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SoftSWRSL – Dan Ward Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.00
- Place: £2.20
Form: 309349
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Improving 6yo who kept on resolutely to score over C&D (good to firm) 19 days ago and has now won three times since the spring; another 5lb higher now but a likely contender again. |
13/8 |
|
1st 6 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Recorded back-to-back wins at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) in the spring and has continued in good form off higher marks since, most recently going down by a head over C&D last month; nudged up another 3lb but remains hard to ignore in current form. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ex-Irish; recorded back-to-back wins at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) recently; maintained his good level of form when third of five back there ten days ago; must come into this if he can replicate his form here. |
9/2 |
15/2
- Place: £2.20
Form: P6P744
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Opened British account under strong ride over C&D (good) in May and has obvious claims if judged on that performance but already looked beaten when badly hampered at third-last hurdle at Market Rasen last month and needs to bounce back. |
10/1 |
|
8 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
First success since his French debut when winning going away at Worcester last month (2m4f, good), albeit needing getting after on the way round; new 6lb higher mark is some way in excess of any RPR ever run to. |
6/1 |
|
1st 10 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
French hurdles winner; looks handicapped about right on recent exploits but entitled to be thereabouts once more off his light weight and with Sean Bowen booked. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 0975
Last run: 187 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Dual AW winner who is 0-7 over hurdles; good first run in cheekpieces when second at Ffos Las (2m4f, good to soft) but never got involved the last time (2m6f); perhaps a fast-run race back at this distance will benefit her. |
6/1 |
|
7th 8 |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Dual AW winner; 0-6 over hurdles; in first-time cheekpieces when runner-up over 2m4f at Ffos Las (good to soft; fine on good) and she wasn't stopping; interesting now sent further. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Dual AW winner; beaten 5.5l over C&D (good) a month ago on first run for 187 days and could be sharper for that outing, and benefit from the new cheekpieces; one to consider. |
11/4 |
4/1
Form: 507472
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who took a step forward when second of six in C&D handicap last month; she can go well again nudged up 1lb. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who made quite encouraging handicap debut when fourth at Huntingdon (2m, heavy) last month; didn't build on that effort at Hereford (2m3f, good) nine days ago but a mid-race jumping error seemed to knock her out of her rhythm there, and she remains open to improvement over this sort of trip now she's back on slower ground. |
8/1 |
|
7th 4 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Made quite an encouraging start to her handicap career when fourth of nine over 2m at Huntingdon (heavy) 16 days ago; player if she can build on that but she does tend to race keenly so could do with settling a bit better now stepping up in trip. |
6/1 |
11/4
Form: 4/2782
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Yet to score but he comes here on the back of a good second of six in 2m handicap here in February; the winner and third there have both gone in since, so he's a player off an unchanged mark. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 4 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
0-16, but C&D second on October's return from two years out took course record to 322; longer trip excuses flop next time, but Windsor disappointment latest is trickier to forgive, unless he simply doesn't act on that day's good ground any longer; as likely to revive here as anywhere. |
5/1 |
|
10 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Absent since September 2023 and untested on ground slower than good to soft but has a largely consistent record (albeit 0-9) over hurdles; returns on a good mark and with Sean Bowen booked; market reference recommended. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: -P94P6 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Ended last season with a breakthrough win at Taunton (2m3f) but she's offered little this season, a well-held sixth back at Taunton (3m) last month; not easy to make a case for. |
25/1 |
|
6th 6 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Experienced pointer who won a Taunton hurdle race (2m3f, good) off 1lb higher last March; returned to form when fourth over that C&D (heavy) last month but pulled up (reportedly lame) on chase debut four weeks ago; unraced beyond 2m5f under rules. |
12/1 |
|
3 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Experienced pointer who won a Taunton handicap hurdle (2m3f, good) off 1lb higher in March; returned to form when fourth over that C&D (heavy) three weeks ago; could be interesting on this chase debut under rules. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: -547P7
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
10th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
His best effort in five handicaps was the 9l seventh two runs ago at Wincanton (2m4f, good); unconvincing, especially given his subsequent run at Ffos Las; 1lb out of the weights. |
10/1 |
|
7th 8 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Still to get his head in front and he came in a never-dangerous seventh in 2m4f Wincanton handicap last month; others appeal more. |
8/1 |
|
7th 11 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Well beaten in all three handicaps (2m4f-3m2f, good to soft-heavy); could plausibly be seen in a better light on today's faster ground but it takes a leap of faith to support him. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Spanish Dancer, Royal Rhythm
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £20.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £22.53 |
| Tricast | £377.33 |
| Trifecta | £292.50 |
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