DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elim) (GBB)

Plumpton

17:00

Date 2026-03-09

Distance 2m1f169y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,722

Weather Fog

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 3mph NE

Rain 3%

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
2	Otie's Friend Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Nick Scholfield	J:Kielan Woods T:Nick Scholfield	159	—	27	-	113	85	16d	—	—	-21	14.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Runner-up on debut and not disgraced in a good race last time; leading contender
4	Blue's Secret Gem Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:James Owen	J:Freddie Gordon T:James Owen	152	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
In rear - headway over 4f out - went third over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
6	Delgany Second Now Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	149	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Half-brother to high-class jumper Any Second Now; with top stable; shortlisted
1	Mint Approved Bay J:Ben Pollard(10) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Ben Pollard(10) T:Gary & Josh Moore	159	—	0-4412	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Down the field in Cork bumper last summer but has won an Irish point since; stable debut
5	Chocks Away Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Paul O'Brien T:Henrietta C Knight	149	—	7	-	93	67	35d	—	—	-5	1.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Seemed to be running well until hanging left and losing position on home turn at Kempton
3	Silk Mountain Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Richie McLernon T:Jim & Suzi Best	159	—	4	-	105	65	78d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Shaped quite well before fading into fourth of six at Lingfield (AW) in December
7	She's A Driver Chestnut J:James Turner(5) T:David Bridgwater	J:James Turner(5) T:David Bridgwater	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of a German/Dutch Flat winner; stable not known for bumper success

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Otie's Friend	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Blue's Secret Gem	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Delgany Second Now	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mint Approved	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Chocks Away	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Silk Mountain	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
She's A Driver	33/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Otie's Friend

14.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Blue's Secret Gem

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Delgany Second Now

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mint Approved

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

11/2

Chocks Away

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Silk Mountain

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

She's A Driver

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Otie's Friend	—	113	85
Blue's Secret Gem	—	—	—
Delgany Second Now	—	—	—
Mint Approved	—	—	—
Chocks Away	—	93	67
Silk Mountain	—	105	65
She's A Driver	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Otie's Friend	16d ago	Fit
Chocks Away	35d ago	Fit
Silk Mountain	78d ago	Fresh
Blue's Secret Gem	—	—
Delgany Second Now	—	—
Mint Approved	—	—
She's A Driver	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Otie's Friend	Mid-Pack
Chocks Away	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.