20.40
SoftSky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap
- Prize money: £3768.48
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 6
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Form: 630071 D
Last run: 3 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (1) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
All five wins have been on the AW over further than this, the latest at Wolverhampton in January; below his best in three starts since finishing third there in February and he's 0-15 on turf. |
12/1 |
Form: 318-75 D
Last run: 85 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (1) |
13th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Off the mark with a last-gasp success in a 0-60 at Lingfield in December (7f); two lesser efforts have followed, including C&D, and he looks up against it once more. |
14/1 |
|
11 (10) |
18th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Yet to build on his promising debut second (7f, Polytrack); neither handicap run suggests he is the answer here. |
25/1 |
Form: 4130-6 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (11) |
28th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Gained all four wins on Polytrack, the latest last May; returned from break with poor run in December and has wide draw for this first start since; others have much stronger claims. |
14/1 |
|
9 (9) |
16th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
Four-time AW winner, most recently at Chelmsford (7f) last month; recent 3lb rise does not look excessive but this will be just his second run in a sprint and his third run on turf; others look safer. |
13/2 |
Form: 840/40
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 1 (4) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Unexposed 5yo who returned after 485 days off with a front-running fourth of 13 in a Southwell maiden (6f, AW; 66-1) last month; carried her head awkwardly in the closing stages but that was a promising effort and she needs a close look back in a handicap. |
15/2 |
|
4th 2 (6) |
25th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Big prices and well beaten in four runs as a 3yo (5f-1m), often not looking straightforward in the process; yard among the winners but she's hard to fancy returning from a long absence. |
66/1 |
Form: 342760 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 (7) |
21st May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Two wins at 7f on AW and he went close on that surface at Wolverhampton (7f) in March; below that form on last two starts and has something to prove back at 6f on this forecast easy turf; blinkers go on. |
8/1 |
|
6th 7 (4) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Regressive gelding who's often been inclined to pull hard since returning from a year off; winless since his 3yo days and there are safer options. |
6/1 |
Form: -46521 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 11 (9) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 135y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Sole win from 14 starts came in Jersey (1m, firm) last summer; four races for this yard, back to form when only just denied in 16-runner race at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) three days ago; hung left on that occasion and rider briefly stopped riding, but this 4yo has solid claims today. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 17 (11) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Sole win from 13 runs was in Jersey (1m, firm) last summer; made a promising start for new yard when fourth at Wolverhampton (6f) in March but she's taken two backward steps since; bit to prove but this step back up in trip is a positive and she could go well if she gets the breaks. |
8/1 |
Form: -37804 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (1) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 135y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Three-time AW winner, most recently at Dundalk (7f, AW) in October when trained by Charles Byrnes; third on his stable debut at Chelmsford (7f, AW) in February but he's not built on that in three starts since; unraced on ground slower than good to soft. |
12/1 |
|
10th 3 (2) |
11th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
A fair 7f winner in Ireland for Charles Byrnes in 2025 but yet to hit top form for his current yard, only eighth in 6f Wolverhampton handicap 29 days ago; needs to take a step forward. |
12/1 |
Form: 95-468
Last run: 105 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 (4) |
21st Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Can front-run; three of his four wins have been at this track but he's been disappointing since his C&D win in October; still 3lb higher than for that last success and he needs to turn things around. |
7/1 |
Form: -5U899
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (1) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Unexposed 4yo but he's generally struggled so far and was tailed off in a C&D handicap (40-1) in March; dropped another 5lb but he's with another new yard now and has plenty to prove; first-time hood replaces cheekpieces. |
33/1 |
|
9th 1 (1) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Unexposed 4yo but he has a mixed record so far and was last of eight in a Lingfield handicap (1m) three weeks ago; dropped 5lb but he's looked a tricky customer in three runs for his current yard and has plenty to prove; cheekpieces added. |
20/1 |
Form: 577-64 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 (1) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
8st 8lb |
All three wins on turf came on soft/heavy; it's been a while since his last success but he may be able to exploit this plummeting mark when he gets his conditions. |
12/1 |
|
6th 6 (6) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 5lb |
Last two wins have come over C&D and he is 13lb lower than for the latest in May 2024 (0-24 since); has won fresh in the past and has run well on good to firm ground, but a softer surface suits him better. |
16/1 |
Betting Forcast
7/2 Court Of Session, 16/1 Fulford Cross, 10/1 Ballybaymoonshiner, 20/1 Zambezi Diamond, 16/1 Dayman, 6/4 No Gain, 8/1 Drafted, 10/1 Kessaar Power, 33/1 Daddy Chill, 10/1 Beau Jardine