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GoodBest Odds Guaranteed At Betano Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3960.75
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.50
Form: 211122 BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Has more chasing experience than many of these and with a strike-rate of 4-15 things are going well; those wins have been from 2m to 2m4f so the are stamina questions to answer, for all that he has won a 3m point. |
6/1 |
|
1st 4 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Kicked off 2026 with a hat-trick (2m1f/2m, soft/heavy) and he's gone close on his last two starts (2m/2m3f, heavy/soft); has shown promise on good ground in the past and he could be bang there once more. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Began this year with three slow-ground wins (2m-2m1f, one here) and lost out only by a head when second here (2m, heavy; front pair well clear) on latest outing; continues to climb up the weights but should be fine over today's longer trip and can make his presence felt again. |
2/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.20
Form: 16P-60
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Bumper winner who has shown significant improvement since fitted with a tongue-tie and cheekpieces in handicaps over fences, winning over C&D (good) 16 days ago; further progress looks nailed on and he should be hard to beat. |
5/6 |
|
1st 9 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Lightly raced; first run in this headgear combination when runner-up over C&D and late mistake didn't help; up 2lb but should run well. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Lightly raced since winning a bumper on debut in October 2024 and has struggled to get competitive on his three hurdle starts; sent straight over fences in first-time headgear for this handicap debut and a market check is advised, but others arrive with more compelling credentials. |
12/1 |
7/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 413376
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
10th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Bumper/hurdles winner who has posted mixed results since switched to chasing, best effort when third at Warwick (2m4f, good) on penultimate start; mistake contributed to her defeat there latest; still quite unexposed over this distance and not written off. |
15/8 |
|
4th 6 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Bumper and novice hurdle winner; 0-4 as a chaser but best form yet in this scene when a 3l fourth over C&D four weeks ago and entitled to build on that. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 2 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Bumper and novice hurdle winner who is in top hands and has dropped down the weights; could rebound at some stage but she needs to produce more than she's managed on her first three chase starts. |
7/1 |
6/4
Form: 75-851 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles at the ninth attempt in a handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) last month; not far off that form when fourth on his Warwick chase debut (2m4f, good) ten days later; enters calculations back hurdling. |
7/2 |
|
4th 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Irish bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles at the ninth attempt in a handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft) last Monday; did it easily and has the same mark for today's chase debut (due to be 7lb higher in future); leading claims if transferring that latest form to fences. |
6/4 |
|
1st 6 |
16th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 116y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Irish bumper winner; has proved disappointing for Christian Williams, including when well beaten in new cheekpieces at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft; 28-1) last November; now on 3lb career-low mark off a 117-day absence. |
20/1 |
9/1
Form: 673389
Last run: 84 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
0-7 over hurdles but was close up in a 2m3f handicap off 5lb higher; ran okay when 8l off the winner on chase debut here in March (2m4f, good) and worth another go at 3m. |
6/1 |
|
5th 5 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who could be suited by the drop back in trip on this chase debut; he's not written off today but needs to take a step forward from his hurdle form if he's to come out on top. |
9/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
13th Oct 2025 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Thoroughly uncompetitive in novices at about 2m4f; steps up in trip for handicap debut but would need to see some confidence behind him. |
13/2 |
9/1
Form: 15-P16 D
Last run: 146 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won at 22-1 on chase debut at Worcester (2m4f, good) in September on first run since May; disappointing at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft) in October but often runs well after a break and he could be in the mix. |
9/1 |
|
2 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Returned from break to cause 22-1 surprise on last month's chasing debut at Worcester (2m4f, good), keeping on strongly to reel in the leader on the run-in; nudged up only 2lb for that; high on the list. |
6/1 |
12/1
Form: 1/9P27
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Just the one good run over hurdles this season, having missed all of 2024 and most of 2025; however, she was nominated as a future chaser by her trainer back in 2023 and she's not discounted in first-time cheekpieces on this first outing over fences. |
12/1 |
|
7th 9 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Lightly raced 8yo who had wind surgery prior to a resurgent effort at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) last week; due to go back up 1lb in future and remains particularly well treated on peak performance, namely a success off 7lb higher in 2023 (sole attempt over 2m2f); respected. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Just her second handicap when she beat 15 others to win at Stratford (2m2f, soft; 50-1) in late 2023; two-year absence followed and she hasn't threatened in two starts this term; 7lb below that winning mark and the tongue-tie goes on following wind surgery but she'd be of interest only with market support. |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 35-0P3
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-17 and she beat only one in 2m4f Warwick handicap chase in March; a change of headgear is adopted now. |
50/1 |
|
8th 9 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-14 over hurdles and soundly beaten last of three on last month's chase debut at Leicester; others are preferred. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 3V-623
Last run: 101 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
6th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Not solid on his hurdling exploits (0-7) and he ran no race on chase debut last time (2m4f); this longer trip is probably a better fit for him so may leave that latest run behind. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Mixed form over hurdles this season but runner-up at Plumpton (3m1f, good) two starts ago and stable has much better strike-rate with chasers than hurdlers nowadays; not ruled out on first run over fences. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Did not show a great deal in his qualifying races last season (2m3f-2m5f) and unseated rider at third flight when upped to 3m2f for handicap debut in March (race subsequently declared void); returns from six-month break. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £29.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £35.98 |
| Tricast | £163.27 |
| Trifecta | £194.30 |
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