Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Chase – Hereford

Hereford

16:45

Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Chase

Date 2025-10-13

Distance 3m1f44y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 6m 26.61s (slow by 13.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Unspeakable (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Christian Williams	100/30	Won
2nd	Ballynaheer (IRE) Jonathan Burke · David Dennis	9/4F	0.2
3rd	Born At Midnight (GB) Harry Kimber · Kathy Turner	9/1	1.5
4th	Iron d'Ex (FR) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	13/2	7.5
5th	Shesupincourt (GB) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	28/1	11
6th	Getthepot (IRE) Nick Slatter · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	11/1	5.5
7th	Chief O'Hara (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	22/1	59

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Anytrixwilldo (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	11/2
P.U.	Captain's Pick (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	9/1

Runners (11)

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	Ballynaheer Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:David Dennis	J:Jonathan Burke T:David Dennis	160	tp	3-3612	92	108	86	21d	—	—	-4	19.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Made all at Fontwell and second back there next time off same mark as today's
9	Unspeakable Brown J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Christian Williams	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Christian Williams	149	tp	-35523	81	111	79	21d	—	—	+3	19.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Third last time, behind Ballynaheer; 1lb lower now and they're also claiming 5lb
4	Iron d'Ex Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	156	—	43P76-	88	108	100	184d	—	—	+2	12.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Struggling to recapture his form in April but a good record when fresh bodes well
1	Born At Midnight Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Kathy Turner	J:Harry Kimber T:Kathy Turner	168	p	/P6P-4	100	108	79	21d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Lost his way last season but his Fontwell return was a lot more like it
2	Anytrixwilldo Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	164	p	P1-P34	96	107	78	101d	—	—	+4	14.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
3m4f winner last season; profile is anything but consistent but there's a big run in him
5	Captain's Pick Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	154	t	-P64B4	86	-	-	54d	—	—	+3	11.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won in July off 7lb higher but hasn't approached level in his subsequent races
6	Getthepot Bay J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(5) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	152	tp	2-2243	84	110	93	16d	—	—	+7	14.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Form figures may look okay but has been getting beat by some hefty margins
8	Chief O'Hara Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	151	—	P0P-1P	83	-	-	132d	—	—	+4	9.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Shown little other than when left clear in a British point; lots to prove on chase debut
7	Shesupincourt Bay J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	152	tp	1242-8	84	106	96	32d	—	—	+6	9.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Hurdling last time; better over fences but probably needs softer ground; cheekpieces added
NR	Radharc Na Slaine Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Rees	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Rees	146	tp	235215	78	102	94	17d	—	—	—	17.1	—	—
Got up late at Stratford and dropping back to 2m4f was no help at Worcester
NR	Sheeka Supreme Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	J:NON-RUNNER T:Grace Harris	142	—	765P-6	74	89	68	24d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Little to show from eight runs under rules divided between hurdles and fences; 8lb wrong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ballynaheer	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Unspeakable	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Iron d'Ex	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2
Born At Midnight	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Anytrixwilldo	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Captain's Pick	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Getthepot	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Chief O'Hara	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Shesupincourt	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	20/1
Radharc Na Slaine	-	-	-	-	-
Sheeka Supreme	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ballynaheer

19.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Unspeakable

19.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Radharc Na Slaine

17.1

OR: 7 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0

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Born At Midnight

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Anytrixwilldo

14.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Getthepot

14.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Iron d'Ex

12.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0.2 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Captain's Pick

11.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Chief O'Hara

9.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Shesupincourt

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Sheeka Supreme

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Born At Midnight	100	108	79
Anytrixwilldo	96	107	78
Ballynaheer	92	108	86
Iron d'Ex	88	108	100
Captain's Pick	86	—	—
Getthepot	84	110	93
Shesupincourt	84	106	96
Chief O'Hara	83	—	—
Unspeakable	81	111	79
Radharc Na Slaine	78	102	94
Sheeka Supreme	74	89	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Getthepot	16d ago	Fit
Radharc Na Slaine	17d ago	Fit
Ballynaheer	21d ago	Fit
Unspeakable	21d ago	Fit
Born At Midnight	21d ago	Fit
Sheeka Supreme	24d ago	Fit
Shesupincourt	32d ago	Fit
Captain's Pick	54d ago	Fresh
Anytrixwilldo	101d ago	Long break
Chief O'Hara	132d ago	Long break
Iron d'Ex	184d ago	Long break