Grace And Dotty Country Clothing Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Southwell

12:52

Date 2025-12-02

Distance 2m4f88y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 5m 32.95s (slow by 29.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Bluesman (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	5/6F	Won
2nd	Bowenspark (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	15/2	6.5
3rd	As Legends Have It (GB) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/4	3
4th	Planned Paradise (IRE) Mr J J Murphy-Knight · Christian Williams	25/1	8.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Dunstall Rambler (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Tom George	14/1
U.R.	Kayce Dutton (IRE) Charlie Todd · Charles & Adam Pogson	18/1

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	The Bluesman Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	164	t	31/13-	114	-	-	221d	—	—	-12	29.3	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Maiden hurdle winner for Paul Nicholls; switched to fences for stable/handicap debut
1	As Legends Have It Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	168	—	233-23	118	-	-	18d	—	—	-3	25.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
0-5 over hurdles but was very creditable third of 18 at Cheltenham last month; chase debut
2	Bowenspark Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	168	—	0662-P	118	-	-	36d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Lacked fluency and was pulled up on last month's seasonal/chase debut; others preferred
4	Dunstall Rambler Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	161	—	124-16	111	132	108	24d	—	—	+10	17.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Career-best form at Worcester in October but unable to land telling blow on latest outing
5	Kayce Dutton Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Charles & Adam Pogson	J:Charlie Todd T:Charles & Adam Pogson	158	—	225-15	108	122	112	18d	—	—	+11	15.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Found 3m on soft ground too taxing last month; claims if judged on 2m5f win in May
6	Planned Paradise Bay J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	155	—	-42305	105	130	96	17d	—	—	+14	17.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Thorough stayer; didn't fire on either appearance at Cheltenham this autumn

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Bluesman	11/10	evn	11/10	11/10	11/10
As Legends Have It	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	15/8
Bowenspark	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	13/2
Dunstall Rambler	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Kayce Dutton	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Planned Paradise	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Bluesman

29.3

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

As Legends Have It

25.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Bowenspark

20.3

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Planned Paradise

17.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Dunstall Rambler

17.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Kayce Dutton

15.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
As Legends Have It	118	—	—
Bowenspark	118	—	—
The Bluesman	114	—	—
Dunstall Rambler	111	132	108
Kayce Dutton	108	122	112
Planned Paradise	105	130	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Planned Paradise	17d ago	Fit
As Legends Have It	18d ago	Fit
Kayce Dutton	18d ago	Fit
Dunstall Rambler	24d ago	Fit
Bowenspark	36d ago	Fit
The Bluesman	221d ago	Long break