Bet Boost At bet365 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Newcastle

12:15

Date 2025-12-11

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 4m 9.06s (slow by 10.06s)

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Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Kazar Forez (FR) 5yo	Joshua Thompson / Micky Hammond	—	13/8F	0
2nd	Zamond (FR) 9yo	William Maggs / Donald McCain	—	9/1	1.5
3rd	Joto (GB) 5yo	Alice Stevens / John Dawson	—	12/1	9.5
4th	Macho Sun (IRE) 5yo	Aaron Anderson / Mike Sowersby	—	125/1	2.75
5th	Expelliarmus (IRE) 5yo	Benjamin Macey / Ben Haslam	—	4/1	1.25
6th	Ruler Legend (IRE) 6yo	Peter Kavanagh / Declan Carroll	—	7/1	2.25
7th	Jet Approach (IRE) 4yo	Jack Power / Brian Ellison	—	7/2	4

Non-Runners / Other

Yapper Hill (IRE)

14/1

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Kazar Forez b J:Joshua Thompson(6) T:Micky Hammond	J:Joshua Thompson(6) T:Micky Hammond	166	—	24298-	94	92	71	314d	—	—	-9	25.1	15/8 35%
Twice finished runner-up in France but well beaten in January on first two British starts
8	Jet Approach b J:Jack Power T:Brian Ellison	J:Jack Power T:Brian Ellison	149	—	435-57	77	95	63	27d	—	—	-7	12.5	7/2 22%
Goes handicapping off basement mark and has a useful pedigree; one to watch in the betting
1	Expelliarmus b J:Benjamin Macey(3) T:Ben Haslam	J:Benjamin Macey(3) T:Ben Haslam	168	p	/7-675	96	103	82	28d	—	—	-2	17.2	5/1 17%
Didn't run badly at Sedgefield latest and could improve for that first outing since July
6	Ruler Legend b J:Peter Kavanagh T:Declan Carroll	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Declan Carroll	160	—	736-6F	88	98	92	16d	—	—	+2	12.6	9/1 10%
Didn't stay 3m at Southwell last time and this drop back in trip may bear fruit
5	Zamond b J:William Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(3) T:Donald McCain	165	—	332148	93	102	88	13d	—	—	+11	20.5	10/1 9%
Well beaten at Doncaster a fortnight ago but in good form previously and not written off
7	Joto b J:Alice Stevens T:John Dawson	J:Alice Stevens T:John Dawson	150	t	5053-8	78	93	83	28d	—	—	+1	9.4	12/1 8%
3	Yapper Hill b J:Edward Austin T:George Bewley	J:Edward Austin T:George Bewley	166	—	F-F385	94	87	69	23d	—	—	+7	12.6	18/1 5%
Has shown some ability in a point/novice hurdles; not ruled out on handicap debut
9	Macho Sun b J:Aaron Anderson T:Mike Sowersby	J:Aaron Anderson T:Mike Sowersby	142	t	9P49-7	70	87	69	17d	—	—	+4	5.5	150/1 1%
Made it 0-22 (0-5 over hurdles) when well beaten at 100-1 in recent Sedgefield handicap
NR	She's Notjoeking b J:Gregor Walkingshaw(10) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Gregor Walkingshaw(10) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	167	—	4P-443	95	101	87	29d	—	—	—	11.3	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kazar Forez	11/8	6/4	13/8	6/4	15/8
Jet Approach	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Expelliarmus	5/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Ruler Legend	9/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Zamond	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Joto	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Yapper Hill	18/1	14/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Macho Sun	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
She's Notjoeking	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kazar Forez

25.1

OR: 11 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10.6

15/8

2nd

Zamond

20.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.7

10/1

3rd

Expelliarmus

17.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

5/1

Ruler Legend

12.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Yapper Hill

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Jet Approach

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

She's Notjoeking

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joto

9.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Macho Sun

5.5

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Expelliarmus Top Rated	96	103	82
She's Notjoeking	95	101	87
Kazar Forez	94	92	71
Yapper Hill	94	87	69
Zamond	93	102	88
Ruler Legend	88	98	92
Joto	78	93	83
Jet Approach	77	95	63
Macho Sun	70	87	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zamond	13d ago	Quick return
Ruler Legend	16d ago	Fit
Macho Sun	17d ago	Fit
Yapper Hill	23d ago	Fit
Jet Approach	27d ago	Fit
Expelliarmus	28d ago	Fit
Joto	28d ago	Fit
She's Notjoeking	29d ago	Fit
Kazar Forez	314d ago	Long break