12.45
SoftForesters Garden Buildings Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4955.32
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sleet
11/10 (Won)
- Win: £1.37
- Place: £1.02
Form: 2-1214 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 110y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Form has gone rather awry in last three outings but he has been progressive otherwise, culminating in 2m4f handicap wins at Cheltenham and Newbury in the autumn; may rebound and run a good race. |
14/1 |
|
15th 1 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Largely progressive but came up short off top weight in the Lanzarote when bidding for a handicap hat-trick and needs to prove current mark isn't beyond him; unseated rider three out in 3m Grade 2 last time. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Won big-field handicaps at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) and Newbury (2m4f, soft) in the autumn; having gone up the weights he was merely mid-division at Kempton (2m5f, good) last month and is untested at today's trip, but this lightly raced 6yo may still have more to offer and is not discounted. |
11/2 |
5/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 7 BF
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
18th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won Irish point in early 2024; he dropped right out when favourite for a Chepstow bumper in October but showed his true colours when a taking third to a smart one on C&D hurdle debut (soft) last month; said to have made a respiratory noise there and now tongue tied; looks promising. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 11 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Bought for £70,000 soon after his winning Irish point debut (yielding ground) in February; disappointing when favourite for a Chepstow bumper in October but he now switches to hurdling over this longer trip and it wouldn't be a surprise if he left that latest form well behind; stablemate of George Henry. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 11 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
prominent |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 2742
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Placed over hurdles; only his second run over fences when doing it fairly comfortably here two weeks ago (2m5f, good; fine on softer) and he promises to stay this far; every chance off a 6lb higher mark. |
6/4 |
|
1st 1 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 110y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Placed over hurdles and again on his chase debut at Exeter when fitted in a first-time hood; that aid is missing here but stepping up from 2m3f looks favourable. |
2/1 |
20/1
Form: 93
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Placed in two of six starts, best effort at Fontwell in April (2m5f, good) on his penultimate start; could come on for his recent Chepstow return but he still has to prove conclusively that he acts on soft ground. |
7/1 |
|
8 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Placed in two of six starts, best effort at Fontwell in April (2m5f, good) on his penultimate start; could come on for his recent Chepstow return but he still has to prove conclusively that he acts on soft ground. |
7/1 |
|
11 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
0-5 over hurdles; not seen to best effect when making handicap debut on heavy ground but his subsequent Fontwell second (2m5f, good) was a good effort; could have a say here if tuned up after 168-day break. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22th 6 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 11lb |
The last of his three wins in UK came in a Haydock Pertemps qualifier in February; ran respectably in the final of that series at Cheltenham but has to do more to score today. |
14/1 |
|
12th 18 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
10st 7lb |
Made debut in January last year and has won three of eight starts, including over about 3m at Wincanton (heavy) and Haydock (good to soft) on last two; 7lb rise since latest demands better still but he keeps finding for pressure and ended up just over 5l ahead last time, stretching on further from Minella Emperor on the run-in; better still could easily be on its way. |
20/1 |
|
1st 11 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Has improved for the step up to about 3m and cheekpieces this season, building on his Chepstow second when going one better at Wincanton (heavy) last month; pulled clear with a progressive sort and a 6lb rise may underestimate this low-mileage 6yo. |
7/1 |
12/1
Form: 93-65
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Tailed off at Lingfield (2m7f, soft) in December on sole outing this season; something to prove on that back of that but this very lightly raced 7yo is with a good yard and has shown promise previously; wears first-time cheekpieces and he's not written off. |
14/1 |
|
2 |
24th Mar 2025 Good 2m 5f 82y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Unexposed 6yo who was placed in a soft-ground bumper last spring and has also shown promise in three novice hurdles this season (2m-2m4f); untested on ground quicker than good to soft but should have some improvement to come in handicaps. |
11/4 |
|
7th 4 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Placed in the second of his two bumpers and he ran well for a long way when a 7l sixth on hurdling debut at Exeter (2m, soft; first run after wind surgery) last month; didn't build on that when fifth at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft) last time but it's still early days and he should have more to offer; one of two runners for Paul Nicholls. |
12/1 |
7/1
Form: 6
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Has posted two wins and a placed effort, all at about 2m, since switched to chasing; may still have more to offer but goes into unknown territory upped a mile in distance; tongue-tie added. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 67y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Point winner who left his bumper/novice hurdle form behind to score on handicap/chase debut at Warwick (2m, soft) in November, and followed up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; did it cosily last time and he could still be well treated for his top yard now 7lb higher. |
3/1 |
9/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Placed in two Irish points in spring 2024 and displayed improvement over hurdles when fourth at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) in February; makes handicap debut after 237-day break but the move back up in trip should suit. |
10/1 |
40/1
Form: 83529
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
27th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Well down the field in 15-runner Worcester handicap won by Quick Of The Night three weeks ago and now 0-7 over hurdles; needs a good boost from the first-time cheekpieces here; tongue-tie removed. |
33/1 |
|
11th 6 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Nine-race maiden who was well held in her first two handicaps and she unseated at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) last time; still only a 5yo but she needs overall improvement to get involved. |
16/1 |
|
3 |
24th Jun 2025 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
0-5 over hurdles; arguably ran better than eventual 22l defeat suggests when fourth of six at Stratford (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie) last month and may benefit from this drop back in trip but others appeal more. |
8/1 |
200/1
Form: P0
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Form figures of PFPP over fences and, with a tongue-tie added, he never counted on his return to hurdles at Exeter; opposable. |
50/1 |
|
10th 13 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
He'll be glad to see the back of fences after producing form figures of PFPP, not that a case can be made on hurdle exploits; tongue-tie added. |
66/1 |
|
12 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Nine-race maiden with form-figures of PFP since switched to chasing in December; 6lb wrong today; can't be recommended. |
50/1 |
200/1
Form: 99P
Last run: 106 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Has shown little at huge odds in three hurdle runs at up to 2m5f; hood is now added on his return from a break. |
200/1 |
|
12th 9 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
in rear |
200/1 |
100/1
Form: 6-09
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
11th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 217y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, bad mistake 1st, soon lost ground, in rear and struggling before 10th, pulled up before 3 out |
12/1 |
|
9 |
11th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 217y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, bad mistake 1st, soon lost ground, in rear and struggling before 10th, pulled up before 3 out |
12/1 |
|
6 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Very little to latch on to so far, in a bumper and three qualifying events; handicaps should offer more scope, especially if fitting a tongue-tie helps. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 12-52
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
24th Feb 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Made frame in two points in first half of 2023 but was last of the finishers each time; new trainer has modest strike-rate in bumpers. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £2.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £1.99 |
| Trifecta | £11.90 |
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