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GoodDragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 7f 198y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.75
- Place: £1.20
Form: 06833
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 150y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Off the mark at the sixth attempt over hurdles when when justifying favouritism at Taunton (3m, good) last month; up 7lb but he hit a clear personal best with that comfortable success and he's a major player again. |
13/8 |
|
1st 8 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Lightly raced son of Walk In The Park who has taken a big step forward since sent handicapping, cheekpieces on when a clear third of ten at Chepstow (3m) 24 days ago; up 2lb but he can do better still with the headgear retained and merits serious consideration. |
3/1 |
14/1
- Place: £2.70
Form: -33374
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
2-16 in handicaps, raised to 3m here (good) for last three outings; ridden by Cameron Johnstone-Baker last month on last two starts, runner-up before winning easily with a career best four weeks ago (Miss Tiara third); 8lb higher today but needs plenty of respect. |
7/4 |
|
1st 3 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Sole win (from 22 races) in March 2025; nearly all minor honours this term, runner-up under Cameron Johnstone-Baker over C&D (good) last time; strong each-way claims again. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Yet to score this season but she comes here in decent nick, fourth of nine over C&D in December; mark is easing so she has possibilities after a break. |
14/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: 9-3007
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Some promise in bumpers but has yet to get anything going over hurdles and was beaten 25l on his handicap debut at Taunton (3m, good; 6-1). |
10/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Showed some promise in two bumpers last spring but he's failed to go on over hurdles, only seventh of nine in 2m novice here in January; steps up markedly in trip for his handicap debut though and could still do better. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
£20,000 3yo who easily landed the odds in a point bumper at Larkhill in January; 7-1 but beaten nearly 20l when ninth on his rules debut at Newbury (also good; led before weakening) in March; that was a valuable event, however, and he still sets the standard on that form; tongue tie goes on. |
6/4 |
7/1
Form: -2P6P7
Last run: 51 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Opened British account under strong ride over C&D (good) in May and has obvious claims if judged on that performance but already looked beaten when badly hampered at third-last hurdle at Market Rasen last month and needs to bounce back. |
10/1 |
|
8 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
First success since his French debut when winning going away at Worcester last month (2m4f, good), albeit needing getting after on the way round; new 6lb higher mark is some way in excess of any RPR ever run to. |
6/1 |
|
1st 10 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
French hurdles winner; looks handicapped about right on recent exploits but entitled to be thereabouts once more off his light weight and with Sean Bowen booked. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 2-U534
Last run: 35 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Hadn't always looked straightforward so the new cheekpieces were probably a factor in his narrow defeat of an in-form rival at Plumpton (2m4f, good); still nicely treated off 3lb higher. |
9/4 |
|
1st 2 |
5th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 116y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Maiden who has hinted at winning potential but last run at Taunton (3m, good) was a backward step as he didn't look straightforward; if the cheekpieces can focus his mind then the ability is there to take a hand. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Still a maiden over hurdles but he came in a respectable fourth of 11 in 2m5f Kempton handicap 35 days ago; that form is working out well so he needs considering off a 2lb lower mark. |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: 04P6/9
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 9lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
A fair 2m6f/3m2f hurdles scorer for Syd Hosie in 2023; off 22 months and offered little for his new yard when beating only one in 3m Chepstow handicap 24 days ago; others are much preferred. |
100/1 |
|
9th 3 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Four-time hurdle winner (2m-3m2f, good/good to soft) but not since 2023; absent since well-held sixth at Plumpton (3m1f, good) for Syd Hosie in April 2024 and can only be watched on this stable debut. |
50/1 |
|
6th 10 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 3m 0f 217y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
prominent |
33/1 |
6/1
Form: 525542 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Difficult times since back from absence last June but he's dropped a long way in the weights and there have been some signs of life; non-stayer over the extended 3m3f at Stratford recently (Carpe Diem runner-up) but he didn't run badly and better is expected. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Back with his former trainer on his last five starts; landed a four-timer for this yard in 2023; hasn't won since and has failed to complete on his last two starts; visor worn last time is left off; well handicapped if able to return to anywhere near his best form. |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: 562255 CD
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 9lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
C&D winner who had been running well in both codes until a well-held fifth in 2m4f Wincanton handicap hurdle 39 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back. |
12/1 |
|
5th 10 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Just 1-20 under rules but runner-up in two of her last three runs, including over hurdles at Hereford (2m5f, good) in November; sole win was on good to firm ground but she handles soft (more to prove on heavy) and has possibilities back in this sphere. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Well supported when scoring at Taunton (3m, good to firm) on penultimate start, her first after wind surgery; went up 5lb for that; couldn't match that effort when dropped back to 2m2f here latest; drops 1lb and the return to further should suit; player. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £21.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.08 |
| Tricast | £95.84 |
| Trifecta | £136.00 |
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