Betwright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle – Hereford

Hereford

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Betwright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-12-10

Distance 3m1f119y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 6m 36.16s (slow by 30.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Despereaux (FR) Isabelle Ryder · Jane Williams	11/4	Won
2nd	Tzarmix (FR) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	11/8F	.5
3rd	Faded Fantasy (IRE) Mr J J Murphy-Knight · Christian Williams	25/1	5
4th	Braganza Bay (GB) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	12/1	2.5
5th	Ri Na Cuirte (IRE) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Ben Clarke	7/2	20
6th	Blue In The West (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Ben Lund	9/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	The Jam Man (IRE) Ben Poste · Ryan Potter	100/1

Runners (7)

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
4	Tzarmix Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	159	p	1-P631	101	117	114	7d	—	—	-2	29.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Ridden clear on his comeback at Ludlow one week ago; escapes a penalty; huge player
5	Despereaux Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jane Williams	J:Isabelle Ryder(7) T:Jane Williams	159	p	-65932	101	118	104	16d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	27.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Arrested decline when third last month; 2lb nudge for second last time; still respected
3	Ri Na Cuirte Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Ben Clarke	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Ben Clarke	165	b	22-241	107	113	95	23d	—	—	0	20.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Back on the scoresheet last month; Toby McCain-Mitchell retains the ride; player up 4lb
6	Braganza Bay Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	152	b	/PP1-0	94	114	94	38d	—	—	+5	13.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
All or nothing since March 2023; anyone's guess today but doesn't want rain
7	Blue In The West Bay J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Ben Lund	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Ben Lund	146	—	24F474	88	114	105	17d	—	—	+5	11.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-17 over hurdles; respectable fourth of 12 latest; still not the percentage call
2	Faded Fantasy Bay J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	166	t	411269	108	112	91	60d	—	—	+19	23	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has gone off the boil and was beaten 60l back over hurdles when last seen two months ago
1	The Jam Man Brown J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	J:Ben Poste T:Ryan Potter	170	—	-60000	112	-	62	26d	—	—	+14	15.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Heavy defeats all six starts for this yard; impossible to consider without market support

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tzarmix	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4	13/8
Despereaux	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ri Na Cuirte	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1
Braganza Bay	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Blue In The West	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Faded Fantasy	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
The Jam Man	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tzarmix

29.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 7 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Despereaux

27.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Faded Fantasy

OR: 14.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ri Na Cuirte

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

The Jam Man

15.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Braganza Bay

13.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Blue In The West

11.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Jam Man	112	—	62
Faded Fantasy	108	112	91
Ri Na Cuirte	107	113	95
Tzarmix	101	117	114
Despereaux	101	118	104
Braganza Bay	94	114	94
Blue In The West	88	114	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tzarmix	7d ago	Quick return
Despereaux	16d ago	Fit
Blue In The West	17d ago	Fit
Ri Na Cuirte	23d ago	Fit
The Jam Man	26d ago	Fit
Braganza Bay	38d ago	Fit
Faded Fantasy	60d ago	Fresh