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Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 12 runners
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Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £22.40
  • Place: £5.90

Form: 80763- D

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Well treated if going back far enough but achieved little for current yard, over hurdles and fences; finished last of three on final run.
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3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

Model Approach

11st 1lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Beaten a combined 70l in two soft-ground starts over fences but he won his third hurdle race when picking up a 12-runner Ffos Las handicap (2m, good) off this mark nine days ago; 5lb well in on handicap marks if he can transfer that form to chasing and there should be no ground excuses this time.

3/1

1st

11

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Model Approach

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Well treated if going back far enough but achieved little for current yard, over hurdles and fences; finished last of three on final run.

25/1

3rd

3

2nd Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:15 Southwell

Model Approach

11st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Evan Williams

Well treated on best hurdles form but his record for current yard leaves a lot to be desired; switch to fences made no difference last time; the weakest contender.

8/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 5337-

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Needed sellers to win on the Flat for William Haggas; four runs over hurdles, the standout being his 7l third in a juvenile race at Stratford; struggled since, latterly on handicap debut.
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2nd

2

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Forever Penywern

11st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Needed sellers to win on the Flat for William Haggas; four runs over hurdles, the standout being his 7l third in a juvenile race at Stratford; struggled since, latterly on handicap debut.

10/1

7th

9

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

18:00 Taunton

Forever Penywern

10st 10lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Warren Greatrex

Signed off for William Haggas with a brace of selling wins (1m3f/1m2f) on the Flat late last summer; three goes over hurdles but his fair third at Stratford (about 2m2f, soft) in March wasn't matched either side of it; will need to have his Stratford hat on for this handicap debut but it's still early days and that's possible.

7/1

3rd

5

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

15:47 Huntingdon

Forever Penywern

10st 11lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Warren Greatrex

Won a couple of sellers (1m3f/1m2f) on the Flat for William Haggas last year; improved on hurdle debut when third of four finishers in a Stratford juvenile (2m2f, soft) last month and holds place claims.

6/1

14/1

  • Place: £7.00

Form: 800-

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Limited in four Flat runs and tailed off in three runs over hurdles; plenty to prove on this handicap debut.
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3rd

12

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Bowling Shane

10st 7lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Limited in four Flat runs and tailed off in three runs over hurdles; plenty to prove on this handicap debut.

14/1

10th

12

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:30 Hereford

Bowling Shane

10st 10lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

Limited in four Flat runs and tailed off in both his runs over hurdles.

50/1

Form: 00P26-

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Kicked off his handicap career with a promising second at Taunton (2m, good) in March and never really figured when held up over 2m4f a week later; back in trip after a month off, he could easily be very competitive.
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4th

10

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Walk In The West

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Kicked off his handicap career with a promising second at Taunton (2m, good) in March and never really figured when held up over 2m4f a week later; back in trip after a month off, he could easily be very competitive.

5/1

6th

6

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

16:50 Wincanton

Walk In The West

10st 11lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Struggled in first three runs over hurdles but he kicked off his handicap career with a promising second behind Victory Shout at Taunton (2m, good) last week; was only beaten 2l in that race and he has a 7lb swing in the weights in this rematch; interesting contender.

100/30

2nd

7

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:15 Taunton

Walk In The West

10st 11lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Lacks solid form claims after two bumpers and three hurdle races but the hood and tongue-tie are now fitted and it's his handicap debut.

16/1

Form: 25294- D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Only win came in a novice back in 2023; nearly added a handicap in March (good to soft) but he has his share of off days.
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5th

13

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Prince Rhinegold

10st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Linda Blackford

Only win came in a novice back in 2023; nearly added a handicap in March (good to soft) but he has his share of off days.

12/1

4th

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:00 Wincanton

Prince Rhinegold

10st 6lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Linda Blackford

Had Ugo Bingo behind when second over C&D last month but his run here 11 days ago was pretty miserable and he can be up and down.

9/1

9th

9

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

16:50 Wincanton

Prince Rhinegold

10st 5lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Linda Blackford

Just one win from starts over hurdles but he returned after a short break with a close second here (1m7f, good to soft) last month; up 2lb but he seems effective at this trip and he's on the shortlist.

4/1

Form: 33395-

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner; no easy task in a maiden last time and has run well in a couple of handicaps; could have a part to play if reacting positively to the new tongue-tie.
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6th

6

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Penn Avenue

11st 6lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; no easy task in a maiden last time and has run well in a couple of handicaps; could have a part to play if reacting positively to the new tongue-tie.

7/1

5th

8

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Ayr

Penn Avenue

10st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; 0-6 over hurdles and the worst of those runs was the latest in a handicap at Carlisle; gets all the allowances as a 4yo filly but others probably have greater upside even if she is back to something like her best.

12/1

9th

7

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Carlisle

Penn Avenue

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; 0-5 over hurdles but very consistent and every chance of being involved off a slightly reduced mark.

11/4

Form: 408P7- D

Last run: 38 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Exposed 8yo who has topweight and he's looked out of sorts in four runs following a break.
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4

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Get The Value

11st 10lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: John O’Shea

Completed back-to-back wins last spring, including one here, but has been badly out of form since returning from a break in December; now 4lb below his last winning mark, but hard to make a case for in current form.

10/1

7th

1

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Get The Value

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: John O’Shea

Exposed 8yo who has topweight and he's looked out of sorts in four runs following a break.

25/1

Form: 465-

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Sole win came here on the Flat over 1m2f; has shaped well enough in three hurdle runs to believe he could have a future off this sort of mark.
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8th

5

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Berkshire Smudge

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Sole win came here on the Flat over 1m2f; has shaped well enough in three hurdle runs to believe he could have a future off this sort of mark.

5/2

5th

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:13 Ffos Las

Berkshire Smudge

10st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Has shaped with some promise, without making a major impact, in juvenile hurdles at Doncaster and Chepstow; may show improvement returned to Ffos Las, having gained sole Flat win here (soft); interesting.

12/1

6th

1

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:30 Chepstow

Berkshire Smudge

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Class 6 Flat handicap winner (1m2f, soft) whose hurdle debut fourth at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) last month gives him something to build on; however, others in this line-up have achieved considerably more.

25/1

Form: 16403- D

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won a good-ground bumper last summer; needed to up his game on handicap debut in October but was beaten 13l at 16-1.
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9th

4

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Uncle Remus

11st 8lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Robert Stephens

Won a good-ground bumper last summer; needed to up his game on handicap debut in October but was beaten 13l at 16-1.

10/1

2

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:40 Uttoxeter

Uncle Remus

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Robert Stephens

Won good-ground Worcester bumper in good style this summer and ran well to a point on hurdle debut there (2m, good to soft) in September but both runs this month were disappointing and he needs to up his game in this first handicap.

16/1

2

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:40 Uttoxeter

Uncle Remus

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Robert Stephens

Won good-ground Worcester bumper in good style this summer and ran well to a point on hurdle debut there (2m, good to soft) in September but both runs this month were disappointing and he needs to up his game in this first handicap.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: /UUFP- D

Last run: 189 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper for Olly Murphy; pulled up in his latest maiden on soft ground but was running well on good at his point of departures previously; has since left Alison Thorpe and makes stable/handicap debut after a lengthy break; market could be revealing.
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7

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Peace Motivator

11st 3lb

J: David Noonan

T: Barry John Murphy

Bumper winner for Olly Murphy in 2024 but has failed to complete in all five hurdle starts, including when pulled up on last month's handicap/stable debut; swaps hood for first-time cheekpieces but hard to recommend.

66/1

3

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Peace Motivator

11st 9lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Barry John Murphy

Won a bumper for Olly Murphy; pulled up in his latest maiden on soft ground but was running well on good at his point of departures previously; has since left Alison Thorpe and makes stable/handicap debut after a lengthy break; market could be revealing.

25/1

Form: /U74P-

Last run: 109 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced but allowed to go off at 50-1 on handicap debut in January (2m, good to soft) and was pulled up; hard to be confident.
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7

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

And She Was

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Lightly raced but allowed to go off at 50-1 on handicap debut in January (2m, good to soft) and was pulled up; hard to be confident.

25/1

4

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

12:18 Market Rasen

And She Was

11st 11lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alan King

Well beaten (bled from the nose) on penultimate outing but showed ability in her other two qualifying races, more recently when fourth in race won easily by 1-25 favourite; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth but she's open to improvement in handicaps.

8/1

Form: 69542-

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
First placing when second at Exeter (2m, good) but was some 25l off the winner; dropped 2lb.
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1st

3

20th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:22 Ffos Las

Kates Choice

11st 10lb

J: James Best

T: Nikki Evans

It was her first placing when runner-up at Exeter (2m, good) but she was some 25l off the winner; fell early here two weeks ago; has enough to prove on balance, though she does probably stay this far.

7/1

9

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Kates Choice

11st 5lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

First placing when second at Exeter (2m, good) but was some 25l off the winner; dropped 2lb.

16/1

2nd

2

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

19:10 Exeter

Kates Choice

11st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Nikki Evans

Unplaced in ten starts; drops back in trip for this and that needs to elicit some improvement if she is going to break her duck.

16/1

Non-runners

Collanisi

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £218.60
Straight Forecast £141.58
Tricast £4980.63
Trifecta £2319.00

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Berkshire Smudge

SPOTLIGHT:

Walk In The West

Telegraph:

Uncle Remus

The Times:

Bowling Shane

POSTDATA:

Collanisi

WEST COUNTRY:

Penn Avenue

TOPSPEED:

Forever Penywern

The Star:

Walk In The West

D Express:

Uncle Remus

The Guardian:

Berkshire Smudge

Daily Mail:

Berkshire Smudge

Daily Mirror:

Berkshire Smudge

The Sun:

Berkshire Smudge

Daily Record:

Berkshire Smudge