Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Ffos Las

3:35

Date 2023-11-12

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,406

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Captain Claude b J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	157	t	43412-	88	103	90	203d	—	—	+4	30.4	17/8 32%
Likely player provided he continues in good form with blinkers removed
5	Mumbles b J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	154	—	455-34	85	99	67	28d	—	—	-7	15.4	11/4 27%
Open to improvement back down in distance; possibilities
6	Hill Of Tara b J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	149	—	5/645-	80	88	44	201d	—	—	-7	13.7	3 33%
May do much better now qualified for a mark; stable in great form; shortlisted
2	Herakles Westwood b J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	165	—	3/P94-	96	92	69	309d	—	—	+7	16	11 9%
Opening mark looks very workable judged on bumper form; interesting
3	State Of Honor b J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	158	—	0709F-	89	102	35	259d	—	—	+4	11.9	11 9%
Looked the likely winner when final-flight faller at Hereford on last appearance
9	Dancing Dani ch J:Ben Jones T:Nikki Evans	J:Ben Jones T:Nikki Evans	142	tp	6-7049	73	94	72	31d	—	—	+2	7.4	14 7%
Hard to recommend on this season's form
7	Twp Stori ch J:James Best T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:James Best T:Samuel Drinkwater	147	—	900U-6	78	96	63	54d	—	—	+5	7.9	33 3%
Holds weak form claims but may improve now handicapping and upped in trip
8	Deal Em High ch J:Harry Reed T:Debra Hamer	J:Harry Reed T:Debra Hamer	145	—	9-264P	76	103	79	20d	—	—	+4	7.6	33 3%
Hurdles form is far from consistent; opposed
1	No Mean Feat b J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Nick Scholfield T:Alexandra Dunn	168	t	P-073	100	88	55	22d	—	—	+10	13.3	33 3%
Bare form suggests he's not particularly well treated off top weight

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Captain Claude	2	2	17/8	2	2
Mumbles	11/4	5/2	11/4	3	3
Hill Of Tara	3	3	3	3	3
Herakles Westwood	11	9	9	9	9
State Of Honor	10	11	10	10	10
Dancing Dani	14	14	12	14	14
Twp Stori	33	22	25	25	25
Deal Em High	33	20	20	20	20
No Mean Feat	25	33	28	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Captain Claude

30.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.9 Odds: 8

17/8

2nd

Herakles Westwood

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

3rd

Mumbles

15.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Hill Of Tara

13.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

No Mean Feat

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

State Of Honor

11.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Twp Stori

7.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Deal Em High

7.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Dancing Dani

7.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
No Mean Feat Top Rated	100	88	55
Herakles Westwood	96	92	69
State Of Honor	89	102	35
Captain Claude	88	103	90
Mumbles	85	99	67
Hill Of Tara	80	88	44
Twp Stori	78	96	63
Deal Em High	76	103	79
Dancing Dani	73	94	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Deal Em High	20d ago	Fit
No Mean Feat	22d ago	Fit
Mumbles	28d ago	Fit
Dancing Dani	31d ago	Fit
Twp Stori	54d ago	Fresh
Hill Of Tara	201d ago	Long break
Captain Claude	203d ago	Long break
State Of Honor	259d ago	Long break
Herakles Westwood	309d ago	Long break