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GoodDragonBet The Roar Before Daily Faller Insurance “Hands And Heels” Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Am) (REI)
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 5
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.00
- Place: £2.10
Form: 3-2556 C
Last run: 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (1) |
27th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Won two in a row in June (1m4f, good) and, bar one blip, he's continued in good form, finishing fourth of 12 at Bath (1m6f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; each-way shout under regular rider Taylor Fisher. |
10/1 |
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4th 1 (4) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Dual hurdle and dual Flat winner this year; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but his recent defeat on soft ground is excusable; enters each-way calculations. |
16/1 |
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6th 10 (11) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
More wins this year, two over hurdles and two on the Flat (about 1m4f, good), but perhaps found out by a career-high mark at Ascot and Lingfield (back at 1m6f, good to firm) since; probably has work to do again. |
16/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 120741
Last run: 4 days
W: 12st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Goes on all ground; unseated four out when favourite at Wincanton last time; had been in career-best form with a win at Wincanton (1m7f) and a second at Taunton (2m3f); even more needed here, however. |
12/1 |
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3 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
In career-best form this month, winning from off the pace over C&D (good to soft) before running a big race in defeat at Taunton (2m3f, good); likely to give Daisy White a good spin on her first ride under rules. |
5/4 |
20/1
- Place: £5.20
Form: 4P5-PP D
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
27th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
He was looking when regressive even before pulling up in his first two runs for this yard but ran better at Taunton (2m3f, good; ridden by Kayla Ruddy), where he was no match for the front two but did come from well off the pace; possibilities; 1lb wrong. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Out of sorts at the end of last term for Robert Stephens and he's been pulled up in handicaps (around 3m2f) at Fontwell and Warwick for his current yard this year; it's easy to look elsewhere. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Three-time hurdle winner but the latest was back in November 2023 and it's been a long time since he posed a serious threat; pulled up when a 3-1 shot for last month's stable and seasonal debut at Fontwell. |
12/1 |
40/1
Form: 96/86-
Last run: 596 days
W: 10st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Longstanding maiden who didn't run badly on first two starts back from a mammoth absence; out of the weights but not hard to see him hitting the frame in a weak contest, if bouncing back from a poor effort last time. |
14/1 |
|
11th 11 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
20-race maiden who only recently returned from a mammoth absence; beaten about 14l on both occasions and behind Vengeance last time. |
14/1 |
|
8th 12 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all five hurdle starts but returned from 596-day absence with an encouraging fourth at Taunton (2m3f, good) a fortnight ago and has possibilities if that run brought him on. |
6/1 |
25/1
Form: 79-658
Last run: 102 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Flat winner but he's 0-9 over hurdles and has been beaten 17l or more in four handicaps (2m1f-3m) since November; mark continues to fall but he needs the cheekpieces to make a difference on this drop back in trip. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 137-
Last run: 486 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
28th Sep 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Narrow winner of a C&D handicap in a first-time visor in June and has run to a similar level in defeat in two starts since; probably remains vulnerable off this mark but he's proving reliable, returns to a favoured venue and this doesn't look a strong contest. |
7/2 |
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4th 3 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
June's Newton Abbot win by a nose (3m2f, good) in a first-time visor constituted only the tiniest of improvements judged on RPRs; consolidated that form effort when fourth over today's C&D subsequently, over 4l behind Fane Court, and probably nothing much in hand off his current mark. |
15/2 |
3/1
Form: 16-U43 D
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
22nd Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Seemed to take form to whole new level when dominating from the front in first-time visor at Wincanton (2m4f, good) in April but was pulled up the following month and has not raced since; now tried in cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
6 |
11th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Had won a bumper and a handicap, but his all-the-way win at Wincanton last month (2m4f, good) was a career-best and the first-time visor must have been a factor; the handicapper didn't hold back with a 13lb hike but still much respected. |
5/2 |
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1st 4 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Won a bumper on good ground and a handicap hurdle (2m4f) on good to soft; ran right up to his best when third in a Taunton handicap in January but he was disappointing after wind surgery there last month; bit to prove again after that and he needs new headgear to work. |
10/1 |
7/1
Form: /144-3 C
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
14th Sep 2026 Good 3m 3f 9y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Looked in excellent nick at Stratford (2m6f, good; refitted visor) nine days ago, dominating from the front and winning by 11l; could plausibly have untapped potential over this new trip but, on the balance of this year's form, might be vulnerable after recent 6lb rise. |
5/2 |
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1st 3 |
5th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Six wins divided between Flat and hurdling; her last success was over two years ago but she's run some solid races over hurdles this summer and was only beaten 4l at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) last time; respected with visor reapplied. |
13/8 |
|
3rd 6 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Six wins divided between Flat and hurdling; has some respectable races during her losing streak but doesn't look on that good a mark. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 6-08PP
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 (3) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 2m 1f 208y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
9yo whose sole win came over hurdles in March 2023; lightly raced on the Flat but has shown very little in this code and was tailed off at 150-1 on her Flat handicap debut at Southwell (2m, AW) recently. |
100/1 |
|
9th 10 (7) |
22nd Sep 2026 Standard 2m 0f 102y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Sole win came in a mares' novice hurdle at Wincanton (1m7f) back in March 2023; very lowly rated on the Flat and she was distant sixth of seven in a 1m2f Windsor novice (300-1) a fortnight ago; 11lb out of the weights on her handicap debut in this sphere. |
100/1 |
16/1
Form: 3-5565 C
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 2lb
11 yo Mare
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
11yo mare who has not won in over two years and was tailed off at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month; others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
10th 10 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
A dual course scorer but this veteran mare came in last of five in 2m Lingfield handicap last month; others are preferred. |
16/1 |
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5th 6 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Not lasting out over longer trips this term, so return to 2m makes sense, but it's over five years since she was last able to win outside mares-only company; 6lb out of the weights. |
16/1 |
4/1
Form: 8-456
Last run: 109 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Scored over hurdles here (2m6f, good) in April in first-time tongue-tie (retained since); didn't get home when pulled up on chase debut here (3m2f, good) in first-time cheekpieces (retained) in June; may be worth another chance back down in trip. |
7/2 |
|
1 |
23rd Jun 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Low-mileage mare who won over hurdles here (2m5f, good) in April; managed only fourth over 2m7f at Bangor last month but sports first-time cheekpieces today and Paul Nicholls is evidently keen to move her up in trip again and switch her to fences. |
7/2 |
|
4th 2 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Off the mark at the fifth attempt over hurdles when keeping on well for a 16-1 win at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) last month; up 5lb but she responded well to a tongue-tie last time and is open to more progress at this new trip; key player. |
7/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £26.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.39 |
| Tricast | £350.97 |
| Trifecta | £430.20 |
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