16.10
GoodIt Pays To Buy Irish Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 2m 3f 48y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £13.80
- Place: £3.20
Form: 045814
Last run: 144 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Triple chase winner who scored over C&D (good) in April but he's not easy to predict and has flopped in his last two starts; had wind surgery during the summer but he needs a major revival after three months off. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Useful chase strike-rate, winning three of six completions (at up to about 2m3f; good to soft and good) since October; well below best over C&D latest but overall form suggests he could soon put that behind him. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 |
6th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
3-7 over fences and remains in form following his second at Fontwell (2m3f, good) 13 days ago; may not have finished progressing yet and entitled to be on the shortlist. |
5/1 |
11/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 463-2P
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
2-3 over fences after back-to-back wins at Ffos Las (2m5f, good; 3m, good to soft); won quite well the last time so a 4lb rise seems more than fair; that last win was in May. |
11/2 |
|
1st 3 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Placed over hurdles; only his second run over fences when doing it fairly comfortably here two weeks ago (2m5f, good; fine on softer) and he promises to stay this far; every chance off a 6lb higher mark. |
6/4 |
|
1st 1 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 110y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Placed over hurdles and again on his chase debut at Exeter when fitted in a first-time hood; that aid is missing here but stepping up from 2m3f looks favourable. |
2/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 344532
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
0-16 over hurdles but won from the front over fences at Hereford (2m, good) and was subsequently placed over C&D (good); not quite in same form on latest outing in July but still enters calculations. |
10/1 |
|
5th 8 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-16 over hurdles but came good over fences at the third attempt, making most at Hereford (2m, good); jumped to her left that day but to her right when beaten 4l at Worcester since; still ran well and she's in the mix. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 9 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-16 over hurdles but came good over fences at third attempt, making virtually all at good pace at Hereford (2m, good) six weeks ago, despite jumping slightly left throughout; 4lb higher here but this switch to an anti-clockwise track looks the right move. |
5/1 |
3/1
Form: 572323 D BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
6th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Three-time hurdle winner; fourth of ten on chase debut at Exeter where 2m3f was on the sharp side; should run well. |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Record of 3-16 over hurdles and placed in both her races following a lengthy break; she's not the biggest to be jumping fences but she measured her hurdles well; respected. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
25th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual 2m4f hurdle winner last June and she's held her from well since, most recently back from a 151-day break when a 2.5l second at Hereford 18-days ago ridden by Aimee Jones; likely to make her presence felt again off an unchanged mark. |
4/1 |
5/1
Form: P24445 BF
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Became disappointing for Harry Fry; competitive form over hurdles and fences for current yard but he bled three runs back and couldn't hang in there at Exeter (2m3f, good) last time; continues to drop down the weights but he's now 0-8 over fences and is untried at this trip. |
8/1 |
|
5th 3 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Became disappointing for Harry Fry; competitive form over hurdles and fences for current yard but bled two runs back and then ran no race at Bangor. |
5/1 |
25/1
Form: 4-87R5
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Maiden prior to his marked improvement over fences (on good ground) this May-September, including three wins and the first was at this track; he didn't fare so well at Uttoxeter 11 days ago but that was still up with his best form; not dismissed. |
5/1 |
|
4th 5 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Maiden prior to posting form figures of 1211 (on good ground) this term, the last two wins at Worcester (2m4f/2m); climbing the weights but possibly has further improvement in him. |
100/30 |
|
1st 2 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Justified good support when off the mark over fences at Fontwell (2m2f, good) in May and, after a solid second next time, doubled his tally over 2m4f here last time despite meeting interference; up 6lb and comes back in trip but he's open to further progress and this looks a good opportunity. |
Evs |
66/1
Form: PPP097 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 2lb
11 yo Mare
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
1-34 overall and 0-10 as a chaser; has been in poor form for a while (hurdling most recently) and couldn't entertain from 11lb out of the weights. |
66/1 |
|
7th 10 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Sole win (33 races) was on good ground here but in 2021; results over the last year have been pretty grim (latest in first-time cheekpieces) and she's now 6lb out of the handicap; unraced beyond an extended 2m5f. |
50/1 |
12/1
Form: 9/44-5
Last run: 133 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Brief hurdling career wasn't devoid of promise but her debut over fences at Hereford in November (2m, good; 28-1) was disappointing, with that also her handicap debut; best watched back from a break. |
12/1 |
|
4th 5 |
30th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 58y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
raced in last, outpaced before 2 out, no impression |
50/1 |
|
4th 7 |
14th Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Well beaten in two bumpers in March/April 2023; off since; watching brief advised on hurdles debut. |
66/1 |
33/1
Form: 648-PP
Last run: 110 days
W: 10st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
19th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
No wins in 14; ran better in his third chase over C&D in May, beaten about 13l behind one having a good summer; 2lb out of the weights. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
13-race maiden who has been pulled up in both runs over fences (2m3f) and was tailed off back over hurdles at Exeter (2m, good) last time; opposable. |
33/1 |
|
5th 8 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Placed in a bumper and a novices' hurdle (heavy) when with Seamus Mullins; has failed to complete in all three starts for his current trainer. |
33/1 |
50/1
Form: 3-45PP
Last run: 98 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
7th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-4 in points and 0-14 under rules (0-9 chasing); out of form late last year and out of the handicap this afternoon. |
50/1 |
|
6 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
0-6 over fences when trained by Keiran Burke and absent since modest third in first-time blinkers (now removed) at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) last September; 7lb lower for this stable debut but others look safer. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, led, awkward jump 4th, joined 6th, went clear again 8th, headed 13th, soon niggled along |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £49.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £41.51 |
| Tricast | £145.27 |
| Trifecta | £287.80 |
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