17.30
GoodRichard Layton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5446
- 2m 0f 53y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £19.20
- Place: £3.40
Form: 24P3P
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
17th Oct 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Progressive for new stable since the spring, with two of his three good-ground wins gained over C&D; not discredited when third of four here last month and ought to make his presence felt. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
3-5 over hurdles for current stable since March, the latest win gained in C&D (good) handicap two months ago; did that in pretty good style and subsequent 4lb rise does not look excessive; commands respect. |
2/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: 1-342P D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Good-ground bumper winner; has missed the frame on only one occasion over hurdles, when highly tried at Kelso on handicap debut following wind surgery; better judged on latest Hereford second (2m, good) when back in maiden company; respected at this level against her own sex. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Good-ground bumper winner; 0-4 as a hurdler but placed on two occasions and was highly tried last time (after wind surgery); respected at this level. |
3/1 |
|
15 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Good-ground bumper winner who has run well in defeat on two of her three hurdle starts, most recently runner-up at Catterick (1m7f, good) in December; has had wind op since; makes handicap debut off workable mark and she's the sole runner here today for her in-form southern trainer; interesting. |
16/1 |
11/2
- Place: £2.40
Form: 1-6324 D
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
10th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
0-8 over hurdles but ran well before weakening into fifth at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to firm; first-time cheekpieces) a fortnight ago and is another 3lb lower now; enters each-way calculations. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 471 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
19th Oct 2026 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Six-time Flat winner; 0-6 over hurdles but hasn't been with current stable long and kept on well for second at Market Rasen (2m1f, good; refitted tongue-tie) 11 days ago; may still have a bigger run in him; good chance. |
Evs |
|
7th 2 |
15th Sep 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Won six times on the Flat for James Owen between 1m-1m2f; 0-4 over hurdles although he was in the process of running a good race until making a costly error two out on his handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) in June; makes stable debut and should run well. |
3/1 |
|
4th 1 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Six-time Flat winner; well beaten on hurdling debut in Ireland in 2024 but displayed clear promise when four twice in novice company in April (2m, good), and his opening handicap hurdle mark does not look daunting. |
3/1 |
10/1
Form: 45-
Last run: 413 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
28th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Only 2lb higher than for his C&D win in May (good to firm) and he wasn't beaten far at Goodwood next time; disappointed at Southwell since but he's now 0-12 on the AW. |
11/2 |
|
8th 9 (2) |
16th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Back to some form over 1m4f on turf on last two starts; 0-11 on AW, however, with two places but they were on Polytrack. |
11/1 |
|
4th 7 (5) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Struggled over 1m at Southwell last month but relished the step back up in trip when winning at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago; still fairly treated on his old form off this 3lb higher mark and has claims. |
100/30 |
16/1
Form: 5-596P
Last run: 79 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
14th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Modest maiden hurdler; jumped hesitantly when a well-held seventh of nine on his chasing debut in 2m Worcester handicap last month; needs to take a big step forward over this markedly longer distance. |
12/1 |
|
7th 3 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
0-8 over hurdles and absent since below-par run in Hereford maiden in April; could plausibly be seen in a better light over fences at some stage this season but others have more pressing claims today. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
None too consistent thus far over hurdles and now 0-7; each-way chance on the pick of his efforts but others preferred. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 (11) |
9th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Registered sole success in Lingfield event early last year; showed signs of a revival there last time (second run for new stable); ties in with Minerality on that effort. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 (3) |
25th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Has shown better form over hurdles than on the Flat in 2026 but may benefit from the return from this scenario, having gained sole success over C&D; second start for new yard. |
12/1 |
|
8th 10 (10) |
12th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Sole win from 15 starts came at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) last February when trained by Jim & Suzi Best; 0-5 for his previous stable (Flat/hurdles) and has a hood applied on his first outing for Luke Dace. |
20/1 |
100/1
Form: 9P
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (1) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Two promising efforts for Brian Meehan last season; poor hurdle form this year and things were no better back on the Flat (1m2f, good) in July; up in trip for his handicap debut but he has a point to prove. |
33/1 |
|
10th 1 (1) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 5y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Third in two novices (1m2f, good to soft) for Brian Meehan as a 2yo, but has shown nothing in four starts over hurdles for this yard; return to the Flat may help, but risky all the same. |
40/1 |
|
6 |
16th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Well beaten on all three hurdling starts for new stable this year but displayed clear promise when third on both Flat runs last summer and may yet transfer some of that ability to this discipline; sports first-time cheekpieces for this handicap debut. |
7/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 |
10th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Not beaten that far in two handicap hurdles in June (2m/2m6f) but subsequent basement-grade Flat form is not encourging; blinkers refitted. |
40/1 |
|
9th 7 (4) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
All three wins on the AW and turf form is very unconvincing; others safer. |
20/1 |
|
4th 1 (2) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Three-time AW winner but not since March 2025, and his record on turf is poor; last off four in Lingfield handicap (1m6f, good to firm) 12 days ago and not the percentage call here. |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 80
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
0-4 on Flat and 0-7 over hurdles but made the frame in three of his four handicap hurdles and was runner-up to Uncle Remus in 13-runner contest over C&D (good) last time; wore cheekpieces that day and tongue-tie on last two outings; probably thereabouts again. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 14 |
15th Sep 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
0-6 over hurdles but ran his best race latest when fourth of nine finishers at Newton Abbot (2m3f, good to firm) in July in first-time tongue-tie (retained); now also sports first-time cheekpieces; place claims. |
10/1 |
|
4th 10 |
13th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Kept on for third on handicap hurdle debut at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May but may not have stayed 2m4f when below that form last month; tongue-tie is fitted and this drop back in trip could see him in a better light. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 74-UP
Last run: 143 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (6) |
13th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Out of sorts over hurdles this summer; kept on well over 6f here on his return to the Flat two weeks ago and this trip should suit better; longstanding maiden though and others appeal more; comfortably held in the 8.15 Kempton Monday. |
10/1 |
|
8th 11 (11) |
29th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
17-race maiden; pulled-up (always behind) when returning from wind surgery over jumps at Cartmel (2m1f; 66-1) recently; nothing to suggest he'll prove competitive over 6f on first Flat appearance since March. |
40/1 |
Form: /5432-
Last run: 408 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
2-6 over hurdles, with both wins gained from the front at Market Rasen (2m, good) this season; not sure to get her own way in this higher grade but may still have potential; respected. |
7/1 |
|
1st 1 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Made all to win C&D (good) maiden in May, his fourth hurdling start, and was beaten only about 1l when third to Crown Of India on handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) later that month; may still have more to offer but has shown a tendency to hang and/or race too freely (ran out three starts ago), so comes with risk. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 1 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Has his quirks (ran out two runs back) but he made all to floor a subsequent Skelton winner in a 2m maiden at Market Rasen (good) and enters handicaps with an unexposed profile; respected. |
2/1 |
100/1
Form: 00
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 13 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Yet to show any significant promise after contesting a bumper and three maiden hurdles (all 2m). |
150/1 |
|
12th 12 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Unseated latest and had only shown modest form in a bumper and on hurdle debut previously; needs a major step forward. |
150/1 |
|
14 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Beaten 49l on bumper debut and 29l in a maiden hurdle at Ludlow. |
100/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £63.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £44.95 |
| Trifecta | £272.80 |
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