16.45
GoodFirst Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 3f 147y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.10
Form: 7972-
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Big improver who made it 2-3 in handicap hurdles when completing a double in smooth style at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to firm) on Tuesday; that was a three-runner race but he won with lots in hand and is 5lb well in under a double penalty here; leading contender. |
8/11 |
|
1st 4 |
19th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Looked unlucky not to make winning handicap hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m, good to soft; made bad jumping error) in March but gained compensation with 21l win at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm) a week ago; ought to be hard to beat under 7lb penalty here. |
1/2 |
|
1st 7 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
A fair ex-Irish Flat maiden; brought along steadily over hurdles for current yard before much improved on his handicap debut (on the back of a wind op) when second of 11 at Wetherby (2m) in March, only just failing after a late blunder; major shout despite a 6lb rise. |
6/4 |
16/1
- Place: £6.30
Form: 7O404-
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Only modest form shown thus far and he had breathing surgery before coming in a remote fourth of nine in 2m1f Exeter handicap 25 days ago; cheekpieces are now tried. |
16/1 |
|
4th 5 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Unplaced in five starts; best effort came over C&D (good) last November; well below that level on his handicap debut latest; has since had wind surgery and drops 4lb; may be able to get competitive. |
22/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 21287- D
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Scored twice (around 2m4f) at Huntingdon and Southwell late in 2025 but off since a below-par seventh at Doncaster (2m3f) in January when also not looking the easiest of rides; needs to bounce back after a layoff. |
5/1 |
|
7th 11 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Underwhelming when mid-division at Catterick last month; however, he was in fine form previously, winning twice in the autumn (2m3f/2m4f, good/soft) and finishing second of 14 at Exeter (2m2f, soft) in December; major player if leaving last time behind. |
6/1 |
|
8th 15 |
21st Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
In-form hurdler who is 2-4 in headgear since October, wins over about this trip at Huntingdon and Southwell (visored) followed by a keeping-on second of 14 in first-time blinkers at Exeter (about 2m2f, soft) last month; 1lb nudge won't stop him being a leading contender. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 43632-
Last run: 166 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (7) |
22nd May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Veteran whose two 2025 wins were at this track over 1m6f and 1m5f; placed twice over hurdles last November but last week's run in that sphere (after a Flat reappearance here) was disappointing and dents his appeal. |
8/1 |
|
4th 1 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In good form without winning (runner-up over 2m3f at Taunton) before Christmas and should be sharper for a recent fifth on the Flat at Bath; this veteran needs considering. |
6/1 |
|
5th 6 (4) |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 24y Class 5 |
8st 6lb |
Has done a lot of his winning in Jersey but he scored here (1m5f, firm) in the autumn and was runner-up over hurdles at Taunton (2m3f) in his final run in 2025; returns after 141 days off but he needs watching in market back on the Flat. |
3/1 |
12/1
Form: 53PP7- C
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Course winner in 2024 but she failed to take to fences last season and came in last of seven back in this sphere at Newton Abbot (2m) last month; others are much preferred. |
12/1 |
|
7th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Close third over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in October but she's not taken to fences this winter and has been pulled up in last two starts; bit to prove but she's on a dangerous mark back in this sphere and could be a big factor if she can revive; blinkers worn in last two starts are removed. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: P79-
Last run: 117 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (1) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
0-13 under rules; runner-up in one of his nine starts for Sir Mark Prescott, but has shown nothing in five outings for this stable, four of them over hurdles. |
25/1 |
|
6th 8 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Modest Flat maiden for Sir Mark Prescott; yet to show much for his current yard over hurdles and last of nine back on the Flat at Wolverhampton in February; hard to warm to. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 69334-
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 |
24th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Returned from break with respectable fourth on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month but that form leaves her with a bit to find here and she needs to bounce back quickly from a poor run 12 days ago. |
10/1 |
|
3 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Low-mileage 5yo who returned from six months off with a solid fourth of nine on her handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f) 20 days ago; she can do better off a 2lb lower mark. |
5/1 |
|
4th 7 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Finding her feet over hurdles and October's third at Hereford (2m, good) when last seen was quite encouraging; pedigree suggests this new trip can unlock more and she's one to be interested in on this handicap debut despite the absence. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 55533- D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Largely below par since scoring at Huntingdon (2m4f) last May but he wasn't disgraced when third of five in 2m2f Fontwell handicap last month; needs to build on it now. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Three-time hurdle winner on good ground; arguably ran better than eventual 48l defeat suggests when third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) last month, after a layoff, and has become well handicapped; could have a say if that recent outing brought him on. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
18th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Won in a small field off 3lb higher at Huntingdon last May (2m3f) but mostly struggled afterwards in cheekpieces and latterly in a visor; clearly a form contender if he's all the better for a wind operation. |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £34.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £37.97 |
| Tricast | £105.82 |
| Trifecta | £174.30 |
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