Blackmores Building Contractors Novices' Handicap Chase

Hereford

13:25

Date 2023-11-29

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 4m 0.10s (slow by 12.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Johnny Mac (IRE) Lee Edwards · Matt Sheppard	11/2	Won
2nd	Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) James Bowen · Seamus Durack	6/1	1
3rd	Dusky Days (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Jamie Snowden	11/2	.5
4th	Full Of Light (IRE) Cillin Leonard · Rob Summers	11/1	4.75
5th	Beannaigh Do (IRE) Brendan Powell · Sheila Lewis	28/1	2.75
6th	Herecomeshogan (IRE) Fergus Gillard · Martin Keighley	8/1	5
7th	Whyzzat (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Sarah-Jayne Davies	150/1	2.25
8th	Criquette (FR) Harry Bannister · Billy Aprahamian	14/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
B.D.	Cobbs Corner (IRE) James Davies · Nick Gifford	7/2F
Fell	Loudspeaker (GB) Sean Houlihan · Seamus Mullins	4/1

Runners (14)

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
NR	Great Threat Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Evan Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Evan Williams	150	—	7P-309	90	-	-	23d	—	—	-40	30	—	—
Well beaten on both starts for new stable this autumn, latterly over C&D
NR	Broadoak Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Fiona Shaw	J:NON-RUNNER T:Fiona Shaw	142	—	324P-P	74	-	-	182d	—	—	-44	26	—	—
Close second at Wincanton in March but pulled up on last two outings; back from a break
11	Cobbs Corner Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	142	—	182P-4	74	100	78	23d	—	—	-7	11.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made a quite promising seasonal/chase debut when fourth over C&D this month
12	Loudspeaker Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	142	—	45P-81	82	100	92	12d	—	—	-4	13	0.75/1	4 25%
Fair Flat-racer; led close home to make a winning chase debut at Doncaster recently
14	Johnny Mac Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Matt Sheppard	J:Lee Edwards T:Matt Sheppard	142	t	/536-P	74	102	84	195d	—	—	-5	10.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
6lb wrong for today's stable debut but still worth a glance in the betting.
NR	King Otis Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:James Owen	J:NON-RUNNER T:James Owen	155	p	P771P4	87	-	-	16d	—	—	+3	17.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won easily over hurdles on stable debut but two lesser efforts have followed; risky
2	Dusky Days Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Jamie Snowden	J:Tom Bellamy T:Jamie Snowden	167	—	64O2-6	99	-	-	193d	—	—	+4	15.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not seen since poor hurdle run in May but his Stratford second in April was a good effort
NR	Gorcombe Moonshine Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Robert Walford	J:NON-RUNNER T:Robert Walford	143	p	26633-	75	-	-	230d	—	—	+5	15.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-11 over hurdles but ended last season with two good thirds; chasing debut today
3	Phoenix Aquilus Bay J:James Bowen T:Seamus Durack	J:James Bowen T:Seamus Durack	165	—	30P-03	97	104	90	20d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made a pretty good start to chasing career when third at Ludlow this month; 3lb lower now
5	Herecomeshogan Bay J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Martin Keighley	J:Fergus Gillard(3) T:Martin Keighley	158	tp	-FP578	90	92	62	23d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Beaten about 38l in C&D chase this month; tongue-tie needs to aid his finishing effort
7	Full Of Light Grey J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Rob Summers	J:Cillin Leonard(5) T:Rob Summers	152	t	PP5U45	84	112	101	56d	—	—	+3	10.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Not disgraced on any of four stable starts but others appeal more all the same
4	Criquette Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Harry Bannister T:Billy Aprahamian	160	—	/446-P	92	-	-	16d	—	—	+5	12.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Pulled up over hurdles on stable debut but that run wasn't all bad; chase debut today
10	Beannaigh Do Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Sheila Lewis	J:Brendan Powell T:Sheila Lewis	142	—	62-P60	74	110	29	8d	—	—	+4	6.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Good second on chasing debut in April but form has nosedived since
1	Whyzzat Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	168	—	776/5-	100	-	-	513d	—	—	+11	12.9	37.25/1	150 1%
Well beaten over hurdles on stable/handicap debut in July 2022; not seen since

Horse	bet365	Coral
Great Threat	SP	SP
Broadoak	SP	SP
Cobbs Corner	7/2	7/2
Loudspeaker	4	4
Johnny Mac	9/2	9/2
King Otis	11/2	6
Dusky Days	6	11/2
Gorcombe Moonshine	13/2	13/2
Phoenix Aquilus	8	17/2
Herecomeshogan	8	17/2
Full Of Light	11	11
Criquette	10	9
Beannaigh Do	33	28
Whyzzat	150	100

Predictor

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

1st

Great Threat

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Broadoak

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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3rd

King Otis

17.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 4 Odds: 4

11/2

Dusky Days

15.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Gorcombe Moonshine

15.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 3

13/2

Phoenix Aquilus

14.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Loudspeaker

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Whyzzat

12.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150

Criquette

12.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Herecomeshogan

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Cobbs Corner

11.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Full Of Light

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Johnny Mac

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Beannaigh Do

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whyzzat	100	—	—
Dusky Days	99	—	—
Phoenix Aquilus	97	104	90
Criquette	92	—	—
Great Threat	90	—	—
Herecomeshogan	90	92	62
King Otis	87	—	—
Full Of Light	84	112	101
Loudspeaker	82	100	92
Gorcombe Moonshine	75	—	—
Broadoak	74	—	—
Cobbs Corner	74	100	78
Johnny Mac	74	102	84
Beannaigh Do	74	110	29

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beannaigh Do	8d ago	Quick return
Loudspeaker	12d ago	Quick return
King Otis	16d ago	Fit
Criquette	16d ago	Fit
Phoenix Aquilus	20d ago	Fit
Great Threat	23d ago	Fit
Cobbs Corner	23d ago	Fit
Herecomeshogan	23d ago	Fit
Full Of Light	56d ago	Fresh
Broadoak	182d ago	Long break
Dusky Days	193d ago	Long break
Johnny Mac	195d ago	Long break
Gorcombe Moonshine	230d ago	Long break
Whyzzat	513d ago	Long break