Guinness At Rio's Handicap Hurdle – Newcastle

Newcastle

2:37

Guinness At Rio's Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-03-15

Distance 2m4f62y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	Luminaries b Sean Quinlan · Ewan Whillans	Sean Quinlan · Ewan Whillans	146	tp	697871	77	99	84	12d	—	—	+3	22.5	10/3 23%
Off the mark in first-time cheekpieces over C&D last time; should go well off 3lb higher
1	Rioja Alta b Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	Brian Hughes · Micky Hammond	168	b	33-791	99	103	84	38d	—	—	0	17.3	4/1 20%
Off the mark over hurdles with blinkers (retained) last time; 8lb higher; a possible
5	Knacker Trapper b Joe Williamson(3) · Andrew Crook	Joe Williamson(3) · Andrew Crook	161	—	523577	92	103	83	18d	—	—	0	17.6	9/2 18%
Won Sedgefield h'cap by 31l in May; best form since on same track; others preferred
2	Bo Cruz b William Maggs(5) · Donald McCain	William Maggs(5) · Donald McCain	166	—	P-2654	97	89	66	40d	—	—	+4	14.8	15/2 12%
Irish point 2nd; h'cap debut after 3 runs over hurdles; first run at 2m4f; bit to find
4	Athair Mor b Ryan Mania · James Ewart	Ryan Mania · James Ewart	164	t	346	95	99	89	58d	—	—	+6	15.4	8/1 11%
Unexposed; had two find ops; fair form in 3 runs over hurdles; a possible on h'cap debut
3	Tommy Johnson b Tom Midgley(3) · Mark Walford	Tom Midgley(3) · Mark Walford	165	t	P55-05	96	101	54	31d	—	—	+5	14	9/1 10%
Fifth in a h'cap here in January 2024; then off for 382 days; poor efforts two runs since
6	Prince Nino ch Peter Kavanagh(3) · Lizzie Quinlan	Peter Kavanagh(3) · Lizzie Quinlan	148	tp	03P226	79	100	84	31d	—	—	+7	15.8	9/1 10%
Two wins over 2m4f at Perth; below-par last time but two good runs before that; a possible
7	Dartmhor b Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	147	—	86688	78	92	61	30d	—	—	+2	8.7	12/1 8%
Makes his handicap debut but needs to improve on his form to feature

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Luminaries	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Rioja Alta	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Knacker Trapper	7/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Bo Cruz	15/2	7/1	7/1	13/2	6/1
Athair Mor	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Tommy Johnson	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Prince Nino	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1
Dartmhor	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Luminaries

22.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Knacker Trapper

17.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Rioja Alta

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Prince Nino

15.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.2 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Athair Mor

15.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Bo Cruz

14.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Tommy Johnson

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dartmhor

8.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rioja Alta Top Rated	99	103	84
Bo Cruz	97	89	66
Tommy Johnson	96	101	54
Athair Mor	95	99	89
Knacker Trapper	92	103	83
Prince Nino	79	100	84
Dartmhor	78	92	61
Luminaries	77	99	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Luminaries	12d ago	Quick return
Rioja Alta	38d ago	Fit
Knacker Trapper	18d ago	Fit
Bo Cruz	40d ago	Fit
Athair Mor	58d ago	Fresh
Tommy Johnson	31d ago	Fit
Prince Nino	31d ago	Fit
Dartmhor	30d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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