15:30
Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 3, 2m5f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, £14,976, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 5.16s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Daylatedollarshort is our selection, sitting just a pound behind the top-rated Open Secret on our figures, and we prefer him thanks to a progressive profile and a fitness edge that should count over this 21 furlongs at Cheltenham. On good ground he looks to be going the right way, and that upward trajectory is worth more than the single pound separating him from the highest-rated runner. Open Secret is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while Seamoon Story, three pounds behind our pick, and Sunny South West are also firmly in the mix. Daylatedollarshort gets the nod in a competitive ten-runner contest.
Result
Michael Kenneally (3)
Edward F Power
restrained early not far off the pace - clumsy jumping around 7th at halfway - progress before 2 out then moved into second approaching the last - driven to take control on the run-in - pulled clear final 50yds to win
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
up with the pace early - in front after 7th - niggled before 2 out - hung left and clumsy at the last - collared on the run-in - faded late in the closing 50yds to finish second
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in rear but close up - moved into 3rd - pushed along approaching the last - kept on up the run-in - narrowly denied second spot
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon
Made running from the start but edged right from the 4th - passed after the 7th - veered sharply right on the bend before 3 out - pushed along before the last - drifted left after the jump and fought back - tired in the final 50yds to finish 4th
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott
Prominent early - urged on before 2 out - folded tamely before the last - finished 5th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
P. J. Rothwell
Settled at back early - urged along 2 out and out of contention - stumbled at the last and unseated rider
Non-runners: Emerald Breeze, Grand Conqueror, Caspari, Moneygarrow, A King Of Magic, Luck Between Us, Guchen
Racecard
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 9/51
Daylatedollarshort has won three of his last five starts, including last time out, with a second in between, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 35-day break is the one question, but he's our pick on overall profile despite carrying 168 lb.
- Sire
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)
- Dam
- Hannah Mori (IRE) by Mahler
- Owner
- A J Wall G Hicks
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 51 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 20/100
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Laren (GER) by Monsun
- Owner
- Stephen Bough
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 20 wins from 100 runs (20%)
Josh Williamson (3)
Gordon Elliott 11/58
Open Secret has run over today's trip and on the going, and sits top of our ratings on 137 against an official 132, with a second three starts back and a win five starts back in his last five. The risk is two unplaced runs since, plus 47 days off and 165 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Cracksman (GB)
- Dam
- Pulcinella (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- R Stokes & Roger Stockdale
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 11 wins from 58 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 137
205 days, Non-runner
5yo, 11-8, OR 129 45121-
J: Freddie Keighley (5) · T: Paul Nicholls
Freddie Keighley (5)
Paul Nicholls 6/33
- Sire
- Desinvolte (FR)
- Dam
- Kisis De La Pree (FR) by Apsis
- Owner
- Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate Magic
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Ditcheat, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
Daire McConville (7)
Charlie Longsdon 5/16
Seamoon Story arrives in cracking nick, having won last time out and two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before after a 29-day break. The one concern is a weight of 161 lb, which could stretch him.
- Sire
- Sea Moon (GB)
- Dam
- Bally Bolshoi (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Caudwell Colson Macechern Pauling
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 16 runs (31%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 133
Grand Conqueror h D
24 days, Non-runner
5yo, 11-6, OR 127 122-31
J: Richie McLernon · T: Neil Mulholland
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland 7/29
Grand Conqueror arrives a last-time-out winner, with a third and two seconds in between, and has run over today's trip and going, though carrying 160 lb off an official 127 looks a stiff ask. Our rating of 126 ranks him sixth of ten, so he looks more a midfield player.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Liss Na Siog (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Colony Stableswilliams Dicks Bunch
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 29 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Darragh O'Keeffe
P. J. Rothwell 0/24
Hard to fancy after a seventh last time out just one day ago, with a stable at 0/23 in the last 14 days and 158 lb to carry. On the plus side, he won twice and a third time in his last five, and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Berkshire (IRE)
- Dam
- At That Time (IRE) by Kalanisi
- Owner
- Thunderbears Partnership
- Foaled
- 22 May 2020
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry 0/8
- Sire
- Cracksman (GB)
- Dam
- Earth Amber (GB) by Hurricane Run
- Owner
- J Fyffe
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Corscombe, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 3/16
Hillberry Hill won last time out and two starts back, with a sixth three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, he returns after 235 days off and carries 155 lb, while our rating ranks him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Holly Hall (IRE) by Fame And Glory
- Owner
- J Perriss
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 16 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Michael Kenneally (3)
Edward F Power 1/4
Sunny South West is a leading danger, having finished a fourth last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before after a 22-day break. The main risk is the 154 lb he carries, with our 129 rating only fourth-best of ten.
- Sire
- Valirann (FR)
- Dam
- Classic Sun (GER) by Monsun
- Owner
- Sean Dalton
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Ballycahill, Thurles
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 129
223 days, Non-runner
6yo, 10-13, OR 120 /3231-
J: Toby McCain-Mitchell (3) · T: Ryan Hatch
Toby McCain-Mitchell (3)
Ryan Hatch 0/1
Emerald Breeze won last time out and has been third, second and third in the starts before, with experience of today's trip and going, but a 223-day absence and 153 lb on an official 120 make him hard to fancy. Our figures rank him 10th of 10.
- Sire
- Passing Glance (GB)
- Dam
- Ruby Magern (GB) by Alderbrook
- Owner
- Clontseer Racing & Triple D
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2020
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Guchen t D
36 days, Non-runner
6yo, 10-13, OR 120 4116-8
J: Aamilah Aswat (7) · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Aamilah Aswat (7)
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 3/16
Guchen is hard to fancy after an eighth last time out and a sixth two starts back, with a 36-day break to overcome, though he has won twice in his last five and has run over today's trip and going. Carries 153 lb.
- Sire
- Cima De Triomphe (IRE)
- Dam
- Captur (FR) by Lord Du Sud
- Owner
- Friends Of Ebony Horse Club
- Foaled
- 1 May 2020
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 16 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
P. J. Rothwell 0/24
Fourth last time out, and a fifth and a seventh before that, show Give Him A Chance running respectably without winning since a success five starts back; he has run over today's trip and going, but 49 days off, 152 lb and a yard 0/23 lately temper the appeal.
- Sire
- Workforce (GB)
- Dam
- Galilee Star (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- John T Oconnor Michael P Gleeson
- Foaled
- 27 May 2019
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.