DragonBet 'Remembering John Lovell' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Chepstow

16:38

Date 2025-04-05

Distance 2m3f100y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (10)

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
2	Impecunious Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Chris Down	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Chris Down	167	—	237500	96	102	66	60d	—	—	-10	22.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Has found things tough in handicaps but, from a reduced mark, he's a big player here
1	Bells Of Ufford Chestnut J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	168	—	-75499	97	95	69	46d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well beaten in a maiden last month but his first two hurdle runs were quite encouraging
9	Junior Des Mottes Bay J:Liam Harrison T:David Brace	J:Liam Harrison T:David Brace	145	—	4-0700	74	76	39	37d	—	—	-5	10.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has shown no promise over hurdles this season; has basement mark for handicap debut
10	Victor Haze Chestnut J:Conor Ring T:Phillip Dando	J:Conor Ring T:Phillip Dando	144	—	85-062	73	91	43	16d	—	—	-3	9.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Improved form when second of five here (2m) last month; back up in trip today
7	Marco's Light Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	152	—	8P96	81	94	74	229d	—	—	0	10.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Showed very little in her three qualifying races last summer but worth a market check
6	Tillaway Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Tom George	J:Sean Houlihan T:Tom George	162	—	554F56	91	95	59	16d	—	—	+2	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well beaten in both handicaps, the latter over C&D (good) last month
8	Harvie Wallbanger Bay J:Ben Poste T:John O'Shea	J:Ben Poste T:John O'Shea	147	—	6067P/	76	-	-	742d	—	—	0	8.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Struggled in novice/maiden hurdles in 2022-23 season; back from long absence today
4	Sonic Gold Bay J:Brendan Powell T:John O'Shea	J:Brendan Powell T:John O'Shea	162	—	/P/5PP	91	95	82	28d	—	—	+6	12	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pulled up in first two handicaps, latterly when back on good ground at Hereford last month
5	Privilege Bay J:Charlie Price(3) T:John & Rhys Flint	J:Charlie Price(3) T:John & Rhys Flint	162	—	9P-PPP	91	-	-	10d	—	—	+8	11.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-8 over hurdles when trained in Ireland and pulled up all four British starts
3	Snitterfield Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	166	—	56665	95	93	31	17d	—	—	+9	12.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Showed nothing more than glimmers of promise in three 2m maiden/novice hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Impecunious	7/4	6/4	7/4	13/8	2/1
Bells Of Ufford	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Junior Des Mottes	7/1	15/2	7/1	6/1	11/2
Victor Haze	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	15/2
Marco's Light	17/2	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1
Tillaway	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Harvie Wallbanger	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Sonic Gold	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Privilege	50/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Snitterfield	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Impecunious

22.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Bells Of Ufford

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Tillaway

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Snitterfield

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Sonic Gold

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Privilege

11.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Marco's Light

10.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Junior Des Mottes

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

15/2

Victor Haze

9.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Harvie Wallbanger

8.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bells Of Ufford	97	95	69
Impecunious	96	102	66
Snitterfield	95	93	31
Tillaway	91	95	59
Sonic Gold	91	95	82
Privilege	91	—	—
Marco's Light	81	94	74
Harvie Wallbanger	76	—	—
Junior Des Mottes	74	76	39
Victor Haze	73	91	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Privilege	10d ago	Quick return
Victor Haze	16d ago	Fit
Tillaway	16d ago	Fit
Snitterfield	17d ago	Fit
Sonic Gold	28d ago	Fit
Junior Des Mottes	37d ago	Fit
Bells Of Ufford	46d ago	Fresh
Impecunious	60d ago	Fresh
Marco's Light	229d ago	Long break
Harvie Wallbanger	742d ago	Long break