Stamford Agricultural Services Limited Novices' Handicap Chase

Bangor-on-Dee

14:08

Date 2025-04-12

Distance 3m30y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 6m 9.99s (slow by 21.99s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bridget Mary (IRE) Jamie Brace · Rebecca Curtis	5/1	Won
2nd	Mrs Tabitha (GB) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	11/1	10
3rd	Higgs (IRE) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	5/1	22
4th	Skiffle Man (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	14/1	3.5
5th	Socialiser (IRE) Joe Anderson · Jamie Snowden	12/1	9
6th	Iron d'Ex (FR) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	16/1	3
7th	Cullenwaine (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · P J Rothwell	14/1	4.75
8th	Whynotnowroy (IRE) Robert Dunne · Neil Mulholland	15/2	3.25
9th	Rock On Rita (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	2/1F	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sweet Street (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Mel Rowley	22/1

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
7	Rock On Rita Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	153	p	85/P81	85	104	88	29d	—	—	-8	16	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Returned to form with ready success at Fakenham last month and remains well handicapped
8	Bridget Mary Bay J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Jamie Brace(5) T:Rebecca Curtis	151	tp	143343	83	105	82	22d	—	—	+3	18.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Chase winner; back over fences after two respectable hurdle runs; in the mix
10	Higgs Bay J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	142	b	PP9442	74	111	68	6d	—	—	+3	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Returned to form with clear second at Ffos Las on Sunday; back up in trip today
9	Whynotnowroy Chestnut J:Robert Dunne T:Neil Mulholland	J:Robert Dunne T:Neil Mulholland	150	ht	-12845	82	103	66	44d	—	—	+5	14.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made significant jumping errors in both chases; can be dangerous if more fluent
2	Skiffle Man Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	163	tp	65-827	95	-	-	25d	—	—	+4	13.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Flopped when upped to 3m for latest hurdle run but previous 2m4f second was a good effort
6	Mrs Tabitha Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	157	tb	24O329	89	-	-	120d	—	—	+8	17.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1-10 over hurdles; makes chase debut from workable mark but is not straightforward
5	Cullenwaine Chestnut J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:P J Rothwell	158	p	085148	90	97	85	41d	—	—	+10	17.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won at Thurles in December and will find this much easier than latest assignment
3	Socialiser Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Jamie Snowden	163	tp	/2/55P	95	105	-	67d	—	—	+10	16.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lacked fluency when pulled up on handicap chase debut; cheekpieces added today
4	Iron d'Ex Grey J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	161	p	7443P7	93	109	95	21d	—	—	+7	12.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has mixed record since winning on seasonal/chase debut; tailed off over C&D last month
1	Sweet Street Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley	168	—	-7817P	100	105	85	79d	—	—	+13	17.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won at Worcester last summer but returned from break with two lesser efforts in winter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rock On Rita	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Bridget Mary	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Higgs	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Whynotnowroy	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	17/2
Skiffle Man	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	15/2
Mrs Tabitha	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cullenwaine	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Socialiser	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Iron d'Ex	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Sweet Street	25/1	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

Bridget Mary

18.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 5.4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Mrs Tabitha

17.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Cullenwaine

17.1

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Sweet Street

17.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Socialiser

16.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Rock On Rita

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Whynotnowroy

14.2

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Skiffle Man

13.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Higgs

13.6

OR: 6 Form: 4.7 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Iron d'Ex

12.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sweet Street	100	105	85
Skiffle Man	95	—	—
Socialiser	95	105	—
Iron d'Ex	93	109	95
Cullenwaine	90	97	85
Mrs Tabitha	89	—	—
Rock On Rita	85	104	88
Bridget Mary	83	105	82
Whynotnowroy	82	103	66
Higgs	74	111	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Higgs	6d ago	Quick return
Iron d'Ex	21d ago	Fit
Bridget Mary	22d ago	Fit
Skiffle Man	25d ago	Fit
Rock On Rita	29d ago	Fit
Cullenwaine	41d ago	Fit
Whynotnowroy	44d ago	Fit
Socialiser	67d ago	Fresh
Sweet Street	79d ago	Fresh
Mrs Tabitha	120d ago	Long break