17.10
Good To SoftCocklakes Open Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £2566.5
- 2m 4f 198y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
7/4 (Won)
Form: 0952-4 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
9th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
prominent, pressed leader before 14th, led before 4 out, faced challenge when led narrowly before 2 out, kept on well |
7/4 |
|
4th 7 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Has won half of his 16 races over fences and should welcome this drop in grade after struggling last season in strong handicaps (his second was remote); has been absent for 12 months so some market confidence would be welcomed. |
4/1 |
11/10
Form: P3/68-
Last run: 492 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
9th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
held up in rear, headway and went third before 4 out, pressed winner 2 out, drifted left run-in, stayed on |
11/10 |
|
6th 1 |
24th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 54y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Can sometimes harm his chance by racing too freely but was a high-class chaser in his prime and proved he retains a significant chunk of ability when close third in Ayr handicap (2m4f, good to soft) last month; drops back to 2m for first time since 2019; respected. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
21st Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won a Grade 2 at Sandown (2m6f, good) last April and has dropped to an attractive mark; not ruled out but this 10yo has been well below his best on his three starts this season and has something to prove. |
11/2 |
33/1
Form: 5-623P
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 (8) |
20th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
AW bumper/minor hurdle winner; in fair form over hurdles last spring but makes his stable debut after eight months off and his last Flat run was back in April 2023. |
20/1 |
|
4 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
2-29 under rules and no win since the start of 2023; third on good ground at Newcastle (2m1f) and Carlisle (2m3f) in his last two starts, though, and each-way possibilities again. |
5/1 |
|
4 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
2-29 under rules and no win since the start of 2023; third on good ground at Newcastle (2m1f) and Carlisle (2m3f) in his last two starts, though, and each-way possibilities again. |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 2-180P D
Last run: 174 days
W: 12st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Back to form with some respectable efforts this spring but his second at Kempton (2m4f, good) was in a match and he was well held when third here last time; record for current yard is now 0-7 and he looks vulnerable again back up in trip. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Won this in 2023; somewhat resurgent at Catterick this month but in a weaker race than this and he was beaten fair and square in a match at Kempton last week. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Unconvincing record for current yard; somewhat resurgent at Catterick last time but that effort is well short of his fairly useful best form. |
13/2 |
13/2
Form: 36/37/
Last run: 733 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
9th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
bad mistake 13th |
13/2 |
|
7th 9 |
7th Mar 2023 Good 3m 0f 37y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
led, slow jump 2nd, briefly headed 4th, headed 4 out, soon pressed leader, ridden and weakened from 3 out, lost fourth and weakened approaching last, finished tired |
66/1 |
50/1
Form: 227/PU
Last run: 90 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
9th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
took keen hold, jumped left on occasions, led, not fluent 8th, disputed lead 10th, headed after 5 out, weakened after 4 out |
50/1 |
|
7 |
9th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
took keen hold, led |
33/1 |
|
7 |
9th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Placed in bumpers and over hurdles, and he won two point-to-points in spring 2022; however, he's run just once since, when 33-1 and pulled up in a maiden hunter chase at Cartmel in May; this 10yo has plenty to prove. |
33/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £5.68 |
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