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Good To FirmArmy Benevolent Fund Nursery Handicap
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
4/1
Form: 3220
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (3) |
27th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Six-race maiden who rates a definite contender on her best form (in maidens and a nursery) and perhaps she failed to handle the undulations of Ripon last time; has to be considered. |
5/1 |
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4th 4 (5) |
26th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
0-5 but has twice finished runner-up and she was a very close fourth of six on nursery debut at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) last month (reportedly bled from nose); trainer has excellent record with 2yos here; in the mix. |
4/1 |
9/2
Form: 6220
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (1) |
13th Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Expensive to follow in first seven starts but he's scored in cheekpieces in two of his last three runs, including a comfortable success at Pontefract (6f, soft) last Monday; this is tougher under a penalty but he's open to more progress and is versatile ground-wise; big player. |
2/1 |
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2 (1) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Had been expensive to follow but first-time cheekpieces did the trick when a clearcut winner at Brighton (maiden over an extended 5f; good); now 5lb higher than when narrowly held in his two previous handicaps but that rise is erased by Jack Callan's claim; soft ground a first. |
5/2 |
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1st 1 (6) |
31st Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Consistent yet frustrating sort who has a habit of finishing second and has been a beaten favourite on four occasions; comes with some risk but first-time headgear may enable him to go one better. |
13/8 |
5/1
Form: 975
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 8lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (3) |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Ran creditably last time when bidding for a 6f double (maiden previously); proving consistent and has form at 5f; in the mix, assuming he takes to first-time cheekpieces. |
7/2 |
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4th 1 (3) |
3rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Made the breakthrough last week at Ripon (6f, good) and the 4lb rise could have been worse as the front two pulled nearly 5l clear; obvious chance in this weak race. |
7/4 |
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1st 7 (7) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Yet to win (0-10), going closest when beaten a head at Newcastle (6f nursery) in December; bumped at the start but recovered to do solid late work at Catterick (5f, good; third of ten, beaten 1l) 17 days ago; same mark (holds Contorno) for return to 6f. |
11/2 |
7/2
Form: 483
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (8) |
20th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Looked as though she might do better in nurseries when third of five in a Ripon maiden (5f, good) in June, but it hasn't turned out that way; hopes pinned on the different surface making a difference with her sire 19-95 (20%) here in past five seasons. |
9/1 |
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5th 8 (7) |
26th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
She could be capable of better than she's shown in her first two nurseries (5f, good to firm) but she's not easy to fancy after those runs. |
10/1 |
|
8th 4 (2) |
14th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
No improvement for the switch to nurseries when last of six at Thirsk 30 days ago (5f, good; played up before the start); still has time to deliver on the promise of June's Ripon third. |
12/1 |
3/1
Form: 4932
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 9 (6) |
3rd Feb 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Led late on when getting the better of Moretons for C&D win last October; ran no sort of race at Lingfield when last seen ten weeks ago but he's better than that and can't be discounted. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 8 (6) |
6th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Runner-up in a Yarmouth nursery (5f, good to firm) in July but he's been well below that form in both runs since; had some traffic issues at Yarmouth last time but he's now 0-6 and has bit to prove back on AW. |
12/1 |
6/1
Form: 02674
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 8lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (5) |
6th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Won a Thirsk nursery (5f, good to firm) in July but that was a narrow success in a small field and she's taken three backward steps since; record is now 1-9 and others are preferred. |
12/1 |
|
4 (2) |
27th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won a Thirsk nursery (5f, good to firm) last month but that was a narrow success in a small field and she's taken two backward steps since; record is now 1-8 and others are more convincing. |
11/2 |
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9th 9 (4) |
14th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Finished behind Oasis Diamond at Catterick on her nursery debut last month (only run in a visor) but followed that with a narrow success at Thirsk six days later; another fair effort at Leicester two weeks ago and she should make another bold bid. |
4/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £69.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £66.01 |
| Trifecta | £275.70 |
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