14.10
GoodClifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5281
- 2m 7f 96y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
9/2
Form: 43-342
Last run: 30 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
26th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Recorded an 8l success in heavy-ground Irish point two months ago, drawing clear after the final fence; subsequently sold for £40,000; dam placed in bumpers; one to consider. |
9/2 |
4/1
Form: 15626- BF
Last run: 201 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won in the autumn on first two chase starts (2m7f, good/good to soft; including here) then failed to stay 4m here in the Borders National; bounced back with short-head defeat at Wetherby (3m, soft) last month and there can be optimism he'll be fine at this shorter distance; major player. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 45y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Failed to settle and reportedly made a respiratory noise at Kelso (4m, soft) in December, when he ran well for a very long way before weakening (pulled up); 2-2 over fences previously (2m7f, good/good to soft) and there could still be mileage in his mark now back down in trip. |
5/2 |
Form: 43125-
Last run: 238 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Improving mare who has form figures of 511, all at Kelso, since switched to fences; made all for 8l win last time (3m2f, good to soft) despite jumping right; in the mix, especially if keeping straighter. |
9/2 |
|
1st 6 |
18th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Narrow winner of a 2m4f mares' novice hurdle at Ayr (soft) in January; lacked for fluency when down the field on C&D chasing debut (good; 13-2) 24 days ago; Derek Fox takes over in the saddle, with stablemate I Wish You probably of more interest. |
10/1 |
|
3 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Fair form over hurdles last term, winning a mares' novice at Ayr in January (2m4f, soft) and finishing runner-up in a 3m novice handicap on same track the following month (soft); interesting on chase debut. |
9/2 |
Form: 7PP4-4
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Maiden (0-19); runner-up at Kelso (3m, good) last October but out of form since; in rear throughout over 2m4f at Hexham (beaten 27l) latest; it isn't easy to build a compelling case for his chance. |
25/1 |
|
7th 2 |
6th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
0-18 under rules; just failed at Kelso (3m, good; beaten a neck) last October, but has had issues since, twice pulling up at Newcastle (bled from the nose on both occasions), and beaten 83l at Perth (3m) over three weeks ago; best watched. |
20/1 |
|
5th 6 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Ex-Irish pointer; good second in a Kelso novice handicap chase (2m7f, good) last autumn but has pulled up on his two outings since (reportedly bled latest); something to prove. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: /563-2
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
3rd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Bolted up at Ayr (3m, heavy) in December on third chase start; well beaten back there last month but made a bad mistake six out; he'll be in the picture if rediscovering the form of his December win. |
11/1 |
|
5 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Won an Irish point in May 2024 (3m, good to yielding); sound run when second in three-finisher handicap on chase debut at Hexham earlier this month; cheekpieces now tried; a possible. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
3rd Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Winning pointer but he's generally struggled under rules including in three hurdle runs at Ayr (3m/2m4f) early this year; still lightly raced and now goes handicapping over fences but he needs improvement after 209 days off. |
20/1 |
15/2
Form: 5747-3
Last run: 171 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
18-race maiden but she was a close fourth on her chase debut over C&D (good) last October when back from a break, then finished second over C&D (soft) in November; there's room for improvement in her jumping and she could have a part to play now back from some more time off. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 10 |
18th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Failed to win over hurdles (0-15), albeit going close (third) over 3m2f here in May; shaped okay when fourth (Golden Point 10l behind) on C&D chasing debut 24 days ago; stablemate of Eloi Du Puy and Orkney Blue. |
10/1 |
|
6 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
16-race maiden; fair third in a 3m2f handicap hurdle here in May when last seen out; perhaps best watched on chase debut. |
15/2 |
20/1
Form: 585P9-
Last run: 256 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Respectable fifth of 14 at Carlisle (3m, good to soft) in February but well beaten at Newcastle (2m7f, good to soft) last month; has had a second wind op since, which needs to make a difference if he's to break his duck. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 |
3rd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
13-race maiden; pulled up behind Cowboy Cooper at Ayr in January and was behind Uptown Harry at Carlisle last time; has a bit to prove here. |
33/1 |
|
5th 12 |
3rd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Didn't run badly on final two starts in 2025 and continues to drop down the weights; however, pulled up at Ayr last month and now 0-12 under rules; needs to bounce back in a big way in a first-time tongue-tie. |
20/1 |
9/1
Form: P6-34F
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Placed in two 2m7f Kelso chases in the autumn (good/good to soft) but absent since below-par hurdle run in February and returns with rules strike-rate standing at 0-21. |
10/1 |
|
5th 5 |
15th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
0-20 under rules but stayed on from the rear to take third over C&D (good to soft) when back over hurdles last month and has now been placed on three of his last four appearances; no surprise if he's on the premises. |
11/2 |
33/1
Form: 5P5P-5 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
21st Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Off the mark at 20th attempt over fences when winning here in May (3m, good); decent fourth next time (3m, good); place chance. |
12/1 |
|
4th 9 |
6th Jun 2026 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Took advantage of a final-fence error from The Clonmel Kid to get off the mark over fences at the 20th attempt over C&D (good; 10-1) 18 days ago; effectively 6lb higher from out of the weights today and her task is tougher; others preferred. |
15/2 |
|
1st 8 |
19th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-19 over fences and has struggled in her last two starts, both over C&D; being 9lb wrong in the handicap doesn't help. |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.66 |
| Tricast | £19.84 |
| Trifecta | £33.50 |
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