16:25 Haydock

Thursday 5 March 2026

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CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 20.43s

North Moon⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁷⁾| T: Simon Edwards| OR: 105

150/1

Modest form when fourth in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle in the summer for W. P. Mullins but left that yard cheaply after his chasing debut and since pulled up in a point. Hard to fancy back under Rules.

Form: 75498-P

Berkenshtaaap⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: James Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 104

4/1

Winning Irish pointer but yet to better modest form in bumpers/hurdles under Rules, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft) when last seen in November. Type to do better now handicapping over a longer trip.

Form: 1538-40

Idaho Valley^t1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103| BF

13/2

Point winner who has proved consistent rather than progressive over hurdles and met with defeat at short odds when only third in a 9-runner novice hurdle at Huntingdon a fortnight ago. Makes handicap debut in tongue tie.

Form: 264-233

The Great Escape⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 102

10/1

Placed 3 times at Worcester in the summer but hasn't beaten a rival either start since returning from 4-month break this autumn. Off another 89 days,

Form: 323288

Fast Work⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Callum Bewley| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 102

6/1

Improved effort switched to handicap company when third at Wetherby on Boxing Day and wasn't disgraced up in grade when seventh of 17 at this C&D (good to soft) 47 days ago. Respected.

Form: 06-0437

Stung By Tariffs³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: H D Daly| OR: 102

14/1

Showed ability on hurdling debut at Carlisle and back on track when third in a novice event at Southwell (15.8f, soft) 31 days ago. Longer trip likely to suit and he's a respected handicap newcomer.

Form: 6463

Land Of Punt^p1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 101

3/1

Has improved with each start over hurdles, very much appealing as one for handicaps over this sort of trip when a plugging on third in an 8-runner novice hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f, soft) 38 days ago. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: F-953

Jehol De Thaix¹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 100

9/1

Unexposed sort who shaped as if needing the outing when sixth of 10 on his 21f Wetherby handicap debut/reappearance at the end of October. Now 3 lb lower but perhaps best watched after another 4 months off.

Form: 2354-6

Lheur De Gloire^t1⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 98

9/2

Seemingly brought along gradually in maiden/novice hurdles, not knocked when sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft, 50/1) 50 days ago. Could do with learning to settle but but rates as a likely improver on handicap debut.

Form: 5856

Non-Runners

Beep Beep Becky¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Land Of Punt (3/1), Berkenshtaaap (4/1), Lheur De Gloire (9/2), Fast Work (6/1), Idaho Valley (13/2), Jehol De Thaix (9/1), The Great Escape (10/1), Beep Beep Becky (12/1), Stung By Tariffs (14/1), North Moon (150/1)

Several of these appeal as likely improvers going up in trip, chiefly LAND OF PUNT, who caught the eye when a staying-on third at Plumpton towards the end of January. He gets the verdict over Fast Work, who backed up an encouraging third on handicap debut with a creditable effort in better company last time. One of the other handicap newcomers, Lheur de Gloire, is also shortlisted.