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SoftDragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Dragonboosts Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 6f 7y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.60
Form: -77792
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
28th Mar 2026 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Better when upped in trip for his two handicaps, winning by 7l over C&D (soft) last time; up 8lb but plenty to like after that smooth win. |
5/6 |
|
1st 2 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Modest in maiden/novice events (1m7f-2m) but better when stepping up in trip for handicap debut at Chepstow recently (2m4f, soft; runner-up, beaten nearly 10l); there's still time to brush up his jumping technique and, on pedigree, he should handle this extra yardage; chance. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Showed only minor promise in three maiden/novice hurdles (1m7f-2m) in December/January but moves up in trip for this handicap debut and has plenty of scope for improvement. |
5/1 |
20/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: P-69
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 13 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten in his three qualifying races (1m7f-2m4f) but fared better when keeping-on second (no match for winner) on handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft) six weeks ago; 2lb wrong here but remains unexposed. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Pulled up on debut here (2m2f) a year ago, and sent off at a whopping 300-1 in a 2m4f Ffos Las maiden (beaten 66l) latest; trainer is having an uncharacteristically quiet season; lowly rated handicap debutant, stablemate of Lily Grace. |
20/1 |
|
4 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
First foal; dam runner-up in 2m hurdle, out of 2m hurdle winning half-sister to useful winners Argento Luna (2m-2m5f hurdle) and Lyes Green (2m3f-3m1f hurdle/chase); something to like on pedigree and is with a major stable; market informative. |
10/1 |
5/2
Form: -84123 BF
Last run: 97 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Fairly treated on hurdle form and seems to need good ground, on which she was well beaten on chase debut two months ago; could be wiser for that experience but she was a remote last. |
9/4 |
|
5th 6 |
28th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Got off the mark over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f) in August and not discredited after three months off when a fading fourth of nine in 2m6f handicap here 19 days ago; much respected on her chase debut. |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: 680/05
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Closest finish was a 30l defeat at Stratford (2m7f, soft; 33-1) last time in her second handicap; no recognisable claims yet. |
40/1 |
|
5th 9 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Nothing positive so far, beaten 58l when earning a 'peak' RPR of 53 at Warwick (2m3f mares' novice; 250-1) in January; tailed off on handicap debut at Hereford (2m5f) just over a fortnight ago. |
12/1 |
|
5th 7 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has shown little in her four starts, latest when tailed off at Warwick (2m3f, good to soft) last month on her first start for 1,001 days; may do better now she goes handicapping but big improvement required. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 2-066P
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (9) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Went close in sole bumper start at Cheltenham last April but failed to build on that in half a dozen hurdle starts since; last month's Flat debut at Wolverhampton wasn't bad (she made late headway into fourth of eight over 1m4f) but better opportunities await, probably over 1m6f+. |
25/1 |
|
4th 1 (7) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Beaten a neck in a bumper on her racecourse debut but a disappointing maiden over hurdles; tall order on her belated Flat debut. |
20/1 |
|
9th 6 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Very disappointing over hurdles given she ran so well in a Cheltenham bumper on debut; has performed below market expectations in two handicaps but both were on soft ground so she may run better under these conditions with cheekpieces added. |
6/1 |
80/1
Form: 589
Last run: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
80/1
Form: P60
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
14/1
Form: 59U5
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Not the biggest and her form figures are uninspiring but there were hints of ability before unseating in Wincanton novice in January; subsequent efforts suggest that might have been a false dawn and she's out of the weights again. |
40/1 |
|
16 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Soundly beaten in her first two handicaps (2m6f/3m2f) and competes from 5lb out of the weights here; needs to take a big step forward. |
50/1 |
|
6th 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Signs of promise prior to unseating in Wincanton novice (2m5f, heavy) in January but tailed off/pulled up on both runs since, most recently when 40-1 for handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft). |
14/1 |
150/1
Form: /P0-96
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 |
24th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear, always behind |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £25.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £19.18 |
| Tricast | £136.23 |
| Trifecta | £194.00 |