Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle – Fakenham

Fakenham

2:10

Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-19

Distance 2m3y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,601

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Sergeant Wilson b Daryl Jacob · Nigel Twiston-Davies	Daryl Jacob · Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	12P-52	110	113	93	40d	—	—	-17	31.3	5/6 55%
C&D maiden winner; creditable second in competitive Newbury handicap last month
1	For Pleasure ch Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	169	t	-5VP95	111	119	94	57d	—	—	+3	20.3	4/1 20%
Zippy front-runner; in the doldrums over the last year but revival possible for new stable
6	State Of Bliss b Jack Quinlan · Neil King	Jack Quinlan · Neil King	155	t	321560	97	113	98	40d	—	—	+7	19.4	13/2 13%
Rather disappointing in handicaps since winning a modest, small-field maiden here in June
4	Western Soldier b Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	163	h	316	105	107	78	43d	—	—	+16	24.6	10/1 9%
Well beaten after racing too freely on handicap debut but remains of strong interest
3	Seignor Gringo b Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	165	—	5/12-P	107	109	-	51d	—	—	+11	15.6	16/1 6%
Won in France last year but was pulled up when 33-1 for British debut in October
5	Jimmy Boy b Lilly Pinchin · James Owen	Lilly Pinchin · James Owen	163	v	03F645	105	108	84	29d	—	—	+11	15.1	22/1 4%
Well beaten on both stable starts and now 0-11 over hurdles; new headgear today
8	Go Fox ch Ms Laura Ward(7) · Neil King	Ms Laura Ward(7) · Neil King	144	—	1F377P	86	103	-	40d	—	—	+7	9.7	40/1 2%
Dual chase winner in June but has lost his way; now back hurdling
7	Seraphic b Nick Scholfield · Simon Pearce	Nick Scholfield · Simon Pearce	153	t	63318P	110	104	64	12d	—	—	+17	21.1	50/1 2%
Wide-margin winner in France in July but has struggled on first three British starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Sergeant Wilson	4/5	4/5	4/5	8/11	5/6
For Pleasure	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
State Of Bliss	13/2	6/1	13/2	5/1	6/1
Western Soldier	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Seignor Gringo	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Jimmy Boy	22/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Go Fox	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Seraphic	50/1	50/1	33/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sergeant Wilson

31.3

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Western Soldier

24.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Seraphic

21.1

OR: 15 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

50/1

For Pleasure

20.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

State Of Bliss

19.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 4 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Seignor Gringo

15.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Jimmy Boy

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0.2 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Go Fox

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
For Pleasure Top Rated	111	119	94
Sergeant Wilson	110	113	93
Seraphic	110	104	64
Seignor Gringo	107	109	—
Western Soldier	105	107	78
Jimmy Boy	105	108	84
State Of Bliss	97	113	98
Go Fox	86	103	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sergeant Wilson	40d ago	Fit
For Pleasure	57d ago	Fresh
State Of Bliss	40d ago	Fit
Western Soldier	43d ago	Fit
Seignor Gringo	51d ago	Fresh
Jimmy Boy	29d ago	Fit
Go Fox	40d ago	Fit
Seraphic	12d ago	Quick return

Going: Soft

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