Betting.Bet Cheltenham Festival Free Bets Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

4:02

Date 2024-03-09

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Rocky Hill gr Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	157	p	1/600-	85	-	-	426d	—	—	-1	23	9/4 31%
Well beaten in three novice/maiden hurdles last season but improvement likely in handicaps
2	Hermes Le Gris gr Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	164	t	-35F12	92	101	87	22d	—	—	+10	27.6	10/3 23%
In good form for new stable this year and today's drop back in trip looks the right move
1	Celtic Fortune b Jack Hogan(3) · Neil Mulholland	Jack Hogan(3) · Neil Mulholland	166	p	9-3336	94	99	89	57d	—	—	+3	14.3	11/2 15%
Slightly disappointing last time but has good claims if judged on earlier placed form
13	Damask b Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	145	p	546643	73	96	76	24d	—	—	+3	11.1	8/1 11%
0-10; made the frame on both starts last month but needs to find something extra today
9	Silver Atom gr Miss Brodie Hampson(3) · Archie Watson	Miss Brodie Hampson(3) · Archie Watson	151	—	P-8345	79	100	93	38d	—	—	+1	9.6	8/1 11%
Found soft ground too taxing last time but made the frame over C&D twice beforehand
7	Hi Riko b Lee Edwards · Richard Hobson	Lee Edwards · Richard Hobson	157	tp	-22PP4	85	100	91	25d	—	—	+4	11.4	10/1 9%
0-8 over hurdles but ran quite well in first-time cheekpieces last month; a possible
4	Another Lord ch James Bowen · Peter Bowen	James Bowen · Peter Bowen	158	—	3-7406	86	95	88	37d	—	—	+7	12.7	12/1 8%
Safely held on last month's handicap debut but drying ground may enable improvement
12	All Under Control br Harry Kimber(3) · Sheila Lewis	Harry Kimber(3) · Sheila Lewis	145	p	8-7704	73	100	47	24d	—	—	+2	7.1	14/1 7%
Kept on for very respectable fourth on last month's handicap debut; progress possible
3	Pescatorius ch James Best · Harriet Dickin	James Best · Harriet Dickin	163	—	0-7475	91	88	72	29d	—	—	+8	11	28/1 3%
Shaped with some promise in Kempton novice last month; more needed on this handicap debut
8	Parsons Stone ch Sean Houlihan · Robert Stephens	Sean Houlihan · Robert Stephens	155	—	776-P0	83	97	17	28d	—	—	+7	8.8	33/1 3%
No threat in two novice hurdles this season but ought to be more competitive here
11	Spiritus Mundi b Shane Quinlan(3) · Nikki Evans	Shane Quinlan(3) · Nikki Evans	146	p	4FU9-9	74	-	-	109d	—	—	+5	6.4	50/1 2%
18-race maiden; tailed off here on seasonal debut in November and not seen again since
14	Gala Des Lys b Kevin Brogan · Adrian Wintle	Kevin Brogan · Adrian Wintle	145	h	0P6U-8	73	-	-	37d	—	—	+5	5.9	125/1 1%
Struggled in a chase on last month's seasonal/stable debut; has huge amount to prove
10	Happy Sanchez b Charlie Hammond · Max Young	Charlie Hammond · Max Young	150	—	7079-7	78	86	69	31d	—	—	+7	7.2	125/1 1%
Well beaten when 100-1 for handicap debut last April; difficult to enthuse over
NR	Gentleman ch NON-RUNNER · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	NON-RUNNER · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	157	t	9486	85	88	39	45d	—	—	—	8.8	—
Yet to threaten over hurdles but open to improvement if breathing issues are resolved

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rocky Hill	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Hermes Le Gris	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Celtic Fortune	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Damask	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Silver Atom	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Hi Riko	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Another Lord	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
All Under Control	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Pescatorius	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Parsons Stone	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Spiritus Mundi	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Gala Des Lys	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Happy Sanchez	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hermes Le Gris

27.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 11.9 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Rocky Hill

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Celtic Fortune

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Another Lord

12.7

OR: 9 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Hi Riko

11.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0.7 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Damask

11.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Pescatorius

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Silver Atom

9.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Parsons Stone

8.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Gentleman

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Happy Sanchez

7.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

All Under Control

7.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Spiritus Mundi

6.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Gala Des Lys

5.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Celtic Fortune Top Rated	94	99	89
Hermes Le Gris	92	101	87
Pescatorius	91	88	72
Another Lord	86	95	88
Rocky Hill	85	—	—
Hi Riko	85	100	91
Gentleman	85	88	39
Parsons Stone	83	97	17
Silver Atom	79	100	93
Happy Sanchez	78	86	69
Spiritus Mundi	74	—	—
Damask	73	96	76
All Under Control	73	100	47
Gala Des Lys	73	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rocky Hill	426d ago	Long break
Hermes Le Gris	22d ago	Fit
Celtic Fortune	57d ago	Fresh
Damask	24d ago	Fit
Silver Atom	38d ago	Fit
Hi Riko	25d ago	Fit
Another Lord	37d ago	Fit
All Under Control	24d ago	Fit
Pescatorius	29d ago	Fit
Parsons Stone	28d ago	Fit
Spiritus Mundi	109d ago	Long break
Gala Des Lys	37d ago	Fit
Happy Sanchez	31d ago	Fit
Gentleman	45d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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