Wye Valley Skips Handicap Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier)

Hereford

20:17

Date 2026-05-05

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,248

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.5°C

Wind 5mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 56.07s (slow by 5.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Prairie Queen (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sue Gardner	9/1	Won
2nd	Away For The Night (IRE) Bryan Carver · Alex Hales	11/4F	2.25
3rd	Kill The Groove (IRE) Tom Cannon · Karen Jewell	33/1	18
4th	Danny's Friend (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	9/2	6.5
5th	O'Grady's Hill (IRE) Charlie Price · Sarah-Jayne Davies	16/1	31

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Daany (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Joe Tickle	7/1
P.U.	Fox Wallace (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Ella Pickard	28/1
Fell	Kally Des Bruyeres (FR) Charlie Maggs · David Dennis	3/1
P.U.	Mi Sueno (IRE) Liam Harrison · David Brace	11/2

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
3	Kally Des Bruyeres Bay J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:David Dennis	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:David Dennis	161	t	45141-	89	102	80	30d	—	—	+9	31.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Produced a good performance from the front last time and the 5lb rise may not stop him.
1	Away For The Night Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	168	—	87521-	96	103	92	30d	—	—	+10	31.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has taken well to fences and the 4lb rise for his recent win looks manageable.
5	Danny's Friend Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	152	—	00515-	80	103	89	146d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D winner who failed to see out 2m5f on good to soft last time; respected back in trip.
4	Daany Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joe Tickle	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joe Tickle	153	h	57802-	81	102	94	23d	—	—	+6	15.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to some form when second on chase debut last month; well treated if backing it up.
6	Mi Sueno Black J:Liam Harrison T:David Brace	J:Liam Harrison T:David Brace	148	—	6PP92-	76	-	-	13d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Well treated but needs to build on a return to form last time; now switched to fences.
9	Prairie Queen Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sue Gardner	145	—	53233-	73	98	92	18d	—	—	+8	16.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Best to forgive latest effort; on a fair mark and could figure reverting to fences.
8	O'Grady's Hill Bay J:Charlie Price T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Charlie Price T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	145	b	45535-	73	97	81	21d	—	—	+4	9.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Overall profile remains disappointing and connections are now reaching for blinkers.
7	Fox Wallace Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	146	tp	4P6PP-	74	-	81	42d	—	—	+3	7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Continues to struggle for form and the cheekpieces need to turn things around.
2	Kill The Groove Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Karen Jewell	J:Tom Cannon T:Karen Jewell	163	t	62435-	91	86	61	27d	—	—	+11	14.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-7 over hurdles, though placed, but her recent chase debut was underwhelming.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kally Des Bruyeres	11/4	5/2	11/4
Away For The Night	3/1	3/1	3/1
Danny's Friend	9/2	9/2	9/2
Daany	8/1	15/2	15/2
Mi Sueno	15/2	7/1	7/1
Prairie Queen	9/1	17/2	17/2
O'Grady's Hill	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fox Wallace	28/1	25/1	25/1
Kill The Groove	40/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kally Des Bruyeres

31.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 15 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Away For The Night

31.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Danny's Friend

18.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Prairie Queen

16.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Daany

15.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Kill The Groove

14.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Mi Sueno

13.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.8 Odds: 3.3

15/2

O'Grady's Hill

9.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Fox Wallace

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Away For The Night	96	103	92
Kill The Groove	91	86	61
Kally Des Bruyeres	89	102	80
Daany	81	102	94
Danny's Friend	80	103	89
Mi Sueno	76	—	—
Fox Wallace	74	—	81
Prairie Queen	73	98	92
O'Grady's Hill	73	97	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mi Sueno	13d ago	Quick return
Prairie Queen	18d ago	Fit
O'Grady's Hill	21d ago	Fit
Daany	23d ago	Fit
Kill The Groove	27d ago	Fit
Kally Des Bruyeres	30d ago	Fit
Away For The Night	30d ago	Fit
Fox Wallace	42d ago	Fit
Danny's Friend	146d ago	Long break