13.00

J: Stan Sheppard

16/1 (Won)

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

34,000gns foal, £10,000 6yo; fourth foal; dam bumper winner, half-sister to the high-class Wishfull Thinking (among others); makes debut with trainer in fine form but he'll need to be useful to win this.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1	4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 125y Class 3	17:05 Haydock Laganhill 12st 0lb J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Henry Daly	Dual soft-ground hurdle winner at around 2m; has looked a thorough stayer over fences, 4l second of four over 3m at Exeter (heavy; first-time cheekpieces) six weeks ago; in the mix again off an unchanged mark.	9/1
2nd 2	20th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 54y Class 3	14:44 Exeter Laganhill 11st 8lb J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Henry Daly	Dual soft-ground hurdle winner at around 2m last season; made a promising start over fences at Carlisle and stepped forward from that when a staying-on second, upped to 3m, at Bangor (heavy) next time; below that level at Ascot latest, but still early days in this sphere and he's not one to dismiss with cheekpieces added.	7/2
7th 8	17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 185y Class 3	13:00 Ascot Laganhill 11st 3lb J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Henry Daly	Low-mileage 8yo who scored twice over hurdles last term; seemed to need reappearance effort behind The Jukebox Kid at Carlisle and duly fared better, staying-on second upped to 3m, at Bangor (heavy) later in November; interesting contender, with another step forward plausible.	7/1

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4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 125y

Class 3

17:05 Haydock

12st 0lb

Dual soft-ground hurdle winner at around 2m; has looked a thorough stayer over fences, 4l second of four over 3m at Exeter (heavy; first-time cheekpieces) six weeks ago; in the mix again off an unchanged mark.

9/1

2nd

20th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 54y

Class 3

14:44 Exeter

11st 8lb

Dual soft-ground hurdle winner at around 2m last season; made a promising start over fences at Carlisle and stepped forward from that when a staying-on second, upped to 3m, at Bangor (heavy) next time; below that level at Ascot latest, but still early days in this sphere and he's not one to dismiss with cheekpieces added.

7/2

7th

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 3

13:00 Ascot

11st 3lb

Low-mileage 8yo who scored twice over hurdles last term; seemed to need reappearance effort behind The Jukebox Kid at Carlisle and duly fared better, staying-on second upped to 3m, at Bangor (heavy) later in November; interesting contender, with another step forward plausible.

7/1

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3rd

Indeevar Bleu

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

8/13

Form: 1/4-1 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict

Has run just twice over hurdles since impressive debut win in Wetherby bumper in March 2023 but he he made it 2-3 with very easy win at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) this month; leading claims under a 6lb penalty.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 3	10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1	13:45 Aintree Indeevar Bleu 11st 12lb J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy	Absent and had further wind surgery since his ready win over C&D (good to soft) on Boxing Day when proving well suited by the step up from 2m and taking record to 4-7; progressive and remains particularly unexposed at this trip; looks an ideal type for this assignment.	4/1
1st 2	17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4	18:45 Ffos Las Indeevar Bleu 12st 0lb J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy	held up in last, smooth headway 2 out, challenging last, pushed along to lead run-in, edged left but went clear final 110yds, readily	9/4
1st 2	17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4	18:45 Ffos Las Indeevar Bleu 12st 0lb J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy	held up in last, smooth headway 2 out, challenging last, pushed along to lead run-in, edged left but went clear final 110yds, readily	9/4

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8th

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

11st 12lb

Absent and had further wind surgery since his ready win over C&D (good to soft) on Boxing Day when proving well suited by the step up from 2m and taking record to 4-7; progressive and remains particularly unexposed at this trip; looks an ideal type for this assignment.

4/1

1st

17th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

12st 0lb

held up in last, smooth headway 2 out, challenging last, pushed along to lead run-in, edged left but went clear final 110yds, readily

9/4

1st

17th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

12st 0lb

held up in last, smooth headway 2 out, challenging last, pushed along to lead run-in, edged left but went clear final 110yds, readily

9/4

4th

Desert Halo

J: Harry Bannister

T: Richard J Bandey

5/1

Form: /4-462

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Had shown hints of promise prior to his 80-1 second at Lingfield (2m, soft) last month on his second hurdle start; might not be far away if backing that up with another good run.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 2	2nd May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5	12:45 Uttoxeter Desert Halo 11st 12lb J: James Davies T: Richard J Bandey	No joy in four goes over fences and made a winning return on his handicap debut in this sphere at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) in March; bumped into an improver when second at Hereford (2m, good) last month and should be on the premises.	6/1
2nd 6	6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5	14:45 Hereford Desert Halo 11st 10lb J: Harry Bannister T: Richard J Bandey	Hasn't taken to fences this season but came right back to form reverting to hurdles last time, gaining a hard-fought win at Plumpton (2m, good to soft), his first success of any kind; handles most ground and 3lb rise leaves him still well treated on the pick of last season's hurdling form; leading contender.	4/1
1st 2	9th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 5	15:00 Plumpton Desert Halo 11st 12lb J: Harry Bannister T: Richard J Bandey	Very well handicapped if judged on pick of last season's hurdling form but chasing has not gone to plan this term (four attempts) and his overall strike-rate is now 0-14; needs to turn a corner.	8/1

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4th

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

11st 12lb

No joy in four goes over fences and made a winning return on his handicap debut in this sphere at Plumpton (2m, good to soft) in March; bumped into an improver when second at Hereford (2m, good) last month and should be on the premises.

6/1

2nd

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

11st 10lb

Hasn't taken to fences this season but came right back to form reverting to hurdles last time, gaining a hard-fought win at Plumpton (2m, good to soft), his first success of any kind; handles most ground and 3lb rise leaves him still well treated on the pick of last season's hurdling form; leading contender.

4/1

1st

9th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

11st 12lb

Very well handicapped if judged on pick of last season's hurdling form but chasing has not gone to plan this term (four attempts) and his overall strike-rate is now 0-14; needs to turn a corner.

8/1

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