John Ellis Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Plumpton

Plumpton

16:30

John Ellis Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-03-09

Distance 2m4f116y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Weather Fog

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 3mph NE

Rain 0%

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Oakley's Way Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	156	t	-26136	102	116	109	58d	—	—	+2	29.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Found 0-130 company too hot last time but looked progressive beforehand; major player
2	Valadon Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	165	t	341-P4	111	113	66	53d	—	—	-2	22.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Prominent - ridden and led when faced challenge before 2 out - kept on(tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2)
3	Galactic Charm Bay J:Jude Fernandes(10) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Jude Fernandes(10) T:Gary & Josh Moore	165	p	-P7494	111	116	79	15d	—	—	0	21.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Lurks on a dangerous mark but has largely been disappointing this season
1	Lasko Des Obeaux Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	166	—	2-233	112	107	83	34d	—	—	+8	23.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - not fluent last(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
4	Baltray Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Emma Lavelle	J:Liam Harrison T:Emma Lavelle	163	—	F-362P	109	115	85	119d	—	—	+11	16.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Led but pestered - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
5	Moon Hunter Bay J:Jamie Gambin(7) T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Jamie Gambin(7) T:Sarah Humphrey	162	b	43P-7P	108	-	-	78d	—	—	+13	15.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has lost his way over fences; back hurdling with new headgear tried here
NR	Balboa Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Seamus Mullins	J:NON-RUNNER T:Seamus Mullins	159	—	-85743	105	115	-	20d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
No win since 2023 but form of penultimate run has worked out well; can't be ignored

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Oakley's Way	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	85/40
Valadon	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4
Galactic Charm	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2
Lasko Des Obeaux	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	5/1
Baltray	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Moon Hunter	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Balboa	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Oakley's Way

29.5

OR: 13 Form: 8.1 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Lasko Des Obeaux

23.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.7

5/1

3rd

Valadon

22.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.4

5/2

Galactic Charm

21.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Balboa

16.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Baltray

16.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Moon Hunter

15.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lasko Des Obeaux	112	107	83
Valadon	111	113	66
Galactic Charm	111	116	79
Baltray	109	115	85
Moon Hunter	108	—	—
Balboa	105	115	—
Oakley's Way	102	116	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Galactic Charm	15d ago	Fit
Balboa	20d ago	Fit
Lasko Des Obeaux	34d ago	Fit
Valadon	53d ago	Fresh
Oakley's Way	58d ago	Fresh
Moon Hunter	78d ago	Fresh
Baltray	119d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Valadon	Prominent
Lasko Des Obeaux	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.