14.50
FirmBlackmore Building Contractors Handicap
- Prize money: £11514.8
- 0m 5f 10y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £6.00
- Place: £2.20
Form: 8806-3 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (8) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 21y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
7yo who recorded his 13th win when making all off a reduced mark at Bath (5f, good) two weeks ago; 3lb higher on this step back up in grade but he remains well treated on his best form and is 2-2 over C&D, including a success off current mark in this race 12 months ago; key player. |
100/30 |
|
1st 6 (3) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Prominent racer; did best of the group to race on the stands' side when third in a 5f handicap at Newmarket three weeks ago; well handicapped on last summer's best and he has a good record at Bath; shortlisted. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 5 (7) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
Multiple wins include this race (good) in 2025, on sole C&D start, then won two of his next three starts; his form died down after that which leaves him well treated again, 5lb lower than his latest win; good claims but he did seem better for his reappearance when coming up trumps last April. |
9/2 |
12/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: 3214-5 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (10) |
14th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Did well for new yard last autumn, winning three times (5f, AW/good to soft), and he returned to form when second of six at Bath (5f, good) recently; however, he may prove vulnerable in this hotter contest. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 3 (2) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
In good form in the second half of 2025, winning three 5f handicaps (Tapeta twice and good to soft); last month's return to action at Newmarket should have sharpened him up but ground this lively will be a first. |
12/1 |
|
5th 4 (8) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Below best in Ireland in the first half of 2025 but in good heart for this trainer in the autumn, winning three over 5f on AW and turf; has inevitably gone back up the weights but he ran an excellent second, despite some interference, when runner-up in the 3yo Dash at Epsom in 2024 off this mark and that was strong 5f form; respected. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 108-75 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 (9) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Completed 6f Newmarket handicap hat-trick last summer (good to firm); kept on well for fifth of 14 in Listed race at Bath (5f, good) last month and close third in handicap there (5f, good) latest; has run well on heavy ground here; improvement needed but the return to 6f can suit; not ruled out. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 7 (4) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Prominent racer; C&D winner who completed a Newmarket hat-trick last summer (6f, good to firm); it wasn't a vintage Listed event in which she kept on well for fifth here four weeks ago but her mark has been left unchanged and another good run should be forthcoming. |
6/1 |
|
5th 2 (6) |
5th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Tough front-running handicapper but nothing in her form to think she was the answer to today's puzzle. |
66/1 |
6/1
Form: 3054-0 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (2) |
31st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 8y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
In good form for most of 2025, winning two 5f handicaps last spring; not quite hit those heights this time around, including from a good draw at Chester 24 days ago (met some trouble in the home straight); today's drop into a Class 4 will help and she is back against her own sex; should go well. |
11/4 |
|
6th 11 (2) |
7th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 15y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Has gained all wins in spring, the most recent off current mark at Goodwood (5f, good) last May; finished nicely for close fourth at Bath (wore hood) on Monday with reappearance under her belt; fighting chance from a handy draw. |
5/1 |
|
4th 4 (5) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Speedy filly; back to her last winning mark and this will be more suitable than the C&D Listed race she contested four weeks ago; hooded for the first time today. |
6/1 |
7/2
Form: -21212 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Record of 6-17 on AW includes two wins in a consistent 2026 campaign; not disgraced back on turf last time but finished only fifth of six and took record in this sphere to 0-9; others preferred. |
9/1 |
|
5th 2 (7) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
6-17 on AW and better than ever this spring, following his Lingfield win in March with a narrow defeat at Southwell; 0-8 on turf but has run well on fast ground in the past; perhaps a shade high in the weights now. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
9th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Three AW wins since November, the latest a comfortable success at Lingfileld; held by Spring Is Sprung on C&D form from January but he should give his running again. |
11/4 |
5/1
Form: 4-4106 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
C&D scorer; not seen to best effect on his last three runs since scoring at Wolverhampton (5f) in March, going too freely from an outside draw when last of six at Bath (5f) last time; interesting from an easing mark. |
7/1 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 3 |
9st 2lb |
C&D winner; stayed on well to land a 5f handicap at Wolverhampton in March and two defeats since have come over 6f; latest Lingfield effort was much better than the distance beaten suggests; 5f on quick ground suits ideally and more patient tactics in a well-run race could pay dividends. |
5/1 |
|
6th 6 (9) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Won at Wolverhampton (5f, Tapeta) last month and he failed to settle when well beaten from a wide draw over 6f there next time; however, all of his wins have come at 5f and he has something to prove kept to 6f. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Desert Cop, Marty Hopkirk
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £36.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £29.03 |
| Tricast | £80.04 |
| Trifecta | £92.20 |
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