12.45
SoftOn The Fourth Day Of Christmas Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 4f 25y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.20
- Place: £1.90
Form: 57176F D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Last win came in December 2024 off 6lb higher; hasn't been firing on all cylinders recently but is down to a career-low mark and cannot dismiss. |
7/1 |
|
6th 11 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Returned from three-month break with respectable fourth here (2m3f, soft) in March last time and will be fine over this longer trip, but he's not really been firing on all cylinders since last summer; others appeal more. |
14/1 |
|
4th 5 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Seemingly aided by addition of cheekpieces when making the frame three consecutive times (2m7f-3m) towards end of last year but still wasn't really firing on all cylinders; should be fine over this shorter trip but the headgear is missing today and he needs to have been refreshed by his three-month break. |
8/1 |
6/4
- Place: £1.50
Form: 667312 C BF
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
10th Feb 2025 Good 3m 1f 54y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
in rear |
4/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.70
Form: /3U/1/
Last run: 952 days
W: 10st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
13th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
2m6f hurdle winner (good) but has only made it to the track once since that success in May 2022; creditable third here (2m4f, soft) last December, on that only recent outing and not ruled out if backing that up. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 22P6-P
Last run: 31 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 1 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
ran in snatches, prominent |
20/1 |
|
4 |
23rd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, pressed leader, lost ground after 3rd, rallied before 6th |
9/2 |
|
4 |
23rd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
9yo who is a longstanding maiden but she may well have got off the mark at Leicester (2m4f, soft) last time but for a bad mistake at the final fence; has also run well over staying trips; last time was just her second run for this yard and could make amends today off the same mark. |
9/2 |
7/1
Form: 368-54
Last run: 44 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
pressed leader, lost position 8th, weakened 9th, pulled up before 3 out |
16/1 |
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
pressed leader, lost position 8th, weakened 9th, pulled up before 3 out |
16/1 |
11/4
Form: 2514/6
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
towards rear |
4/1 |
|
5th 4 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
towards rear |
4/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
28th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Only fourth at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) recently and she's untested at this trip; however, she kept on for a fair third at Hereford (2m3f, soft) two starts ago and this lightly raced 6yo is not ruled for her good yard. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: /77U5-
Last run: 285 days
W: 10st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
26th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 1f 77y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced since going close over hurdles at the end of 2022 and didn't show enough on his return from another absence over fences at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in December to make him of interest here; 3lb out of the weights. |
25/1 |
|
7th 8 |
28th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
7th 8 |
28th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 712659
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Runner-up in a handicap chase here in November but pulled up next time; returns to hurdling (dual winner) from 7lb out of the weights and that's not ideal. |
50/1 |
|
7 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Won off 8lb higher over hurdles here (2m2f, good) last July but his three chasing attempts towards the end of last year were unconvincing, and he was out of form when back over hurdles this summer. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 6PP-P4
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
10th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 164y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced in all ten starts and hard to recommend from out of the weights. |
66/1 |
|
7th 12 |
6th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has a modest completion record and unconvincing form when getting round; opposed. |
40/1 |
|
7th 12 |
6th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has a modest completion record and unconvincing form when getting round; opposed. |
40/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £30.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.93 |
| Tricast | £377.27 |
| Trifecta | £387.30 |
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