Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

14:50

Rachel Jones Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 2m145y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Runners (9)

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
4	Lunar Sovereign Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	165	—	/463-5	116	122	107	28d	—	—	-2	24.5	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Placed at Chepstow in April but Warwick last month was a backward step; others preferred
2	Collingham Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	167	—	800-11	118	122	108	11d	—	—	0	24.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Got back on track with two wins last month, the latter over C&D; respected
3	Feel The Pinch Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Robbie Llewellyn	166	t	9144-2	117	122	91	21d	—	—	+10	26.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won five times (twice over C&D) in 2023 and ran well here last month, after a break
7	Maxcel Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	155	—	321/5-	106	118	104	44d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won on handicap debut in 2022 and ran well for a long way on reappearance outing in April
6	Simply Red Chestnut J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	158	t	126F-9	109	118	113	22d	—	—	+10	16.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Out of form for new stable this spring but the return to Bangor is a big plus
5	Barrichello Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	159	tb	/676-8	110	120	110	25d	—	—	+11	16.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has lost his way over the last 18 months or so; tried in blinkers today
9	Superbolt Grey J:Daniel King(3) T:Mrs C O'Leary	J:Daniel King(3) T:Mrs C O'Leary	147	t	6488-	103	119	71	—	—	—	+10	14.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Disappointing favourite on handicap debut but remains unexposed
1	Sir Tivo Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	J:Robert Dunne T:Gary Hanmer	168	t	1213-9	119	106	75	21d	—	—	+15	18.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has very good strike-rate over fences but his hurdling record is much less convincing
8	Leylak Bay J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	J:Chris Ward(3) T:Deborah Cole	150	tp	/319/F	101	-	-	26d	—	—	+11	13.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Returned from long absence with fairly encouraging stable debut last month; not ruled out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lunar Sovereign	2/1	2/1	2/1
Collingham	9/4	9/4	11/4
Feel The Pinch	9/2	5/1	9/2
Maxcel	7/1	15/2	7/1
Simply Red	12/1	12/1	12/1
Barrichello	16/1	14/1	14/1
Superbolt	20/1	20/1	16/1
Sir Tivo	22/1	25/1	22/1
Leylak	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Feel The Pinch

26.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.7

5/1

2nd

Lunar Sovereign

24.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

2/1

3rd

Collingham

24.3

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Sir Tivo

18.2

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Maxcel

17.3

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Barrichello

16.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Simply Red

16.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Superbolt

14.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Leylak

13.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Tivo	119	106	75
Collingham	118	122	108
Feel The Pinch	117	122	91
Lunar Sovereign	116	122	107
Barrichello	110	120	110
Simply Red	109	118	113
Maxcel	106	118	104
Superbolt	103	119	71
Leylak	101	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Collingham	11d ago	Quick return
Feel The Pinch	21d ago	Fit
Sir Tivo	21d ago	Fit
Simply Red	22d ago	Fit
Barrichello	25d ago	Fit
Leylak	26d ago	Fit
Lunar Sovereign	28d ago	Fit
Maxcel	44d ago	Fit
Superbolt	—	—