16.40
SoftAndersons Drainage Serving The South West Handicap
- Prize money: £3454.44
- 0m 5f 160y
- Class 6
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
14/1
Form: -21157
Last run: 137 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (1) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
All eight wins have come here, five over this trip including in a 0-55 handicap six weeks ago; 1-1 at this level and very much respected. |
5/1 |
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2nd 5 (9) |
21st Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
All eight wins have been at this track (five over C&D) but has been below his best this year and doesn't look ready to strike. |
7/1 |
|
8th 9 (10) |
5th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Wolverhampton specialist who doesn't run often on turf these days and rarely goes this far; not in much form on the AW this year and isn't obviously fancied. |
16/1 |
3/1
Form: 14312- C BF
Last run: 317 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (5) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Landed 7f classified event at Lingfield in February and not disgraced in handicaps since, sixth of ten there (6f) last time; merits serious consideration back in classified company here. |
3/1 |
|
6th 5 (2) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Just held on to win 7f classified here in February but found things a bit tougher in her two subsequent handicaps (7f/6f); usual cheekpieces (left off last time) are refitted; others look stronger. |
9/1 |
|
4th 4 (1) |
23rd Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Unplaced favourite last time when bidding for a Lingfield double (7f) but shaped as if this return to 6f will suit; has lots of sprinting form. |
5/1 |
25/1
Form: -35880
Last run: 102 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (1) |
11th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Should be well treated but he hasn't offered a great deal since January; this trip perhaps more suitable than the 5.7f he tackled at Bath on his return from a break four weeks ago; still looks opposable. |
14/1 |
|
3 (1) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
All wins on AW and his best turf form has come on good ground; lowly mark but others have more compelling claims. |
25/1 |
|
10th 8 (3) |
3rd Jun 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Four wins on the AW and 8lb lower than for the latest; promising return when beaten under a length into third of six at Chelmsford (7f, Polytrack) in January, but hasn't built on it; switch to blinkers needs to have a positive effect. |
14/1 |
5/1
Form: 783035 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 (6) |
12th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
8st 6lb |
Veteran who is on a lengthy losing run; can lead but didn't at Windsor last time and was never involved; if on his game he wouldn't be without hope. |
8/1 |
|
6th 8 (2) |
7th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Veteran who is on a losing run of 22; knocking on the door on AW when last seen and he won't mind getting back on the grass; has made the running but it is not a prerequisite; could go well. |
13/2 |
|
4th 10 (3) |
12th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Veteran with nine wins on his record, all over sprint trips; stays this far though and he holds each-way claims once more. |
8/1 |
5/1
Form: 699592 BF
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 (8) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Multiple winner over 7f-1m, including on soft; made the frame over C&D last month but losing run is mounting up and has performed poorly the last twice. |
7/2 |
|
7th 6 (8) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Multiple winner over 7f-1m, including on soft; made the frame over C&D last month but losing run is mounting up and has performed poorly the last twice. |
7/2 |
40/1
Form: 00-806
Last run: 76 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (9) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
1-17 with his best form (including his sole win) coming over shorter trips; down the pecking order. |
33/1 |
|
7th 6 (4) |
5th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Course winner but over 5f; nothing to suggest he wants this far though and easy enough to look elsewhere. |
33/1 |
|
9th 4 (5) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Former sprinter who finished well behind Desiderata back from a break last Monday; never gone beyond an extended 1m, so stamina is an obvious concern. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 851849
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 (6) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won a 5.5f classified on the first of his two visits to Brighton (last summer) but ran poorly in the other; latest start was easily his best in 2026 but that was in March and he's inconsistent. |
14/1 |
|
4th 6 (4) |
24th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Capable at this level but he hasn't been firing on all cylinders in 2026; has won over C&D, and when ridden by Paddy Bradley; market can guide. |
10/1 |
|
8th 8 (2) |
26th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
A dual 5f/6f winner in this grade in 2025 but he has twice failed to build on a solid C&D sixth in early January, just eighth of 11 in 7f Lingfield classified event two weeks ago; he needs to take a big step forward. |
8/1 |
11/2
Form: 551315
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (14) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 8y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
All of his four turf wins have been on good or slower including heavy; his last win was at Bath (5.6f) last September but he's finished down the field there in his last three runs; now drops back in grade but he needs to rediscover his spark; regular hood is removed. |
25/1 |
|
7th 7 (5) |
27th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
8st 5lb |
Ties in with a couple of today's rivals on C&D reappearance form but ideally needs a return to further; yet to score over a bare 5f; gained his Bath win over the extended 5f. |
10/1 |
|
7th 10 (2) |
5th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Won three times in the second half of 2025, including at this track (5.7f); looks high enough in the weights on his return from a five-month absence. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 186678
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (11) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
The extended 5f at Brighton (good to firm) last May brought his only win from 27 races; his most competitive shows since were on AW this March but he was second favourite on return to turf at Bath last Friday, only to be hampered; not entirely dismissed. |
10/1 |
|
9th 13 (1) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Well handicapped on his win at Brighton (5.3f, good to firm) last May but he's 0-12 since and has finished down the field in most of those runs; opposable. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: 73-734 CD
Last run: 58 days
W: 9st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (4) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Just one win from 25 starts but that was over C&D and he ran well to finish fourth of 12 over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate run; has been a bit up and down in five runs this season but his best form form puts him in the picture. |
10/1 |
|
9 (4) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Just one win from 25 starts but that was over C&D and he ran well to finish fourth of 12 over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate run; has been a bit up and down in five runs this season but his best form form puts him in the picture. |
10/1 |
|
9th 13 (7) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 8y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
His sole win from 24 starts came over Bath's extended 5f last May; has the same mark today and some minor honours this term, but the switch from cheekpieces to today's visor needs to make him step back up a notch. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 425-00
Last run: 99 days
W: 8st 13lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (2) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Regressive veteran who has finished last at big prices in her last three starts; easy to look elsewhere. |
33/1 |
|
10 (2) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Regressive veteran who has finished last at big prices in her last three starts; easy to look elsewhere. |
33/1 |
|
11 (9) |
7th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Regressive veteran who has finished last on her two recent starts; easy to look elsewhere. |
40/1 |
12/1
Form: -99046 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 8st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 12 (2) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
The first four of his five wins were at Brighton but no success anywhere since May 2024; discouraging record from autumn 2024 onwards. |
33/1 |
|
4th 10 (5) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Four of his five wins have been at Brighton with the other here; this year's form is worrying. |
8/1 |
|
4th 10 (5) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Four of his five wins have been at Brighton with the other here; this year's form is worrying. |
8/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £26.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.01 |
| Tricast | £73.08 |
| Trifecta | £104.60 |
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