March 09 / 15.27 Hereford

15.27

Soft

Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6087.51
  • 2m 0f 8y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £3.70

Form: 11216P D

Last run: 119 days

W: 12st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
Won four times on good ground in early part of this season (2m4f-2m7f) and was very respectable sixth in Old Roan Chase at Aintree (2m3f, good to soft) in October; not seen since poor run in November, though, and today's trip-and-ground combination is probably not ideal.
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1

8th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

15:50 Market Rasen

Courtland

12st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Seven-time chase winner (once here); returned from break with disappointing effort last month but current mark is workable if subsequent wind operation and/or first-time cheekpieces prompt a return to form.

6/1

7

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:20 Haydock

Courtland

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

He ran well in defeat in the main last year and is effective when fresh; could give a good account on this first start since December but there's been minimal movement in his mark this season and he may again prove vulnerable in this competitive contest.

12/1

10

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

Courtland

11st 1lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes.

16/1

10

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

Courtland

11st 1lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes.

16/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 596PP- D

Last run: 320 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Smart in his prime but has become very disappointing in recent years and was pulled up on final two starts for Harry Whittington last season; might have been refreshed by combination of stable switch and 320-day break but it takes a leap of faith to support him here; blinkers removed after one use.
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4th

1

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

14:59 Chepstow

Rouge Vif

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Smart 2m chaser in his prime; generally very disappointing in recent years and absent since pulled up for Richard Bandey last May, but makes debut for latest new stable on a very tempting mark; worth a second look.

10/1

4th

1

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

14:59 Chepstow

Rouge Vif

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Smart 2m chaser in his prime; generally very disappointing in recent years and absent since pulled up for Richard Bandey last May, but makes debut for latest new stable on a very tempting mark; worth a second look.

10/1

2

9th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

15:25 Huntingdon

Rouge Vif

12st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Wins this all day on back class (RPRs peaked at 164 in 2020), but he lost his way in 2022-23 and second place (beaten 23l; made mistakes) on his stable debut in March owed plenty to others' mishaps; down in class and dropped another 5lb, but still couldn't have absolute faith in a revival.

8/1

Form: 5-8114 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
In career-best form in December, making all over C&D (good) before coming from a long way off the pace to follow up at Doncaster (2m, good to soft); well beaten when last of four at Plumpton last month, though, and remains on a tough mark.
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3rd

2

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

13:47 Hereford

Chanceux

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Campaigned in Class 3 contests this term, winning twice (including over C&D) in December; form dipped in last two starts but he has possibilities in this lower grade granted a rebound; all wins on good/good to soft.

11/4

3rd

2

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

13:47 Hereford

Chanceux

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Campaigned in Class 3 contests this term, winning twice (including over C&D) in December; form dipped in last two starts but he has possibilities in this lower grade granted a rebound; all wins on good/good to soft.

11/4

3rd

6

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 3

15:27 Hereford

Chanceux

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Alastair Ralph

held up in rear, struggling after 4 out

5/1

Form: 1/1P-V D

Last run: 263 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Hurdle/chase winner in Ireland in spring 2022 but only appearance since July 2022 came in Stratford hurdle race that was truncated after three flights and declared void last June (stable debut); current ability hard to gauge; hooded for first time today.
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6th

3

26th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

17:05 Uttoxeter

Limpertinent

11st 11lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Alexandra Dunn

Rediscovered some form when close fourth in selling handicap hurdle for Greenall and Guerriero stable in May but was pulled up in a chase for Alexandra Dunn last month and now has it all to prove again.

25/1

5

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 3

18:10 Newton Abbot

Limpertinent

11st 7lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alexandra Dunn

Hurdle/chase winner in Ireland in spring 2022; took big step back in right direction when fourth in selling handicap hurdle for the Greenall and Guerriero yard last month but has a lot more on his plate on today's stable debut; seems versatile regarding ground.

25/1

Form: 3P-627 D

Last run: 106 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
5-11 over fences, the wins gained on ground ranging from good to soft; not always a fluent jumper and was tailed off on latest outing in November but he's a very useful performer when in the groove and has a good record when fresh.
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1

17th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

Mackenberg

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Multiple winner at up to 2m5f but none since 2022 and the last year or so hasn't gone well; this belated step up to 3m (having run over 2m last time) is perhaps more in hope than expectation.

20/1

1

17th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

Mackenberg

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Multiple winner at up to 2m5f but none since 2022 and the last year or so hasn't gone well; this belated step up to 3m (having run over 2m last time) is perhaps more in hope than expectation.

20/1

Form: -41342 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner who returned from latest of three wind operations with good run in defeat at Newbury (2m, heavy) eight days ago; competes off the same mark here and is the one with the least to prove in this line-up.
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4

28th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 3

15:28 Ffos Las

Real Stone

11st 13lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Has a rather mixed record over last couple of years but reportedly benefited from positive front-running ride when causing 33-1 surprise at Wetherby in February and is only 2lb higher here; a possible if ready to roll after five-month break.

8/1

4

28th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 3f 83y

Class 3

15:28 Ffos Las

Real Stone

11st 13lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Has a rather mixed record over last couple of years but reportedly benefited from positive front-running ride when causing 33-1 surprise at Wetherby in February and is only 2lb higher here; a possible if ready to roll after five-month break.

8/1

9

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 2

14:05 Fontwell

Real Stone

11st 1lb

T: Dan Skelton

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £50.50
Straight Forecast £52.94
Trifecta £129.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Real Stone

The Times:

Chanceux

D Express:

L'impertinent

SPOTLIGHT:

Mackenberg

TOPSPEED:

Rouge Vif

The Guardian:

Chanceux

The Star:

Chanceux

POSTDATA:

Real Stone

Telegraph:

Real Stone

Daily Mail:

Real Stone

Daily Mirror:

Real Stone

The Sun:

Real Stone

Daily Record:

Real Stone