Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Southwell

16:50

Date 2025-05-20

Distance 2m4f88y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Winning Time 5m 17.26s (slow by 22.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noble Recall (GB) Harriet Tucker · Anthony Day	7/1	Won
2nd	Grasshopper Time (IRE) Harry Bannister · Alex Hales	9/1	.5
3rd	Dartmouth Rose (GB) James Bowen · Matt Crawley	13/2	5.5
4th	Matchadam (FR) Cameron Iles · Tom Lacey	13/8F	4.5
5th	Jackie Diamond (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Dominic Ffrench Davis	50/1	1.5
6th	Mystic Man (IRE) Conor Ring · Ryan Potter	9/1	19
7th	Runaway Train (IRE) Sean Bowen · James Owen	100/30	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Far Away West (IRE) Aaron Anderson · Hugh Burns	22/1
P.U.	Mac's Xpress (IRE) Ben Poste · Clare Ellam	40/1

Runners (11)

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
8	Matchadam Bay J:Cameron Iles(5) T:Tom Lacey	J:Cameron Iles(5) T:Tom Lacey	154	t	/6873-	77	93	65	229d	—	—	-15	21.2	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Placed over 3m here on handicap debut in October; player if tuned up after break
1	Runaway Train Bay J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	166	—	F624P-	89	93	57	121d	—	—	-3	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Absent since poor run in January but his second here in November makes him of interest
11	Noble Recall Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Anthony Day	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Anthony Day	145	—	P095-4	68	87	48	7d	—	—	-4	7.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not beaten far in his first two handicaps but still makes only limited appeal
6	Dartmouth Rose Bay J:James Bowen T:Matt Crawley	J:James Bowen T:Matt Crawley	159	—	0674-2	82	89	56	14d	—	—	+5	16.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Second of five when upped to 2m4f for recent handicap debut at Fakenham; shortlisted
4	Grasshopper Time Brown J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	J:Harry Bannister T:Alex Hales	161	t	/344P-	84	93	79	83d	—	—	+1	11.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Reverts to hurdling on a workable mark but does not have a compelling profile
10	Mystic Man Bay J:Conor Ring T:Ryan Potter	J:Conor Ring T:Ryan Potter	149	—	57595-	72	91	-	55d	—	—	0	7.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Out of form for new stable since the autumn but still worth watching in betting market
7	Far Away West Brown J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Hugh Burns	J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Hugh Burns	157	t	FP47-F	80	92	83	13d	—	—	+4	8.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
In contention for second before last-flight fall at Kelso this month; a possible
3	Mac's Xpress Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Clare Ellam	J:Ben Poste T:Clare Ellam	163	p	59860-	86	88	92	116d	—	—	+7	9.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Did not show a great deal on his four appearances for Clare Ellam; now 0-27 over hurdles
9	Jackie Diamond Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	154	—	33-5	77	88	64	15d	—	—	+5	7.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Still unexposed over hurdles but was safely held when 66-1 for recent handicap debut
NR	The Last Drop Bay J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Richard Phillips	163	—	6/43-5	86	91	71	17d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Not beaten far over 2m on handicap debut; may improve over this longer trip
NR	Dante's Inferno Bay J:Luke Scott(5) T:Stella Barclay	J:Luke Scott(5) T:Stella Barclay	160	—	0PP3-4	83	86	53	17d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Worth another crack at 2m4f but was just a respectable fourth over 2m on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Matchadam	6/4	6/4	6/4
Runaway Train	7/2	10/3	10/3
Noble Recall	7/1	13/2	7/1
Dartmouth Rose	15/2	7/1	7/1
Grasshopper Time	8/1	8/1	8/1
Mystic Man	11/1	11/1	11/1
Far Away West	22/1	18/1	20/1
Mac's Xpress	33/1	28/1	33/1
Jackie Diamond	40/1	40/1	40/1
The Last Drop	-	-	-
Dante's Inferno	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Matchadam

21.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Runaway Train

16.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 0.7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Dartmouth Rose

16.1

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Grasshopper Time

11.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Mac's Xpress

9.8

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

The Last Drop

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Far Away West

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Dante's Inferno

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Noble Recall

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Mystic Man

7.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Jackie Diamond

7.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Runaway Train	89	93	57
Mac's Xpress	86	88	92
The Last Drop	86	91	71
Grasshopper Time	84	93	79
Dante's Inferno	83	86	53
Dartmouth Rose	82	89	56
Far Away West	80	92	83
Matchadam	77	93	65
Jackie Diamond	77	88	64
Mystic Man	72	91	—
Noble Recall	68	87	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Noble Recall	7d ago	Quick return
Far Away West	13d ago	Quick return
Dartmouth Rose	14d ago	Fit
Jackie Diamond	15d ago	Fit
The Last Drop	17d ago	Fit
Dante's Inferno	17d ago	Fit
Mystic Man	55d ago	Fresh
Grasshopper Time	83d ago	Fresh
Mac's Xpress	116d ago	Long break
Runaway Train	121d ago	Long break
Matchadam	229d ago	Long break