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Hereford

2:58

Date 2024-01-04

Distance 3m1f44y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Inflexible b Jonathan Burke · Tom George	Jonathan Burke · Tom George	164	—	245-53	106	113	74	23d	—	—	-5	22.4	5/2 29%
Latest start was step back in right direction but jumping left a fair bit to be desired
1	Hardy Boy gr Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	170	v	324322	112	118	108	21d	—	—	+12	32.7	10/3 23%
Pipped at Taunton last two starts; more to prove if the ground is worse than good to soft
5	Langley Hundred b Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	163	t	35-525	105	114	88	36d	—	—	+2	18.6	9/2 18%
Well below form over C&D on latest start; below form on worse than good to soft
8	Paseo b Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	147	b	66-676	89	115	77	5d	—	—	-1	14.2	9/2 18%
1-11 over hurdles and 1-16 over fences; runner-up one year ago but disappointing since
7	Shot Boii b Jack Tudor · David Pipe	Jack Tudor · David Pipe	158	tv	2P-646	100	114	106	24d	—	—	+4	15.8	13/2 13%
Creditable chase debut at Lingfield but well below form over that same C&D 11 days later
3	Honey I'm Good b Miss Eleanor Williams(7) · Evan Williams	Miss Eleanor Williams(7) · Evan Williams	165	t	1423P7	107	117	89	35d	—	—	+13	17.6	20/1 5%
3-4 over fences under rules (3-17 in points); right out of form hurdling last three runs
6	Len Brennan b Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	Harry Reed · Anthony Charlton	163	p	435/3-	105	112	-	454d	—	—	+14	17.6	33/1 3%
Out of form on last two starts (April and October 2022) and now has a fair bit to prove
9	Royal Act br Tabitha Worsley(3) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	Tabitha Worsley(3) · Sarah-Jayne Davies	142	b	9P4-P7	84	97	-	20d	—	—	+7	8.9	80/1 1%
Disappointing for a while; below form over this sort of trip; 15lb out of the handicap
NR	Invincible Nao gr TBC · Gary Moore	· Gary Moore	168	h	33-463	110	115	78	35d	—	—	—	15	—
Close third of five at Lingfield (2m4f) five weeks ago on second chase start

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Inflexible	15/8	9/4	9/4	5/2	9/4
Hardy Boy	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Langley Hundred	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Paseo	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Shot Boii	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	13/2
Honey I'm Good	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Len Brennan	25/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Royal Act	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hardy Boy

32.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 11 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Inflexible

22.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Langley Hundred

18.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.9

9/2

Honey I'm Good

17.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Len Brennan

17.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Shot Boii

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Invincible Nao

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Paseo

14.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Royal Act

8.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hardy Boy Top Rated	112	118	108
Invincible Nao	110	115	78
Honey I'm Good	107	117	89
Inflexible	106	113	74
Langley Hundred	105	114	88
Len Brennan	105	112	—
Shot Boii	100	114	106
Paseo	89	115	77
Royal Act	84	97	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Inflexible	23d ago	Fit
Hardy Boy	21d ago	Fit
Langley Hundred	36d ago	Fit
Paseo	5d ago	Quick return
Shot Boii	24d ago	Fit
Honey I'm Good	35d ago	Fit
Len Brennan	454d ago	Long break
Royal Act	20d ago	Fit
Invincible Nao	35d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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