Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier)

Chepstow

19:20

Date 2024-07-26

Distance 1m14y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 34.26s (slow by 2.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lady Flora (GB) Joshua Bryan · Andrew Balding	9/2	Won
2nd	Magical Merlin (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Harry Charlton	7/2	4
3rd	Local Bay (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	5/1	.5
4th	Jazz Scene (GB) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	15/8F	0.05
5th	Macs Dilemma (IRE) Gina Mangan · John O'Shea	13/2	2
6th	Outrace (IRE) Tyrese Cameron · Richard Hannon	22/1	9.5

Runners (6)

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
6 (6)	Jazz Scene Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	126	—	76713	67	82	42	27d	—	—	-6	23.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Improved to win handicap debut at Hamilton (1m, good); disappointing on AW ten days later
1 (1)	Magical Merlin Grey J:Daniel Muscutt T:Harry Charlton	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Harry Charlton	143	p	32-035	76	80	46	42d	—	—	-7	11.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
1-12 in handicaps; never got near the leaders when tried at 1m on latest outing
5 (2)	Lady Flora Bay J:Joshua Bryan T:Andrew Balding	J:Joshua Bryan T:Andrew Balding	126	—	-53434	67	81	56	15d	—	—	-5	12.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fair maiden; competitive in her last two handicaps but needs to find a bit extra
3 (3)	Local Bay Brown J:Jack Doughty(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty(5) T:Tony Carroll	137	—	731161	70	81	68	15d	—	—	+14	27.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
1lb off career-high mark but this race isn't the strongest and he's been in sparkling form
2 (4)	Macs Dilemma Bay J:Gina Mangan(3) T:John O'Shea	J:Gina Mangan(3) T:John O'Shea	138	b	75-546	71	79	59	11d	—	—	-2	8.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Last four wins were at Chepstow, last three over 7f; has a less convincing record over 1m
4 (5)	Outrace Chestnut J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Richard Hannon	J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Richard Hannon	134	—	229-65	67	80	52	139d	—	—	0	6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
139 days off and he has plenty of form which would see him seriously involved

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jazz Scene	7/4	7/4	15/8
Magical Merlin	7/2	4/1	7/2
Lady Flora	9/2	4/1	4/1
Local Bay	5/1	5/1	5/1
Macs Dilemma	15/2	7/1	7/1
Outrace	16/1	12/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Local Bay

27.6

OR: 5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Jazz Scene

23.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Lady Flora

12.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Magical Merlin

11.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Macs Dilemma

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Outrace

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magical Merlin	76	80	46
Macs Dilemma	71	79	59
Local Bay	70	81	68
Jazz Scene	67	82	42
Lady Flora	67	81	56
Outrace	67	80	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Macs Dilemma	11d ago	Quick return
Lady Flora	15d ago	Fit
Local Bay	15d ago	Fit
Jazz Scene	27d ago	Fit
Magical Merlin	42d ago	Fit
Outrace	139d ago	Long break