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Good To FirmBetMGM 80s Day Saturday 29 August Handicap
- Prize money: £6019.1
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 4
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £2.00
Form: 2-0521
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (10) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 13lb |
Mostly campaigned over middle distances but the recent drop to 7f has been the making of him; surged clear under Oisin Murphy to win over C&D (good to firm; unraced on softer than good) three weeks ago and a 9lb rise looks fully justified; thriving and needs taking seriously once more. |
15/8 |
|
1st 1 (4) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Made it 11th time lucky when seeing off three rivals at Lingfield (7.5f, good to firm) three weeks ago but the majority of those starts have been over 1m2f+ so he is unexposed over this sort of trip; Oisin Murphy also has a very good record for the stable. |
11/4 |
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1st 3 (2) |
15th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 135y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
0-10 although he did 'win' at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm; demoted for interference) last August; best run since when second to Classic Encounter at Redcar (1m, good to firm; first-time visor) when last seen in May; gets a weights pull and a form case can be made. |
7/2 |
3/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 5-2221
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (6) |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Down the field in her sole 2yo run, but she has form figures of 22212 this season; did best of the rest behind a handicap blot over 7f here last time and she's only 1lb higher on this step back up in trip (her win was over 8.3f); shortlisted. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 6 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Runner-up on first three starts this year, including 1m course handicap debut (Ascending Star third), before taking advantage of a good opportunity in a novice at Nottingham (extended 1m, good to firm; made all) 19 days ago; ought to be fine back at 7f; likely to go well again. |
3/1 |
11/4
Form: 33-13 BF
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
7th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 31y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Successful yard debut in Lingfield novice (7f, good) in May and fair form in third, just behind a subsequent winner, when upped to 1m on handicap debut at Sandown after; no improvement back at 7f with more patient tactics there since but he should stay 1m round here; thereabouts. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 4 (6) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Gelded prior to making all and turning over a 1-5 shot in novice event at Lingfield (7.5f, good) on stable/seasonal debut; shaped as if possibly just stretched by 1m when third (Thursday Girl second) on course handicap debut (good) five weeks ago; the drop to 7f looks ideal and he's taken to get the better of Ed Walker's charge this time. |
11/4 |
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3rd 8 (7) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Gelded prior to making all and turning over a 1-5 shot in novice event at Lingfield (7.5f, good) on stable/seasonal debut; may build on that win and improve further, having raced only three times; interesting handicap debutant. |
11/4 |
8/1
Form: 4-9082 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Showed she's down to a mark she can be competitive from when second of six in 7f Newbury handicap (good to firm) but will need to pull out a bit more if she's to get her head back in front. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 3 (1) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Not particularly solid on her 1m form this term but wasn't entirely disgraced at Royal Ascot on penultimate start; appears likely to benefit from this drop back in trip/class and return to the scene of one of her 2yo wins; could go well. |
10/1 |
|
8th 9 (7) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Not disgraced in Royal Ascot handicap (1m) last time but has become a touch exposed since the second of her two juvenile wins and faces a stiff task in this field; trip-wise, may prove best over 7f. |
66/1 |
11/1
Form: 42-022
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 (7) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Made all for 6f maiden win as 2yo; best form of 2026 when second of six at Sandown (7f) last month but he didn't repeat it there next time on return from wind surgery and has had a few chances off similar marks now. |
20/1 |
|
5th 3 (1) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Matched the pick of his 2yo form when second over C&D (good to firm) last month but he was beaten 4.5l so needs to build on that; has subsequently had wind surgery; Oisin Murphy was on board last time but seemingly prefers Desert Shadow on this occasion. |
11/1 |
|
2nd 6 (6) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
6f Hamilton winner on good ground under Oisin Murphy as a 2yo; however, never figured on Epsom reappearance (7f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) and subsequent Ffos Las second offers no proof that he's trained on given he was beaten 11l; Murphy is back on board now but it's not enough to tempt. |
9/1 |
6/1
Form: -97001 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 11 (8) |
19th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
His neck success in 17-runner Ascot handicap (7f, good to firm) in July was a bolt from the blue but he couldn't back it up when slowly away and tailed off at Sandown last month; did run well on both previous starts over C&D, including when fourth in this last year, but he's risky. |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 (5) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Front-runner who won this race 12 months ago and bounced back to form out of the blue when springing a 33-1 surprise in 7f Ascot handicap (good to firm) 26 days ago; put back up 4lb but last year's success came off 5lb higher so he retains plenty of handicapping scope. |
6/1 |
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1st 14 (18) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Dual winner from the front last summer but has shown very little this season; tumbling in the weights but carries clear risks. |
28/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.18 |
| Trifecta | £17.60 |
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