17.12
Good To SoftSummer Saturday On 27th June Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £7731
- 1m 4f 63y
- Class 4
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
Form: /019-5
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 7 (7) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 170y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
Scored with a fair degree of authority at Ayr (1m2f, good; from 2lb lower) in April 2025; absent since toiling at Chester 362 days ago, which raises concerns, but he did win over C&D on his 2024 reappearance; the betting should help to guide expectations. |
11/1 |
Form: 1/950- D
Last run: 250 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 (10) |
23rd Sep 2025 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Dual 1m4f winner here who ran poorly when last seen eight months ago (was withdrawn a week later, when found to be coughing, which may have had something to do with it); interesting to see how he goes in the market. |
10/1 |
Form: -86676
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 10 (17) |
13th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Left Ralph Beckett after 1m2f Redcar novice win (good to soft) in October; that form has not been reached in her five handicaps since, most at 1m but never dangerous latest when back up to 1m4f at Thirsk; others preferred. |
18/1 |
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7th 2 (8) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 8y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Ended her time with Ralph Beckett with 1m2f Redcar novice success but she has failed to fire subsequently for Ivan Furtado, only sixth of eight in 1m Newcastle handicap last time; tried back over a much longer trip now. |
33/1 |
Form: 293-62 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 1 (6) |
18th May 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Three wins for Ed Dunlop; sold for 5,000gns last October; denied a run on several occasions on her stable debut at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) 17 days ago; will be suited by the step back up in trip and not out of this. |
6/1 |
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6th 5 (4) |
1st May 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Patchy during a limited campaign last year for Ed Dunlop; wins as a 3yo came on soft turf and this trip looks a bare minimum for her new yard on comeback. |
16/1 |
Form: 227841 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 1 (4) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Of his six wins on the Flat, two have been at this track over 1m4f+; returned to winning ways with Myla Coppins aboard at Goodwood (1m1f, good to soft) last Friday and escapes a penalty as it was a race for apprentices; hasn't raced over a distance this short since his debut six years ago and vulnerable to speedier sorts. |
4/1 |
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1st 1 (5) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 1f 11y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Versatile ground-wise and he wasn't far off the principals last time at Lingfield (1m2f); hard to call him well handicapped but entitled to have some say. |
7/1 |
Form: 7841-3
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 14 (1) |
8th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 63y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Led close home to open account at Newcastle (1m, AW) in November, his tenth start; not seen again since but has a favourable draw and could plausibly have untapped potential over middle distances on turf. |
8/1 |
Form: 575-36
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 5 (9) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 50y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
0-5 in Ireland for Dermot Weld but he caught the eye on his stable debut over C&D 46 days ago, staying on for third behind Caph Star having been denied a clear run; that was his first start since October and this unexposed gelding is on the shortlist. |
7/2 |
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3rd 2 (15) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 2f 50y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
0-5 in maidens at up to 1m4f in Ireland for Dermot Weld; sold for 16,000euros in November; remains unexposed but the betting is perhaps the best guide to expectations on handicap and yard debut after seven months off; drawn widest. |
14/1 |
Form: -52121
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 4 (3) |
27th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 16y Class 4 |
8st 11lb |
Running well since upped to 1m6f, recording form figures of 212 on his last three starts; no obvious reason he wouldn't go well again and he is travelling a long way for this assignment. |
15/8 |
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2nd 5 (4) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Positive start to his time with Bernard Llewellyn, getting off the mark in 1m6f Soutthwell handicap 17 days ago; showed promise on turf for previous yard and should remain competitive off 4lb higher. |
4/1 |
Form: 263306
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 1 (9) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Placed on three of five starts this year; wide draw no help at Chester two weeks ago when he had his first crack at 1m4f (tailed off); reverts to 1m2f and probably okay on the ground, so he's considered each-way. |
12/1 |
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15th 16 (16) |
8th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 63y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Placed on three of his four starts this year, most recently when keeping on well for third on last month's turf return at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm); will presumably be dropped in again from his wide draw today; might need some luck but looks well worth a crack at 1m4f. |
8/1 |
Form: 244234
Last run: 3 days
W: 8st 7lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 4 (4) |
10th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Kept busy in 2026 and running well without winning, in the frame for the sixth time with third of nine in 1m2f Haydock handicap 19 days ago; not out of things on his Polytrack debut. |
8/1 |
Form: 1476-6 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 8st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 10 (3) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 8y Class 4 |
8st 7lb |
A two-time scorer, including over C&D in the first half of 2025 but she ended last year under something of a cloud; needs to hit the ground running on her seasonal return. |
20/1 |
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5 (1) |
9th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Inconsistent filly who was tailed off at Newcastle (1m4f, AW) four weeks ago and is unproven on soft/heavy ground; however, she's won two of her seven starts this year (1m3f/1m4f, good to soft/good) and isn't written off. |
12/1 |
Form: 443322 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 5 (7) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Completed a hat-trick of wins in January/February, the third off 2lb lower over C&D; has continued in good form and is 2lb better off having been beaten 0.5l by Rubellite at Wolverhampton last time; interesting. |
4/1 |
Betting Forcast
12/1 Spirit Of Acklam, 33/1 Wiltshire Wonder, 12/1 Helmsley, 6/1 Free Speech, 6/1 Oman, 5/1 Newtown Duke, 5/1 Kasgani, 4/1 Shipshape, 20/1 Imperial Trooper, 14/1 Golspie, 16/1 Idyllic, 10/1 Havachoc
Verdict
A fair few to consider, including Shipshape and Havachoc who are in great nick at present and likely to go well again. Newtown Duke and Free Speech also posted good efforts last time but KASGANI has been shaping like a winner waiting to happen and gets the nod. Helmsley or Idyllic may reward each-way support at likely bigger odds.[Richard Russell]
Selections
Daily Record:
Newtown Duke