Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

13:37

Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-03-21

Distance 2m7f32y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,922

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.6°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 47.83s (slow by 15.83s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	French Emperor (FR) James Best · Nicky Martin	11/2	Won
2nd	Lord Snootie (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Christian Williams	7/1	0.3
3rd	Gwennie May Star (FR) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Christian Williams	11/2	5.5
4th	Karma Police (FR) Ben Sutton · Harry Derham	6/5F	6.5
5th	Gentleman Bill (IRE) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	13/2	8.5
6th	Benign Dictator (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Olly Murphy	10/1	2

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
7	Karma Police Brown J:Ben Sutton(5) T:Harry Derham	J:Ben Sutton(5) T:Harry Derham	155	—	2-3632	109	126	107	22d	—	—	-9	31.6	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Well held when second on handicap debut (2m4f) but can improve over this new trip
5	French Emperor Bay J:James Best T:Nicky Martin	J:James Best T:Nicky Martin	162	—	-11738	116	123	109	15d	—	—	+13	28	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Flopped badly when warm favourite this month; moves up in trip with a point to prove
3	Gentleman Bill Bay J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	165	p	-353F8	119	121	-	35d	—	—	+10	21.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
In touch with leaders - mistake and dropped to last 6th - rallied 8th - weakened 2 out(tchd 6/1)
6	Gwennie May Star Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Christian Williams	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Christian Williams	161	—	35141P	115	125	106	35d	—	—	+16	28.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Two wins for Olly Murphy this season; ran poorly last month; now with new stable
1	Benign Dictator Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	J:Kevin Brogan T:Olly Murphy	168	b	2/0147	122	125	119	22d	—	—	+15	23.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ended 2025 with career-best effort but looked laboured on first two outings this year
2	Lord Snootie Chestnut J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Christian Williams	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Christian Williams	165	—	/87-0P	119	122	83	62d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well beaten on both starts since returning from a long layoff in December
NR	Pinot Rouge Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Susan Corbett	J:NON-RUNNER(3) T:Susan Corbett	165	b	144PF5	119	124	90	23d	—	—	—	17.3	—	—
Now 1lb below last winning mark but has been out of form since the autumn

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Karma Police	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
French Emperor	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Gentleman Bill	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Gwennie May Star	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Benign Dictator	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Lord Snootie	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Pinot Rouge	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Karma Police

31.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Gwennie May Star

28.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

French Emperor

OR: 16.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Benign Dictator

23.9

OR: 18 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Gentleman Bill

21.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 1.1 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Lord Snootie

19.2

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Pinot Rouge

17.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Benign Dictator	122	125	119
Gentleman Bill	119	121	—
Lord Snootie	119	122	83
Pinot Rouge	119	124	90
French Emperor	116	123	109
Gwennie May Star	115	125	106
Karma Police	109	126	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
French Emperor	15d ago	Fit
Karma Police	22d ago	Fit
Benign Dictator	22d ago	Fit
Pinot Rouge	23d ago	Fit
Gentleman Bill	35d ago	Fit
Gwennie May Star	35d ago	Fit
Lord Snootie	62d ago	Fresh