DragonBet 'Welsh Champion' Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Chepstow

15:17

Date 2025-10-12

Distance 2m11y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £26,015

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Celtic Dino Chestnut J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas	166	—	11433-	137	139	127	191d	—	—	+12	40.7	2/1 33%
Did very well to finish third on handicap debut at Aintree festival; major player here
4	Tutti Quanti Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	/1261-	132	138	119	189d	—	—	+20	42.9	5/2 29%
2-6 over hurdles; makes handicap debut here; probably still has potential
7	Listentoyourheart Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	155	—	11440-	126	141	120	191d	—	—	+17	26.7	8/1 11%
Listed novice winner; flopped when upped to 2m4f for h'cap debut but remains of interest
3	Wilful Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	—	84P1-2	134	141	129	166d	—	—	+18	29.3	17/2 11%
Commendable second at Punchestown festival in April and not yet fully exposed over hurdles
6	Alexei Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	156	t	1148-	127	135	119	204d	—	—	+21	29.8	9/1 10%
Dual novice winner; spoiled chance by racing too freely on handicap debut; still unexposed
8	Norman Fletcher Chestnut J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:James Turner(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	152	—	3P906-	123	145	113	179d	—	—	+13	20.5	10/1 9%
Ran well when sixth at Cheltenham in April and makes seasonal return from workable mark
9	Balhambar Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	151	tp	/3202-	122	142	130	—	—	—	+22	28	16/1 6%
Did well for new stable last year; needs to squeeze out more improvement to bag this prize
11	Scintillante Grey J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	146	—	142122	117	136	120	37d	—	—	+30	32.5	50/1 2%
Largely in good form in run-of-the-mill handicaps since spring; this is a big ask, though
10	Tour Ovalie Bay J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	J:Isabel Williams T:Evan Williams	148	—	19198-	119	140	127	204d	—	—	+22	24.9	66/1 1%
Won five times last season but signed off with poor run in March; others preferred
NR	No Ordinary Joe Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Faye Bramley	J:NON-RUNNER T:Faye Bramley	166	—	/5740-	137	138	108	212d	—	—	—	21.8	—
Became inconsistent for Nicky Henderson and is best watched on this stable debut
NR	Titan Discovery b/br J:NON-RUNNER T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:NON-RUNNER T:Robbie Llewellyn	158	—	26/71-	129	137	-	266d	—	—	—	19.8	—
Absent since hard-fought 3m win in January; this drop back in trip is not an obvious move

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Celtic Dino	7/4	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8
Tutti Quanti	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Listentoyourheart	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
Wilful	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Alexei	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Norman Fletcher	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Balhambar	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Scintillante	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Tour Ovalie	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
No Ordinary Joe	-	-	-	-	-
Titan Discovery	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tutti Quanti

42.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 6.9

5/2

2nd

Celtic Dino

40.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Scintillante

32.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 15 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Alexei

29.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 8 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Wilful

29.3

OR: 21 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Balhambar

OR: 18 Form: 8.4 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Listentoyourheart

26.7

OR: 19 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Tour Ovalie

24.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

66/1

No Ordinary Joe

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Norman Fletcher

20.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 0.2 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Titan Discovery

19.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Celtic Dino	137	139	127
No Ordinary Joe	137	138	108
Wilful	134	141	129
Tutti Quanti	132	138	119
Titan Discovery	129	137	—
Alexei	127	135	119
Listentoyourheart	126	141	120
Norman Fletcher	123	145	113
Balhambar	122	142	130
Tour Ovalie	119	140	127
Scintillante	117	136	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Scintillante	37d ago	Fit
Wilful	166d ago	Long break
Norman Fletcher	179d ago	Long break
Tutti Quanti	189d ago	Long break
Celtic Dino	191d ago	Long break
Listentoyourheart	191d ago	Long break
Alexei	204d ago	Long break
Tour Ovalie	204d ago	Long break
No Ordinary Joe	212d ago	Long break
Titan Discovery	266d ago	Long break
Balhambar	—	—