14.10
GoodTexas At Sandown Park 7 August Handicap
- Prize money: £6019.1
- 0m 5f 10y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
7/2
Form: -56514 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 17 (5) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Still to find top form this term but he is well handicapped if a change of headgear (first-time visor for cheekpieces) gives him a lift. |
20/1 |
|
5th 3 (11) |
4th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Still to find top form this term but he's attractively handicapped and may prove resurgent with Tom Marquand up for first time; gained last three wins off current mark or thereabouts. |
8/1 |
|
6th 1 (5) |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Unraced on this course but some of his best form has come over Sandown's similarly stiff 5f and he's back on the same mark as his latest win there last June (good; a race he'd won 12 months earlier); every chance of being seen to good effect back on turf. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 1-1758 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (4) |
24th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Justified favouritism at Bath (off 2lb lower) on stable/seasonal debut but has regressed since; chance depends on how well he responds to first-time headgear. |
10/1 |
|
8th 1 (7) |
28th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Well backed when making winning stable debut at Bath (5f, good to firm) in April but hasn't repeated the form in two runs since, favourite each time; just as effective at 6f but needs to get back on track. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 594393 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (7) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Has won just once since April 2024, at Sandown (5f, good; from 6lb higher) last July; joined this trainer soon after for 15,000gns, and runner-up on stable debut; nowhere near his best in three starts this year, including when twelfth of 20 at York (6f; 50-1) latest. |
25/1 |
|
12th 21 (4) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Record of 240500 for current yard reflects that he hasn't been able to hold his form; others are much more obvious. |
40/1 |
|
11th 6 (4) |
12th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Record of 24050 for new yard reflects that he hasn't been able to hold his form; failed to beat a rival in sole outing this year; others have better claims. |
50/1 |
11/2
Form: 75-744 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (9) |
23rd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Hasn't had many chances on AW but he looked good over C&D last spring and he picked up smartly to beat eight rivals at Chelmsford last month; this is a higher grade but a 4lb rise is fair enough and he still has a bit of potential. |
5/1 |
|
1st 1 (3) |
28th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Southwell Tapeta winner who is now 1lb lower than when successful at Haydock (5f, good) last summer, but probably needs a bit more than in his recent efforts now switched to Polytrack; stable triple-handed. |
11/2 |
|
4 (9) |
24th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Couple of fourth-place finishes since wearing cheekpieces; scored comfortably off this mark at Haydock last July and a return to that peak form would give him major claims. |
11/2 |
16/1
Form: -00959 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (1) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Quickly coaxed back to form by James Owen last year, winning 6f handicaps at Kempton (twice) and Chester; struggled on dirt in the Middle East over the winter but his mark dropped quickly and he ran well back on turf in Abu Dhabi in March; returned to Britain with an emphatic success at Leicester (6f, good to firm) eight days ago; today's 8lb higher mark should still be in range but the drop to 5f is a slight query. |
13/8 |
|
1st 5 (2) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Had ups and downs since showing decent form earlier in career and was well treated when starting out for this trainer in 2025, winning three of his last four 6f starts on AW and turf; went down only narrowly back on turf (good to firm; headgear left off) in UAE during March and he's of interest now back with former yard. |
100/30 |
6/1
Form: 837530 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (5) |
30th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Has been a superb servant, winning 16 of his 99 starts, including three this year; comfortable scorer at Haydock (6f, good to firm) latest, for which he has gone up 6lb; has won over C&D and looks a player again. |
2/1 |
|
1st 5 (5) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
The winner of two of his six starts this year, both over 6f at Southwell; he could only manage fourth of the nine runners back at Southwell 20 days ago and he will need to raise his game to defy this mark. |
6/1 |
|
4th 1 (3) |
5th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Made it 4-15 under Connor Planas when gaining his second C&D success ten days ago; did it comfortably enough and despite a 5lb higher mark, is a major player if in the same form; stable also runs Melissa Honey. |
13/2 |
8/1
Form: 116351 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (9) |
7th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D win last May and followed up at Lingfield (6f; both good to firm) one week later; now 14lb lower so he has handicapping claims, for all his recent efforts need bettering; stable also runs Cabeza De Llave. |
10/1 |
|
4th 3 (5) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 5f 6y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
On the downgrade now but placed over C&D on two of his last three appearances; no match for Desdemona when second on latter occasion but now 11lb better off; can make his presence felt. |
5/1 |
7/2
Form: 4-7624 BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (2) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Scored here in (good to soft) in her final 3yo run and she started this campaign with another brave win over C&D (firm) last month; that took her Bath record to 2-2 and she's remains feasibly treated off only 2lb higher; key player. |
11/4 |
|
1st 2 (4) |
29th Apr 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Went close at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) in September and got off the mark at the ninth attempt when winning over this C&D (good to soft) in October; off since and now returns to quicker ground off this 3lb higher mark. |
2/1 |
|
1st 3 (3) |
9th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Becoming expensive to follow, but never closer to a first victory than when headed only inside the distance at Goodwood (6f, good to soft); this intermediate trip looks worth a go, and 2lb re-raise is fair. |
5/2 |
16/1
Form: 5-0280
Last run: 47 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (3) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Record of 1-13 but he's been knocking on the door at Lingfield (6f, AW) and Goodwood (5f, good) this spring; up another 2lb but this strong traveller was only just caught last time and the first three pulled clear in that race; key player. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 4 (4) |
2nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Record of 1-12 but his win was on turf (5f, good) last summer and he had a near-miss on Polytrack at Lingfield (6f) in March; nudged up 2lb but that was a bold bid from a tough draw last time and he's respected back in trip. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 1 (9) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Only gone beyond 5f twice, not looking to see out 6f on either occasion (both first time out); otherwise made a pleasing comeback from a similarly wide stall here 39 days ago and is entitled to improve. |
16/1 |
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