Unibet More Extra Places Than Ever Novices' Handicap Chase

Market Rasen

12:50

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 2m1f43y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 4m 26.85s (slow by 17.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	My Portia (GB) Brian Hughes · L J Morgan	3/1F	Won
2nd	Orbys River (IRE) William Maggs · Sam Allwood	100/30	4
3rd	Royal Deeside (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	11/1	3.25
4th	J'Habite En France (FR) Harry Bannister · Ben Case	11/2	11
5th	Flash Du Pistolet (IRE) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	9/1	2.75
6th	Harel Du Marais (FR) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	12/1	6
7th	Amarillobymorning (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Ben Pauling	13/2	1.5
8th	Stony Man (IRE) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	25/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Barranco (IRE) Peter Kavanagh · Henry Hogarth	80/1
P.U.	Eric Carmen (IRE) Jack Hogan · Gary Hanmer	12/1
U.R.	Libor Lad (GB) Theo Gillard · David Dennis	33/1

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
7	Orbys River Bay J:William Maggs(5) T:Sam Allwood	J:William Maggs(5) T:Sam Allwood	149	—	U2-6P1	81	108	92	11d	—	—	-7	13.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Drew clear to win by over 8l at Ayr recently and is 3lb ahead of the handicapper here
10	My Portia Grey J:Brian Hughes T:L J Morgan	J:Brian Hughes T:L J Morgan	144	—	5-4642	76	109	92	43d	—	—	-7	12.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bumped into a big improver when clear second last time; effectively 4lb lower here
6	J'Habite En France Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	157	tb	-PP651	89	104	58	15d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Rebounded with 17l win at Huntingdon this month; 10lb higher now; hard to predict
8	Amarillobymorning Brown J:Charlie Deutsch T:Ben Pauling	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Ben Pauling	145	t	2/3-05	77	-	-	58d	—	—	+2	15	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Showed only glimmers of promise in novice hurdles but remains very unexposed; chase debut
3	Flash Du Pistolet Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	166	—	44-473	98	104	86	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	14.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Unable to lay a glove on Orbys River when third at Ayr but still considered each-way
5	Royal Deeside Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	158	—	3-536P	94	-	-	17d	—	—	+8	15.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Placed off 2lb higher over hurdles in November but last month's chase debut was poor
1	Stony Man Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	168	tp	PP4-46	100	102	80	203d	—	—	+8	14.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Drops markedly in trip and sports new headgear combination on stable debut; interesting
2	Harel Du Marais Grey J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	168	—	4F55-4	100	107	100	241d	—	—	+8	14.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Absent since last spring's Hexham fourth but resumes on a tempting mark
11	Eric Carmen Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	142	t	F34032	74	101	78	16d	—	—	+9	15.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran well when second over hurdles this month but has a modest strike-rate under rules
4	Libor Lad Bay J:Theo Gillard T:David Dennis	J:Theo Gillard T:David Dennis	164	p	70-2PP	96	102	62	47d	—	—	+9	12.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Second on chasing debut in October but pulled up twice since; has a point to prove
9	Barranco Bay J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Henry Hogarth	J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Henry Hogarth	144	h	5/PP-P	76	-	-	108d	—	—	+5	6.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Pulled up in three hurdles since returning from long absence in December 2023; chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Orbys River	3/1	11/4	3/1
My Portia	7/2	7/2	7/2
J'Habite En France	7/1	6/1	13/2
Amarillobymorning	7/1	6/1	13/2
Flash Du Pistolet	8/1	17/2	17/2
Royal Deeside	12/1	12/1	12/1
Stony Man	12/1	12/1	12/1
Harel Du Marais	14/1	14/1	14/1
Eric Carmen	16/1	14/1	14/1
Libor Lad	28/1	25/1	28/1
Barranco	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

J'Habite En France

22.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 9.3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Eric Carmen

15.6

OR: 6 Form: 7.7 Odds: 1.9

16/1

3rd

Royal Deeside

15.2

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Amarillobymorning

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Flash Du Pistolet

14.9

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Stony Man

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Harel Du Marais

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Orbys River

13.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Libor Lad

12.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

My Portia

12.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Barranco

6.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Stony Man	100	102	80
Harel Du Marais	100	107	100
Flash Du Pistolet	98	104	86
Libor Lad	96	102	62
Royal Deeside	94	—	—
J'Habite En France	89	104	58
Orbys River	81	108	92
Amarillobymorning	77	—	—
My Portia	76	109	92
Barranco	76	—	—
Eric Carmen	74	101	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Orbys River	11d ago	Quick return
Flash Du Pistolet	11d ago	Quick return
J'Habite En France	15d ago	Fit
Eric Carmen	16d ago	Fit
Royal Deeside	17d ago	Fit
My Portia	43d ago	Fit
Libor Lad	47d ago	Fresh
Amarillobymorning	58d ago	Fresh
Barranco	108d ago	Long break
Stony Man	203d ago	Long break
Harel Du Marais	241d ago	Long break