16.22
Softfairplaybet.co.uk Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3960.75
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
11/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.90
- Place: £2.00
Form: 3F25P4
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Has won twice since February but he's very hit and miss, and might be better over shorter. |
8/1 |
|
6 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Close second in this race last year; prevailed at Bangor (2m1f, good to soft) most recently, bouncing back from a poor effort and taking record since wearing cheekpieces to 2-4; likely player in the retained headgear. |
7/2 |
|
1st 5 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won narrowly at Ffos Las last month (2m, heavy) but his tailed-off run back there 20 days ago was a reminder of his inconsistency; he's capable, and on this ground, but comes with risks. |
7/2 |
6/4
- Place: £1.30
Form: 252111 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Has more chasing experience than many of these and with a strike-rate of 4-15 things are going well; those wins have been from 2m to 2m4f so the are stamina questions to answer, for all that he has won a 3m point. |
6/1 |
|
1st 4 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Kicked off 2026 with a hat-trick (2m1f/2m, soft/heavy) and he's gone close on his last two starts (2m/2m3f, heavy/soft); has shown promise on good ground in the past and he could be bang there once more. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Began this year with three slow-ground wins (2m-2m1f, one here) and lost out only by a head when second here (2m, heavy; front pair well clear) on latest outing; continues to climb up the weights but should be fine over today's longer trip and can make his presence felt again. |
2/1 |
9/4
Form: -43452 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Needs to up his game after two below-par recent runs (2m/2m3f) but his second to a next-time-out winner at Taunton (2m2f, heavy) in early February was a good effort and this step up in trip is an interesting move. |
9/1 |
|
5th 7 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Over two years since sole career win in a novice hurdle here; 0-3 over fences and easily the best of those runs was the second at Taunton (2m2f, heavy); ideally wants that slower ground. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Out the back with DJ Pete in a Chepstow novice on chasing debut, and better judged on his Taunton handicap second since (2m2f, heavy); Exeter hurdles winner likely to appreciate the return to a longer track. |
9/4 |
10/1
Form: 6-8588
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
25th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Well beaten in three runs over hurdles (2m-2m3f) and finished a 38l fourth of five on last month's chase/handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m, heavy); may do better in time but others have more obvious claims. |
25/1 |
|
4th 6 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Didn't see out the trip in two Irish bumpers, and the margins of defeat have been increasing in maiden/novice hurdles since; some encouragement on breeding for fences (nephew of Mikael D'Haguenet), at least. |
10/1 |
|
8th 7 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Ex-Irish; modest form over hurdles and others appeal more. |
100/1 |
7/2
Form: 2334-2 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Winless since May 2023; some sound beatings among his current sequence of frame finishes, but he did run the winner to about 7l at Fakenham latest (2m5f, good to soft) with a next-time winner just behind. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
18th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 44y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Regressive 8yo who is 0-5 over fences and has been absent since his well-held fourth at Bangor (2m1f, good) last March; might have been refreshed by a layoff but could be considered only if lively in the betting. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £12.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.58 |
| Trifecta | £31.10 |
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