16:38 Chepstow

Saturday 5 April 2025

All12:4013:1013:4014:1514:5015:3216:38

DragonBet 'Remembering John Lovell' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:39 | Winning time: 4m 43.59s

1^st

Impecunious

611-13

13/8f

T: C J DownJ: Callum Pritchard (5)

Mid-division, closer after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, took 2nd 2 out and ridden, led and wandered on run to final flight where awkward, ran on flat op 15/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Bells Of Ufford

512-0

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Led, headed before 4th, remained handy, mistake 6th, lost position 3 out, ridden and battled on before 2 out, every chance and not fluent last, stayed on one pace run-in op 5/1

3^rd

Victor Haze

810-4

15/2

T: P C DandoJ: Conor Ring

Mid-division, pushed along and steady headway home turn, disputed 3rd 3 out, not fluent 2 out and lost position, soon ridden, stayed on run-in tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

4^th

1 ½

Privilege

711-8

25/1

T: J L FlintJ: Charlie Price (3)

Front mid-division, took 3rd after 5th, tracked leader home turn, led after 3 out, ridden and headed on run to last, kept on until no extra closing stages op 33/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

Tillaway

611-8

9/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Sean Houlihan

Close up, led before 4th, pushed along and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 10/1

6^th

5 ½

Harvie Wallbanger

910-7

12/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Benjamin Poste

Towards rear, mid-division 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, no response op 11/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

6 ½

Marco's Light

610-12

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (3)

Towards rear, never involved op 8/1

8^th

Snitterfield

511-12

50/1

T: J CoulsonJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along and dropped away home turn op 33/1

9^th

Sonic Gold

911-8

22/1

T: J G M O'SheaJ: Brendan Powell

Always in rear, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Junior Des Mottes

610-5

13/2

T: D BraceJ: Liam Harrison

Tracked leaders, lost ground and pushed along after 4 out, soon beaten, pulled up last op 11/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.30, £1.80, £1.60EX:£9.90Trifecta:£49.80Tricast:£42.37SF:£9.42Swingers:£2.30, £3.20, £6.20

Forecasts

Impecunious (13/8), Bells Of Ufford (9/2), Junior Des Mottes (13/2), Victor Haze (15/2), Tillaway (9/1), Harvie Wallbanger (12/1), Marco's Light (14/1), Sonic Gold (22/1), Privilege (25/1), Snitterfield (50/1)

A finale where worthwhile hurdle form is thin on the ground. The way in which VICTOR HAZE took second late on over 2m here recently suggests he may do better again back over further. There is some unexposed potential among the handicap newcomers and market moves for the likes of Marco's Light and/or Harvie Wallbanger could prove significant.

VICTOR HAZE
MARCO'S LIGHT
HARVIE WALLBANGER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Love Of Neymore

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Charlie Price | T: R L Llewellyn

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,248.002nd: £1,494.003rd: £747.004th: £374.005th: £186.00