John Bigg ''Oxo'' Handicap Chase – Huntingdon

Huntingdon

15:40

John Bigg ''Oxo'' Handicap Chase

Date 2024-03-03

Distance 2m3f189y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £14,259

Winning Time 5m 16.79s (slow by 29.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lounge Lizard (GB) Jonathan Burke · Henry Daly	5/2F	Won
2nd	Dibble Decker (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	100/30	0.3
3rd	General Medrano (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Emma Lavelle	7/2	5
4th	Xcitations (GB) Alex Edwards · Pam Sly	10/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Black Gerry (IRE) Freddie Mitchell · Gary Moore	18/1
P.U.	Eximia (GB) Ned Fox · Venetia Williams	7/1
P.U.	Flic Ou Voyou (FR) Danny McMenamin · Henry Hogarth	125/1
P.U.	Patroclus (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Sam Thomas	7/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Lounge Lizard Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Daly	J:Jonathan Burke T:Henry Daly	167	b	1-3352	133	137	111	36d	—	—	+5	38.3	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Excellent second in valuable Cheltenham handicap in January and commands respect here
4	General Medrano Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	J:Tom Bellamy T:Emma Lavelle	166	—	-11254	132	143	115	37d	—	—	+14	33.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Dual 2m chase winner in the autumn and might have untapped potential over this trip
7	Dibble Decker Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	159	tp	115-91	125	138	113	57d	—	—	+7	23.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Dual C&D winner last season and back in form with hard-fought Wincanton success in January
6	Eximia Chestnut J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Venetia Williams	161	—	-61615	127	140	-	147d	—	—	+22	31.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ten-time winner in France (including four chases); makes British debut here
3	Xcitations Bay J:Alex Edwards T:Pam Sly	J:Alex Edwards T:Pam Sly	167	—	513U76	133	140	126	17d	—	—	+17	25	3.00/1	12/1 8%
As good as ever when winning in November but has lost his way a bit lately
8	Patroclus Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	154	t	P1342/	120	-	-	685d	—	—	+21	28.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Below last winning mark; due to return from long absence in 3:40 at Huntingdon on Sunday
1	Black Gerry Bay J:Mr Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary Moore	J:Mr Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary Moore	168	b	11-P5P	134	139	104	23d	—	—	+17	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won two quite valuable events last April but has looked out of sorts this season
5	Flic Ou Voyou Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	166	p	51P-60	132	135	83	36d	—	—	+19	21	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Left Paul Nicholls after lacklustre seasonal debut and also struggled on stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lounge Lizard	15/8	13/8	7/4	7/4	13/8
General Medrano	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Dibble Decker	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Eximia	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	8/1
Xcitations	9/1	12/1	9/1	11/1	10/1
Patroclus	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1	11/1
Black Gerry	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Flic Ou Voyou	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lounge Lizard

38.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 7 Odds: 10.5

15/8

2nd

General Medrano

33.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Eximia

31.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Patroclus

28.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 9.2 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Xcitations

OR: 20.8 Form: 2.2 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Dibble Decker

23.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Black Gerry

22.4

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Flic Ou Voyou

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Black Gerry	134	139	104
Lounge Lizard	133	137	111
Xcitations	133	140	126
General Medrano	132	143	115
Flic Ou Voyou	132	135	83
Eximia	127	140	—
Dibble Decker	125	138	113
Patroclus	120	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Xcitations	17d ago	Fit
Black Gerry	23d ago	Fit
Lounge Lizard	36d ago	Fit
Flic Ou Voyou	36d ago	Fit
General Medrano	37d ago	Fit
Dibble Decker	57d ago	Fresh
Eximia	147d ago	Long break
Patroclus	685d ago	Long break