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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Once a sprinter on the Flat but has won twice over hurdles since joining current yard, a Hereford maiden and a C&D novice (both on good); hard to know what to make of his remote second in a handicap back here a month ago when the winner strolled home by some 26l. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Useful on testing ground on the Flat early in career and this 4yo has tapped back into that promise over hurdles this spring, winning a maiden at Hereford (2m, good) in April on his second stable start and following up in a C&D novice (good); trainer won this with Clearance, after whom this race is named, in 2022 and 2024; intriguing candidate back in a handicap. |
5/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Bumper winner for Don Cantillon; fair third at Hereford (2m maiden; 15-2) in April, but has struggled to replicate that since, beaten 15l (seventh of 11) at Uttoxeter five weeks ago; competes from easing mark in added cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
7th 4 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but safely held when filling same position in two subsequent handicaps (both 2m, good) and needs improvement here. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but was below that form when well-held third of six over that C&D on last month's handicap debut; needs help from the new tongue-tie here. |
11/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
4th 3 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Six-time Flat winner including five on AW (1m-1m2f) since December; unexposed over hurdles and was fair fourth of 13 back in this sphere at Hereford (2m, good; 12-1) last week; should have more to offer as a jumper but this looks a tough task against Un Sens A La Vie. |
14/1 |
|
4th 7 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Had one run over hurdles, finishing tailed off in a maiden in late 2024; multiple Flat winner since December and wasn't beaten far at Pontefract last week (1m; stays 1m4f); should run well if jumping stands the test. |
5/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
1st 7 (8) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
1m2f win here (good to firm) kicked off a four-timer in 2023 for Tony Carroll but he took a while to rediscover his level before scoring at Chepstow (1m4f, good; first-time blinkers) for this yard one year ago; raced mainly over further without success since and latest start over 1m can be written off; handy mark and he's not discounted on just his second visit to Brighton. |
9/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
3 |
27th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Faded over about 2m2f on handicap debut at Exeter (soft) but he fared better back at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft; first-time blinkers, retained) last month; has hopes of better but some stamina queries remain over this far on a stiff track. |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Out of a half-sister to high-class jumper Crystal D'Ainay; seemed to have learned from debut outing when creditable second of 14 at Wincanton (1m7f, soft) last month, and that form makes him a leading contender. |
3/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
6th 2 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Low-grade winner on the AW who has shown some aptitude for hurdling, making the frame in run-of-the-mill 2m maidens at Hereford (good) and Huntingdon (good to firm); not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but should feature in a weak race. |
3/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
4th 2 (2) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Regressive 6yo who has struggled in five hurdle runs this year and was well held back on the Flat in a classified event here (1m4f, AW) 12 days ago; this step back up in trip should suit but losing run is up to 20 and all of his three wins have been on AW; others preferred. |
9/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
5th 9 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Better round of jumping inspired a major uplift on last month's handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m, good), shaping as if this longer trip might give him more chance of defying a still ungenerous-looking mark. |
4/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
29th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-6 over hurdles and 0-16 overall; had excuse (bled from the nose) when safely held at Stratford six weeks ago but is out of the weights again here and needs subsequent wind op to have made a big difference. |
50/1 |
|
5th 7 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Unexposed over hurdles after only five runs but was beaten about 23l when seventh of 12 here (2m, good) on last month's handicap debut and is effectively 4lb higher today. |
33/1 |
|
7th 11 |
16th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Lowly rated Flat maiden who has not shown any significant promise over hurdles after four attempts; has more realistic chance to get competitive on this handicap debut but still makes only limited appeal; 1lb wrong. |
25/1 |
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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