William Hill Stories Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (Series Qualifier) (GBB)

Aintree

3:25

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £4,085

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Farland b Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	Lorcan Williams · Paul Nicholls	156	h	4-	-	128	61	245d	—	—	-23	10.6	7/4 36%
Promising when fourth in valuable Punchestown bumper on debut; hard to beat for new yard
6	Monty Bodkin b Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	156	—	2	-	118	60	52d	—	—	-13	12.6	3/1 25%
Second on Ascot debut last month and the winner was third in Listed race there on Friday
2	Union Avenue b Charlotte Jones(3) · James Moffatt	Charlotte Jones(3) · James Moffatt	163	—	32-1	-	110	15	45d	—	—	0	14	11/2 15%
Placed in Irish points before battling well to win a Kelso bumper; penalty demands more
5	Jaccours b Harry Skelton · Olly Murphy	Harry Skelton · Olly Murphy	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	7/1 13%
Newcomer from a stable with a strong record in bumpers; betting informative
1	Gamesters Guy ch Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	163	—	1	-	100	77	38d	—	—	+5	11.7	14/1 7%
Dug deep to score on Uttoxeter debut but useful effort needed to defy penalty
8	Disco Annie b Brian Hughes · Rebecca Menzies	Brian Hughes · Rebecca Menzies	149	—	F/2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	5.9	14/1 7%
Second in Irish point in November 2022 but taken a while for new yard to get her to track
3	Boundary Jack ch Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	156	—	77-	-	103	88	244d	—	—	-3	1.2	22/1 4%
Only seventh in two bumpers in April; has had wind op; significant improvement needed
NR	The New Lion b Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Has some useful/smart siblings and from top yard so there's plenty to like on paper

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Farland	7/4	7/4	6/4	13/8	11/8
Monty Bodkin	11/4	11/4	3/1	85/40	5/2
Union Avenue	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Jaccours	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Gamesters Guy	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Disco Annie	12/1	12/1	10/1	14/1	12/1
Boundary Jack	22/1	16/1	20/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Union Avenue

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Monty Bodkin

12.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.6

3/1

3rd

Gamesters Guy

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Farland

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

Disco Annie

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Jaccours

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Boundary Jack

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

The New Lion

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Farland	—	128	61
Monty Bodkin	—	118	60
Union Avenue	—	110	15
Jaccours	—	—	—
Gamesters Guy	—	100	77
Disco Annie	—	—	—
Boundary Jack	—	103	88
The New Lion	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Farland	245d ago	Long break
Monty Bodkin	52d ago	Fresh
Union Avenue	45d ago	Fit
Jaccours	—	—
Gamesters Guy	38d ago	Fit
Disco Annie	—	—
Boundary Jack	244d ago	Long break
The New Lion	—	—

Going: Soft

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