13.10
SoftSouthern Cranes & Access Ltd Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 2m 4f 114y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
Abandoned
Form: U123 C
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Won a maiden hurdle (2m, good) in May 2024 but was well held in a Plumpton handicap (2m4f) in his final run last season; still lightly raced but this looks a tough starting point over fences and he has stamina to prove at this new trip. |
11/2 |
|
7th 8 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Won a 2m maiden on good ground here last May and ran another good race to be fourth on handicap debut at Windsor three months ago (2m4f, soft); he doesn't look ahead of his mark but he's not had a lot of racing. |
33/1 |
|
7th 8 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Won a 2m maiden on good ground here last May and ran another good race to be fourth on handicap debut at Windsor three months ago (2m4f, soft); he doesn't look ahead of his mark but he's not had a lot of racing. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 21-212 BF
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 9 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Progressive and productive until going the wrong way (at about 2m4f) this season; still hasn't won beyond 2m under rules; enough to prove upped further in distance. |
25/1 |
|
11th 6 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Acts on heavy ground; disappointing in both starts this term but can't be written off just yet; previously a progressive sort with a good strike-rate and solid record. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 |
1st Mar 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Justified favouritism in C&D novice contest (soft) last time, not needing to improve but enhancing a good rules record that now reads 1212121; solid contender on handicap debut. |
5/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 34-66
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
6th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Not solid on his hurdling exploits (0-7) and he ran no race on chase debut last time (2m4f); this longer trip is probably a better fit for him so may leave that latest run behind. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Mixed form over hurdles this season but runner-up at Plumpton (3m1f, good) two starts ago and stable has much better strike-rate with chasers than hurdlers nowadays; not ruled out on first run over fences. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Did not show a great deal in his qualifying races last season (2m3f-2m5f) and unseated rider at third flight when upped to 3m2f for handicap debut in March (race subsequently declared void); returns from six-month break. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
17th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Irish maiden point winner who was pulled up on hurdle debut in November but offered something to work with, having been given wind surgery, when fourth at Hereford (2m6f, soft) in January; open to progress but probably one for handicaps in due course. |
12/1 |
|
4th 3 |
15th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Not sure he achieved all that much in winning an Irish point and those doubts now have substance after a forgettable hurdling debut; had wind surgery since. |
33/1 |
|
4th 3 |
15th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Not sure he achieved all that much in winning an Irish point and those doubts now have substance after a forgettable hurdling debut; had wind surgery since. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 3m 1f 157y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who launched chasing career with two good efforts, latterly when second to Felton Bellevue over C&D (soft) in February; ran in snatches and was disappointing over hurdles here a fortnight ago but might travel better in first-time cheekpieces today and could still have potential over fences. |
11/4 |
|
5th 3 |
23rd Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 217y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Lightly raced maiden over hurdles who has showed improved form since switched to fences on last two starts; not yet fully exposed and reverts to hurdles off what may prove to be a workable mark. |
11/4 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
7th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
midfield |
200/1 |
|
13 |
7th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
took keen hold, midfield |
200/1 |
|
5 |
27th Jan 2025 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders |
100/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 11/62
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 11 |
31st Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 103y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
All four wins in the mud and the latest was from the front on heavy ground at this track (2m4f) last February; made a creditable chase/seasonal debut over 3m in December but two muted performances (chase/hurdles) have followed and a big revival is needed in the first-time headgear. |
14/1 |
|
5th 7 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Dual hurdle/bumper winner on soft/heavy ground and could be happy to see the back of fences (last two runs); he's not handicapped out of it. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 84
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 10lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Sole win came over C&D (good) in May and has run well a couple of times since, but has also bled on a couple of occasions including on her chase debut back here (3m, good) last month; others more persuasive. |
20/1 |
|
13 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Sole win came over C&D (good) in May and has run well a couple of times since, but has also bled on a couple of occasions including on her chase debut back here (3m, good) last month; others more persuasive. |
20/1 |
|
13 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Sole win came over C&D (good) in May and has run well a couple of times since, but has also bled on a couple of occasions including on her chase debut back here (3m, good) last month; others more persuasive. |
20/1 |
Verdict
David Pipe’s JURANCON sets a high standard as it is and today’s extra demands on stamina should trigger further improvement from him. Illegal d’Ainay has something to find with the selection on all the figures, but Sole Solution is receiving weight from the top two and his second run back from an absence was a lot better than the first. He could very easily take a notable step forward.[Alistair Jones]