Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

Wetherby

4:35

Date 2024-02-29

Distance 2m3f154y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,242

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	War Soldier b Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	160	—	037-41	122	127	75	26d	—	—	+5	23.3	7/2 22%
Did well to rally and win over C&D last time and a 6lb rise may not stop him
1	Windtothelightning b Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	170	—	13-14F	132	132	106	12d	—	—	+8	25.5	5/1 17%
Easy win over C&D in November and has a good strike-rate; could continue to improve
3	Uncle Bert b James Turner(7) · Nigel Twiston-Davies	James Turner(7) · Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	14F5P2	123	133	122	36d	—	—	+5	29	3/1 25%
May be a shade high in the weights but fair second last time and might not be far away
2	The Four Sixes b Lewis Stones(3) · Olly Murphy	Lewis Stones(3) · Olly Murphy	169	—	P-7413	131	132	102	26d	—	—	+9	24.7	11/2 15%
Won here in December on stable debut and good third over C&D last time; can be thereabouts
7	North Parade br William Maggs(7) · Sue Smith	William Maggs(7) · Sue Smith	149	—	4-0111	111	130	118	14d	—	—	+7	18.6	15/2 12%
Has won at Newcastle on last three starts; this improving 9yo has to enter calculations
9	Paddy O'Mahler b Ross Chapman · Sue Smith	Ross Chapman · Sue Smith	142	—	-4548F	104	126	99	10d	—	—	+8	15.6	14/1 7%
Back in trip after weakening over 3m here on handicap debut; others are more compelling
5	Hajey ch Tom Midgley(3) · Tracy Waggott	Tom Midgley(3) · Tracy Waggott	160	—	3P6122	122	126	114	17d	—	—	+26	33.3	12/1 8%
Running really well at favourite course Catterick this winter; races here for first time
8	El Jefe b Brian Hughes · Andrew Hamilton	Brian Hughes · Andrew Hamilton	142	ht	311143	104	128	105	17d	—	—	+22	28.1	16/1 6%
Landed a hat-trick towards the end of last year but has finished held the last twice
6	Ubetya b Craig Nichol · Jedd O'Keeffe	Craig Nichol · Jedd O'Keeffe	156	—	-153PP	118	-	-	50d	—	—	+16	18.6	66/1 1%
Well treated on chase exploits but reverts to hurdles with major doubt about current form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
War Soldier	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Windtothelightning	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Uncle Bert	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
The Four Sixes	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
North Parade	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Paddy O'Mahler	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hajey	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
El Jefe	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Ubetya	66/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hajey

33.3

OR: 18 Form: 13.2 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Uncle Bert

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

El Jefe

28.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 13 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Windtothelightning

25.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

The Four Sixes

24.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

War Soldier

23.3

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5.3

7/2

North Parade

18.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Ubetya

18.6

OR: 17 Form: 1 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Paddy O'Mahler

15.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Windtothelightning Top Rated	132	132	106
The Four Sixes	131	132	102
Uncle Bert	123	133	122
War Soldier	122	127	75
Hajey	122	126	114
Ubetya	118	—	—
North Parade	111	130	118
Paddy O'Mahler	104	126	99
El Jefe	104	128	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
War Soldier	26d ago	Fit
Windtothelightning	12d ago	Quick return
Uncle Bert	36d ago	Fit
The Four Sixes	26d ago	Fit
North Parade	14d ago	Fit
Paddy O'Mahler	10d ago	Quick return
Hajey	17d ago	Fit
El Jefe	17d ago	Fit
Ubetya	50d ago	Fresh

Going: Soft

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