Murrayshall Country Estate Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Perth

18:30

Date 2025-05-14

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,281

Winning Time 4m 0.10s (slow by 14.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Schmilsson (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	8/11F	Won
2nd	Nathan Wells (GB) Alan Doyle · Andrew Hamilton	14/1	5.5
3rd	Garde Des Champs (IRE) Jack Power · Lucinda Russell	4/1	9.5
4th	Disco Annie (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	16/5	8.5
5th	Darkest Day (IRE) Sean Quinlan · William Young Jnr	50/1	37

Runners (5)

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	Schmilsson Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	—	34543-	112	-	-	25d	—	—	-17	38.5	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Third in valuable series final over hurdles last month; makes chasing debut today
1	Garde Des Champs Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell	168	t	343F2-	115	123	111	37d	—	—	+3	30.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Went close at Kelso last month, after a break, and this C&D also suits well; major player
3	Disco Annie Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	162	t	16250-	109	119	108	28d	—	—	+5	25.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ran well on chasing debut in December and will find this easier than recent hurdling task
4	Nathan Wells Bay J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	151	p	4524P-	98	-	-	21d	—	—	+10	14.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Pulled up in 3m hurdle here last month; back in trip for chase debut; has a lot to prove
5	Darkest Day Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:William Young Jnr	J:Sean Quinlan T:William Young Jnr	142	tp	P5523-	89	81	55	—	—	—	+14	16.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
This year's pointing form is not inspiring and he's 10lb wrong for this rules return

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Schmilsson	8/11	8/11	8/11
Garde Des Champs	10/3	10/3	10/3
Disco Annie	10/3	10/3	10/3
Nathan Wells	22/1	18/1	18/1
Darkest Day	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Schmilsson

38.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 19.4

8/11

2nd

Garde Des Champs

30.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 8.4

10/3

3rd

Disco Annie

25.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Darkest Day

16.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 6.2 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Nathan Wells

14.2

OR: 12 Form: 1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Garde Des Champs	115	123	111
Schmilsson	112	—	—
Disco Annie	109	119	108
Nathan Wells	98	—	—
Darkest Day	89	81	55

Last Run