15.17
SoftCongratulations 2024 WGN Winner Val Dancer Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4700.09
- 2m 7f 131y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.60
Form: 346-31 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Made all to win two chase (3m; good to soft and heavy) last winter but he's flopped in his last two starts and latest was at this track in November; still unexposed in this sphere but he needs to get back on track after another break. |
10/1 |
14/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: -57533 BF
Last run: 55 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
16th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Better chaser than hurdler and won by over 8l here last month; a 7lb rise didn't look too harsh and she duly ran well again at Warwick, finding only one too good (again on soft); enters the reckoning. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
21st Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, headway 12th, went third after 13th, no impression approaching last, kept on and went second towards finish, no match for winner |
7/4 |
|
1st 7 |
9th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Won her only point; handicap hurdle win came off 2lb higher and she ran two solid races in that discipline before finding only one too good on her switch to fences over C&D 12 days ago (heavy); aided by another low weight, she should have a part to play. |
5/1 |
5/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 16P-31 CD
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 3m 6f 130y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
midfield, not fluent and lost ground 6th, struggling before 11th |
6/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won this two years ago and has gained three further wins in the meantime; ran perfectly well off this career-high mark at Chepstow last month; in the mix. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 8 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
in touch with leaders |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: P-8336 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 10 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Seemingly back in good nick when second over fences in December but two lacklustre efforts have followed and it's hard to predict whether this first hurdle run since 2023 will rekindle his enthusiasm. |
33/1 |
|
8 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) in December but never going after an early mistake when pulled up at Ludlow since, taking his overall chase record to 1-18; first-time blinkers replace regular visor. |
11/1 |
|
6 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Just 1-17 over fences, and last time's 5l second at Wincanton (3m1f, soft; kept on but never threatened) owed something to the late exit of Anytrixwilldo; mark unmoved but Rian Corcoran claiming 2lb fewer this time. |
15/8 |
25/1
Form: 7/P574
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
15th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Goes well here; unlucky not to win on his penultimate visit but made no mistake last time (this trip on soft) and likely to go well again despite the 6lb rise. |
6/1 |
|
1st 12 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Came good with ready win on seasonal debut at Lingfield (2m7f, good), despite jockey losing irons, and held clear lead before penultimate-fence fall over C&D (soft) last month; has to take a 6lb rise on the chin but still features prominently in calculations. |
7/2 |
|
17 |
27th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Came good with ready win on seasonal debut at Lingfield (2m7f, good) despite jockey losing irons on run-in; both subsequent runs were perfectly respectable but he needs to kick on again to land this prize. |
12/1 |
13/2
Form: 2115-3 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Launched his chasing career with two 3m wins in the mud at Exeter last March and scored again over that C&D on latest outing (same race as last year) but this time on good ground under claimer Chad Bament; the latter was by just a short head (after third-placed Shot Boii was reeled in close home) but he should remain competitive going back up 3lb. |
11/2 |
|
3 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Launched his chasing career with two 3m wins in the mud at Exeter last March and scored again over that C&D on latest outing (same race as last year) but this time on good ground under claimer Chad Bament; the latter was by just a short head (after third-placed Shot Boii was reeled in close home) but he should remain competitive going back up 3lb. |
11/2 |
9/4
Form: 14-211 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Only four completed when a 16l third at Exeter (3m, good to soft) and that was another effort well below the form he showed in 2024; reduced mark is for good reason but this isn't a strong race, so hard to leave him out of calculations. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Well handicapped on his wins in staying chases two seasons ago but this campaign needs to turn a corner and he'd prefer softer ground. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
raced wide, towards rear, dropped to last before 11th |
9/4 |
10/1
Form: 31-138 C
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
3m4f resulted in an 8l win at Cheltenham last April and he's won over 3m/3m2f in two of his three starts this season; latest was the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in which he was always front rank under Shane Cotter and responded admirably when Road To Home joined him on the run-in; up 7lb but this trip makes plenty of appeal and all five chase wins have been on good ground or good to firm (withdrawn from Scottish National last week due to the heavy); has a bit to prove going right-handed, with a run here in December prompting concern, but otherwise lots to like. |
7/1 |
|
1st 22 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Hat-trick last year (2m7f/3m4f, good/good to firm) featured a spring win at Cheltenham; ran well for a long way before tiring at Sandown (3m4f) in December on going that was good to soft, soft in places; better ground today would be a plus for his claims. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: P63O12
Last run: 47 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, prominent, lost ground before 4th, midfield 11th |
12/1 |
|
11 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, prominent, lost ground before 4th, midfield 11th |
12/1 |
Non-runners
Castle Daragh, The Boola Boss
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £22.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.51 |
| Tricast | £156.01 |
| Trifecta | £167.50 |
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