Hereford Easter Monday Family Raceday Handicap Chase

Hereford

14:30

Date 2026-03-25

Distance 2m4f194y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 5.9°C

Wind 17mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 27.04s (slow by 22.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jack Doyen (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Ben Case	9/1	Won
2nd	Black Occ (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	9/1	3
3rd	Line Of Descent (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	9/2	6
4th	Boys Of Wexford (GB) James Davies · Henry Oliver	20/1	27
5th	Warner's Cross (IRE) Mr R Sugrue · Clare Hobson	20/1	7.5
6th	Ultra Viers (IRE) Luke Scott · Phillippa Taylor	14/1	0.3
7th	Fat Sam (GB) Mr Charlie Case · David Dennis	14/1	.75
8th	Lelant (IRE) Sean Bowen · Mrs C Williams	5/4F	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Chief Black Robe (IRE) Fern O'Brien · Fergal O'Brien	15/2

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 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	Lelant Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Mrs C Williams	J:Sean Bowen T:Mrs C Williams	161	—	36-11P	93	106	95	107d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-14	22.2	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won twice (once over C&D) in the autumn; subsequent defeat on heavy ground excusable
3	Line Of Descent Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	165	t	3/5-62	97	106	80	26d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+2	17.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Well handicapped on old form; yet to hit top gear since a long layoff but still considered
9	Jack Doyen Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	142	b	-F6P53	74	105	83	19d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+1	10.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Yet to add to win in 2024 edition of this race but returns here after two respectable runs
6	Black Occ Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	153	—	75/PP3	85	-	-	18d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+1	11.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Pulled up on chasing debut but has since run well over hurdles; a possible
2	Chief Black Robe Chestnut J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	166	v	25542P	98	107	78	16d	—	—	+8	16.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Didn't fire over hurdles last time but ran well in his latest chase; visor now added
8	Ultra Viers Bay J:Luke Scott(3) T:Phillippa Taylor	J:Luke Scott(3) T:Phillippa Taylor	142	tp	4-4F54	74	108	97	19d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+1	8.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Didn't run badly when fourth at Leicester this month but is 0-23 under rules now
1	Fat Sam Chestnut J:Mr Charlie Case(7) T:David Dennis	J:Mr Charlie Case(7) T:David Dennis	168	—	24637R	100	106	81	—	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	14.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Useful in his prime but hasn't won since 2022; refused to race in a recent point
7	Boys Of Wexford Bay J:James Davies T:Henry Oliver	J:James Davies T:Henry Oliver	146	p	-P52UP	78	105	81	105d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ended 2025 with two non-completions and his record when fresh is not good
5	Warner's Cross Bay J:Mr R Sugrue(7) T:Clare Hobson	J:Mr R Sugrue(7) T:Clare Hobson	155	p	412-6P	87	-	-	113d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+7	10.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ended 2025 with two disappointing hurdle runs; had wind op during break; cheekpieces on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lelant	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4
Line Of Descent	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	11/2
Jack Doyen	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Black Occ	8/1	15/2	8/1	9/1	15/2
Chief Black Robe	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Ultra Viers	12/1	10/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Fat Sam	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Boys Of Wexford	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Warner's Cross	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lelant

22.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Line Of Descent

17.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Chief Black Robe

16.4

OR: 12 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Fat Sam

14.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Black Occ

11.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Jack Doyen

10.6

OR: 6 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Warner's Cross

10.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Boys Of Wexford

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ultra Viers

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fat Sam	100	106	81
Chief Black Robe	98	107	78
Line Of Descent	97	106	80
Lelant	93	106	95
Warner's Cross	87	—	—
Black Occ	85	—	—
Boys Of Wexford	78	105	81
Jack Doyen	74	105	83
Ultra Viers	74	108	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chief Black Robe	16d ago	Fit
Black Occ	18d ago	Fit
Jack Doyen	19d ago	Fit
Ultra Viers	19d ago	Fit
Line Of Descent	26d ago	Fit
Boys Of Wexford	105d ago	Long break
Lelant	107d ago	Long break
Warner's Cross	113d ago	Long break
Fat Sam	—	—