15.40
Good To SoftStar Sports Veterans’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4700.09
- 3m 1f 44y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.30
- Place: £1.30
Form: F40U3U D BF
Last run: 32 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Exploited his reduced mark to justify favouritism at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in February and faced no easy task when beaten in a match last time (2m5f claiming chase); only 6lb higher than for that recent win which was fairly authoritative. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Exploited his reduced mark to justify favouritism at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in February and faced no easy task when beaten in a match last time (2m5f claiming chase); only 6lb higher than for that recent win which was fairly authoritative. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, not fluent 10th, not fluent 11th, outpaced after 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on |
4/7 |
5/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: P-3231
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 11lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Blinkers are turned to after finishing tailed off a month ago and her previous thirds were no great advertisement for her prospects here; probably wants softer ground as well. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Third in a quite valuable Hereford mares' chase (3m1f, soft; first-time cheekpieces) in December and also ran well when filling same position in Bangor marathon (3m5f, soft) last month; might not be ideally suited by the quicker ground here but still respected. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 7 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Third over 3m1f at Hereford last time (soft; first-time cheekpieces), making the frame in that handicap for the second successive season; consistent but perhaps doesn't win as often as she should (1-15 over fences and runner-up five times); unraced beyond about 3m1f. |
12/1 |
9/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 395-55
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Smart hurdler and useful chaser in his prime but on a losing wicket over fences for a long time; perhaps he'll be all the better for a return to hurdles, for the first time in three years, but that's up in the air. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
led |
14/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Very useful hurdler/chaser in his prime but has regressed and become inconsistent; ran very poorly in Lingfield marathon last month and needs to respond very positively to the addition of blinkers here. |
9/1 |
7/2
Form: 124222
Last run: 97 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Not the force of old and has failed to complete in his last two starts but this is a drop back in grade and he went close at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November; looks interesting on that form and he made all when winning this race last year. |
9/1 |
|
5 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Not the force of old and his second at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November came in a two-horse race; followed that with a poor run in a veterans' chase at Doncaster; others appeal more. |
20/1 |
|
4 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Won three times last year (3m/2m7f, good to soft/good) and finished close up on final two outings in the autumn; in the mix if returning from a break in similarly good form. |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: /63-PP D
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Dual chase winner at Worcester (2m7f, good) last summer; absent since heavy defeat over hurdles in November, though, and resumes on fairly tough mark; hooded for first time. |
25/1 |
|
14th 7 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Both wins for this stable came over fences (officially rated 5lb higher) at Worcester (2m7f, good) in the summer, but his sole success over hurdles came over C&D (good to soft) for Dan Skelton in April 2023; still needs to show he can do it in this discipline, though; stable also runs Calagogo. |
16/1 |
|
14th 7 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Both wins for this stable came over fences (officially rated 5lb higher) at Worcester (2m7f, good) in the summer, but his sole success over hurdles came over C&D (good to soft) for Dan Skelton in April 2023; still needs to show he can do it in this discipline, though; stable also runs Calagogo. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 07845P D
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
21st Jun 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Not quite a year since he won off a 20lb higher mark at Perth (3m, good); insufficient encouragement on last two stasrts, even allowing for the inadequacy of the trip, and hopes rest with the return of the cheekpieces worn for last four wins. |
8/1 |
|
4th 6 |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Has won plenty during his career but now on the downgrade and has struggled this year; needs further as well. |
10/1 |
|
4th 6 |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Has won plenty during his career but now on the downgrade and has struggled this year; needs further as well. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 27-55P
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 9lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Four-time chase winner for Robert Walford (2m4f-3m6f, good-soft) but out of form for new stable this season (three runs); very well handicapped now but needs to be perked up by a change of headgear here. |
20/1 |
|
11 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
20l win off 4lb higher for Robert Walford at Exeter (3m6f, soft; below form on heavy) in December 2023; not nearly so good since, last twice for new yard. |
25/1 |
|
11 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
20l win off 4lb higher for Robert Walford at Exeter (3m6f, soft; below form on heavy) in December 2023; not nearly so good since, last twice for new yard. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 112-P6 D
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
13th Oct 2025 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Lost his way last season but his Fontwell return was a lot more like it (behind two of these); could build on that run which came after 211 days off. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Four staying chase wins but lost his form last season and arrives here with plenty to prove. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Won twice at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) last March but returned from a break with two very disappointing runs there in December (cheekpieces added last time) and arrives here with quite a bit to prove. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
Tide Times
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £9.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.88 |
| Tricast | £29.16 |
| Trifecta | £45.90 |
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