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Passage House Hotel South Devon Gateway Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · result below

Handicap Hurdle SFT 17f Class 4 8 runners
What the abbreviations mean

Going: GD good · GTS good to soft · GTY good to yielding · YLD yielding · SFT soft · HVY heavy · STD standard (all-weather). Distance is in furlongs: 8f = 1 mile, 16f = 2 miles, 20f = 2½ miles. Form: recent finishing positions, latest on the right; 0 = 10th or worse, P = pulled up, F = fell, U = unseated rider. C = has won at this course, D = has won over this distance, CD = both. Odds are shown as fractions: 2/1 means £2 profit for every £1 staked.

We give every horse a % chance of winning and turn it into a fair price. If the bookies offer bigger odds than our fair price, the horse is better value than the market thinks. How to read this page (30 seconds)

Result: Paddockwood won (SP 8/1)

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Our highest-rated WESTERN CROSS Our price 3/1 · Available 3/1 We make it 24% · the market says 25%
★ Best value ALL WELL AND GOOD Our price 9/2 · Available 6/1 We make it 19% · the market says 14% · +32%
How the race unfolded

Paddockwood (8/1) picked them off one by one in the closing stages, winning by half a length. Eton Mes (9/1) filled second. The exchange briefly made Eton Mes the likely winner mid-race (matched at 1.67 on Betfair, from 11.0 before the off) before he was pegged back, one for the notebook. Our model's top pick Western Cross (21%) finished 4th.

Why the model rates WESTERN CROSS top (24% chance)

Holds a strong record against this class of rival and ran well two runs back, ticking most boxes at a similar level; his win came 204 days ago, though, so fitness and the soft are questions.

  • ✓ Strong record against this class of rival
  • ✓ Ran well two runs back
  • ✕ First run for 204 days, so fitness is a question
  • ✕ The soft is a question mark for it

Every runner gets the same breakdown of reasons for and against, straight from the model's workings.

# Horse Model
Chance
Market
Implies
Typical odds Value
1
WESTERN CROSS ★ Top Rated
J: Sean Houlihan · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Form: 93441 · D
3/1 ·market 25%
24%
25%
3/1
▼ Edge decreasing
-2% 4th
2
MARHABA PRINCE
J: Ben Godfrey · T: Anthony Honeyball
Form: 3221P
7/2 ·market 22%
20%
22%
7/2
▼ Edge decreasing
-8% 8th
,
GENERAL BRIAR NR
J: Rex Dingle · T: Chris Gordon
Form: 311PP · D
— ·market —
—
—
—
— Withdrawn
4
ETON MES
J: Conor O'Farrell · T: David Pipe
Form: 41135
8/1 ·market 11%
9%
11%
8/1
-18% 2nd
5
PADDOCKWOOD
J: Harry Skelton · T: Dan Skelton
Form: 09P
7/1 ·market 12%
7%
12%
7/1
▲ Edge increasing
-41% Winner
6
IN LIMBO
J: Bryan Carver · T: Chris Honour
D
10/1 ·market 9%
7%
9%
10/1
▲ Edge increasing
-23% 7th
7
SIOUX FALLS
J: Adam Wedge · T: Mrs C. Williams
Form: 54377
9/2 ·market 18%
7%
18%
9/2
▼ Edge decreasing
-63% 5th
8
ROCK ON COWBOY
J: Tom Broughton(3) · T: Fergal O'Brien
16/1 ·market 6%
6%
6%
16/1
▲ Edge increasing
+7% 6th

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