Richard Pennell Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

1:11

Richard Pennell Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-02

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,680

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Feel The Pinch b Gearoid Harney(7) · Robbie Llewellyn	Gearoid Harney(7) · Robbie Llewellyn	170	t	116191	117	120	87	5d	—	—	+9	45.5	5/4 44%
5-10 for current yard and he defied this mark over fences on Monday; big player again
4	Thunderclap b Stan Sheppard · Hughie Morrison	Stan Sheppard · Hughie Morrison	165	—	67421-	112	118	104	232d	—	—	+15	34.7	7/2 22%
Ended last season with a maiden win and he's respected on his handicap hurdle debut
8	Heritier b Fergus Gregory · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Fergus Gregory · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	154	t	355-91	101	120	111	14d	—	—	+3	16.8	6/1 14%
Cashed in on his lower hurdles when scoring by 6l at Uttoxeter; respected
7	Polyphonic b Mr Alex Chadwick(7) · James Owen	Mr Alex Chadwick(7) · James Owen	160	h	2-P303	107	118	65	14d	—	—	+10	20.6	15/2 12%
Has patchy record in this sphere and his hurdle win was 12 months ago; others preferred
9	Icarat b Shane Quinlan(3) · Venetia Williams	Shane Quinlan(3) · Venetia Williams	149	—	/27P4-	96	117	86	221d	—	—	+5	14.8	8/1 11%
Unexposed handicap newcomer and he needs watching in market on return; had wind surgery
2	Chti Balko br Abbie McCain(5) · Donald McCain	Abbie McCain(5) · Donald McCain	169	—	423-22	116	116	81	16d	—	—	+11	18.6	10 10%
On long losing run but he's finished runner-up in three of his last four runs; in the mix
NR	John Betjeman b Fergus Gillard(3) · Mark Gillard	Fergus Gillard(3) · Mark Gillard	167	b	2-2252	114	117	98	19d	—	—	+14	21.7	18 6%
Consistent 7yo but he has ordinary strike-rate of 3-32 over hurdles; others are preferred
5	Transatlantic b Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	165	t	5P31/9	112	114	56	28d	—	—	+13	16.3	33 3%
Back from long absence with heavy defeat on his stable debut last month; had wind op since
NR	Risk D'Argent gr Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	164	—	9437-2	111	117	89	25d	—	—	—	20.3	—
Clear second in big field at Warwick on his return and has claims if he can build on that

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Feel The Pinch	5/4	5/4	6/5	6/5	5/4
Thunderclap	4	4	7/2	7/2	4
Heritier	6	6	5	6/1	6
Polyphonic	15/2	15/2	7	7	15/2
Icarat	15/2	8/1	7/1	7	15/2
Chti Balko	10	10	9	9	10
John Betjeman	18	12	12	12	12
Transatlantic	33	28	25	25	28

Predictor

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

1st

Feel The Pinch

45.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 17 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Thunderclap

34.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

John Betjeman

21.7

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

Polyphonic

20.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Risk D'Argent

20.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Chti Balko

18.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Heritier

16.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Transatlantic

16.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Icarat

14.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Feel The Pinch Top Rated	117	120	87
Chti Balko	116	116	81
John Betjeman	114	117	98
Thunderclap	112	118	104
Transatlantic	112	114	56
Risk D'Argent	111	117	89
Polyphonic	107	118	65
Heritier	101	120	111
Icarat	96	117	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Feel The Pinch	5d ago	Quick return
Thunderclap	232d ago	Long break
Heritier	14d ago	Fit
Polyphonic	14d ago	Fit
Icarat	221d ago	Long break
Chti Balko	16d ago	Fit
John Betjeman	19d ago	Fit
Transatlantic	28d ago	Fit
Risk D'Argent	25d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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