Bet 20 Get 20 With DragonBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Chepstow

15:32

Date 2024-04-13

Distance 2m7f131y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 6m 4.53s (slow by 22.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pipers Cross (IRE) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	3/1	Won
2nd	Lady Balko (FR) David Noonan · David Pipe	9/4F	4
3rd	Melusine De Pail (FR) Alice Stevens · Noel Williams	15/2	6
4th	Tequila Blaze (GB) Tom Broughton · Fergal O'Brien	6/1	1.25
4th	Houston Calling (GB) Lee Edwards · Mel Rowley	6/1	0
6th	Cast's Tasha (IRE) Joe Anderson · Ben Clarke	15/2	2.5
7th	Elfride (GB) Harry Atkins · Richard Phillips	22/1	6

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Lady Balko Bay J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	170	—	421112	112	111	95	23d	—	—	+20	43.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Clear second over 2m3f here last month when bidding for four-timer; unbeaten at 3m
6	Pipers Cross Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	150	p	322213	92	111	98	33d	—	—	+13	30.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Upped in grade but her consistency is an asset; record of 22213 for current yard
3	Melusine De Pail Grey J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Noel Williams	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Noel Williams	167	—	F1-322	109	112	90	100d	—	—	+4	19.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed in all hurdles starts and the form has substance; interesting handicap debutante
7	Houston Calling Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Mel Rowley	J:Lee Edwards T:Mel Rowley	145	p	6-4962	87	109	65	33d	—	—	+2	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Had wind surgery prior to good second at Stratford; may build on that effort
5	Cast's Tasha Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Ben Clarke	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Ben Clarke	164	t	-3221P	106	112	96	36d	—	—	+17	26.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Reverts to hurdles from fences; has stamina to prove at this distance
2	Tequila Blaze Bay J:Mr Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Mr Tom Broughton(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	169	—	76-715	111	113	80	17d	—	—	+9	17.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won well at Southwell but held off this mark since; takes on some unexposed types
8	Elfride Chestnut J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Richard Phillips	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Richard Phillips	142	t	1U4F5P	84	100	93	35d	—	—	+6	9.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Poor record since her win last May; well out of the weights
NR	Molto Bene Bay J:TBC T:Charlie Longsdon	J: T:Charlie Longsdon	166	t	5P313	108	116	77	26d	—	—	—	25.6	—	—
Bred to be suited by this new trip; remains open to further improvement; likely player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lady Balko	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Pipers Cross	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Melusine De Pail	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Houston Calling	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Cast's Tasha	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Tequila Blaze	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Elfride	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lady Balko

43.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 21 Odds: 7.3

9/4

2nd

Pipers Cross

30.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 15 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Cast's Tasha

26.8

OR: 14 Form: 10.1 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Molto Bene

25.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 11.1 Odds: 0

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Melusine De Pail

19.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Tequila Blaze

17.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Houston Calling

12.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Elfride

9.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Balko	112	111	95
Tequila Blaze	111	113	80
Melusine De Pail	109	112	90
Molto Bene	108	116	77
Cast's Tasha	106	112	96
Pipers Cross	92	111	98
Houston Calling	87	109	65
Elfride	84	100	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tequila Blaze	17d ago	Fit
Lady Balko	23d ago	Fit
Molto Bene	26d ago	Fit
Pipers Cross	33d ago	Fit
Houston Calling	33d ago	Fit
Elfride	35d ago	Fit
Cast's Tasha	36d ago	Fit
Melusine De Pail	100d ago	Long break