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Good To Firm

888Sport Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £8169
  • 2m 3f 166y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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888Sport Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 61-111 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Completed a hat-trick back in the spring, all small-field handicaps from 2m5f to 3m; went in again on her return from a break at Worcester but that was a very winnable three-runner novice and this represents a different test altogether; on the plus side, she's a front-runner who jumps well.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

12:50 Ludlow

Found On

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Pulled up on her final two outings last season and suffered the same fate on reappearance in October; potentially well handicapped but she's hard to trust at the minute.

12/1

2

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

12:50 Ludlow

Found On

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Pulled up on her final two outings last season and suffered the same fate on reappearance in October; potentially well handicapped but she's hard to trust at the minute.

12/1

100/30

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 09-413 D

Last run: 85 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict
Both wins have been at Wexford, a 2m maiden hurdle and 2m4f beginners' chase; as good as ever when dead-heating for third in a Grade 3 at Galway in late July and he'll appreciate any rain that falls; solid claims.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

17:10 Market Rasen

Champagne Gold

11st 7lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Very useful at peak for Henry de Bromhead in Ireland and came good for new stable at third attempt, causing 33-1 surprise with narrow success at Cartmel (2m5f, good) last month; it's hard to tell whether he'll be in the right mood again here but a 4lb rise ought to be manageable if he is.

4/1

1st

1

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:43 Cartmel

Champagne Gold

12st 2lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Smart in Ireland but needed to show more in his first two runs for this yard, over hurdles and fences.

33/1

1

6th Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

16:20 Market Rasen

Champagne Gold

12st 1lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Very useful hurdler/chaser in Ireland in his prime; finished a remote last of three runners in a 2m7f handicap hurdle last month on stable debut and return from a long absence; needed to show more.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 21411- C

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
Won three of his last four starts over hurdles last season when this sort of trip was ideal; started to look pretty useful in winning his last two (at Newbury then here) without any fuss and he has the scope to be every bit as good over fences; quite exciting.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

15:40 Exeter

Pull Again Green

11st 8lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Three-time chase winner with the form to feature off this mark and a break could have done him good, as his last two efforts weren't great; hard to rule out, for all that this trip is on the sharp side.

10/1

Form: -413U1 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict
Well held when favourite for a handicap hurdle at this meeting 12 months ago and he's only 1lb lower for this; has a record of 2-7 over fences and, although likely to need more than when beating just three rivals at Wexford last time (2m4f, yielding), June's Kilbeggan win now reads well; doesn't want the ground too soft, apparently.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

25th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:05 Ballinrobe

Tullybeg

11st 4lb

J: James Smith

T: Brian M McMahon

Won the big race on this card three years ago, but handicapper had him after that and well held in this last year; recent form in points/hunter chases doesn't look good enough, but has been dropped sharply in the ratings.

12/1

4th

12

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

19:37 Killarney

Tullybeg

11st 7lb

J: Mr E M Nugent

T: Brian M McMahon

Classy operator at his best for Gordon Elliott; good to see him win a recent point but that was hard work and others in here appeal more.

12/1

Form: -21111 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Very useful hurdler with a peak RPR of 152; has approached that figure over fences, winning four successive good-ground novice chases at 2m4f/2m5f; ended up with nothing to beat last time (market rival lost his confidence) but he's a sound jumper and deserves top weight; has also won on soft ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

4th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 38y

Class 2

16:03 Fakenham

Hang In There

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Emma Lavelle

9-28 over fences, the latest win gained at Chepstow (2m7f, good to firm) in October; below that form three times on good to soft ground since but didn't run badly on penultimate appearance and will be better suited by the forecast good ground here; might be the answer.

9/2

4th

1

15th Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 125y

Class 2

17:00 Haydock

Hang In There

12st 1lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Emma Lavelle

Strike-rate of 9-27 over fences and his third in a veterans' chase at Newbury in February (3m2f) was encouraging given he had been absent for three months and good to soft ground would have been slow enough; should run well.

15/2

3rd

2

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 214y

Class 2

15:15 Newbury

Hang In There

12st 2lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Emma Lavelle

Successful in similar event at Chepstow in October (penultimate start) and returns from another break with Rian Corcoran taking off a useful 7lb; however, chance largely depends on what the weather does (ideally needs a sound surface).

14/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.10
Straight Forecast £26.30
Trifecta £54.10

Selections

RP Ratings:

Hang In There

SPOTLIGHT:

Pull Again Green

TOPSPEED:

Found On

The Sun:

Champagne Gold

WEST COUNTRY:

Pull Again Green

Daily Mail:

Pull Again Green

The Star:

Pull Again Green

The Times:

Found On

Daily Record:

Champagne Gold

POSTDATA:

Hang In There

Telegraph:

Hang In There

The Guardian:

Hang In There

D Express:

Hang In There

Daily Mirror:

Hang In There