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- Prize money: £4972.3
- 0m 7f 14y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.60
Form: 40-213 D BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 9 (7) |
29th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Back to winning ways off this mark at Lingfield (1m, AW; cheekpieces first time) in April; he hasn't built on that and others may have his measure. |
14/1 |
|
7th 10 (8) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Won in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) at Lingfield (1m, AW) last month but not at the same level at Epsom (8.5f, good) and Kempton (7f, AW) since, and needs to get back on track. |
20/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: -11138 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 3 (12) |
18th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 110y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Four handicap wins on the Southwell AW in the first part of the year but has come up short in Listed/Group 3 races on turf on her five starts since June; a similar outcome seems likely here. |
66/1 |
|
7th 2 (1) |
16th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Raced wide when well beaten at 150-1 in Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) recently; unplaced in three Listed races prior to that; hard to fancy. |
66/1 |
16/1
- Place: £6.70
Form: 145-58 CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (10) |
24th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
No win since June 2024; now two grades and 14lb lower; placed at Redcar (7f, good) in October but disappointing since, including in cheekpieces at Southwell (7f) five weeks ago; headgear is tweaked again (visor) seeking the solution. |
12/1 |
|
12th 3 (7) |
20th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
10st 13lb |
Record of 5-37 on turf and 2-15 on AW; folded tamely returned to this sphere last time but has a good chance off current mark provided he rebounds in first-time headgear. |
11/1 |
|
1 (2) |
17th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
It's now 12 runs since his last victory and he came in just ninth in 7f Leicester handicap ten days ago; others appeal more. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 9-3674 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (12) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
C&D winner in May and also runner-up here in June/July (all good to firm; won on soft in Ireland earlier in career); has ended the summer in equally good form, including getting his head back in front at Newcastle (1m) 12 days ago but he's yet to win back to back in his 54-race career. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 54-276 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (6) |
17th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Fairly useful on his day but is on a long losing sequence and current mark reflects a general decline in his form; a regular at Newcastle and rarely seen at Wolverhampton. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 (2) |
19th Feb 2026 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run stretches back to December 2023; ran okay over C&D in November off a 7lb higher mark but he hasn't built on it since. |
16/1 |
|
7th 9 (10) |
30th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Losing run stretches back to December 2023; not beaten far at Newcastle in November (7f) but that is flanked by lesser efforts; blinkers back on today but others appeal more. |
18/1 |
14/1
Form: 976-30 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (6) |
13th Mar 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
held up in rear |
14/1 |
|
10th 11 (1) |
22nd Feb 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Two 7f wins on the Tapeta track at Newcastle; solid third off 1lb higher here three weeks ago; capable of another prominent showing. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 8 (3) |
31st Jan 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went third inside final furlong, stayed on |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 61-549 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (4) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Four-time AW winner at 7f/1m for Jennie Candlish with his last win coming at Southwell off 70 in August; not at the same level since, but the best of three runs for this yard came last time here over 5f when 3l behind the winner; into 0-60 company now and returns to winning distance. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 (3) |
13th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Useful AW form in Britain, winning four times; well below his best in final runs for Laura Morgan and poor form has continued in two outings here for new yard; Colin Keane takes over for the first time now. |
33/1 |
|
10th 4 (8) |
28th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Useful overall AW form in Britain, winning four times; a long way below best since Southwell win last August; never threatened in a 7f handicap here on Irish debut. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: 49-123 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (6) |
27th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Four wins for the Barrons include three at Newcastle (7f, Tapeta); 16lb below last winning mark, but five starts since returning for this yard in February leave him with plenty to prove, despite the drop in grade. |
25/1 |
|
10th 13 (6) |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
8st 6lb |
Well short of his best since joining this yard, only beating a handful of runners home in his four runs in 2026; tumbling down the weights but not a solid option. |
33/1 |
|
9th 12 (8) |
4th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
A four-time winner but has been regressing for a while and no effort of note for current yard. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 9641-7
Last run: 61 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 11 (11) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Record of 4-45 and last three runs, including two here, need forgiving; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
10th 3 (8) |
31st Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Didn't see out 8.6f when sixth here this month but finished close up off today's mark on consecutive 7f Polytrack starts in the spring and has possibilities on this drop back in trip. |
8/1 |
|
6th 4 (6) |
7th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; on last winning mark; two good runs on Polytrack this spring but his form dipped at Kempton six weeks ago; chance with a revival. |
10/1 |
5/2
Form: 94-202 D BF
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (7) |
2nd Mar 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Zoustar half-brother to winners Silent Echo (6f/7f including AW; RPR 107), Quietly Confident (French 6.5f AW; 79) and Deference (Spanish 1m1f); dam 1m 2yo winner (93); makes paper appeal and would enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £30.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £39.86 |
| Tricast | £1082.60 |
| Trifecta | £737.90 |
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