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SoftSt Austell Brewery Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.90
- Place: £1.90
Form: 088-7
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Tailed off at massive prices in his first three hurdles races (2m-2m3f); contrastingly 6-1 for handicap debut at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) four weeks ago, after nine months off, and he did finish closer, albeit beaten 28l; dropped 1lb; work to do. |
7/1 |
|
7th 13 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Half-brother to two jumps winners but tailed off at massive prices in three hurdles runs (2m-2m3f) last season; now switches to a handicap but he needs plenty of improvement after 285 days off. |
16/1 |
|
8th 2 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 2m 2f 110y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
in rear |
100/1 |
5/6
- Place: £1.10
Form: P-8011 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 11 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Three sound runs since cheekpieces went on in February, winning at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) and Taunton (2m3f, heavy) and finishing second at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft); interesting despite stepping up both in grade and in trip. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Cheekpieces went on when he won his handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m5f, good to soft) and followed up off the same mark over C&D (heavy; by 8l from Talap) 11 days later, both under Fern O'Brien; 9lb higher this time but surely has a big shout in what looks a weak race. |
5/6 |
|
1st 7 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Rallied after being headed to lead again towards the finish and make a successful handicap debut at Market Rasen (extended 2m4f, good to soft) in first-time cheekpieces (retained) 11 days ago; escapes a penalty and is 7lb well-in compared to his future mark. |
11/8 |
9/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 68/637
Last run: 49 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
In this headgear combination for his last three races and went close in the penultimate one at Exeter (2m7f, good); consistency is an issue but has a big run in him. |
10/1 |
|
5th 2 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Inconsistent maiden but only his second run in this headgear combination when going close at Exeter (2m7f, good); with competitive form over this shorter trip, he's one of the better options. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
0-11 (placed twice at Taunton over 2m3f); inconsistent but better efforts would give him an each-way chance from this mark, if seeing out this longer trip. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 565-6
Last run: 281 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Finished a remote fourth over 2m3f here in February before taking a backward step when tailed off at Exeter (extended 2m5f, good) two weeks ago when tried in a hood (retained), both times ridden by a 7lb claimer; still lightly raced but needs to step up considerably. |
25/1 |
|
12th 2 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Left the Newland/Insole stable for 1,000gns last July, since when he's finished third in a point and a remote fourth on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f; 16-1). |
15/2 |
|
4th 1 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
The odd whiff of ability in light career; left the Newland/Insole stable for 1,000gns last July and finished third in a maiden point in November on his only start since; insubstantial claims on handicap debut but his stable won a handicap last Sunday with its first hurdles runner of the season. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: -37802
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
0-9 over hurdles but he has won in other disciplines and his 8l second of ten to Cooler Than Me over C&D (heavy; 100-1) last time was easily his most competitive show as a handicap hurdler; considered for a place. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 10 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-8 over hurdles and beaten 14l or more in all four handicaps; hard to make a case for. |
66/1 |
|
10th 13 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-7 over hurdles; ran well for a long way when eighth from out of the weights over C&D (good to soft) on Boxing Day and is effectively 10lb lower today but his overall profile remains unconvincing. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 053
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Useful Flat winner so he's been disappointing over hurdles, though has finished within 10l of the winner in his last two handicaps (2m4f/3m); a visor replaces cheekpieces and this aid did nothing for him on the Flat. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
A fair 1m4f Flat maiden for Owen Burrows; yet to show that level of form in this sphere but took a step forward when sixth of 12 in 2m4f Wincanton handicap 17 days ago; possibilities off a slipping mark. |
8/1 |
|
6th 7 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Became disappointing on the Flat last year and has not shown much since switched to hurdling; pulled up when 40-1 for last month's handicap hurdle debut at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft); difficult to enthuse over. |
33/1 |
66/1
Form: 447-F
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 150y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won two points in spring 2024 but he's failed to complete in last four runs including in hurdle handicaps (125-1) in his last two starts; still lightly raced in this sphere but he has a lot to prove back up in trip; cheekpieces added. |
100/1 |
|
3 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won two points in spring 2024; modest form as a novice over hurdles that summer but failed to complete in two points last spring and it was the same story on handicap debut over C&D (125-1) two weeks ago. |
66/1 |
|
5 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won a couple of points in spring 2024; didn't run too badly in three qualifying runs over hurdles for Carroll Gray in the summer of that year but off since failing to complete in two points last spring. |
33/1 |
5/1
Form: P-3455
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Ten-race maiden who has been chasing on last three starts, easily best of those on first occasion; now tries cheekpieces and a return to hurdling; worth a second look as he brings some handicap form. |
5/1 |
|
5th 7 |
19th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
0-8 over hurdles and fences; has run well on heavy ground (over 2m) but he didn't repeat a promising chase debut on this course (2m4f, good) in November when returned to a testing surface in December; still has to prove that 2m4f on soft is what he needs. |
13/2 |
|
4th 3 |
18th Nov 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Made a good start in handicap hurdles when second here on heavy ground (2m) and shaped okay back from a break at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft), though was some 16l off the winner; unlikely that he's that well handicapped but chasing could bring him on. |
3/1 |
66/1
Form: P0P-0P
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
10th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Has no form claims and being 6lb out of the weights is no help; instantly opposed. |
100/1 |
|
9th 11 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Pulled up on two of his three starts this season, including on chase debut in February and when tried in this headgear combination back over hurdles last time; has undergone wind surgery since but still looks best watched. |
50/1 |
|
11 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Has shown only the odd sign of ability over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut last month; 5lb out of the handicap back hurdling; cheekpieces (tried once) join the tongue-tie of last three starts. |
50/1 |
100/1
Form: 8455P/
Last run: 819 days
W: 10st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
100-1 or bigger when soundly beaten on all five starts; they were in 2023 (pulled up lame on handicap debut on final occasion) and he makes this return from 6lb out of the handicap. |
100/1 |
|
0 11 |
30th Nov 2023 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
towards rear |
40/1 |
|
5th 3 |
12th Oct 2023 Good To Firm 2m 2f 111y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
in rear, not fluent 1st |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £17.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.39 |
| Tricast | £34.73 |
| Trifecta | £75.80 |
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