Broxton Gates Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

2:00

Broxton Gates Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-03-23

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	The Famous Five b J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	168	—	9/3341	110	111	89	60d	—	—	-15	30	10/11 52%
Always doing enough to fend off a subsequent winner at Leicester in January; good chance
2	Thank You Blue b J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	t	/2-145	110	111	90	29d	—	—	+10	21.8	7/1 13%
Won on hurdle debut in November but last month's handicap debut was underwhelming
4	What A Johnny b J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	164	—	3F2-13	106	109	101	116d	—	—	+7	16.7	8/1 11%
Made winning hurdle debut in November and should have improvement to come in handicaps
5	Professor Klump gr J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	159	tp	3-5731	101	109	87	33d	—	—	+8	17.4	8/1 11%
Narrow winner of run-of-the-mill Carlisle maiden last month; bit more needed here
6	Mullins Cross b J:William Maggs(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:William Maggs(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	152	—	510045	94	108	82	18d	—	—	+7	15.5	9/1 10%
C&D winner in December but has modest strike-rate and is against unexposed rivals today
3	El Jefe b J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	164	ht	114381	106	108	69	11d	—	—	+22	29.7	11/1 8%
Four wins this season, the latest at Sedgefield 11 days ago; respected in current form
7	Jumbo Veste Verte b J:Henry Brooke T:Tom Gretton	J:Henry Brooke T:Tom Gretton	145	—	6-9433	87	106	59	34d	—	—	+6	10.6	18/1 5%
Close up when third in first two handicaps but others in this line-up appeal more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
The Famous Five	evn	evn	10/11	10/11	10/11
Thank You Blue	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
What A Johnny	8/1	15/2	7/1	8/1	15/2
Professor Klump	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Mullins Cross	15/2	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1
El Jefe	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Jumbo Veste Verte	16/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Famous Five

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

El Jefe

29.7

OR: 14 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Thank You Blue

21.8

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Professor Klump

17.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

8/1

What A Johnny

16.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Mullins Cross

15.5

OR: 11 Form: 2 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Jumbo Veste Verte

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Famous Five Top Rated	110	111	89
Thank You Blue	110	111	90
What A Johnny	106	109	101
El Jefe	106	108	69
Professor Klump	101	109	87
Mullins Cross	94	108	82
Jumbo Veste Verte	87	106	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
El Jefe	11d ago	Quick return
Mullins Cross	18d ago	Fit
Thank You Blue	29d ago	Fit
Professor Klump	33d ago	Fit
Jumbo Veste Verte	34d ago	Fit
The Famous Five	60d ago	Fresh
What A Johnny	116d ago	Long break