Oncourse And Online dragonbet.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Ffos Las

15:00

Date 2025-05-06

Distance 2m7f191y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 6m 5.50s (slow by 30.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pooley's Promise (IRE) Brendan Powell · Ryan Potter	28/1	Won
2nd	Jack's Jury (IRE) Adam Wedge · Alison Thorpe	18/1	3.75
3rd	Tropical Speed (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/11F	5
4th	Champetre (IRE) James Davies · Oliver Signy	4/1	11
5th	Hold Your Fort (IRE) James Best · Debra Hamer	11/1	26
6th	Victor Haze (GB) Conor Ring · Phillip Dando	11/2	19

Runners (6)

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
3	Tropical Speed Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	164	—	436P1-	99	106	81	38d	—	—	-13	40.8	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Driven clear to score by 7l when back on good ground at Stratford last month; good chance
2	Champetre Bay J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	J:James Davies T:Oliver Signy	167	v	43423-	102	103	92	224d	—	—	+10	24.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Very consistent at around 3m in early part of last season; back from 224-day break today
6	Victor Haze Chestnut J:Conor Ring T:Phillip Dando	J:Conor Ring T:Phillip Dando	142	—	06237-	77	99	93	20d	—	—	+1	15.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in two handicaps this spring (2m/2m3f); 3lb wrong for this first 3m attempt
1	Hold Your Fort Bay J:James Best T:Debra Hamer	J:James Best T:Debra Hamer	168	—	127P8-	103	-	56	138d	—	—	+9	18.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won four good-ground chases last year; back from break; has lower mark over hurdles
4	Jack's Jury Grey J:Adam Wedge T:Alison Thorpe	J:Adam Wedge T:Alison Thorpe	158	—	6/456-	93	102	70	67d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Made good late headway on rules debut (2m4f) but two heavy defeats have followed
5	Pooley's Promise Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Ryan Potter	J:Brendan Powell T:Ryan Potter	144	—	9B65P-	79	94	73	14d	—	—	+5	8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Made low-key start to handicap career over 2m3f; back up in trip in need of improvement

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tropical Speed	8/13	8/13	8/13
Champetre	11/2	11/2	11/2
Victor Haze	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hold Your Fort	9/1	17/2	17/2
Jack's Jury	18/1	18/1	18/1
Pooley's Promise	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tropical Speed

40.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 9.9 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

Champetre

24.4

OR: 13 Form: 7.4 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Hold Your Fort

18.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Victor Haze

15.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4

11/2

Jack's Jury

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Pooley's Promise

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hold Your Fort	103	—	56
Champetre	102	103	92
Tropical Speed	99	106	81
Jack's Jury	93	102	70
Pooley's Promise	79	94	73
Victor Haze	77	99	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pooley's Promise	14d ago	Fit
Victor Haze	20d ago	Fit
Tropical Speed	38d ago	Fit
Jack's Jury	67d ago	Fresh
Hold Your Fort	138d ago	Long break
Champetre	224d ago	Long break