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Good To FirmBob Evans Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £4579.74
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 5
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
5/2
Form: 604441 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (3) |
5th Oct 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Likes it here but he's never won off a mark this high or at this level; ran poorly last time, when behind Star Chorus at Goodwood, and is some way down the pecking order. |
7/1 |
|
14th 6 (5) |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Inconsistent but he won at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in April and at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) last month, and good to soft ground may have been against him at Epsom last time; stays 6f and he's not discounted. |
20/1 |
|
5th 1 (5) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Prominent racer; arrives on the back of a Brighton win (5.3f, good to firm) last week, form boosted by the runner-up's win on Friday; took this race 12 months ago off a 7lb lower mark; lots to like but the suitability of ground slower than good is still to be proven. |
7/2 |
7/2
Form: 173112 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 (2) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Sterling work in 2025, winning five times over 6f, including two over this C&D (good to firm; has also won on soft); winless this year but she lost her lead only late on to Melissa Honey here in August and looks sure to be involved in her first course run since. |
8/1 |
|
4th 10 (10) |
16th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Five-time winner (soft/good to firm); runner-up at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in July and went close at Nottingham (6f, good to firm) next time, but she was down the field on the AW at Southwell two weeks ago (has won there); needs to bounce back but could do. |
14/1 |
|
9th 11 (8) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
C&D win last spring was the first of five victories in 2025 (this her first AW run since); arguably an unlucky loser the last twice on turf and she's only 1lb higher, so needs considering. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 2301-4 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 8lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
21st Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Well held in sole course run (5f) but he won on Southwell Tapeta (6f) last December and showed he retains plenty of ability in both runs this year; bolted to post and withdrawn on intended yard debut in September; not dismissed on the earlier runs. |
10/1 |
|
4 (3) |
29th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 7y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Has won nine races from 5f-6f; seems to handle any ground and two fair runs over 6f for Kieran Burke in July; quite interesting on debut for new yard. |
20/1 |
|
3 (2) |
26th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Has always been at his best at Bath but he closed from off the pace to be fourth at Kempton 23 days ago on stable debut (after an absence); not dismissed. |
11/2 |
7/2
Form: 700524
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 17 (8) |
2nd Oct 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Some fair efforts on turf (6f) and AW (7f) this season; well beaten behind Tex and Dannick over 1m here last month but shaped as if back in better form (met trouble) when sixth of 12 at Leicester (6f) last week. |
33/1 |
|
6th 4 (12) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Some fair efforts on turf (6f) and AW (7f) this season but his form nosedived at Ascot last time; that was a Class 4 event but he needs to bounce back and probably doesn't have much in hand off his current mark. |
16/1 |
|
8th 10 (11) |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
He's not running at all badly but has nothing in hand off his current mark and he's probably better at shorter trips. |
14/1 |
3/1
Form: 00-701 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (1) |
30th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Below her best at Brighton last time but had been in a good run of form, as with many from this yard; might just be vulnerable to stronger stays over this stiff 1m. |
5/1 |
|
5th 5 (2) |
15th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 210y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Won at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in July and she's held her form since, including when runner-up over 1m at Salisbury (good to soft) last time; should go well again back in trip and she won't mind what the weather does; blinkers back on. |
7/2 |
|
8 (3) |
29th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Hard to knock her last four races and prominent throughout when narrowly beaten at Chepstow on Monday; however, that was over 6f and, although she stays 7f, the vast majority of her runs have been over sprint trips and she last raced over 1m in 2021 (finished ninth). |
11/4 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.40 |
| Trifecta | £34.70 |
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