16.05
SoftWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £23193
- 2m 0f 46y
- Class 2
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: -68215 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (9) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
8yo whose 11th success came over 1m4f in April; also effective at 2m this term but edged back up the weights and looks vulnerable for win purposes. |
40/1 |
|
7th 1 (15) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Prolific 8yo who gained his 11th success when taking 1m4f Ripon handicap in April; also effective at 2m this term, including C&D, but he's edged back up the weights; place player but he may be vulnerable for win purposes. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 7606-0 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20th 2 (1) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
12st 0lb |
Ex-Jessica Harrington/Michael Bell; winner at Group 3 level for his two former trainers; despite reduced mark, does not look well handicapped at this stage; stable debut. |
50/1 |
|
14th 7 (16) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 34y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Ex-Irish 7yo; won a slowly run, four-runner Group 3 over 2m here in April 2025 on his stable debut but failed to kick on and he needed to run a lot better than he did at Newmarket in early May (1m6f) to be seriously considered here; the hood and blinkers are new additions. |
50/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 66070- C
Last run: 196 days
W: 9st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20th 2 (5) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Off since a mixed hurdles campaign ended in March; formerly very smart on Flat but he's not scored in this sphere since 2023, had a disappointing 2025 and all wins have been on soft or heavy ground; tailed off in this race in 2024. |
40/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 111-62 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 4lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (4) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
10st 3lb |
Eight wins divided between turf/AW; only 2lb above last winning mark and she was second at Newbury before facing a tough task in the Northumberland Plate; softening ground welcomed. |
14/1 |
|
14th 9 (3) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Ended last year in storming form with a 1m6f/2m hat-trick, the final leg on Southwell Tapeta; not disgraced when never dangerous here in January and made a satisfactory return to turf (second at Newbury) in April, but this 8yo needs to hit another new high. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 650-43 C
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (2) |
16th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 27y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Two disappointing runs before a much more competitive show, still below form, when fifth of ten off this reduced mark in 2m Shergar Cup race at Ascot eight days ago; still needs to perk up somewhat but this is a drop back in class. |
9/2 |
|
5th 9 (11) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 7f 209y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
The initial positive reaction to a visor soon wore thin and he beat only one home at Newmarket last time (1m6f) with no headgear (as today); has dropped to a dangerous mark but with some major questions to answer. |
13/2 |
|
9th 10 (4) |
10th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
Respectable third to Goblet Of Fire on the other Newmarket track (1m6f, good to firm) in May in a first-time visor; perhaps any beneficial effect from the headgear has worn off, as he ran poorly on latest start, but he is now 1lb below his last winning mark (from last July) and the visor is removed. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1239-6 C
Last run: 49 days
W: 8st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (2) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 110y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Made most for two game wins in four-runner C&D races (good to firm) last summer, latterly in this race off 2lb higher than today; second to Baileys Khelstar over C&D on latest outing was in just a three-runner race but easily his best Flat effort this year, so he could be on his way back. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 1 (2) |
23rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Comes into this off the back of winning a three-runner race over hurdles at Fontwell, but he is equally adept on the Flat with two wins in four-runner contests over C&D (good to firm) last summer, including this race off 1lb lower; respected. |
7/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 22220/
Last run: 588 days
W: 8st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 (10) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Did well in 2024 and then had 592 days off the track; signs of a revival when seventh in the Northumberland Plate but his Kempton run (behind Maxident) was disappointing. |
12/1 |
|
6th 6 (1) |
10th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Did well in 2024 and then had 592 days off the track; signs of rediscovering his form when 4l behind Believitanducan in the Northumberland Vase (2m AW); dropped 3lb and in the mix. |
6/1 |
|
7th 8 (8) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Very solid record in 2024 on turf but 592 days off before this season; beaten a long way on his return (his only AW race) and not so far next time but he still has major work to do to turn things around. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 34122- BF
Last run: 229 days
W: 8st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 (8) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 196y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Edging down weights for new yard; first three of those four runs were here and the second piece of form (2m, good; unraced on softer) gives him a chance. |
11/1 |
|
8th 3 (1) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Edging down the weights and the return to a more galloping track could help, but his claims aren't compelling based on what he's shown at Chester this year on his three starts for a new yard. |
20/1 |
|
4th 1 (1) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 87y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Won a small-field maiden last August and he went close in 1m4f handicaps in his final two runs for Ralph Beckett; left that yard for 90,000gns last autumn; struggled on stable debut here (2m, good) in May but he was a fair fourth over the same C&D last month; has possibilities if he can build on that and he's in the mix back in trip. |
11/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 5114-4 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 8st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Abandoned
Form: 6610-7
Last run: 8 days
W: 8st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
Abandoned
Form: 554422 BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 8st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 (9) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 188y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
On a long losing run and never a threat here two weeks ago, but he'd previously been beaten just a nose in the Queen Mother's Cup over C&D in June; none too reliable but a danger to all if he's on a going day. |
7/1 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
10th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 188y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Slow starter whose losing run goes back 17 races to March 2025; however, he went down by only a nose over C&D (good) last month and was caught too far back in a Class 2 at Ayr since; bold show likely with his sights lowered. |
6/1 |
|
9th 11 (11) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 26y Class 2 |
8st 8lb |
Slow starter whose losing run goes back 16 races to March 2025; however, he's been second on three of his last four starts, most recently at York (1m4f, good) last Saturday; slow ground is probably fine; each-way chance. |
12/1 |
Non-runners
Zinc White
Verdict
Topweight Prydwen has the same colours that were carried to victory last year by Caballo De Mar for George Scott and there is a good chance that this redoubtable 8yo will follow suit if the ground is not worse than good to soft. The lightly raced, ex-French HERMETIC could be too hot for him to handle, though, after he seemingly exceeded expectations over a shorter trip on his British debut. Blazeon Five is third on the list, ahead of Pole Star.[Richard Austen]