DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Taunton

15:40

Date 2025-03-10

Distance 3m4f85y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £9,770

Winning Time 7m 15.00s (standard time)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Musical Slave (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	5/1	Won
2nd	No Hubs No Hoobs (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Joe Tizzard	12/1	2
3rd	Laskalin (FR) Miss Lucy Turner · Venetia Williams	7/2	4
4th	Inis Oirr (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	9/4	12
5th	Bells Of Peterboro (IRE) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	2/1F	2.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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	Inis Oirr Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	168	b	-33P5U	124	130	108	36d	—	—	-2	27.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Yet to match form of last season's wide-margin marathon win but still considered
5	Bells Of Peterboro Grey J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	161	—	1-36P2	117	134	97	27d	—	—	+7	31	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Unreliable but ran well in defeat behind a progressive rival last month
6	Laskalin Bay J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:Venetia Williams	J:Miss Lucy Turner(5) T:Venetia Williams	159	b	P-7351	115	129	108	31d	—	—	+2	22.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Second in this race last year and bounced back to form in first-time blinkers last month
7	Musical Slave Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	156	b	454144	112	126	119	94d	—	—	+12	23.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
On the downgrade but won in the autumn and returns from a break with trip/ground suitable
3	No Hubs No Hoobs Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Joe Tizzard	J:Tom Bellamy T:Joe Tizzard	166	tb	111-4P	122	129	86	73d	—	—	+13	19.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ended last season in excellent form; yet to get going after two runs this term
NR	Take Your Time Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	168	p	PP1-3P	124	129	100	53d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Placed in valuable Haydock handicap in November but pulled up since; best on slow ground?
NR	Fuji Flight Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	5P344/	120	-	-	701d	—	—	—	18.6	—	—
Ran well over 3m4f when last in action, but that was in April 2023

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Inis Oirr	7/4	15/8	13/8	7/4	15/8
Bells Of Peterboro	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Laskalin	3/1	10/3	3/1	7/2	3/1
Musical Slave	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	13/2
No Hubs No Hoobs	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Take Your Time	-	-	-	-	-
Fuji Flight	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bells Of Peterboro

OR: 16.8 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Inis Oirr

27.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Musical Slave

23.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Laskalin

22.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

No Hubs No Hoobs

19.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Fuji Flight

18.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0

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Take Your Time

18.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inis Oirr	124	130	108
Take Your Time	124	129	100
No Hubs No Hoobs	122	129	86
Fuji Flight	120	—	—
Bells Of Peterboro	117	134	97
Laskalin	115	129	108
Musical Slave	112	126	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bells Of Peterboro	27d ago	Fit
Laskalin	31d ago	Fit
Inis Oirr	36d ago	Fit
Take Your Time	53d ago	Fresh
No Hubs No Hoobs	73d ago	Fresh
Musical Slave	94d ago	Long break
Fuji Flight	701d ago	Long break