Racing To School Reaches 250,000 Novices' Handicap Chase

Newton Abbot

14:45

Date 2025-05-07

Distance 2m75y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,285

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
2	Gwennie May Jem Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	163	—	42421-	87	97	86	13d	—	—	-6	39.6	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Quickened clear for ready chase success at Warwick two weeks ago; makes obvious appeal
3	El Rojo Grande Chestnut J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	152	—	/3532-	76	98	88	13d	—	—	-2	21.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Ran well in defeat behind Gwennie May Gem recently, having suffered interference
5	Blue Ribbon Bay J:James Best T:Ryan Chapman	J:James Best T:Ryan Chapman	145	p	5P/64-	69	95	80	35d	—	—	-2	7.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Didn't run badly at Exeter last month but is 0-10 over fences now
1	Crac De Megaudais Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	J:Robert Dunne T:Tom Gretton	168	ht	55714-	92	-	-	35d	—	—	+13	19.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Wide-margin hurdle winner in January (2m4f); well held since; back in trip for chase debut
4	Poet's Reflection Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	148	—	78/PU-	72	94	72	13d	—	—	+1	7.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Back from break with two non-completions this spring and now 0-9 over fences
6	Clashmore Banter Bay J:Ben Poste T:Nikki Evans	J:Ben Poste T:Nikki Evans	144	t	67777-	68	-	-	15d	—	—	+3	4.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Well beaten on last month's chasing debut; drops back from 2m5f here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gwennie May Jem	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
El Rojo Grande	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4
Blue Ribbon	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Crac De Megaudais	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Poet's Reflection	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Clashmore Banter	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gwennie May Jem

39.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 15 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

El Rojo Grande

21.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 8 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Crac De Megaudais

19.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Blue Ribbon

7.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Poet's Reflection

7.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Clashmore Banter

4.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crac De Megaudais	92	—	—
Gwennie May Jem	87	97	86
El Rojo Grande	76	98	88
Poet's Reflection	72	94	72
Blue Ribbon	69	95	80
Clashmore Banter	68	—	—

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