Archway Homes Malpas Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

14:30

Archway Homes Malpas Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-09-05

Distance 2m3f123y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Runners (12)

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
5	Buxted Reel Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	161	—	64-343	92	101	96	—	—	—	-2	15.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Went close at Worcester in most recent attempt over hurdles; likely type
6	Independent Jimmy Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	161	p	39-422	92	101	93	43d	—	—	-2	15.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up off this mark at Bangor and Worcester since wearing cheekpieces
8	Baikal Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Grace Harris	158	p	06-411	89	98	67	15d	—	—	-1	14.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Registered 12-1 and 18-1 wins in last two hurdles attempts; not dismissed
1	Jipekaa Machin Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	168	t	4/62/3	99	105	58	50d	—	—	+6	18.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Clear signs of retaining ability in July when back from lengthy absence
9	Zamond Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	155	—	5P/533	86	99	94	13d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Close third over 2m1f last time; remains well treated on historical data
12	Crookbarrow Chestnut J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	142	tp	3371-3	73	-	25	—	—	—	+2	11.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Point winner; poor claims on rules form; debut for new stable
7	Jager Time Chestnut J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	160	—	045-44	91	97	65	43d	—	—	+6	11.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
No improvement switched to handicap level last time but may still do better
3	G'Day Aussie Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Dave Roberts	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Dave Roberts	166	t	4-1126	97	102	74	16d	—	—	+9	13	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Below par last time; solid record (112) otherwise this term
4	Ballyvaughan Bay Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:D J Jeffreys	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:D J Jeffreys	166	tp	542-P9	97	102	49	50d	—	—	+8	13.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has a question mark over the trip and current form
11	Outback Frontiers Chestnut J:James Turner(5) T:John O'Shea	J:James Turner(5) T:John O'Shea	142	p	59P-05	73	95	22	47d	—	—	+2	7.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Defied a higher mark last summer; good chance if back to that form
NR	Justlikefire Bay J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:William Shanahan(5) T:Jennie Candlish	166	—	90-4	97	93	69	83d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Thrice-raced 6yo who looks interesting with improvement plausible
NR	Woody's Boy Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	144	p	7-9574	75	94	67	20d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Chance depends on how well he responds to first-time cheekpieces

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Buxted Reel	4/1	4/1	4/1
Independent Jimmy	9/2	4/1	4/1
Baikal	5/1	5/1	5/1
Jipekaa Machin	11/2	11/2	11/2
Zamond	6/1	6/1	6/1
Crookbarrow	9/1	17/2	17/2
Jager Time	14/1	14/1	14/1
G'Day Aussie	18/1	18/1	18/1
Ballyvaughan Bay	16/1	14/1	14/1
Outback Frontiers	18/1	18/1	18/1
Justlikefire	-	-	-
Woody's Boy	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jipekaa Machin

18.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Buxted Reel

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Independent Jimmy

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Baikal

14.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Ballyvaughan Bay

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

G'Day Aussie

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Zamond

12.3

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Jager Time

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Justlikefire

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Crookbarrow

11.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Outback Frontiers

7.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Woody's Boy

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jipekaa Machin	99	105	58
G'Day Aussie	97	102	74
Ballyvaughan Bay	97	102	49
Justlikefire	97	93	69
Buxted Reel	92	101	96
Independent Jimmy	92	101	93
Jager Time	91	97	65
Baikal	89	98	67
Zamond	86	99	94
Woody's Boy	75	94	67
Crookbarrow	73	—	25
Outback Frontiers	73	95	22

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zamond	13d ago	Quick return
Baikal	15d ago	Fit
G'Day Aussie	16d ago	Fit
Woody's Boy	20d ago	Fit
Independent Jimmy	43d ago	Fit
Jager Time	43d ago	Fit
Outback Frontiers	47d ago	Fresh
Jipekaa Machin	50d ago	Fresh
Ballyvaughan Bay	50d ago	Fresh
Justlikefire	83d ago	Fresh
Buxted Reel	—	—
Crookbarrow	—	—