Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle – Wetherby

Wetherby

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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 2m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £9,242

Winning Time 3m 48.06s (slow by 6.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saligo Bay (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	2/1F	Won
2nd	Half A Chance (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	7/1	1.5
3rd	Max Of Stars (FR) Brian Hughes · Ollie Pears	3/1	1
4th	Takeit Easy (GB) Jack Andrews · Pam Sly	18/1	4.5
5th	Inappropriate (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Jedd O'Keeffe	9/1	4.25
6th	Kientzheim (FR) Richie McLernon · Ben Haslam	16/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Pure Gold (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Lisa Harrison	4/1

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
10	Saligo Bay Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	146	—	-12313	108	131	119	17d	—	—	+11	37.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Followed Flat/hurdles wins with C&D third; tough, reliable and unlikely to be far away
9	Pure Gold Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Lisa Harrison	148	—	441211	110	125	110	29d	—	—	+28	41.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has won three of last four; had plenty in hand at Hexham and 8lb rise does not look harsh
4	Max Of Stars Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	J:Brian Hughes T:Ollie Pears	155	—	121241	117	130	110	17d	—	—	+23	37.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Four wins in last few months including over C&D 17 days ago; hard to discount
6	Inappropriate Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Jedd O'Keeffe	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Jedd O'Keeffe	151	—	15410-	113	124	101	—	—	—	+16	28.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Took well to hurdles last term with two wins; fit from Flat and may not have reached limit
5	Half A Chance Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	154	p	770223	116	130	104	27d	—	—	+17	28.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Placed last three starts, third to an unexposed sort at Tipperary on latest; in the mix
3	Kientzheim Grey J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	156	—	/1340-	118	128	112	189d	—	—	+15	24	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Looked promising at Kempton on Boxing Day but disappointing since; debut for new stable
7	Takeit Easy Bay J:Jack Andrews(3) T:Pam Sly	J:Jack Andrews(3) T:Pam Sly	150	—	9/20-7	112	123	94	18d	—	—	+11	17.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Stablemate Fransham won this race twice; well treated on old form but tailed off on return
NR	Go Dante Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	169	tp	9P071-	131	130	128	238d	—	—	—	29.8	—	—
Winner of back-to-back Imperial Cups at Sandown; no forlorn hope if tuned up after break
NR	Don't Mind If I Do Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	158	—	2/213-	120	130	119	275d	—	—	—	21	—	—
Won at Wincanton last winter; moves into handicaps with plenty of untapped potential
NR	Monaco Rules Bay J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Micky Hammond	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Micky Hammond	150	—	1533P-	112	130	99	—	—	—	—	19.6	—	—
French winner; mixed bag since joining Micky Hammond; others more solid on form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Saligo Bay	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Pure Gold	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Max Of Stars	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Inappropriate	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Half A Chance	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Kientzheim	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Takeit Easy	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Go Dante	-	-	-	-	-
Don't Mind If I Do	-	-	-	-	-
Monaco Rules	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Pure Gold

41.5

OR: 15 Form: 22.5 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Saligo Bay

37.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 15 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Max Of Stars

37.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 4

5/1

Go Dante

29.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0

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Half A Chance

28.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Inappropriate

28.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kientzheim

OR: 17 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Don't Mind If I Do

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Monaco Rules

19.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

—

Takeit Easy

17.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Go Dante	131	130	128
Don't Mind If I Do	120	130	119
Kientzheim	118	128	112
Max Of Stars	117	130	110
Half A Chance	116	130	104
Inappropriate	113	124	101
Takeit Easy	112	123	94
Monaco Rules	112	130	99
Pure Gold	110	125	110
Saligo Bay	108	131	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saligo Bay	17d ago	Fit
Max Of Stars	17d ago	Fit
Takeit Easy	18d ago	Fit
Half A Chance	27d ago	Fit
Pure Gold	29d ago	Fit
Kientzheim	189d ago	Long break
Go Dante	238d ago	Long break
Don't Mind If I Do	275d ago	Long break
Inappropriate	—	—
Monaco Rules	—	—