November 14 / 14.30 Lingfield

14.30

Good To Soft

Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 2m 7f 110y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 34PP0-

Last run: 201 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Maiden; three poor displays rounded off last season but he'd earlier run well off higher marks; quite a lot to prove but not impossible, even from 4lb out of the handicap, if able to perk up.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

30th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

15:13 Catterick

Dysania

10st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Mickey Bowen

Runner-up at Southwell last April but a long way below that level on his three runs since and this 11yo's sole win came back in November 2023.

20/1

9

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

13:35 Ffos Las

Dysania

10st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Mickey Bowen

Very inconsistent 10yo who sometimes races lazily and is never easy to predict; comes here fresh and on career-low mark but has presumably been overlooked by Sean Bowen today and cannot be supported with much confidence; versatile ground-wise.

10/1

7th

7

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

Dysania

10st 2lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

3lb out of the weights; kept on for second at Southwell three weeks ago (3m, good) but this 10yo is hard to predict.

6/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: /6525-

Last run: 201 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Maiden; better efforts in cheekpieces when last seen in April, with a second at Sedgefield (3m3f, heavy) and losing out in a blanket finish at Warwick; chances if able to show that ability after a break.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

14th Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 5

20:10 Uttoxeter

Williamdeconqueror

10st 2lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Harriet Dickin

Made the frame on all four chasing starts during the 2023-24 season and is well handicapped on those exploits but can't really blame the slow ground for this year's three disappointing efforts; blinkers refitted.

14/1

6th

5

19th Apr 2025

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:54 Newton Abbot

Williamdeconqueror

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

in touch with leaders, jumped left 7th

11/2

6th

5

19th Apr 2025

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:54 Newton Abbot

Williamdeconqueror

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

in touch with leaders, jumped left 7th

11/2

Form: 22112- D BF

Last run: 218 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Hurdle/chase winner at Fakenham in the spring and didn't look suited by a right-handed track when second at Huntingdon in April when last seen; ought to be a strong contender off this mark and with yard among the winners.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

19th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

12:40 Fakenham

Brandisova

11st 5lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Lucy Wadham

prominent, led 4th, headed 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last

4/1

3rd

4

7th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:15 Market Rasen

Brandisova

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

led, not fluent 2nd

11/2

OUR TIP

4/1

Form: 5P44-5 D BF

Last run: 189 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner in October 2022 on return from a break so has proven ability to go well fresh; unable to add to that win despite some reasonable efforts; wind surgery ahead of this chasing debut and on a good mark if all goes well.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:39 Chepstow

Bobalot

11st 7lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Laura Horsfall

Well beaten before last-fence refusal on latest outing in February but has a largely consistent record over hurdles; will be suited by the trip/ground and has slipped to a good mark; each-way claims at least.

8/1

1

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:30 Market Rasen

Bobalot

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Laura Horsfall

Has won three times over hurdles and finished third for the fourth successive time in that sphere at Southwell (3m, good to soft) 15 days ago; back over fences after a couple of failed attempts in November 2023 but tends to find at least one too good.

9/1

3rd

2

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

16:27 Southwell

Bobalot

11st 11lb

J: Mr Sean O’Connor

T: Laura Horsfall

Huntingdon winner in April (3m1f, good); fair runs over this trip on good to soft/soft/heavy on last three starts; each-way chance

9/1

Form: P04-7

Last run: 197 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in four starts over hurdles and no significant improvement on handicap debut in May when last seen; hopes pinned on switch to chasing (third in an Irish point) and cheekpieces provoking some progress.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 60y

Class 5

14:07 Ffos Las

Wide To West

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

raced wide, took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

8/1

10

19th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 60y

Class 5

14:07 Ffos Las

Wide To West

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

raced wide, took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

8/1

6th

12

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Wide To West

10st 9lb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

Stayed on dourly to win two-finisher contest over C&D (soft) in April but it might be wise to treat that form with a degree of caution and an 8lb rise asks a lot of him on this first start for seven months.

10/1

Non-runners

Captain Claude

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £32.20
Straight Forecast £38.35
Trifecta £92.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Brandisova

WEST COUNTRY:

Captain Claude

Telegraph:

Bobalot

RP RATINGS:

Dysania

The Star:

Bobalot

The Times:

Captain Claude

The Sun:

Captain Claude

Daily Record:

Captain Claude

POSTDATA:

Brandisova

The Guardian:

Brandisova

Daily Mail:

Brandisova

D Express:

Brandisova

Daily Mirror:

Brandisova