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Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race
Class 5, 2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, £3,248, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Soft in places (GoingStick: 5.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Herbygoesbananas is our selection at Worcester, and he rates just a pound behind Katie's Melody on our figures, so the preference comes down to a fitness edge that should tell over this stamina-testing 23 furlongs on good to soft. He is firmly in the mix at the head of the ratings, a clear step above the rest of the field bar the top three. Katie's Melody is the chief danger and narrowly ahead on pure figures, while Theatre Tom is a few pounds back but still in the picture and Warrioress also has to be respected. With his sharper condition to lean on, Herbygoesbananas is the call.
Runners
Calum Hogan (5)
Harry Derham 2/17
Ranked top of nine by our figures, Katie's Melody has run over today's trip and going and was second two starts back, with a fourth and a third before that, while carrying 168 lb off 103. The risk is a 166-day absence and a pulled-up effort last time out.
- Sire
- Flemensfirth (USA)
- Dam
- Little Dil (IRE) by Dilshaan
- Owner
- Nick Meyer And Jonathan Gregory
- Foaled
- 7 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 17 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 102
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 7/28
Theatre Tom is a leading danger on trainer form, with the yard landing 8 from 31 in the last fortnight, and he has run on today's going before while sitting third of nine on our ratings. The main risk is a confidence knock after he fell last time out, 58 days ago, and he is yet to win in recent form.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Theatre Bird (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- Milsom Baker Racing
- Foaled
- 19 May 2019
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 28 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 97
Paul O'Brien
Henrietta C Knight 2/9
Twice third in his last five, plus a fourth two starts back, Herbygoesbananas arrives fresh after 22 days and has run over today's trip and going before. The ninth last time is the one blot, but a 96 mark and our rating of 101 make him a solid pick despite carrying 161 lb.
- Sire
- El Kabeir (USA)
- Dam
- Tiegs (IRE) by Desert Prince
- Owner
- John Pyatt
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2021
- Stable
- West Lockinge, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales 2/6
Warrioress signed off with a fifth last time out and was second four starts back, so the ability is there, and her 87 rating ranks fourth of nine, with an official mark of 88 looking workable. The risk is fitness, as she returns after 255 days off and carries 153 lb.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Capuccina (FR) by Lavirco
- Owner
- The Light Blues Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Edgcote, Northamptonshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 6 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph 3/10
Eskimo Sam ran a sound second last time out, though she is yet to win in her last four starts and returns after a 169-day break. She has run on today's going and our rating of 86 ranks her sixth of nine, while she carries 149 lb.
- Sire
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
- Dam
- Artic Bliss (GB) by Fraam
- Owner
- First Chance Racing
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 10 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 86
James Best
Harriet Dickin 0/5
Winless in her last five, Rest Is The Best was only fifth last time out and returns after 230 days off, which makes her hard to fancy under 147 lb. A second two starts back is the one bright spot, though our rating has her eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Erkindale Miss (IRE) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- Angels Share
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Midford, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 79
Freddie Mitchell (3)
Max Comley 0/6
Disqualified last time out, with a win two starts back sandwiched between that disqualification and a pulled up, so he's hard to fancy on consistency; he's quick back after 11 days and has run over today's trip and going, but 147 lb and a ninth-of-nine ranking on our figures say outsider.
- Sire
- Le Fou (IRE)
- Dam
- Suave De Sivola (FR) by Assessor
- Owner
- The Milk Sheiks
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Warminster, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 77
David Noonan
Joe Tickle 0/4
Winless in his last five, Locked Down Lad was fourth last time out but has been pulled up and beaten in the other runs, and returns after 108 days off. He has run on today's going and carries 146 lb, though seventh of nine on our figures makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Linda's Lad (GB)
- Dam
- Euro Bond (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- Keiran Johns
- Foaled
- 21 May 2020
- Stable
- Stoodleigh, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 83
Tom Broughton (3)
Nick Kent 0/6
Dexperado was pulled up last time out and returns from 169 days off, though a sixth two starts back and a fifth three starts back show he can be competitive, and he has run on today's going. Yet to win in his last five, he carries 145 lb off 80, with our rating of 87 offering some encouragement.
- Sire
- Buck's Boum (FR)
- Dam
- Speedgirl (FR) by Monsun
- Owner
- Crossed Fingers Partnership
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Brigg, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 87
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.