DragonBet Real People, Real Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

Hereford

19:15

Date 2025-05-09

Distance 2m3f147y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 4m 38.21s (slow by 3.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Moonshine Man (IRE) Brendan Powell · Henrietta C Knight	3/1	Won
2nd	Mactavish (GB) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	4/1	2
3rd	French Symphony (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling	11/4J	20
4th	Jokers 'n' Clowns (IRE) James Bowen · Grace Harris	12/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Captain Attridge (IRE) David Noonan · Henry Oliver	11/4J
P.U.	Damarta (FR) Ned Fox · Jake Thomas Coulson	28/1

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	French Symphony Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling	159	t	33674-	101	114	87	42d	—	—	-3	21.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Soundly beaten in first two handicaps but subsequent maiden fourth was more encouraging
4	Captain Attridge Bay J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	158	—	23P42-	100	115	111	29d	—	—	+2	25.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2m course winner last spring and ran well in defeat here last month; tries new trip today
6	Mactavish Bay J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	155	p	34624-	97	112	100	142d	—	—	+3	21.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Dual course winner; ended 2024 in good form and ran well when fresh a year ago; a player
2	Moonshine Man Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	162	t	2593P-	104	115	97	18d	—	—	+4	19.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Placed in two maidens last season; stopped quickly and was pulled up on handicap debut
5	Jokers 'n' Clowns Bay J:James Bowen T:Grace Harris	J:James Bowen T:Grace Harris	158	hp	99022-	100	107	92	20d	—	—	+13	24.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Second in two maidens last month; may need extra on this handicap return/stable debut
1	Damarta Chestnut J:Ned Fox(5) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Jake Thomas Coulson	168	ht	/44F5-	110	116	85	88d	—	—	+12	16.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Became rather disappointing for Olly Murphy last season; first run since 3,400gns sale

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
French Symphony	9/4	9/4	9/4
Captain Attridge	11/4	11/4	11/4
Mactavish	7/2	10/3	7/2
Moonshine Man	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jokers 'n' Clowns	9/1	8/1	17/2
Damarta	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Captain Attridge

25.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 6.2 Odds: 6.9

11/4

2nd

Jokers 'n' Clowns

24.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

3rd

French Symphony

21.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Mactavish

21.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Moonshine Man

19.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Damarta

16.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Damarta	110	116	85
Moonshine Man	104	115	97
French Symphony	101	114	87
Captain Attridge	100	115	111
Jokers 'n' Clowns	100	107	92
Mactavish	97	112	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moonshine Man	18d ago	Fit
Jokers 'n' Clowns	20d ago	Fit
Captain Attridge	29d ago	Fit
French Symphony	42d ago	Fit
Damarta	88d ago	Fresh
Mactavish	142d ago	Long break