April 05 / 15.32 Chepstow

15.32

Good

DragonBet Real People Real Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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DragonBet Real People Real Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.84

Form: 471438 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Irish bumper winner (good to yielding) who subsequently collected three hurdle wins in France (all on heavy); started off for Harry Derham with two promising runs this year, the latter a third of 14 at Taunton (2m, soft); needs to rebound from a lesser effort at Newbury (2m4f) last month but might still be worth chancing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Ninth Loch

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Won over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in April and runner-up at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft) 11 days later on final run for Harry Derham; takes on proven chasers on first outing over fences but he's only six and it will be interesting to see how he goes in the market on stable debut; tongue-tie goes on.

10/1

1

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Ninth Loch

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Won over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in April and runner-up at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft) 11 days later on final run for Harry Derham; takes on proven chasers on first outing over fences but he's only six and it will be interesting to see how he goes in the market on stable debut; tongue-tie goes on.

10/1

2nd

6

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

18:45 Ffos Las

Ninth Loch

11st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

led, 3 lengths ahead last, kept on but headed towards finish

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 434642 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Dual C&D winner, including this race last year (good to soft); not really firing on all cylinders this season and might find today's ground a bit too lively but bumped into a huge improver when second over C&D (soft) six weeks ago and remains on a good mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Zambezi Fix

12st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has been struggling for form since reappearing in October and offered little encouragement on April's return from just over two months off; has come a long way down in the weights and drops into a Class 5, but that's for good reason and he needs to turn things around.

12/1

6th

9

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

14:15 Chepstow

Zambezi Fix

10st 7lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Bernard Llewellyn

All three hurdle wins have come over C&D but he failed to beat a rival here in December and was tailed off again at Ffos Las in January; overall record is now 4-48 and others are preferred.

16/1

6th

4

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Zambezi Fix

11st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Veteran who is normally suited by Chepstow but failed to beat a rival back there last time; not particularly solid on his form this season.

20/1

Form: 534R33

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Blotted copybook when refusing to race in February but placed on both subsequent appearances, more recently when dead-heating for close third on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m, good) a fortnight ago; not yet fully exposed and helps to give Bernard Llewellyn a good hand in this race.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

7

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:42 Sedgefield

Estate Planning

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Bernard Llewellyn

5yo who made the frame a few times last season and his mark continues to fall, but he hasn't got competitive this term and remains a maiden.

25/1

Form: 95C360

Last run: 80 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Fair on the Flat for Brian Meehan a couple of years ago and belied 150-1 odds when placed in Uttoxeter novice hurdle (2m, soft) for this stable last summer; that is by far his best hurdling performance, though, and he was well beaten when switched to a handicap in January; 2lb wrong here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

26th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:46 Huntingdon

Dartman

10st 8lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Well beaten when 50-1 for Ludlow handicap a fortnight ago and now 0-8 over hurdles; fitted with first-time tongue-tie here; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

4

26th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:46 Huntingdon

Dartman

10st 8lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Well beaten when 50-1 for Ludlow handicap a fortnight ago and now 0-8 over hurdles; fitted with first-time tongue-tie here; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

7th

7

11th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Dartman

10st 10lb

J: Miss Jess Stewart

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Fair third in novice hurdle at Uttoxeter last July and he's dropping down the weights; however, he's struggled since that Uttoxeter run and was fading when falling three out at Chepstow last time; now 0-16 across both codes.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.20
Straight Forecast £3.36
Trifecta £4.00

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Zambezi Fix

SPOTLIGHT:

Ninth Loch

The Star:

Dartman

Telegraph:

Ninth Loch

D Express:

Ninth Loch

Daily Mirror:

Ninth Loch

TOPSPEED:

Zambezi Fix

POSTDATA:

Zambezi Fix

The Times:

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The Guardian:

Zambezi Fix

Daily Mail:

Zambezi Fix

The Sun:

Zambezi Fix

Daily Record:

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