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Dragonbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m7½f (2m7f131y), Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, £4,224, 12 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 5.5)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Bright Legend shares the top rating in this Chepstow staying test with Shengai Enki, and we prefer him on fitness, which should count for plenty over 24 furlongs on good to soft ground. He is level on 115 with his chief rival, so there is nothing to choose between them on ability, and that sharper condition is the deciding factor. Shengai Enki is the obvious danger on that equal rating, while Icaque de L'Isle (108) and Baltray (107) are also capable of making this competitive if the pick is below his best. Bright Legend gets the nod.
Runners
197 days
5yo, 12-0, OR 105 79211-
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 8/21
Harbour Light arrives with back-to-back wins, a first last time out and another two starts back, and has run on today's going before, but he's been off 197 days and carries 168 lb off an official mark of 105. Our rating of 99 ranks him seventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Harbour Law (GB)
- Dam
- Tea Caddy (GB) by Kadastrof
- Owner
- The Auld Alliance
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Naunton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 21 runs (38%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Jack O'Neill (7)
Faye Bramley 1/12
Bright Legend booked a fourth last time out just 19 days ago, so he arrives fit, and he has run over today's trip and on the going before. Carrying 168 lb is a reservation, but a winner five starts back off an official mark of 105 keeps him firmly in our reckoning.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Alexiade (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- The Cheeky Pups
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 2/8
Western George showed his best last time with a second, and he has a third and two fifths in his last five, though he's yet to win and returns after 140 days off. Carrying 168 lb off an official mark of 105, he looks a fair midfield sort, with our rating of 106 placing him fifth of twelve.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Gorgeous Kate (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Paul Taiano The Gorgeous Crew
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
Rex Dingle
Richard Bandey 0/2
Third last time out and a winner three starts back, Icaque de L'Isle has run over today's trip and going before, and our 108 puts him third of 12 against an official 104. The main risk is a 201-day absence, with 167 lb to carry as well.
- Sire
- Free Port Lux (GB)
- Dam
- Quetsche De L'Isle (FR) by Kadalko
- Owner
- The French Link 2
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Tadley, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard 1/8
West Orchard won last time out and has been in the first three in four of his last five, but a 170-day absence is a concern, and carrying 165 lb off an official mark of 102 makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 98 ranks him ninth of twelve.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Shellys Creek (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Orchard Racing
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Isabelle Ryder (5)
Barry Brennan 1/2
Our top-ranked runner at 115 on our figures, Shengai Enki has run over today's trip and going before, and carries 163 lb off an official mark of 100. The risk is clear, though: he was pulled up last time out, a fifth two starts back his best recent effort, and returns after 153 days off.
- Sire
- Buck's Boum (FR)
- Dam
- Lady Needles (IRE) by Sri Pekan
- Owner
- David Gibbons
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Liam Harrison
Emma Lavelle 2/5
Baltray was a fourth last time out and was third four starts back, while his 107 rating ranks him fourth of 12 and he has run on today's going before. The main risk is that he is yet to win in his last five starts and carries 162 lb after 44 days off.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- Shapley Shadow (IRE) by Heron Island
- Owner
- Mrs Sarah Metcalfe
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Ogbourne Maizey, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 5 runs (40%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Pipers Cross CD
19 days, Non-runner
9yo, 11-7, OR 98 3345-2
J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7) · T: David Evans
Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7)
David Evans 0/19
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Oatfield Lady (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Mrs Sarah Johnstone Cooke
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 19 runs (0%)
Rian Corcoran (5)
David Pipe 0/5
Fit after just 13 days, Final Entry has run over today's trip and on this going, and he won four starts back, followed by a fourth, two starts back, and another fourth, three starts back. Unseating last time and 160 lb on his back temper enthusiasm, though our rating of 98 only ranks him eighth of twelve.
- Sire
- Galileo (IRE)
- Dam
- Snow Queen (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Midd Shire Racing
- Foaled
- 19 May 2021
- Stable
- Nicholashayne, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams 0/8
Pappariche is yet to win in her last four starts, though she was a fourth last time out and a second four starts back, with two eighth-placed efforts in between. She returns after 162 days off, carries 154 lb, and looks unexposed enough to have more to offer.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- He Said She Said (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- All Stars Sports Racing
- Foaled
- 3 May 2020
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
Miss Imogen Mathias (7)
Robert Stephens 1/6
Bound For Glory has finished third in two of his last three starts, and a win five starts back shows he can get his head in front, though he's been placed without winning since. He has run over today's trip, but 154 lb and a 37-day break temper enthusiasm, and our rating of 102 ranks him sixth of twelve.
- Sire
- Circus Maximus (IRE)
- Dam
- Khismet (GB) by Kheleyf
- Owner
- Mel Mathias
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Caldicot, Monmouthshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Lorcan Williams
I Chanin 0/1
Poet's Muse was pulled up last time out and is winless in her last five, so she is hard to fancy, though a second three starts back and a quick 13-day turnaround show some life. She has run over today's trip, but 148 lb is a big ask, and our figures rank her 11th of 12.
- Sire
- Poet's Word (IRE)
- Dam
- Bandelaro (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Mrs Sarah Rising
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Tiverton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke 0/2
Getuptheyard is hard to fancy, beaten into eighth last time out after a fourth two starts back and winless in his last five, with a fall in that sequence. He has run over today's trip and going and our rating ranks him tenth of twelve, though 144 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Harbour Mistress (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- On Business
- Foaled
- 21 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Stoodleigh, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 94
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.