DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Dragonboosts Handicap Chase

Plumpton

16:00

Date 2026-03-09

Distance 3m1f157y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,225

Weather Fog

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 3mph NE

Rain 0%

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	Gata Ban Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	163	p	V-2666	90	102	78	50d	—	—	-7	17.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Promising second on seasonal/chase debut but subsequent form has been disappointing
1	Scottish King Chestnut J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Richard Armson	168	—	25F331	95	104	90	20d	—	—	+9	31.1	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Led - headed 6th - pressed leader before 4 out - ridden when not fluent 3 out - clear with one other when not fluent 2 out - sustained duel with runner-up run-in - led again inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/4)
4	Minella Kaiser Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	158	p	7-3325	85	99	95	14d	—	—	-6	14.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Low-mileage 7yo; well held over hurdles last time but second in C&D chase two starts ago
5	Hilltown Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Ben Smith(7) T:Seamus Mullins	146	—	U/P3P5	73	99	-	57d	—	—	-3	9.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
C&D winner in 2024 and took step back in the right direction over hurdles on latest outing
3	Felton Bellevue Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case	162	tb	553313	89	101	95	8d	—	—	+13	25.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Unreliable nowadays but won over C&D two starts ago and is still on a good mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gata Ban	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Scottish King	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Minella Kaiser	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Hilltown	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1
Felton Bellevue	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2

Predictor

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

1st

Scottish King

31.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 13.2 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Felton Bellevue

25.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.4 Odds: 3.5

6/1

3rd

Gata Ban

17.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Minella Kaiser

14.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Hilltown

9.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Scottish King	95	104	90
Gata Ban	90	102	78
Felton Bellevue	89	101	95
Minella Kaiser	85	99	95
Hilltown	73	99	—

Last Run