New Years Eve Gala Ball Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Doncaster

3:07

Date 2024-12-13

Distance 2m128y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,066

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Gentleman Bill b Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	169	—	U11-31	111	111	72	30d	—	—	-11	27.8	5/4 44%
Left in front to win Bangor novice last month, form recently franked by the unlucky loser
5	Bathgate b Joe Williamson(3) · Philip Kirby	Joe Williamson(3) · Philip Kirby	156	—	975241	98	110	97	17d	—	—	+9	31.2	7/2 22%
Held narrow lead when left clear at score at Sedgefield last month; up 6lb; respected
4	Two Auld Pals b Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	167	—	2231-6	109	110	103	—	—	—	+4	19.2	11/2 15%
Won handicap hurdle debut in March and reverts to this code after good Flat run last month
1	Ruby Island ch Conor Rabbitt(5) · Nicky Richards	Conor Rabbitt(5) · Nicky Richards	170	—	127/7-	112	109	59	279d	—	—	+6	19.1	7/1 13%
Well beaten on sole appearance last season; makes stable debut after another layoff
6	Marty McFly b Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	155	—	87-410	97	110	101	34d	—	—	+6	13.9	11/1 8%
Didn't fire last month, after a break, but has claims if judged on winning form in June
3	Scots Poet b Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	167	t	1-4040	109	110	97	118d	—	—	+19	22.8	20/1 5%
Off since down-the-field run in August but won off this mark in April
7	Ebony Jade b Jonathan England · Sam England	Jonathan England · Sam England	151	—	00000-	93	106	60	253d	—	—	+8	11.6	28/1 3%
Unplaced all five Irish hurdling starts, the last twice in slow-ground handicaps in April
8	Call Him Now b Peter Kavanagh(3) · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Peter Kavanagh(3) · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	147	—	/9967/	89	100	-	623d	—	—	+9	10.1	100/1 1%
Well beaten in three novice hurdles in 2022-23 season but still worth a market check

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gentleman Bill	5/4	11/10	5/4	5/4	6/5
Bathgate	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Two Auld Pals	11/2	4/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Ruby Island	6/1	7/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Marty McFly	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Scots Poet	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Ebony Jade	28/1	25/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Call Him Now	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bathgate

31.2

OR: 12 Form: 12.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Gentleman Bill

27.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

Scots Poet

22.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Two Auld Pals

19.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Ruby Island

19.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Marty McFly

13.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ebony Jade

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Call Him Now

10.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ruby Island Top Rated	112	109	59
Gentleman Bill	111	111	72
Two Auld Pals	109	110	103
Scots Poet	109	110	97
Bathgate	98	110	97
Marty McFly	97	110	101
Ebony Jade	93	106	60
Call Him Now	89	100	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gentleman Bill	30d ago	Fit
Bathgate	17d ago	Fit
Two Auld Pals	—	—
Ruby Island	279d ago	Long break
Marty McFly	34d ago	Fit
Scots Poet	118d ago	Long break
Ebony Jade	253d ago	Long break
Call Him Now	623d ago	Long break

Going: Good To Soft

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