16.05
SoftTom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 0f 145y
- Class 4
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Snow
Abandoned
Form: 2-3612 D BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Upwardly mobile hurdler who readily made it two wins in his last three starts in 2m1f handicap at Carlisle last month; has more to offer, so not taken lightly despite a 9lb weights hike. |
4/1 |
|
1st 2 |
16th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Got off the mark when winning a maiden hurdle at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) in December and ran another sound race when second in an Ayr handicap (2m, heavy) since; progressive and a contender. |
7/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 9-237
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Placed over 2m on first two hurdling starts but dropped out rather tamely after making the running on handicap debut at Haydock (2m3f, good to soft) in December and arrives here with a point to prove. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 13 |
27th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Out of a useful and prolific jumps winner; only 8-1 for 16-runner Doncaster bumper in January but showed his inexperience and never really got competitive; stable has much more obvious chance with Spectacularsunrise. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 35-F70
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Gifted a 2m4f Uttoxeter race two starts back (soft), and 3m was clearly too far last time; not wholly convincing, but his one win on merit came at this time of year in 2024 on good (2m4f); tongue-tie added. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Ex-Irish 7yo; well held in his first three runs for Dan Skelton and he was around 17l down when he was gifted a race here (2m4f, soft) two weeks ago; this is a deeper contest and he has work to do to back up in trip. |
8/1 |
|
1st 3 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Well treated on best Irish form but has rather lost his way, latterly for new stable; best watched unless the market suggests a resurgent display is likely. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 264-23
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 50y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Managed only third when odds-on for modest 2m Huntingdon maiden last month (albeit form was recently boosted by the winner) and is now 0-8 over hurdles; should be fine over today's longer trip but needs to up his game on this handicap debut; tongue-tie added. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
19th Feb 2026 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Point winner who is 0-7 over hurdles and hasn't progressed, but he's finished in the first three on five of his seven starts in this sphere (including on soft ground) and holds leading claims in this weak race. |
4/6 |
Abandoned
Form: 241-80 C
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Won a C&D handicap (good to soft) last April but he's not come close to that form in four subsequent runs and latest was back here in March; has some questions to answer and he's still 3lb higher than for his last win. |
16/1 |
|
4th 3 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Bang out of form in his last three races but only four starts back last April he won as he liked around here (good to soft) off 5lb higher; couldn't put a line through him. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 54/1- D
Last run: 636 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Odds-on winner of a Warwick maiden (2m, good) in May 2024 and he returned after a long absence with an encouraging third on handicap debut at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last month; that was behind a major improver and he's a player if he can build on that. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Justified odds-on favouritism in run-of-the-mill Warwick maiden (2m, good) in May 2024 but this handicap debut comes after a mammoth absence and he'll be of interest only if lively in the betting. |
20/1 |
Verdict
Topweight HE’S BRESILIAN was a clear runner-up at Ayr last month and is taken to return to winning ways. Rock Hurley likes it here and is second choice ahead of stablemate Idaho Valley and El Curamach, who has Sean Bowen on board for his first run since May 2024.[Ben Hutton]
Selections
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