Ladbrokes 'Best Odds Guaranteed In Racing' Handicap Hurdle.
Kempton · Friday, 26 Dec · 19:40
· 2m 5f
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:40
Off time
10
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
ONEWAYWEST (IRE
🥈 Second
BELIEVITANDUCAN (IRE
🥉 Third
HAMSIYANN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.60
18/5
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
29
28/1
11 · —
29
28/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
North Lodge (G)
Good novice hurdler in 2021/22. Off 20 months, shaped as if retaining his ability when third of 10 in 20.5f Newbury handicap hurdle in December 2023 but absent again since. The betting should help guide to expectations.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | A King | 8 | 76.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 8th | 2 | — |
Emailandy (G)
[B1T]
Useful hurdler at his best but endured an underwhelming campaign last season and pulled up again back from a break at Newbury 7 weeks ago. First-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) need to make a big difference.
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 7 | 73 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 5th | 3 | — |
George's Lad (G)
Doncaster maiden hurdle winner last season and running well in defeat in handicaps this term, including second of 6 back at Doncaster (19.5f, soft) 14 days ago. Ought to be competitive from an unchanged mark.
|
Ben Jones | Miss E C Lavelle | 5 | 72.6 kg |
4.60
18/5
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
Believitanducan (G)
Took hurdle record to 3 wins from only 5 starts when seeing off 5 rivals in 20.5f Plumpton handicap 25 days ago. A 4 lb rise shouldn't prevent another prominent showing from this progressive sort.
|
Philip Armson | A King | 4 | 71.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Onewaywest (G)
FAV
Returned 7 months off to land 2 handicap hurdle wins in a week under Elliott England in November. The handicapper has had his say with an 11 lb rise but his form has worked out well and there's still a chance he's on a good mark.
|
Elliott England | B Pauling | 6 | 70.3 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Hamsiyann (G)
[T]
Cheltenham handicap hurdle winner last season and bounced back to his best when second of 6 in 2½m Newcastle handicap 4 weeks ago. A respected Irish raider.
|
J J Burke | A J Martin | 5 | 70.3 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 9th | 7 | — |
Paso Doble (G)
[P]
Has shown fairly useful form over hurdles and won on return at Fontwell (19f) in October. Creditable efforts in defeat since and ought to be competitive again.
|
Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls | 8 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 3rd | 8 | — |
Kap Boy (G)
Made a successful handicap/reappearance for new yard at Perth (2½m, heavy) in October. Backed that up with a good third of 10 in 21f Cheltenham handicap 6 weeks ago. Has to enter calculations.
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 6 | 68.9 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Jus De Citron (G)
[T]
Irish point recruit who made perfect start under Rules equipped with a tongue strap when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Doncaster (19.5f) last Christmas. Second over C&D in February on only subsequent start. It's hard to argue a mark of…
|
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham | 6 | 67.6 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
King Of The Road (G)
[P1]
Successful over 19f at Taunton last November before finishing runner-up in this race. Possibly unsuited by very testing ground at Cheltenham and he's dropped to 2 lb below last year's mark. Wears first-time cheekpieces.
|
Callum Pritchard | B Pauling | 6 | 65.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 1st | 11 | — |
Surrey Lord (G)
Smooth-travelling sort who won 2m handicaps at Ffos Las and this venue (both good to soft) in recent months. Could only manage a respectable fourth of 10 at Wincanton (2m again) last time but no surprise were he to resume his progression n…
|
K Brogan | T Lawes | 6 | 65.3 kg |
10
9/1
|
Betting forecast: Onewaywest (11/4), George's Lad (18/5), Hamsiyann (11/2), Believitanducan (6/1), Kap Boy (15/2), Surrey Lord (9/1), King Of The Road (12/1), North Lodge (14/1), Jus De Citron (18/1), Emailandy (28/1), Paso Doble (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 12674.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5832.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2916.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1459.0 GBP |
| P5 | 727.0 GBP |