michael Chapman	25/1	.75

Runners (5)

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
4	How And Ever b/br J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	156	tp	P/PP1-	103	120	104	84d	—	—	-11	24.7	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Inconsistent; C&D winner last time on second run after wind op; could go well again
1	High Game Royal Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	168	p	25424-	115	122	-	23d	—	—	-4	32.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
1-13 over hurdles; creditable efforts chasing 2 seasons ago; headgear tried; interesting
5	Always Busy Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	156	—	221PP-	103	122	111	70d	—	—	+4	23.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won at Warwick on January but pulled up both starts since; could bounce back
3	Swapped Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Michael Chapman	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Michael Chapman	158	—	P4P40-	105	121	105	108d	—	—	+11	14.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three chase wins; mainly below par since C&D 2nd in 2023; yard debut; others stronger
NR	Camino Rocio Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Sean Bowen T:Jim & Suzi Best	166	v	P113-P	113	119	102	1d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Has won five races over fences, 2 of them this year; failed to show his form yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
How And Ever	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4	11/8
High Game Royal	11/8	5/4	5/4	11/8	11/8
Always Busy	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2	9/2
Swapped	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Camino Rocio	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

High Game Royal

32.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

How And Ever

24.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Always Busy

23.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Camino Rocio

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Swapped

14.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
High Game Royal	115	122	—
Camino Rocio	113	119	102
Swapped	105	121	105
How And Ever	103	120	104
Always Busy	103	122	111

Last Run