Diplomat Hotel Celebrating 50 Years Novices' Handicap Chase

Ffos Las

12:50

Date 2024-11-20

Distance 2m7f177y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Montys Soldier br Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	165	—	/43-P4	94	-	-	21d	—	—	-10	20.4	15/8 35%
0-4 over hurdles but this impressive Irish point winner looks interesting on chase debut
8	Bridget Mary b Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	156	t	-42514	85	100	77	19d	—	—	+6	22	9/2 18%
Made good start to chasing career this autumn and this move back up in trip will suit
7	Wonder Of The Seas gr Tom Bellamy · Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Bellamy · Nigel Twiston-Davies	156	tp	022P-2	85	103	92	45d	—	—	+6	16.8	15/2 12%
Runner-up in three of his four chases and probably still on workable mark; considered
1	Shillanavogy b James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	168	—	681-42	97	98	75	179d	—	—	+4	14.6	8/1 11%
Close second to bang-in-form rival on chasing debut in May; high on the list
3	The Scorpion King b Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	167	p	4614-2	96	102	70	32d	—	—	+10	18.9	9/1 10%
Finished well for second on seasonal debut but hs developed a tendency to race lazily
11	Try The Money b Nick Scholfield · Henry Oliver	Nick Scholfield · Henry Oliver	150	—	/6253-	79	-	-	212d	—	—	+7	14.9	11/1 8%
Placed on 2m4f hurdle here in April and open to improvement as a staying chaser this term
2	Hobb's Delight b Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	168	—	21-422	97	100	9	30d	—	—	+7	13.5	14/1 7%
Went very close on recent chasing debut and commands respect
10	Prime Pretender b Osian Radford(10) · Evan Williams	Osian Radford(10) · Evan Williams	150	v	1-P564	79	102	81	30d	—	—	+11	15.3	22/1 4%
Back under rules with three respectable runs this summer/autumn but others appeal more
13	Saxon Queen b Shane Fenelon(5) · Peter & Michael Bowen	Shane Fenelon(5) · Peter & Michael Bowen	145	b	22-766	74	98	82	15d	—	—	+3	7.1	25/1 4%
Ran well on chase debut in September 2023 but has not fired this year; headgear switched
12	Wide To West b James Best · Martin Keighley	James Best · Martin Keighley	149	tb	PP221-	78	97	88	218d	—	—	+20	23.1	25/1 4%
Stayed on dourly for C&D win in April but 8lb rise asks quite a lot of him
6	Henry Box Brown ch Ellis Collier(7) · Evan Williams	Ellis Collier(7) · Evan Williams	159	—	257176	88	99	95	21d	—	—	+12	15.4	28/1 3%
Won readily at Worcester in August but has become a hard horse to predict
9	Casting Aspersions b/br James Davies · Noel Williams	James Davies · Noel Williams	155	t	27-05P	84	-	-	19d	—	—	+7	9.2	40/1 2%
Did not show much over hurdles but moves up in trip for this chase/handicap debut
5	The Big Reveal ch Conor Ring · Grace Harris	Conor Ring · Grace Harris	161	—	3467/P	90	-	-	35d	—	—	+9	10.4	66/1 1%
Still very unexposed under rules but was pulled up when 40-1 for chase/handicap debut
NR	No Drama ch Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	Harry Bannister · Richard J Bandey	145	—	P/2P/6	74	91	34	28d	—	—	—	6	—
Back from mammoth absence with quite encouraging stable/chase debut last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Montys Soldier	7/4	15/8	15/8	7/4	13/8
Bridget Mary	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Wonder Of The Seas	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Shillanavogy	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
The Scorpion King	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Try The Money	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Hobb's Delight	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Prime Pretender	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Saxon Queen	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Wide To West	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Henry Box Brown	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Casting Aspersions	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
The Big Reveal	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
No Drama	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Wide To West

23.1

OR: 7 Form: 15.3 Odds: 0.9

25/1

2nd

Bridget Mary

OR: 8.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

3rd

Montys Soldier

20.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

The Scorpion King

18.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Wonder Of The Seas

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Henry Box Brown

15.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Prime Pretender

15.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Try The Money

14.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Shillanavogy

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Hobb's Delight

13.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

The Big Reveal

10.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Casting Aspersions

9.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Saxon Queen

7.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

No Drama

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shillanavogy Top Rated	97	98	75
Hobb's Delight	97	100	9
The Scorpion King	96	102	70
Montys Soldier	94	—	—
The Big Reveal	90	—	—
Henry Box Brown	88	99	95
Bridget Mary	85	100	77
Wonder Of The Seas	85	103	92
Casting Aspersions	84	—	—
Try The Money	79	—	—
Prime Pretender	79	102	81
Wide To West	78	97	88
Saxon Queen	74	98	82
No Drama	74	91	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Montys Soldier	21d ago	Fit
Bridget Mary	19d ago	Fit
Wonder Of The Seas	45d ago	Fit
Shillanavogy	179d ago	Long break
The Scorpion King	32d ago	Fit
Try The Money	212d ago	Long break
Hobb's Delight	30d ago	Fit
Prime Pretender	30d ago	Fit
Saxon Queen	15d ago	Fit
Wide To West	218d ago	Long break
Henry Box Brown	21d ago	Fit
Casting Aspersions	19d ago	Fit
The Big Reveal	35d ago	Fit
No Drama	28d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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