Boyle Sports Now Open In Wetherby Handicap Hurdle

Wetherby

14:35

Date 2025-11-15

Distance 2m5f56y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 5m 31.24s (slow by 28.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Glen Road (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	9/2	Won
2nd	One Eye On Vegas (GB) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	15/2	3
3rd	Carismatic Soldier (IRE) James Bowen · Olly Murphy	5/2J	0.2
4th	Imperial Merlin (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · John & Sean Quinn	12/1	1
5th	Jericoacoara (FR) Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	25/1	2.25
6th	Rocheval (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	8/1	7.5
7th	Smokeringinthedark (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	5/2J	3.5
8th	Bridge North (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · James Owen	14/1	14
9th	Rauzan (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Lizzie Quinlan	125/1	1.25

Runners (9)

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	Smokeringinthedark Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	163	—	2143-2	120	125	110	196d	—	—	+8	28.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Second of six on handicap debut in May gives renewed hope for this lightly raced youngster
6	Carismatic Soldier Bay J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	156	—	2/213-	113	124	98	267d	—	—	+6	25	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Could bring plenty of potential to handicap/seasonal debut for trainer who does well here
9	Glen Road Brown J:Peter Kavanagh T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	149	—	6161-3	106	125	109	15d	—	—	+3	22.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Peak efforts on good or good to soft; player if it's another of his good days
5	Bridge North Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:James Owen	J:Gavin Sheehan T:James Owen	158	v	U/466-	115	128	113	284d	—	—	+9	19.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Out of form before leaving Henry Daly for £6,000; has career-low mark for James Owen
8	One Eye On Vegas Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	151	p	U6169-	108	125	100	295d	—	—	+12	21.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Three hurdle wins at about 2m4f in the mud, the latest last December; off since January
4	Rocheval Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	162	—	42F-6P	119	125	100	7d	—	—	+10	20.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Pulled up early when 6-4 at Kelso last week after 193 days off; reportedly lost his action
2	Imperial Merlin Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jamie Hamilton T:John & Sean Quinn	166	—	17-427	123	126	109	71d	—	—	+14	19.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2nd when tried in cheekpieces in July; last of seven when favourite in them ten weeks ago
7	Jericoacoara Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	154	—	7430-0	111	127	102	13d	—	—	+13	16.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
1-10 in France where he was best in 2023; 0-4 in Britain and sliding in the weights
1	Rauzan Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	168	p	18-540	125	117	25	52d	—	—	+18	19.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Left Eoin Doyle for £11,000 last month; British debut off what seems pretty demanding mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Smokeringinthedark	3/1	11/4	10/3	3/1	10/3
Carismatic Soldier	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Glen Road	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Bridge North	13/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
One Eye On Vegas	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
Rocheval	13/2	7/1	8/1	17/2	17/2
Imperial Merlin	14/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Jericoacoara	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Rauzan	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Smokeringinthedark

28.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Carismatic Soldier

OR: 15.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Glen Road

22.7

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

4/1

One Eye On Vegas

21.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 4.7 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Rocheval

20.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Imperial Merlin

19.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Bridge North

19.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Rauzan

19.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Jericoacoara

16.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rauzan	125	117	25
Imperial Merlin	123	126	109
Smokeringinthedark	120	125	110
Rocheval	119	125	100
Bridge North	115	128	113
Carismatic Soldier	113	124	98
Jericoacoara	111	127	102
One Eye On Vegas	108	125	100
Glen Road	106	125	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rocheval	7d ago	Quick return
Jericoacoara	13d ago	Quick return
Glen Road	15d ago	Fit
Rauzan	52d ago	Fresh
Imperial Merlin	71d ago	Fresh
Smokeringinthedark	196d ago	Long break
Carismatic Soldier	267d ago	Long break
Bridge North	284d ago	Long break
One Eye On Vegas	295d ago	Long break