thehottubwarehouse.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase – Newcastle

Newcastle

14:15

thehottubwarehouse.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-14

Distance 2m7f91y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Winning Time 6m 50.33s (slow by 56.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tom Cody (IRE) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	4/7F	Won
2nd	Old Page (IRE) Derek Fox · David Thompson	15/2	5.5
3rd	Just Hannah (IRE) John Kington · Danny Brooke	10/1	24
4th	Great Raffles (FR) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	3/1	0.3

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Tom Cody Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	166	tp	62P-42	97	106	96	21d	—	—	-23	30.4	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Five-time point winner who went close over C&D on handicap chase debut; respected
4	Great Raffles Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	154	—	/2344-	85	-	-	244d	—	—	-2	17.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Chase and seasonal debut; his dam was useful over fences and he's not ruled out
7	Old Page Bay J:Derek Fox T:David Thompson	J:Derek Fox T:David Thompson	142	p	4P5P74	73	102	81	18d	—	—	-3	9.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
0-20 under rules and hasn't been threatening to win of late; 7lb out of the handicap
5	Just Hannah Bay J:John Kington T:Danny Brooke	J:John Kington T:Danny Brooke	147	—	5P3898	78	-	-	35d	—	—	+1	10	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Point winner; check betting on chase debut but she's been struggling over hurdles
NR	Imperial Alex Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Lacey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Lacey	168	—	12-322	99	-	-	21d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Runner-up the last twice (C&D latest) and this 6yo could continue to improve; key player
NR	Don Brocco Grey J:TBC T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J: T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	157	tp	7-6863	88	98	69	1d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Went wrong way over hurdles; step back in right direction when third over fences yesterday
NR	Goodoldbill Bay J:TBC T:Jane Walton	J: T:Jane Walton	146	—	6P6-P1	77	105	74	21d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
33-1 win over C&D last month and can be bang there if backing up that latest performance

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tom Cody	8/13	8/13	8/13
Great Raffles	10/3	10/3	10/3
Old Page	7/1	6/1	6/1
Just Hannah	9/1	9/1	17/2

Predictor

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

1st

Tom Cody

30.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

Great Raffles

17.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Imperial Alex

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Just Hannah

OR: 7 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Don Brocco

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Old Page

9.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Goodoldbill

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imperial Alex	99	—	—
Tom Cody	97	106	96
Don Brocco	88	98	69
Great Raffles	85	—	—
Just Hannah	78	—	—
Goodoldbill	77	105	74
Old Page	73	102	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Don Brocco	1d ago	Quick return
Old Page	18d ago	Fit
Tom Cody	21d ago	Fit
Imperial Alex	21d ago	Fit
Goodoldbill	21d ago	Fit
Just Hannah	35d ago	Fit
Great Raffles	244d ago	Long break