Castle Construction NE Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Sedgefield

14:00

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m3f188y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 4m 58.10s (slow by 25.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mothill (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Neil Mulholland	9/4	Won
2nd	Moonlight Glory (IRE) Jonathan England · Mark Walford	14/1	3.5
3rd	Harper Valley (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · Rebecca Menzies	6/5F	3
4th	Palm Beach (IRE) Mr John Dixon · John Dixon	25/1	10
5th	Polisud (FR) Emma Smith-Chaston · Micky Hammond	33/1	4.5
6th	Golfe Clair (FR) Callum Bewley · Philip Kirby	12/1	1.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
R.O.	Heartbreak Kid (IRE) William Maggs · Donald McCain	5/1

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
5	Harper Valley Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	159	—	3-2114	110	121	107	17d	—	—	-7	28.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
C&D winner in November; didn't get home over 3m on heavy last time; can do better today
1	Mothill Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Neil Mulholland	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Neil Mulholland	168	—	542-21	119	117	107	—	—	—	-4	26.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ran respectably on Flat when last seen in August and should run well back in this sphere
3	Heartbreak Kid Bay J:William Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	J:William Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	165	b	34-162	116	-	-	40d	—	—	+9	19.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual winner over hurdles here; ran well over fences last time; should give a good account
2	Golfe Clair Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Philip Kirby	J:Callum Bewley T:Philip Kirby	167	—	U1521/	118	119	-	660d	—	—	+27	35.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
C&D winner in March 2022 but hasn't been seen since; market should guide
4	Moonlight Glory Bay J:Jonathan England T:Mark Walford	J:Jonathan England T:Mark Walford	161	—	-15015	112	112	86	19d	—	—	+18	26.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Multiple hurdle winner who wasn't at best at Market Rasen last time; needs to fare better
7	Palm Beach Bay J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	152	t	-36037	103	120	105	9d	—	—	+12	17.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Inconsistent sort who hasn't won since March 2022; tumbled in the weights but bit to prove
6	Polisud Grey J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Micky Hammond	152	—	56P-PP	103	-	-	28d	—	—	+10	14.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
French hurdle/chase winner; pulled up all three starts for current trainer

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Harper Valley	11/8	11/8	11/8
Mothill	9/4	9/4	9/4
Heartbreak Kid	7/1	7/1	15/2
Golfe Clair	10/1	9/1	9/1
Moonlight Glory	10/1	9/1	9/1
Palm Beach	16/1	20/1	18/1
Polisud	22/1	22/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Golfe Clair

35.4

OR: 17 Form: 16.2 Odds: 2.2

10/1

2nd

Harper Valley

28.5

OR: 15 Form: 2.1 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Moonlight Glory

26.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 9 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Mothill

26.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

9/4

Heartbreak Kid

19.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Palm Beach

17.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Polisud

14.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mothill	119	117	107
Golfe Clair	118	119	—
Heartbreak Kid	116	—	—
Moonlight Glory	112	112	86
Harper Valley	110	121	107
Palm Beach	103	120	105
Polisud	103	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Palm Beach	9d ago	Quick return
Harper Valley	17d ago	Fit
Moonlight Glory	19d ago	Fit
Polisud	28d ago	Fit
Heartbreak Kid	40d ago	Fit
Golfe Clair	660d ago	Long break
Mothill	—	—