Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Hurdle

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Date 2025-05-25

Distance 2m5f164y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 5m 26.87s (slow by 13.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Doc McCoy (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	4/6F	Won
2nd	The Bold Thady (IRE) Harriet Tucker · Neil Mulholland	7/1	.75
3rd	Lelantos (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Nicky Henderson	20/1	9
4th	Sam's Amour (GB) Adam Wedge · Keiran Burke	13/2	3.5
5th	Up The Straight (IRE) James Davies · Richard Rowe	22/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
DSQ	Getaway Drumlee (IRE) Elliott England · Ben Pauling	6/1
P.U.	Vorderman (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Roger Teal	14/1

Runners (7)

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	Doc McCoy Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	163	p	7P1-21	105	117	82	3d	—	—	-21	32.4	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Third run this week and he's not proven over this far, but he easily made all on Thursday
3	Sam's Amour Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Keiran Burke	J:Adam Wedge T:Keiran Burke	168	—	16211-	110	113	75	206d	—	—	+27	40.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this last year (good) by 21l off 19lb lower; also won twice in October when last seen
1	Getaway Drumlee Chestnut J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	J:Elliott England(10) T:Ben Pauling	170	t	32P95-	112	116	82	34d	—	—	+6	21.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ran well both visits here; out of form last three runs; first tongue-tie; stamina to prove
2	The Bold Thady Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	168	tp	61242-	110	109	97	32d	—	—	+17	28.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
In-form runner who needs respect despite this being his shortest trip for over two years
6	Lelantos Brown J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	158	p	321U7/	100	-	-	566d	—	—	+15	19.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Absent for 566 days; needs a market check but longer trips would seem to be ideal
7	Vorderman Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Roger Teal	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Roger Teal	148	p	1662-U	98	106	91	18d	—	—	+8	13.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
2nd of 5 under Ben Ffrench Davis at Plumpton (extended 2m4f, good) in his first handicap
5	Up The Straight Bay J:James Davies T:Richard Rowe	J:James Davies T:Richard Rowe	159	—	/PP27-	101	106	75	30d	—	—	+13	15.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
11yo; return to hurdling saw him well held over C&D one month ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Doc McCoy	4/5	4/5	4/5
Sam's Amour	11/2	11/2	11/2
Getaway Drumlee	5/1	5/1	5/1
The Bold Thady	15/2	7/1	7/1
Lelantos	16/1	16/1	16/1
Vorderman	20/1	20/1	20/1
Up The Straight	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sam's Amour

40.5

OR: 15 Form: 21.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Doc McCoy

32.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

4/5

3rd

The Bold Thady

28.8

OR: 15 Form: 10.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Getaway Drumlee

21.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.4 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Lelantos

19.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Up The Straight

15.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Vorderman

13.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Getaway Drumlee	112	116	82
Sam's Amour	110	113	75
The Bold Thady	110	109	97
Doc McCoy	105	117	82
Up The Straight	101	106	75
Lelantos	100	—	—
Vorderman	98	106	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Doc McCoy	3d ago	Quick return
Vorderman	18d ago	Fit
Up The Straight	30d ago	Fit
The Bold Thady	32d ago	Fit
Getaway Drumlee	34d ago	Fit
Sam's Amour	206d ago	Long break
Lelantos	566d ago	Long break