17.15
Good To SoftDragonBet Sponsors Alan Johns Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 3f 83y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £1.62
- Place: £1.10
Form: 600/21 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
15th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Front-runner who is 5-10 over fences but the handicapper is beginning to look in charge and he worryingly refused to race last week at Market Rasen; cheekpieces are soon turned to. |
9/2 |
|
4 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Free-going front-runner with 5-9 strike-rate over fences; unable to justify favouritism but still ran well before weakening into third at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month, after a break, and could be hard to catch here if that run has brought him on. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
4th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Front-runner who is 5-8 over fences and he found more progress when runner-up in the Durham National (3m5f, good) in October; this is a different test on his return but he still looks on a workable mark and was successful over 2m4f last spring; has worn a hood in all of his chase runs but the headgear is missing today. |
9/2 |
33/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: PPP944 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 2lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won back-to-back handicap chases last May and staged a revival when second at Ffos Las this April; very hit and miss, though, and has been well beaten in his last three races. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won back-to-back handicap chases last May and staged a revival when second at Ffos Las this April; very hit and miss, though, and has been well beaten in his last three races. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Dual 3m chase winner this time last year; hit and miss since, and although third on his last two starts he's been comfortably held at the line. |
10/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.80
Form: 944
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Belatedly supplemented 2024's pointing five-timer with success at Ffos Las a week ago (good), seeing out the stayers' trip better than she sometimes has under rules; have to hope there's more to come, for although 1lb well in the penalty takes her mark just above any RPR ever run to. |
7/4 |
|
7 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Five-time point winner who has made the frame in all six chases, most recently when third at Uttoxeter (3m, good) 11 days ago; effectively 2lb lower here and ought to be right in the thick of things again. |
5/2 |
|
10 |
6th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
5-15 in points; launched chasing career with three good efforts this spring/summer (2m3f-3m2f), and good to soft ground had probably turned against her when she was below that form last week; 2lb out of the weights but can make her presence felt. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 95732R C
Last run: 30 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Best at about 2m4f and he's looked to have stamina limitations in the majority of his runs beyond that trip; below his latest winning mark, last May, but he's failed to complete in two of his last three runs since back chasing and some reservations remain. |
6/1 |
|
1 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Unseated rider when returned to chasing in January and has suffered a heavy defeat since; on a workable mark and suited by this C&D/slow ground but has some questions to answer. |
8/1 |
|
6th 1 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Landed the odds in three-runner chase at Plumpton (about 2m3f, good; acts on soft/heavy) in May; solid hurdles second under Osian Radford in December and still on the premises when blundering that rider away over fences (also Ludlow, 3m, good to soft) last month; drops back down in trip; respected. |
4/1 |
7/1
Form: 71U42U BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Left Olly Murphy for 5,500gns and pretty much tailed off in four handicap chases since. |
25/1 |
|
5th 2 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won twice for Olly Murphy in the autumn and subsequently sold for 5,500gns; hasn't been in the same form in three runs for his current trainer; cheekpieces worn on his last three starts are dispensed with on this step up in trip; still has time on his side but all of a sudden has a bit to prove. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
In good form for Olly Murphy in the autumn, winning in blinkers at Sedgefield (3m2f, good to firm) and Market Rasen (2m5f, good to soft), but soundly beaten in cheekpieces (retained) at Warwick for new stable twice since and now has a point to prove. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 42868P
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Went close in Newton Abbot novice hurdle (2m5f, good) for Paul Nicholls last summer but quickly became very disappointing for him; drying ground might aid his cause on today's stable/chase debut but he has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Went close in Newton Abbot novice hurdle (2m5f, good) for Paul Nicholls last summer but quickly became very disappointing for him; drying ground might aid his cause on today's stable/chase debut but he has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
12/1 |
|
8 |
6th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 150y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Well beaten on his last three starts, the last two being his first handicaps (2m5f, soft); something to prove but he was second in a good-ground 2m5f novice hurdle at Newton Abbot last June, and the return to better ground may help; stamina in pedigree and with leading yard; no forlorn hope. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 13-P65
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Not much went to plan on his three starts for for Warren Greatrex in the spring but he looked in excellent nick when winning easily by 8l at Stratford (2m6f, good) last month; likely contender off 10lb higher mark here. |
4/1 |
|
1st 8 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Not much went to plan on his three starts for for Warren Greatrex in the spring but he looked in excellent nick when winning easily by 8l at Stratford (2m6f, good) last month; likely contender off 10lb higher mark here. |
4/1 |
|
1st 8 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Not much went to plan on his three starts for for Warren Greatrex in the spring but he looked in excellent nick when winning easily by 8l at Stratford (2m6f, good) last month; likely contender off 10lb higher mark here. |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 745546
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Gave pretty good account when fourth over fences at Hereford (3m1f, good to soft) in February and should be fine over today's shorter trip, but last month's hurdle run was very disappointing and he's now 0-8 under rules. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Gave pretty good account when fourth over fences at Hereford (3m1f, good to soft) in February and should be fine over today's shorter trip, but last month's hurdle run was very disappointing and he's now 0-8 under rules. |
14/1 |
|
6th 4 |
8th Mar 2025 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Fair effort over fences here last time (3m1f handicap, good to soft) with the cheekpieces back on and they're retained with an additional tongue-tie, a combination that worked well in points; now tackles his first handicap over hurdles; hard to dismiss. |
6/1 |
20/1
Form: 6-PP
Last run: 108 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
25th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Maybe unsettled by early interference on April's chase debut (made mistakes after) but hadn't been showing enough over hurdles before to argue a clear case here, especially from 5lb wrong; cheekpieces added. |
50/1 |
|
11 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Placed in a soft-ground Irish point in March 2023 but showed only a glimmer of promise on hurdle debut the following June and, following a long absence, was pulled up twice here in the autumn; makes chase/handicap debut after another break and from 4lb out of the weights; had wind op in January; considered only if lively in the betting. |
20/1 |
|
11 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Placed in a soft-ground Irish point in March 2023 but showed only a glimmer of promise on hurdle debut the following June and, following a long absence, was pulled up twice here in the autumn; makes chase/handicap debut after another break and from 4lb out of the weights; had wind op in January; considered only if lively in the betting. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 960
Last run: 271 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three 2m maiden/novice hurdles last spring/summer and is 5lb wrong for this chase/handicap debut; remains very unexposed but stable has much more obvious chance with Bumpy Evans. |
25/1 |
|
12 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three 2m maiden/novice hurdles last spring/summer and is 5lb wrong for this chase/handicap debut; remains very unexposed but stable has much more obvious chance with Bumpy Evans. |
25/1 |
|
10th 7 |
9th Jul 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Did not achieve much when making the frame in two maiden points in spring 2023 and was a well-beaten outsider on both recent hurdling starts. |
100/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £9.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.01 |
| Tricast | £92.34 |
| Trifecta | £139.60 |
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