Diplomat Hotel Celebrating 50 Years Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 2m 7f 177y
Going: Soft

Runners: 14
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

Shillanavogy

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (28%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)

Close second to bang-in-form rival on chasing debut in May; high on the list

681-42

Age: 6

Weight: 12-0

OR: 97

Days: 179

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 May 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f GS	5HcCh	11-8	2/6	Big Bee Hive (½L)	100/30	92	98
7 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	20f GS	5HcH	11-6	4/9	Jasmin De Grugy (23L)	16/5	92	80
9 Apr 24	Her Hereford	19.5f Sft	5NvHcH	11-1	1/10	Ionity (6L)	4/1	84	96
25 Jan 24	Wet Wetherby	19.5f Sft	5HcH	11-1	8/9	Goguenard (14½L)	7/2	87	75
27 Dec 23	Chp Chepstow	16f Sft	4NvH	10-11	6/13	Ito Ditto (33L)	150/1	-	85
20 Dec 23	Nby Newbury	16.5f Sft	3MdH	11-4	13/18	Fortunate Man (45L)	125/1	-	62

Hobb's Delight

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Went very close on recent chasing debut and commands respect

21-422

Age: 8

Weight: 12-0

OR: 97

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Oct 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f GS	5NvHcCh	11-8	2/6	River Tyne (nse)	10/11F	94	100
11 Jun 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Gd	5HcH	11-3	2/12	Ballyvaughan Bay (1L)	15/8F	92	96
27 May 24	Crt Cartmel	22f Gd	5HcH	11-7	4/13	Pateen (12L)	4/1	92	88
2 Feb 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f GS	5NvHcH	11-10	1/9	Fantomas (¾L)	100/30	90	96
17 Jan 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f GS	5HcH	11-3	2/12	Catch Him Derry (¾L)	100/30	86	96
26 Dec 23	Fon Fontwell	19f GS	5HcH	11-0	1/9	Naturally High (dht)	15/2	83	85

The Scorpion King ^p

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Oliver Signy

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (28%)

Finished well for second on seasonal debut but hs developed a tendency to race lazily

4614-2

Age: 6

Weight: 11-13

OR: 96

Days: 32

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Oct 24	Str Stratford	22.5f Hy	5HcCh	11-12 p	2/12	Aworkinprogress (1¼L)	11/1	94	101
9 Apr 24	Her Hereford	21f Sft	5HcCh	12-0 p	4/7	Village Master (11½L)	4/1	95	90
18 Mar 24	Fon Fontwell	19.5f Hy	5HcCh	11-9 p	1/5	Mister Murchan (4L)	9/4J	90	101
20 Feb 24	Mar Market Rasen	24f Sft	5NvHcCh	11-9 p	6/7	Samourai One (79L)	16/5	95	31
28 Jan 24	Fon Fontwell	21.5f Sft	5HcCh	11-12 p	4/9	Sir Rock (13L)	8/1	98	85
26 Dec 23	Mar Market Rasen	20.5f GS	5NvHcH	11-11 p¹	6/11	Major Fortune (7¾L)	12/1	100	95

Montys Soldier

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 7 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (30%)

0-4 over hurdles but this impressive Irish point winner looks interesting on chase debut

/43-P4

Age: 6

Weight: 11-11

OR: 94

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Oct 24	Fak Fakenham	20f Gd	5HcH	12-0	4/10	Hiero Sport (19½L)	22/1	96	91
11 Jun 24	Sth Southwell	20.5f Gd	4NvMdH	11-4	PU/14	Catchim ()	5/1	-	-
4 Apr 24	Sth Southwell	16f Hy	4MdH	11-4	3/8	Highlands Legacy (34L)	6/1	-	81
21 Feb 24	Don Doncaster	16.5f Sft	4NvH	11-2	4/9	Support Act (37L)	9/1	-	70
9 Apr 23	Ffo Ffos Las	16f Sft	5MdNHF	11-4	3/8	The Jukebox Man (13L)	100/30	-	103

The Big Reveal

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Still very unexposed under rules but was pulled up when 40-1 for chase/handicap debut

467/P

Age: 6

Weight: 11-7

OR: 90

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Oct 24	Wor Worcester	23f Sft	5HcCh	11-2	PU/14	Law Of Supply ()	40/1	95	-
18 Feb 23	Asc Ascot	19.5f Gd	2NvH	11-2	7/7	Springwell Bay (62L)	125/1	-	74
23 Jan 23	Ffo Ffos Las	20f Sft	4MdH	11-7	6/13	Hercules Morse (26L)	10/1	-	90
27 Dec 22	Chp Chepstow	19.5f GS	4MdH	11-1	4/15	Saint Davy (21L)	125/1	-	99

Henry Box Brown

J: Ellis Collier ⁷

T: Evan Williams

Won readily at Worcester in August but has become a hard horse to predict

257176

Age: 7

Weight: 11-5

OR: 88

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Oct 24	Fak Fakenham	24f Gd	5NvHcCh	10-11	6/6	Lunar Contact (12L)	16/1	90	83
14 Oct 24	Her Hereford	21f Gd	5HcCh	11-0	7/10	Moodofthemoment (24L)	25/1	91	79
28 Aug 24	Wor Worcester	20f Gd	5HcCh	10-3	1/13	Famous Last Word (3¾L)	15/2	82	93
20 Jul 24	Crt Cartmel	17.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-13	7/10	Sword Of Fate (12L)	12/1	85	82
18 Jun 24	Str Stratford	17f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-2	5/9	Theonlywayiswessex (22L)	8/1	88	81
1 Jun 24	Str Stratford	17f Gd	4NvHcCh	10-8	2/7	Isholo Du Vivien (10L)	13/2	88	86

Wonder Of The Seas ^tp

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Runner-up in three of his four chases and probably still on workable mark; considered

022P-2

Age: 6

Weight: 11-2

OR: 85

Days: 45

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Oct 24	Utt Uttoxeter	24f Gd	5HcCh	11-2 tp	2/12	Ballyrashane (1½L)	11/2	83	90
31 Mar 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Hy	5HcCh	10-7 tp	PU/6	Rouge De L'Quest ()	5/2F	84	-
8 Mar 24	Lei Leicester	22.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-8 tp	2/4	Montgomery (17L)	7/1	85	84
18 Feb 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Hy	5HcCh	10-10 tp¹	2/7	William Ewart (1¼L)	100/30	82	91
15 Jan 24	Her Hereford	25.5f Gd	5NvHcH	11-2 t¹	10/11	Major Fortune (27L)	20/1	85	67
2 Dec 23	Nby Newbury	20.5f GS	3NvH	11-0	10/12	Jingko Blue (39L)	80/1	-	81

Bridget Mary ^t

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Made good start to chasing career this autumn and this move back up in trip will suit

-42514

Age: 6

Weight: 11-2

OR: 85

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Nov 24	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Gd	5HcCh	11-0 t	4/13	Pep Talking (14L)	4/1	86	81
7 Oct 24	Str Stratford	19.5f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-10 t	1/11	Libor Lad (2L)	4/1	82	88
30 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Gd	5HcHM	10-12	5/12	Jolie Baie (6½L)	7/2F	79	77
19 May 24	Str Stratford	26.5f Gd	5HcHM	10-5	2/11	Saint Bibiana (3L)	4/1F	79	84
7 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f GS	5NvHcH	10-3	4/10	Can't Say (8L)	7/2F	80	74
24 Apr 24	Lud Ludlow	21.5f Gd	5NvHcHM	10-11	4/8	Musique De Fee (3½L)	13/2	80	81

Casting Aspersions ^t ¹

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Did not show much over hurdles but moves up in trip for this chase/handicap debut

7-05P

Age: 5

Weight: 11-1

OR: 84

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Nov 24	Utt Uttoxeter	20f Gd	4NvH	10-11 h	PU/11	Western Knight ()	200/1	-	-
8 Oct 24	Hun Huntingdon	19.5f Gd	4MdH	11-4 h	5/6	Ballytechno (26L)	150/1	-	79
15 May 24	Ffo Ffos Las	20f Gd	4MdH	11-4 h¹	10/14	De Tellers Fortune (33L)	33/1	-	72
25 Apr 24	War Warwick	16f Gd	5NHF	11-3	7/11	Jafimgoso (7½L)	6/1	-	89

Prime Pretender ^v

J: Osian Radford ¹⁰

T: Evan Williams

Back under rules with three respectable runs this summer/autumn but others appeal more

5P/564

Age: 9

Weight: 10-10

OR: 79

Days: 30

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Oct 24	Plu Plumpton	25.5f GS	5NvHcCh	10-3 b¹	4/6	River Tyne (12L)	4/1	82	79
6 Oct 24	Utt Uttoxeter	24f Gd	5HcCh	10-11	6/12	Ballyrashane (9½L)	16/1	85	82
30 Aug 24	Fon Fontwell	21.5f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-4 p	5/10	Belgarum (19½L)	18/1	86	86
30 Mar 23	Tau Taunton	16f Hy	5NvHcCh	11-11 v¹	PU/6	Flash Gorcombe ()	9/2	96	-
22 Mar 23	Ffo Ffos Las	16f Hy	5HcCh	12-0	5/7	Templier (25L)	100/30	96	84
22 Feb 23	Lud Ludlow	16f Gd	5NvHcCh	11-12	3/6	Estate Italiana (8½L)	5/1	98	98

Try The Money

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Henry Oliver

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Placed on 2m4f hurdle here in April and open to improvement as a staying chaser this term

/6253-

Age: 6

Weight: 10-10

OR: 79

Days: 212

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Apr 24	Ffo Ffos Las	20f GS	5NvHcH	10-3	3/8	Valens Bruyee (1½L)	6/1	75	80
17 Mar 24	Hun Huntingdon	19.5f Sft	5HcH	10-4	5/7	Sailed Away (23L)	100/30	76	58
29 Feb 24	Tau Taunton	19f Sft	5NvHcH	10-5	2/7	Johannes (2¼L)	9/4F	73	77
15 May 23	Sth Southwell	20.5f Gd	4NvMdH	11-4	6/6	Cabhfuilfungi (53L)	150/1	-	53
28 Apr 23	Chp Chepstow	16f GS	5MdH	11-4	12/14	Good Friday Fairy (71L)	40/1	-	33
10 Apr 23	Chp Chepstow	16f GS	4NvH	11-2	5/9	Manorbank (74L)	22/1	-	50

Wide To West ^tb

J: James Best

T: Martin Keighley

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)

Stayed on dourly for C&D win in April but 8lb rise asks quite a lot of him

PP221-

Age: 7

Weight: 10-9

OR: 78

Days: 218

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Apr 24	Ffo Ffos Las	24f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 tb	1/7	Higgs (3½L)	2/1F	70	78
18 Mar 24	Sth Southwell	24.5f Sft	5HcCh	10-2 tb	2/7	Felton Bellevue (4¾L)	7/1	71	74
27 Feb 24	Lei Leicester	22.5f Hy	5HcCh	10-2 b¹	2/4	Martalmix'jac (6L)	5/1	70	72
14 Feb 24	Her Hereford	25f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-2 p	PU/10	Glance From Clover ()	25/1	74	-
22 Dec 23	Utt Uttoxeter	24f Hy	5NvHcCh	10-2 p	PU/11	Breeze Of Wind ()	20/1	74	-
14 Nov 23	Lin Lingfield	23.5f Sft	5NvHcCh	10-2 p¹	5/5	Dysania (8L)	5/1	73	72

Saxon Queen ^b ¹

J: Shane Fenelon ⁵

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Ran well on chase debut in September 2023 but has not fired this year; headgear switched

22-766

Age: 7

Weight: 10-5

OR: 74

Days: 15

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Nov 24	War Warwick	25.5f Gd	5HcCh	10-1 p	6/10	Jony Max (13½L)	12/1	76	75
17 Oct 24	Wcn Wincanton	25f Gd	5HcCh	10-9 p	6/9	School For Scandal (39L)	25/1	78	55
22 Aug 24	Nab Newton Abbot	26.5f Gd	5HcH	10-9 p	7/13	Via Dante (28L)	11/2	80	63
3 Sep 23	Wor Worcester	23f Gd	5HcCh	10-8 p¹	2/10	Ya Know Yaseff (5L)	7/2	80	83
22 Aug 23	Nab Newton Abbot	26.5f Gd	5HcH	10-6	2/15	Lelantos (hd)	15/2	78	82
23 Jul 23	Str Stratford	26.5f Gd	5HcH	10-2	2/10	Bright Sunbird (1¼L)	15/8F	74	80

No Drama

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)

Back from mammoth absence with quite encouraging stable/chase debut last month

P/2P/6

Age: 9

Weight: 10-5

OR: 74

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Oct 24	Fon Fontwell	26f Sft	5HcCh	10-3	6/8	Instant Gambler (21L)	16/1	76	68
2 Oct 21	Fon Fontwell	26f Sft	5HcH	10-9	PU/9	Reallyradical ()	9/2	88	-
9 May 21	Plu Plumpton	25f Gd	5HcH	10-11	2/9	Lawtop Legend (1L)	7/1	84	87
3 Mar 21	Wcn Wincanton	21.5f GS	4HcH	10-5	PU/15	Golden Emblem ()	50/1	89	-
20 Feb 21	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Hy	4NvH	11-2	11/14	Longshanks (44L)	250/1	-	76
4 Feb 21	Wcn Wincanton	15.5f Hy	3NvH	11-2	11/18	Lucky One (63L)	150/1	-	64