P H Betts (Holdings) Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Fakenham

16:20

Date 2024-10-18

Distance 2m4f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,922

Runners (11)

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
6	Double Powerful Chestnut J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Neil Mulholland	170	h	411-11	100	108	76	2d	—	—	-29	32.5	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Easily completed a four-timer at Worcester two days ago; major claims under a 7lb penalty
4	Laser Focus Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	165	t	444-44	95	104	77	—	—	—	+5	13.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
A three-time Flat scorer this term for his current yard; interesting back in this sphere
1	Court Cian Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	168	—	311-F5	98	90	73	42d	—	—	+5	14.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Caught eye for new yard under patient ride when fifth at Bangor; considered on h'cap debut
2	Melton Mossy Bay J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams(3) T:Evan Williams	167	t	115416	97	98	78	28d	—	—	+17	22.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Solid sixth at Newton Abbot four weeks ago; he needs considering off a 4lb lower mark
5	Bahtiyar Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	164	t	5-5534	94	101	98	24d	—	—	+6	12.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Remains winless but he comes here in decent nick; he must enter calculations
9	Gone In Sixty Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	152	—	533227	82	102	99	24d	—	—	+12	16.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Now 0-24 but he comes here in decent order; no forlorn hope back down in trip
3	Highway One O Five b/br J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	166	p	5625-3	96	100	90	24d	—	—	+10	16.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Resumed with encouraging third at Fontwell 24 days ago; can take a step forward now
7	Macari Bay J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	J:Marc Goldstein T:Sheena West	163	—	217-P4	95	95	90	—	—	—	+8	12.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
In excellent form from the Flat so he can make his presence felt back in this sphere
10	Cave Article Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Christian Williams	148	—	/2P60-	78	96	78	206d	—	—	+5	8.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed little over hurdles last term; needs this switch to handicaps to spark improvement
8	The Punt Bay J:Jamie Brace(7) T:Alan Jones	J:Jamie Brace(7) T:Alan Jones	155	—	/653P-	85	96	-	360d	—	—	+6	10.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Offered little on h'cap debut when pulled up at Exeter 12 months ago
NR	Sawpit Samantha Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Jo Davis	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jo Davis	142	—	/6P35-	72	90	-	205d	—	—	—	6.9	—	—
Offered little over hurdles for Samuel Drinkwater; needs to improve on stable debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Double Powerful	4/9	4/11	2/5
Laser Focus	8/1	10/1	10/1
Court Cian	7/1	12/1	12/1
Melton Mossy	22/1	16/1	16/1
Bahtiyar	14/1	16/1	14/1
Gone In Sixty	14/1	16/1	16/1
Highway One O Five	28/1	16/1	16/1
Macari	20/1	22/1	22/1
Cave Article	33/1	28/1	33/1
The Punt	66/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Double Powerful

32.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Melton Mossy

22.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.4

22/1

3rd

Gone In Sixty

16.9

OR: 8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Highway One O Five

16.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

28/1

Court Cian

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Laser Focus

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Bahtiyar

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Macari

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

The Punt

10.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.2

66/1

Cave Article

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Sawpit Samantha

6.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.4 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Double Powerful	100	108	76
Court Cian	98	90	73
Melton Mossy	97	98	78
Highway One O Five	96	100	90
Laser Focus	95	104	77
Macari	95	95	90
Bahtiyar	94	101	98
The Punt	85	96	—
Gone In Sixty	82	102	99
Cave Article	78	96	78
Sawpit Samantha	72	90	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Double Powerful	2d ago	Quick return
Bahtiyar	24d ago	Fit
Gone In Sixty	24d ago	Fit
Highway One O Five	24d ago	Fit
Melton Mossy	28d ago	Fit
Court Cian	42d ago	Fit
Sawpit Samantha	205d ago	Long break
Cave Article	206d ago	Long break
The Punt	360d ago	Long break
Laser Focus	—	—
Macari	—	—