12.50
Good To SoftBorder Minstrel Sunday Lunch Novices’ Handicap Chase (Go North Forgive ‘N Forget Series Qual’) (GBB)
- Prize money: £4700.09
- 2m 4f 19y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.30
Form: 0/2-42 BF
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Won at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) in January on second chase start and heavy ground may not have suited here last month when a well-beaten third; this very lightly raced 7yo retains potential and could go well. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Went close on chase/handicap debut here (2m1f, soft) in November and won by a neck at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; this unexposed 7yo is just 3lb higher today and in good hands to continue to progress. |
5/1 |
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1st 5 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
£150,000 buy after finishing fourth in an Irish point in November 2023; lightly raced since, but shaped encouragingly on both runs over hurdles and went very close to getting straight off the mark over fences when a neck second at Kelso (2m1f, soft) in November, shaping as though this longer trip would suit; lacks experience but high on the shortlist. |
4/1 |
13/2
- Place: £2.90
Form: 505-35 BF
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Dual juvenile hurdle last season who had his limitations exposed in some deeper races at the turn of the year, but he signed off with a respectable fifth in a Sandown (2m, good) handicap in April; yet to really fire since switched to fences this term for a stable going well, though he could improve for this longer trip. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
29th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Won three times over hurdles last year and was last seen finishing fifth of 14 in a valuable novices' handicap at Sandown (2m, good) in April; half-brother to a winning chaser and the market should be useful on his debut over fences after six months off. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 5 |
29th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Won three times over hurdles last year and was last seen finishing fifth of 14 in a valuable novices' handicap at Sandown (2m, good) in April; half-brother to a winning chaser and the market should be useful on his debut over fences after six months off. |
9/4 |
12/1
Form: 13-7 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
15th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Lightly raced 7yo who is a 2m3f hurdles winner; promising third at Newcastle (2m4f) switched to chasing last time, shaping as though this longer trip would suit; respected. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 3 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Doncaster novice hurdle winner on rules debut in December 2024 but well held in two runs since, albeit 322 days apart, most recently on handicap debut at Kempton (2m5f, good) on Boxing Day following wind surgery; that run may have been needed and he does appeal as the type to do better over fences, but he does come here with a bit to prove. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
7th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
prominent, outpaced approaching last, no match for first two |
5/1 |
5/2
Form: 23-112 CD BF
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Eight-race maiden over hurdles, but he's thrived since switched to fences this season, winning two of his three starts and arguably unlucky not to be 3-3 after a costly mistake at the last proved his undoing at Haydock in December; the 6lb rise demands more, but he may not have reached his ceiling just yet. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 9 |
24th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Came back in good form after a three-month break with two sound runs last month, better effort when third at Catterick in a race that has worked out well (2m3f, good); didn't fare as well dropped back to 2m last time (didn't jump as well); definite contender back up in trip. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 9 |
24th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Came back in good form after a three-month break with two sound runs last month, better effort when third at Catterick in a race that has worked out well (2m3f, good); didn't fare as well dropped back to 2m last time (didn't jump as well); definite contender back up in trip. |
5/1 |
9/2
Form: 3-8432 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
20th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 133y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
0-6 over fences but gave very good account when third in valuable series final over C&D (good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) last month and has been dropped 1lb since; big player if new headgear continues to help. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Placed twice in a row in December (2m4f/2m3f, soft/good to soft) and had an excuse (hampered) at Newcastle in January; heavy ground may have been against him here last time and he's not discounted now in cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Placed off this mark in two handicap chases in December (2m4f/2m3f, good to soft/soft); hampered four out when fifth of seven to Moon Phases at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last time; might not be far away. |
6/1 |
9/1
Form: 1-3114 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Completed hurdle double when winning here (2m6f, soft) in December and tapped back into that promise when runner-up at Sandown (2m4f, soft) a fortnight ago on his third run over fences; won on good to soft going over hurdles; that latest form reads well and he's high on the list this afternoon. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Highly progressive over hurdles in 2025, winning four times (2m4f-2m7f, good to soft/soft), but he's performed below that level switched to fences in recent months; still early days in this sphere but difficult to make a case for him here. |
25/1 |
|
4th 1 |
19th Feb 2026 2m 0f 77y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Highly progressive over hurdles last year, winning four times (2m4f-2m7f, good to soft/soft); weakened quickly when soundly beaten sixth on last month's chase debut at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) but that's unlikely to be the limit of his ability over fences; no surprise to see a bold show. |
4/1 |
Form: 930-9P
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Defied a higher mark for previous yard but holds poor claims on his form (hurdles/fences) for new stable; enough to prove back up in distance. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Out of sorts on both runs over hurdles for this stable this season, but his previous form over fences last season entitles him to respect if benefiting for recent wind surgery. |
25/1 |
|
9th 13 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 33y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Tried chasing last season and signed off on a low note back over hurdles; what heightens interest is his record at this meeting when fresh, having won this two years ago and been beaten a head in the earlier 2m4f handicap last season; slightly lower in the weights this time; respected. |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £22.28 |
| Tricast | £136.89 |
| Trifecta | £159.80 |
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