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GoodConferences And Events At Southwell Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices’ Brush Qual) (GBB)
- Prize money: £5446
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.90
Form: 4-
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Useful three-time Flat winner (1m4f/1m5f) and was consistent until getting too high in the weights; his Ludlow run from off the pace was encouraging and he then won comfortably under a more forward ride at Southwell (2m, good; first-time tongue-tie); carries a penalty but has clear claims. |
4/9 |
|
1st 1 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Three Flat wins for Ed Walker (1m4f/1m5f) and was consistent until getting too high in the weights; never got seriously involved under a patient ride at Ludlow but that run was promising; now tongue tied. |
7/2 |
|
4th 6 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Three Flat wins for Ed Walker (1m4f/1m5f) and was consistent until getting too high in the weights; should enjoy good ground on hurdle/stable debut and he's of clear interest. |
11/2 |
4/5
- Place: £1.10
Form: 2-
Last run: 213 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Close second in 15-runner Chepstow novice (2m, good to soft) on debut in October; absent until turned over at skinny odds at Southwell (2m, good) last month but the winner was a useful Flat performer who has since followed up; ought to go one better here. |
1/3 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
£72,000 3yo; went close in a 2m novice at Chepstow in October (good to soft) and that form reads well through the first and third horses; every chance. |
4/5 |
|
2nd 12 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
£72,000 3yo; fifth foal; half-brother to French winners Extra Lida (2m4f chase) and Happyboum Lida (2m1f chase); dam unraced half-sister to winners Rhialco (smart French 2m1f-2m7f hurdle/chase) and Qhilimar (useful 2m1f-3m2f chase); given connections, he would command respect if at all strong in the betting. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 135 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Outclassed in a useful juvenile hurdle at Christmas; third of eight on the AW last month but that was a 1m6f Class 5 handicap. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 4 (7) |
15th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Showed promise in novice/maiden company when trained by Paul Midgley; struggled on his yard/hurdling debut in December and it was the same story in a handicap at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) three weeks ago; down 3lb. |
20/1 |
|
8th 7 (6) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who struggled on his hurdling debut in December but he showed some promise on AW last autumn including when third in a Newcastle novice (1m2f); returns to the Flat after another break but he needs checking in market on handicap debut. |
20/1 |
11/2
Form: 4472-
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
1m2f winner; positives to take from three of his four runs over hurdles, last time chasing home an odds-on Olly Murphy runner; thereabouts. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 2 |
13th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won on the AW last summer (1m2f) and launched hurdling career with two encouraging fourths, latterly when just over 2l behind Jamada in 18-runner Lingfield maiden (2m, soft) in January; safely held on subsequent handicap debut but still considered here, with the switch to better ground a possible source of improvement. |
2/1 |
10/1
Form: 21/3P- D
Last run: 179 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won good-ground bumper by 8l in March 2025; rather disappointing when well-held third on hurdle debut in October and has failed to complete twice since but shaped with promise before weakening and falling at Southwell (2m, good) last month, after a break. |
5/1 |
|
4 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Good-ground bumper winner; not performed to the same level in two runs over hurdles but he's since had wind surgery. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Won two of his six Flat races, at 1m2f and 1m4f; bought for 58,000gns and stamina won't be an issue; respected. |
10/1 |
|
6 (1) |
24th Jul 2025 Soft 1m 4f 180y |
9st 0lb |
Well beaten in three AW maidens for Ado McGuinness as a 2yo but improved form for this yard in turf handicaps up in trip; has risen 22lb in the weights for two Fairyhouse wins over 1m2f-1m4f; this softer ground is an unknown but a shout of handling it. |
9/1 |
100/1
Form: 7-
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Also hooded for debut at Stratford (good) and at odds of 50-1 she faded late on after making the running. |
100/1 |
|
7th 10 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Third foal from a fair 2m hurdle/chase winner; wears a hood on debut, which is somewhat unnerving. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.66 |
| Trifecta | £77.50 |
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