Henry Cavendish 10th Birthday Handicap Hurdle – Cartmel

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Henry Cavendish 10th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-07-22

Distance 2m6f31y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (10)

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
7	Secret Secret Bay J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones(3) T:James Moffatt	157	ht	514-54	91	105	56	22d	—	—	-4	16	0.83/1	10/3 23%
C&D winner last summer and travelled well for long way when fourth over 3m1f here recently
1	Belles Benefit Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	164	p	564P-1	98	105	92	24d	—	—	+11	26.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Narrow C&D winner last month, after a break, and remains well handicapped after a 4lb rise
3	Skyjack Hijack Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	162	—	3/7-23	96	99	52	24d	—	—	+1	18	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Placed in C&D maiden last month and open to improvement on this handicap debut
2	Defence Witness Brown J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	164	—	133-97	98	101	45	29d	—	—	+4	15.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well beaten over 2m on handicap debut but last month's 2m7f run was more encouraging
6	Jimli's Cave Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:R K Watson	J:Gavin Sheehan T:R K Watson	158	—	0000-2	92	102	37	22d	—	—	+8	18.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Struggled in first two handicaps but belied 66-1 odds when close second here last month
8	Bellbird b/br J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	157	—	3-154	96	98	54	31d	—	—	+7	16	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Two respectable handicap runs since 2m novice win in May; tries a new trip today
9	Palm Beach Bay J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	J:Mr John Dixon(7) T:John Dixon	156	—	455-73	90	105	87	18d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Finished with rattle to snatch third at Perth this month but overall profile not appealing
10	Agilulf Chestnut J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:Adam Nicol	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:Adam Nicol	156	—	3P-703	90	105	56	15d	—	—	+5	11.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran well on his latest outing but is 0-12 over hurdles and very inconsistent
4	Pateen b/br J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Jessica Bedi	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Jessica Bedi	159	tv	34-318	93	104	80	22d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Didn't see out 3m1f last time but beat a dual subsequent winner over C&D two runs ago
NR	Balkotic Bay J:TBC T:Micky Hammond	J: T:Micky Hammond	159	tv	325-33	93	106	40	22d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Ran big race from the front when close third over 3m1f here last month; one to consider

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Secret Secret	10/3	10/3	10/3
Belles Benefit	9/2	9/2	9/2
Skyjack Hijack	9/2	9/2	4/1
Defence Witness	8/1	8/1	15/2
Jimli's Cave	8/1	8/1	15/2
Bellbird	10/1	9/1	9/1
Palm Beach	10/1	9/1	9/1
Agilulf	14/1	12/1	12/1
Pateen	14/1	12/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Belles Benefit

26.4

OR: 12 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Jimli's Cave

18.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Skyjack Hijack

OR: 11.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Secret Secret

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Bellbird

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Defence Witness

15.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Palm Beach

12.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Pateen

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Agilulf

11.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Balkotic

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Belles Benefit	98	105	92
Defence Witness	98	101	45
Skyjack Hijack	96	99	52
Bellbird	96	98	54
Pateen	93	104	80
Balkotic	93	106	40
Jimli's Cave	92	102	37
Secret Secret	91	105	56
Palm Beach	90	105	87
Agilulf	90	105	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Agilulf	15d ago	Fit
Palm Beach	18d ago	Fit
Secret Secret	22d ago	Fit
Jimli's Cave	22d ago	Fit
Pateen	22d ago	Fit
Balkotic	22d ago	Fit
Belles Benefit	24d ago	Fit
Skyjack Hijack	24d ago	Fit
Defence Witness	29d ago	Fit
Bellbird	31d ago	Fit