William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase

Stratford

16:35

Date 2023-05-21

Distance 2m6f125y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,568

Winning Time 5m 34.20s (slow by 11.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Steel Wave (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Gary Hanmer	11/1	Won
2nd	Herewegohoney (IRE) Connor Brace · Fergal O'Brien	5/1	1.5
3rd	Joly Maker (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	9/2	22
4th	Ratfacemcdougall (IRE) Tom Bellamy · D J Jeffreys	5/1	31

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Hunting Percival (GB) Nick Scholfield · Syd Hosie	22/1
Fell	Sheldon (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	6/5F

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
1	Sheldon Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	168	—	14353-	118	126	108	27d	—	—	-3	36	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won here in the autumn and returns after a perfectly respectable run last month
3	Herewegohoney Bay J:Connor Brace T:Fergal Obrien	J:Connor Brace T:Fergal Obrien	166	t	1/51P-	116	125	50	145d	—	—	+11	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Off since poor run in December but this point/hurdle/chase winner still has potential
4	Joly Maker Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo Oneill	158	—	/1415-	108	121	111	23d	—	—	+15	28.1	1.00/1	5 20%
Finished well to cause 25-1 surprise here on heavy ground last month, his sixth chase win
8	Steel Wave Brown J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Gary Hanmer	149	tp	23343-	99	124	113	163d	—	—	+13	20.8	2.25/1	10 10%
A teenager now but has won over C&D and returns from a break on a good mark
7	Ratfacemcdougall Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	155	t	45U47-	105	-	-	30d	—	—	+8	15.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Out of form over hurdles and his chasing record in 2019 was not convincing
NR	Fraternel Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alan King	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alan King	167	—	F/P/5-	117	125	79	62d	—	—	+12	18.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Made low-key return from long layoff two months ago; needs that run to have brought him on
5	Hunting Percival Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	J:Nick Scholfield T:Syd Hosie	157	t	/5362-	107	-	-	—	—	—	+17	22.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Second in a point in March but has a lot more on his plate on this stable/chase debut
NR	Balagan Bay J:TBC T:Neil King	J: T:Neil King	157	t	15/77-	107	105	40	99d	—	—	+4	18.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Very lightly raced since his two hurdle wins in summer 2020; soundly beaten on chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral
Sheldon	11/8	6/5
Herewegohoney	7/2	7/2
Joly Maker	5	5
Steel Wave	9	10
Ratfacemcdougall	11	10
Fraternel	12	12
Hunting Percival	14	14
Balagan	20	18

Predictor

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

1st

Sheldon

OR: 17 Form: 6.5 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Herewegohoney

28.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Joly Maker

28.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

Hunting Percival

22.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

Steel Wave

20.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 6.4 Odds: 2.1

Fraternel

18.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Balagan

18.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.9

Ratfacemcdougall

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sheldon	118	126	108
Fraternel	117	125	79
Herewegohoney	116	125	50
Joly Maker	108	121	111
Hunting Percival	107	—	—
Balagan	107	105	40
Ratfacemcdougall	105	—	—
Steel Wave	99	124	113

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Joly Maker	23d ago	Fit
Sheldon	27d ago	Fit
Ratfacemcdougall	30d ago	Fit
Fraternel	62d ago	Fresh
Balagan	99d ago	Long break
Herewegohoney	145d ago	Long break
Steel Wave	163d ago	Long break
Hunting Percival	—	—