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HEREFORD 14:58

Name: READ HARRY COBDEN'S BLOG AT PLANETSPORTBET HANDICAP CHASE (4)
Start: 2024-01-04T12:58:00
End: 2024-01-04T15:58:00
Location: Hereford

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14:58 Thursday 04 January 2024
READ HARRY COBDEN'S BLOG AT PLANETSPORTBET HANDICAP CHASE (4)	Distance : 3m 1f 44y
Prize : £4,700 Rated : (0-110) Age : 5yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Soft
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		7. SHOT BOII (IRE)	7. SHOT BOII (IRE)	-21 <	105+	0 >	105	Jack Tudor	7	11-4	5/16	5/16
1			bg MALINAS (GER) - MONCHERIE (IRE) KING'S THEATRE (IRE)	J: Jack Tudor T: David Pipe Age: 7 Wgt: 11-4 Eq: (v+t) OR: 100	-21 <	105+	0 >	105	David Pipe	(v+t)	(100)		5/16
took a step forward to get off the mark over fences at the third attempt and was value for extra; prominent, went with enthusiasm, led approaching thirteenth, awkward 4 out, ridden 2 out, in command (around 5 lengths clear) last, closed down near finish.
prominent, led approaching 13th, awkward 4 out, ridden 2 out, in command last, closed down near finish
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2	2	1¾	4. INFLEXIBLE (FR)	4. INFLEXIBLE (FR)	-25 <	110	0 >	110	Jonathan Burke	6	11-10	5/23.5jf	5/23.5jf
2		1¾	bg TIRWANAKO (FR) - CLEMENCE (FR) LAVERON	J: Jonathan Burke T: Tom George Age: 6 Wgt: 11-10 OR: 106	-25 <	110	0 >	110	Tom George		(106)		5/23.5jf
jumped much better than previously over fences and shaped well, even longer trips likely to suit; mid-field, crept closer thirteenth, driven approaching 2 out, kept on; a return to more positive tactics (produced best effort over hurdles when ridden in such fashion) may also help unlock further improvement.
mid-field, crept closer 13th, driven approaching 2 out, kept on
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3	3	8	1. HARDY BOY (FR)	1. HARDY BOY (FR)	+5 <	109+	-11 >	109	Ben Jones	7	12-2	5/23.5jf	5/23.5jf
3		8	grg DIAMOND BOY (FR) - ALIZE DU BERLAIS (FR) POLIGLOTE	J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling Age: 7 Wgt: 12-2 Eq: (v) OR: 112	+5 <	109+	-11 >	109	Ben Pauling	(v)	(112)		5/23.5jf
typically gave running despite reverting to making plenty of errors; taken wide, handy, pushed along entering straight, no extra run-in.
handy, mistakes, pushed along entering straight, no extra run-in
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4	4	16	5. LANGLEY HUNDRED (IRE)	5. LANGLEY HUNDRED (IRE)	0 <	88	-12 >	89	Micheal Nolan	7	11-9	5/16	5/16
4		16	bg SHOLOKHOV (IRE) - THEREGOESTHETRUTH (IRE) FLEMENSFIRTH (USA)	J: Micheal Nolan T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Age: 7 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (t) OR: 105	0 <	88	-12 >	89	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	(t)	(105)		5/16
hasn't gone on from a promising chasing debut, back under a fully-fledged rider on this occasion; raced wide/off the pace, went in snatches, not fluent first, steady headway back straight, left behind from 3 out, lost shoe.
off pace, not fluent 1st, headway back straight, left behind from 3 out, lost shoe
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5	5	57	9. ROYAL ACT	9. ROYAL ACT	<		>	22	Tabitha Worsley (3)	12	10-2 (9-1)	125/1126	125/1126
5		57	brg ROYAL ANTHEM (USA) - NATIVE'S RETURN (IRE) PRESENTING	J: Tabitha Worsley (3) T: Sarah-Jayne Davies Age: 12 Wgt: 10-2 (9-1) Eq: (b) OR: 84	<		>	22	Sarah-Jayne Davies	(b)	(84)		125/1126
well out of the handicap; led, jumped none too fluently, headed seventh, remained prominent until thirteenth, lost touch between 4 out and 3 out.
led, not fluent, headed 7th, stayed prominent until 13th, lost touch between 4 out and 3 out
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pu	pu		8. PASEO	8. PASEO	<		>		Charlie Deutsch	8	10-7	5/16	5/16
pu			bg CHAMPS ELYSEES - POSTERITAS (USA) LEAR FAN (USA)	J: Charlie Deutsch T: Venetia Williams Age: 8 Wgt: 10-7 Eq: (b) OR: 89	<		>		Venetia Williams	(b)	(89)		5/16
back in headgear and turned out again quickly, ran even worse; in rear, not always fluent, reminders fourth, headway to lead out wide seventh, headed approaching thirteenth, struggling when bumped 5 out, pulled up after 3 out.
rear, reminders 4th, headway to lead wide 7th, headed approaching 13th, struggling when bumped 5 out, pulled up after 3 out
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pu	pu		6. LEN BRENNAN (IRE)	6. LEN BRENNAN (IRE)	<		>		Harry Reed	11	11-9	40/141	40/141
pu			bg WESTERNER - LETTHEDANCEBEGIN (IRE) FLEMENSFIRTH (USA)	J: Harry Reed T: Anthony Charlton Age: 11 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (s) OR: 105	<		>		Anthony Charlton	(s)	(105)		40/141
has run well when returning from a lengthy absence in the past but showed nothing after 15 months off; raced well off the pace, off the bridle long way out, awkward third, slow eighth, tailed off end of back straight.
behind, awkward 3rd, slow 8th, tailed off end of back straight
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pu	pu		3. HONEY I'M GOOD (IRE)	3. HONEY I'M GOOD (IRE)	H (72) <		>		Miss Eleanor Williams (7)	8	11-11	33/134	33/134
pu			bm CALIFET (FR) - HOPEFUL GLEAM (IRE) SIMPLY GREAT (FR)	J: Miss Eleanor Williams (7) T: Evan Williams Age: 8 Wgt: 11-11 Eq: (t) OR: 107	H (72) <		>		Evan Williams	(t)	(107)		33/134
back over fences, has a good record in this sphere but is struggling for form at present; in touch, jumped ponderously, lost place fifth, behind eighth, pulled up after 4 out.
in touch, jumped ponderously, lost place 5th, behind 8th, pulled up after 4 out
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Non Runners: INVINCIBLE NAO (FR). Fences: 19. Race Distance Adjustment: +34 yds	Winning Owner: Mr W. Frewen
Time: 6m 42.2s Closing Sectional: (3.55f): 55.8s (100.9%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 113%, Betfair SP 98.5%
Unexposed chasers came to the fore, the places completed by a consistent sort. SHOT BOII (IRE) took a step forward to get off the mark over fences at the third attempt and was value for extra; prominent, went with enthusiasm, led approaching thirteenth, awkward 4 out, ridden 2 out, in command (around 5 lengths clear) last, closed down near finish. INFLEXIBLE (FR) jumped much better than previously over fences and shaped well, even longer trips likely to suit; mid-field, crept closer thirteenth, driven approaching 2 out, kept on; a return to more positive tactics (produced best effort over hurdles when ridden in such fashion) may also help unlock further improvement. HARDY BOY (FR) typically gave running despite reverting to making plenty of errors; taken wide, handy, pushed along entering straight, no extra run-in. LANGLEY HUNDRED (IRE) hasn't gone on from a promising chasing debut, back under a fully-fledged rider on this occasion; raced wide/off the pace, went in snatches, not fluent first, steady headway back straight, left behind from 3 out, lost shoe. ROYAL ACT well out of the handicap; led, jumped none too fluently, headed seventh, remained prominent until thirteenth, lost touch between 4 out and 3 out. PASEO back in headgear and turned out again quickly, ran even worse; in rear, not always fluent, reminders fourth, headway to lead out wide seventh, headed approaching thirteenth, struggling when bumped 5 out, pulled up after 3 out. LEN BRENNAN (IRE) has run well when returning from a lengthy absence in the past but showed nothing after 15 months off; raced well off the pace, off the bridle long way out, awkward third, slow eighth, tailed off end of back straight. HONEY I'M GOOD (IRE) back over fences, has a good record in this sphere but is struggling for form at present; in touch, jumped ponderously, lost place fifth, behind eighth, pulled up after 4 out.

14:58 Hereford Result on Thursday 04 January 2024

The 3M 1F 44Y 14:58 READ HARRY COBDEN'S BLOG AT PLANETSPORTBET HANDICAP CHASE (4) at Hereford was run on Soft. It was open to 5yo+ and had a prize fund of £4,700. There were 8 runners. The winning horse was SHOT BOII (IRE) who won by 1¾. SHOT BOII (IRE) was ridden by Jack Tudor. SHOT BOII (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 5/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

INFLEXIBLE (FR) finished 2nd and was beaten by 1.75 - they had an ISP of 5/2jf
HARDY BOY (FR) finished 3rd and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 5/2jf
LANGLEY HUNDRED (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 26 - they had an ISP of 5/1
ROYAL ACT finished 5th and was beaten by 83 - they had an ISP of 125/1

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14:58 Thursday 04 January 2024

READ HARRY COBDEN'S BLOG AT PLANETSPORTBET HANDICAP CHASE (4)

14:58 Hereford Result on Thursday 04 January 2024