16.15
Good To FirmDave Watson Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £5234
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.00
Form: 813726 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (2) |
31st Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Front-running veteran who has won 11 times; his last success was off 4lb higher at Nottingham (5f, good) in April but he's been disappointing since and needs to get back on track. |
20/1 |
|
6th 6 (4) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Front-running veteran who has won 11 times including over C&D; got pestered for the lead at Catterick last time but he's been disappointing since his win at Nottingham (5f, good) in April and others are preferred. |
8/1 |
|
6th 5 (1) |
11th Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Two of 11 wins have been over C&D; latest success was at Nottingham (5f, good) in April but rather disappointing since; has a bit to prove. |
9/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 020502 D BF
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (4) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Versatile ground-wise; particularly effective on downhill tracks, including a win in this race on good 12 months ago; below par in recent starts but things didn't go his way at Goodwood last time and he's well treated if staging a revival having dipped to 3lb lower than when third (Vintage Clarets second) of 20 in the Epsom Dash (good soft) in June. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 (1) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Versatile ground-wise; particularly effective on downhill tracks and was a ready winner over this C&D in May before having an awkward passage in 6th of 23 at the big meeting here in July; front-running at York didn't come off ten days ago but he has to be of interest on the earlier form. |
11/2 |
|
20th 6 (1) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 89y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Better than ever this year following a gelding operation, winning at Goodwood (5f, good) in May and running with credit at Epsom (the Dash) and Glorious Goodwood since; should give his running but might find one or two better treated today. |
8/1 |
9/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 431016 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (1) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Usually leads; has been off since winning narrowly at Redcar (5f, good to firm; handles good to soft) in August but he went close on his reappearance (6f) here in April and also gave a good account when runner-up in the Class 2 on this card 12 months ago; likely contender. |
4/1 |
|
1st 4 (4) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
Made all off 1lb lower at Chester (6f, good) in May and wasn't beaten far on any of four subsequent starts there, the latest over 5f from a tough draw; may not be seen to quite the same effect on this straight track, though. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 125054 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 13 (1) |
15th Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 217y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Notched a pair of 5f Pontefract handicaps in midsummer; not so good since but he was badly hampered last 1f when seventh of 11 over C&D last time; no forlorn hope off a slipping mark. |
25/1 |
|
7th 2 (7) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 217y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Landed a pair of 5f Pontefract handicaps this summer but he's been well below par there and at Thirsk (5f) since; needs to bounce back. |
16/1 |
|
7th 7 (6) |
14th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Beat the same horse in bagging two Class 5s at Pontefract (both by a length) but he trailed home last there four weeks ago in a Class 3; might be high in the weights now. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 383973
Last run: 14 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (5) |
16th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Won a 6f Ripon novice on debut in April (good); has raced mainly at 5f since, fair run when 2.75l fifth of eight at Catterick last time (5f, good; hampered in closing stages); quite interesting. |
7/1 |
|
5th 8 (2) |
27th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
8st 7lb |
0-6 since her debut win at Ripon but she is 5lb lower than when a close third on her handicap debut; couldn't dismiss off the lowest weight. |
5/1 |
|
5 (4) |
13th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Sprung a 40-1 shock on her debut in April (6f, good); up and down in five runs since but she's edging down the weights and this is weaker than York 19 days ago. |
9/2 |
13/2
Form: 153110 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 10lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 (7) |
15th Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
A four-time 5f scorer in 2025; yet to add to that this season and cheekpieces are tried having beaten just two in 5f Newcastle handicap 12 days ago. |
25/1 |
|
6th 6 (7) |
3rd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Prolific down the years but it has been 13 months since the last of them; went close off this mark at Nottingham last month but she failed to back it up at Hamilton eight days later; others preferred for win purposes. |
16/1 |
|
7th 2 (8) |
11th Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Four-time course winner, most recently off a 15lb higher mark last August; has mostly struggled since but she was sparked up by first-time blinkers when beaten a neck at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) eight days ago; has to be respected off the same mark. |
5/2 |
6/1
Form: 169219 D BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (1) |
5th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
No problem with conditions and he followed a close second over C&D by winning an amateur rider handicap at Catterick (5f, good) by daylight last week; 5lb higher today but he is likely to go up more than that when reassessed; key player from stall 1. |
4/1 |
|
1st 2 (1) |
30th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
11st 1lb |
Nine-time winner who was 2l fourth to Albegone at Musselburgh last month; claimed in the final stride by his old nemesis at Pontefract (again 5f, good) on Thursday; same terms and it should be close between them again. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
24th Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
8yo who has shown patchy form of late and was well beaten at Leicester last time but this C&D winner is on a dangerous mark, 7lb lower than when runner-up over C&D in May; not ruled out. |
4/1 |
33/1
Form: 160900 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (10) |
18th Jun 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
On a losing run but he shaped better than his placing suggests in 5f handicaps at Redcar and Lingfield on his first two runs this term; went without headgear when only sixth of eight in 5f Newcastle handicap last time but no surprise to see him play a prominent role here in refitted blinkers. |
7/2 |
|
6th 2 (7) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Only win was a 5f handicap at Chelmsford in March 2025 when visored for the first time; would have a chance on his C&D second off 8lb higher last November, but below-par recently; no visor this time. |
6/1 |
|
8th 8 (2) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 4f 217y Class 5 |
8st 8lb |
Had a BHA mark 26lb higher than today when starting out for this yard last summer but he's struggled to make much of an impact; did finish second at Newcastle in November (well backed) but that form hasn't worked out at all; recent Redcar reappearance is easy to excuse (went off hard and raced in a group of two, finishing sixth and seventh, on the far side); stable looks to hold stronger claims with Birkenhead. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £39.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.79 |
| Tricast | £71.05 |
| Trifecta | £216.20 |
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