Book The Bistro At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Southwell

14:30

Date 2026-04-01

Distance 3m60y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 7.9°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 23.30s (slow by 17.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hell Hound (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	11/8F	Won
2nd	Always Busy (IRE) Mr J J Murphy-Knight · Christian Williams	7/2	3
3rd	Fern Hill (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Ben Case	100/30	3
4th	Queens Wish (IRE) Charlie Todd · Charles & Adam Pogson	11/2	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Noche Negra (SPA) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	17/2

Runners (6)

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	Hell Hound Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	160	t	/134-P	102	-	-	48d	—	—	-10	23.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Course hurdle winner; heavy ground possibly didn't suit when pulled up on chase debut
5	Queens Wish Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Charles & Adam Pogson	J:Charlie Todd T:Charles & Adam Pogson	156	—	633133	98	114	90	17d	—	—	+11	28.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D win in November but well below that level when twice third since
3	Always Busy Bay J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	161	—	44F35P	103	117	98	17d	—	—	+1	18.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Recent efforts not great but he did win over C&D on good off this mark last spring
1	Fern Hill Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	168	—	152542	110	113	100	17d	—	—	+11	25.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Two 3m wins on good in autumn; back on form when second latest; respected despite 5lb rise
2	Noche Negra Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	164	—	51-5PP	106	91	62	23d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won on yard debut in late 2024 but hasn't shown much in just three runs since
NR	Le Beau Gosse Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:NON-RUNNER T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	142	tp	5864P6	86	101	74	21d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Hasn't offered obvious promise in handful of starts for this yard since coming from France

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hell Hound	13/8	13/8	6/4
Queens Wish	10/3	10/3	7/2
Always Busy	4/1	4/1	4/1
Fern Hill	9/2	4/1	9/2
Noche Negra	9/1	8/1	8/1
Le Beau Gosse	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Queens Wish

28.8

OR: 12 Form: 11.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Fern Hill

25.9

OR: 15 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Hell Hound

23.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Always Busy

18.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Noche Negra

16.5

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Le Beau Gosse

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fern Hill	110	113	100
Noche Negra	106	91	62
Always Busy	103	117	98
Hell Hound	102	—	—
Queens Wish	98	114	90
Le Beau Gosse	86	101	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queens Wish	17d ago	Fit
Always Busy	17d ago	Fit
Fern Hill	17d ago	Fit
Le Beau Gosse	21d ago	Fit
Noche Negra	23d ago	Fit
Hell Hound	48d ago	Fresh