Dragonbet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

15:58

Date 2025-01-15

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,330

Winning Time 4m 6.82s (slow by 22.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chief Sunday (FR) Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/1	Won
2nd	Lanesborough (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	11/4	0.2
3rd	Voix De Bocelli (GB) Brendan Powell · Henrietta C Knight	25/1	1
4th	Activist (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	11/1	2.75
5th	Double Dragon (GB) Chad Bament · Anthony Honeyball	13/8F	0.3
6th	Thankyourluckystar (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Alastair Ralph	7/1	4.5
7th	Miss Pearl (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	125/1	16
8th	Falco Des Pins (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	28/1	0.3
9th	Monsant (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	28/1	4.25
10th	Dartman (IRE) Miss Jess Stewart · Sarah-Jayne Davies	100/1	24

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Casi Crudo (GB) Harry Bannister · Alex Hales	12/1

Runners (11)

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
5	Double Dragon Bay J:Chad Bament(10) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Chad Bament(10) T:Anthony Honeyball	166	—	0-3142	107	112	81	20d	—	—	-8	24.3	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Respectable efforts in both handicaps and Chad Bament takes away 10lb this time
8	Lanesborough Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	160	—	3-2557	101	107	87	19d	—	—	-3	22.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Some promise in novices; this could be his level now sent handicapping in a Class 4
1	Chief Sunday Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	78-441	109	109	72	49d	—	—	+7	17.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won a three-runner handicap with a bit up his sleeve at Market Rasen; improving
2	Thankyourluckystar Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Alastair Ralph	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Alastair Ralph	168	—	22-136	109	110	71	28d	—	—	+8	17.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Dual handicap winner; 2m5f may have stretched him at Ludlow last time
7	Casi Crudo Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	163	—	3/22-0	104	110	103	26d	—	—	+10	17.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Capable off this mark on old form; quiet reappearance was in a handicap at Ascot
4	Activist Bay J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	166	b	1P-P16	107	109	92	45d	—	—	+9	16.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has never been the easiest to predict but very capable of having some say
9	Voix De Bocelli Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	159	—	-48F46	100	106	85	20d	—	—	+8	14.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
0-8 as a hurdler after going down by 14l in a handicap at Wincanton; others preferred
6	Falco Des Pins Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	662-P8	105	110	57	28d	—	—	+11	15	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Pulled up and tailed off in 2m4f/2m5f handicaps for this yard
3	Monsant Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	167	—	276-67	108	105	37	29d	—	—	+12	15.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has shown ability but has offered little in his two handicaps
10	Dartman Bay J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Miss Jess Stewart(7) T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	154	—	95C36	95	106	94	25d	—	—	+13	13.7	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Maiden who has flattered to deceive under both codes; handicap debut over hurdles
11	Miss Pearl Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	142	—	/4674-	83	-	-	546d	—	—	+8	8.5	50.00/1	200/1 0%
9yo mare who is an eight-race maiden and has been absent for 546 days

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Double Dragon	7/4	6/4	13/8	7/4	2/1
Lanesborough	5/2	5/2	11/4	2/1	5/2
Chief Sunday	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Thankyourluckystar	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1	9/1
Casi Crudo	11/1	11/1	11/1	14/1	12/1
Activist	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Voix De Bocelli	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Falco Des Pins	25/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	18/1
Monsant	28/1	25/1	28/1	40/1	28/1
Dartman	150/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	66/1
Miss Pearl	200/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Double Dragon

24.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Lanesborough

22.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Chief Sunday

17.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Thankyourluckystar

17.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Casi Crudo

17.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Activist

16.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Monsant

15.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Falco Des Pins

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Voix De Bocelli

14.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Dartman

13.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Miss Pearl

8.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chief Sunday	109	109	72
Thankyourluckystar	109	110	71
Monsant	108	105	37
Double Dragon	107	112	81
Activist	107	109	92
Falco Des Pins	105	110	57
Casi Crudo	104	110	103
Lanesborough	101	107	87
Voix De Bocelli	100	106	85
Dartman	95	106	94
Miss Pearl	83	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lanesborough	19d ago	Fit
Double Dragon	20d ago	Fit
Voix De Bocelli	20d ago	Fit
Dartman	25d ago	Fit
Casi Crudo	26d ago	Fit
Thankyourluckystar	28d ago	Fit
Falco Des Pins	28d ago	Fit
Monsant	29d ago	Fit
Activist	45d ago	Fit
Chief Sunday	49d ago	Fresh
Miss Pearl	546d ago	Long break