Lady Rebecca Novices' Handicap Chase – Hereford

Hereford

13:25

Lady Rebecca Novices' Handicap Chase

Date 2025-11-25

Distance 2m8y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Danny's Friend Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	142	—	640005	73	97	83	22d	—	—	-11	13	0.63/1	5/2 29%
12-race maiden over hurdles; recent chase debut over C&D was his best run for a while
2	Sanitiser Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	168	—	2132-4	99	105	75	18d	—	—	0	17.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran quite well when beaten 9l on chase debut and didn't appear to see out the 2m3f
1	Electric Eddy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	168	—	2813-P	99	-	-	38d	—	—	+1	16.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Capable hurdler who is on a career-high mark; can still feature if taking to fences
4	L'Empire Vert Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Sheila Lewis	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Sheila Lewis	161	t	528-91	92	105	84	19d	—	—	-1	14.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Only beat one other finisher at Ludlow but the handicapper wasn't harsh with just 2lb
5	Blackijo Dagrostis Brown J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	157	t	-66244	88	104	72	50d	—	—	+4	15.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Best run over fences was his first; comfortably held last time after wind surgery
3	Chestnut Pete Chestnut J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Katy Price	167	t	13-244	98	109	91	22d	—	—	+6	14.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Respectable fourth over C&D three weeks ago but was some 12l off the winner
6	The Pit Popsy Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Heather Main	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Heather Main	157	t	99/44-	88	-	-	240d	—	—	+6	10.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Promising fourths over hurdles at Doncaster and Ascot; chase/handicap debut
7	Dark Soldier Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	151	—	6886-P	82	-	-	14d	—	—	+6	8.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Pretty poor since sent under rules and 40-1 when pulled up on recent chase debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Danny's Friend	9/4	5/2	5/2
Sanitiser	7/2	10/3	7/2
Electric Eddy	5/1	5/1	9/2
L'Empire Vert	5/1	5/1	9/2
Blackijo Dagrostis	7/1	7/1	7/1
Chestnut Pete	8/1	8/1	8/1
The Pit Popsy	25/1	18/1	22/1
Dark Soldier	66/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sanitiser

17.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Electric Eddy

16.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Blackijo Dagrostis

15.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

L'Empire Vert

14.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Chestnut Pete

14.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Danny's Friend

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

The Pit Popsy

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Dark Soldier

8.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sanitiser	99	105	75
Electric Eddy	99	—	—
Chestnut Pete	98	109	91
L'Empire Vert	92	105	84
Blackijo Dagrostis	88	104	72
The Pit Popsy	88	—	—
Dark Soldier	82	—	—
Danny's Friend	73	97	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Soldier	14d ago	Fit
Sanitiser	18d ago	Fit
L'Empire Vert	19d ago	Fit
Danny's Friend	22d ago	Fit
Chestnut Pete	22d ago	Fit
Electric Eddy	38d ago	Fit
Blackijo Dagrostis	50d ago	Fresh
The Pit Popsy	240d ago	Long break