16.30
GoodClearance Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7921.5
- 2m 0f 167y
- Class 3
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £2.00
Form: 1313-4 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 |
29th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Progressive for new stable since the autumn, collecting four wins (2m-2m1f, good-heavy) along the way; below form when tried over 2m5f last week (no headgear) but was fourth in last month's Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces; refitted today) and is now 2lb lower. |
10/1 |
|
4th 6 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 5f 122y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Interesting he was still staying on into fourth (about 23l ahead of Letterston Lily) at the end of a generously run Summer Hurdle last time, though remains untried beyond a sharp 2m4f; 7lb higher mark than for June's easy 2m1f win here leaves him with almost nothing in hand. |
12/1 |
|
4th 8 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Contrasting performances at Newton Abbot last month, winning well but then finishing last of four; cheekpieces fitted for this much tougher test. |
25/1 |
5/2
- Place: £2.00
Form: P3P1-1 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Once a sprinter on the Flat but has won twice over hurdles since joining current yard, a Hereford maiden and a C&D novice (both on good); hard to know what to make of his remote second in a handicap back here a month ago when the winner strolled home by some 26l. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Useful on testing ground on the Flat early in career and this 4yo has tapped back into that promise over hurdles this spring, winning a maiden at Hereford (2m, good) in April on his second stable start and following up in a C&D novice (good); trainer won this with Clearance, after whom this race is named, in 2022 and 2024; intriguing candidate back in a handicap. |
5/2 |
9/2
Form: 13114- CD
Last run: 255 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (4) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 196y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Last seen on Flat in 2024 for Mick Appleby and has a chance if resuming in similar vein; 4-8 as a fairly useful hurdler (ran respectably on latest start) for current yard since; considered. |
7/1 |
|
5th 3 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Record of 4-7 over hurdles but this is tougher than usual and he could have run a lot better back from a break at Newton Abbot; others appeal more. |
40/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Switched to hurdles for new yard last May-September and won four of his six starts (all on good ground), two of them over C&D (one a handicap); held in fourth of six at Plumpton last September when last seen but retains potential; yard among the winners and he could go well back from a break. |
9/2 |
7/2
Form: 121P-6 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
27th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 75y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Free-going front-runner who won four times over C&D early last season including this race; now 4lb lower than for his last success but he's struggled since returning from a break in May and was a long way behind Breaking Cover at Stratford last time; has some questions to answer and he needs to get back on track. |
7/1 |
|
5th 1 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 213y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Free-going front-runner who won five 2m chases in early part of last season; comfortably reeled in on both outings since returning from a break this spring, though, and comes here with a point to prove. |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Highly progressive over fences in the first half of last season, winning here four times (2m, good to soft/good); 2m5f here appeared to stretch him last month following some time off; has a lower mark to work with back over hurdles and he could play a leading role back down in trip. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 11442- CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Prolific between November 2024 and June 2025, with his four wins in that spell including two here; his progress seemed to stall subsequently but he ran well when second of five to a progressive winner at Chepstow (2m, good) last time and could be in the mix; effective on good to soft. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Taunton win this time last year was the first leg of an eventual hat-trick (2m1f-2m3f) all recorded on good or quicker surfaces, so drying forecast is all to the good; chance, assuming he's not goaded into making the same sorts of errors as on his recent return here. |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Has won five of his last seven races and he might be high in the weights now having come up well short (beaten 13l) on final sighting at Newton Abbot in October (2m1f); on the plus side, he's back at Class 4 level and has won over this far; others are preferred. |
10/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £18.40 |
| Trifecta | £36.70 |
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