16.20
Good To FirmVirgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £8066
- 1m 6f 0y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 3-1463
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 2 (4) |
19th Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Landed a gamble when strolling home by 11l at Goodwood (1m6f, soft) three weeks ago; subsequently raised a pound for every one of those lengths but he'll stay this trip and ran well on faster ground the time before; must be considered. |
5/2 |
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1st 7 (3) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Yet to win a handicap on turf but won over hurdles (good to soft) and on AW earlier this year and did very well to finish third of 15 in the big 2m4f handicap at the Glorious meeting when 5lb out of the weights; just 1lb lower this time and balance of form suggests he'll need more back at 1m6f. |
10/1 |
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3rd 17 (8) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 137y Class 2 |
8st 2lb |
14th at 100-1 in this race in 2024; won at Kempton this year over hurdles and on AW Flat, and similar Flat form over that 2m on last two runs, but much better is needed from 5lb out of the handicap today; 7lb claimer is called up. |
66/1 |
2/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 4/641
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (1) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 17y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Ran once as a 2yo but missed 2025; looked to have potential as a stayer when outlasting the runner-up here (about 1m3f, good to firm) last month but he didn't confirm it when a remote second at Goodwood (1m6f, soft) 19 days ago; worth another chance with the ground drying out. |
7/2 |
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2nd 6 (4) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Has been given time and he showed the benefit when, despite hanging into Arcturus Flame, he won with a little in hand on handicap debut at Yarmouth (about 1m3f, good to firm) recently; up 4lb and although there's little between him and the runner-up on these terms, he looks likely to go on from that and has a good chance of staying further. |
2/1 |
16/1
- Place: £4.70
Form: -13433 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (9) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Multiple staying wins on turf and the AW and she's back on her most recent winning mark, at Nottingham (1m6f, good) in May; put a couple of modest runs in June behind her when a close third of four at Lingfield 25 days ago but likely to need more for this. |
16/1 |
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3rd 2 (4) |
4th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Multiple winner but a 9yo now and hasn't been at her best in last two races, beaten 18l at Goodwood and then last of the three at Newbury (both at 2m); on last winning mark if she could stage a revival. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: 230613 CD
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (7) |
19th Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Went close over this sort of trip on AW in March but, after a successful stable debut at Goodwood (1m6f, soft) in June, he raced too freely (a regular trait) when well beaten by Gooloogong back there three weeks ago; hood goes on for the first time for this yard, which looks a smart move. |
7/1 |
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4th 4 (7) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Eleven wins include one over C&D (soft; equally effective on good to firm) on yard debut in June; back up 6lb but has won off slightly higher marks on the AW and his latest Sandown third, where he kept persevering, suggests he should be on the premises again. |
10/1 |
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3rd 1 (5) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Career win number 11 when coming clear at Goodwood (1m6f, soft) on his debut for Tony Carroll; effective on faster ground and a 6lb rise might not stop him if he's turned a corner. |
3/1 |
7/2
Form: 5325V2 BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
5th Oct 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Fairly useful at his best on the Flat, albeit with just a 1-17 strike-rate, and easily justified skinny odds in three-runner Plumpton maiden (2m, good) on hurdling debut a fortnight ago; has more on his plate here but ought to play a major role. |
7/4 |
|
1st 1 |
20th Sep 2026 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
1-17 on the Flat but has a good level of ability; went close on stable debut at Yarmouth (11.4f, good to firm) last month and soft ground may not have suited at Goodwood next time; brother to a 2m hurdle winner and he has the credentials to make his mark in this code; respected on jumps debut. |
11/4 |
|
5th 8 (2) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Sole win at Nottingham at about 1m (good) in April 2025 but he has C&D form and a close call with Zachary Hickes at Yarmouth (about 1m3f, good to firm) for new yard puts him in this picture; may well improve further even though he's not obviously ahead of his mark on past efforts. |
7/2 |
16/1
Form: -21144 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (1) |
27th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Won two in a row in June (1m4f, good) and, bar one blip, he's continued in good form, finishing fourth of 12 at Bath (1m6f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; each-way shout under regular rider Taylor Fisher. |
10/1 |
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4th 1 (4) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Dual hurdle and dual Flat winner this year; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but his recent defeat on soft ground is excusable; enters each-way calculations. |
16/1 |
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6th 10 (11) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
More wins this year, two over hurdles and two on the Flat (about 1m4f, good), but perhaps found out by a career-high mark at Ascot and Lingfield (back at 1m6f, good to firm) since; probably has work to do again. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 102-45
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (8) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 17y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
All three wins and best form on the AW and he's had dark days in his only two turf runs this year; however, he finished close up in third over this C&D (soft) in July 2025 so some sort of turnaround is possible. |
25/1 |
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7th 1 (5) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Best form and all three wins on the AW, at 1m3f and 2m; just 0-6 on turf but he does act on the surface and any rain would be helpful; however, he'll need to be at his very best, if not better, to win this. |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 (3) |
8th Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Progressed well in 2025 when a dual C&D winner; shaped encouragingly after six months off when fourth of five in 2m Goodwood handicap on his return in May; sort to do well again this season, so he's a big player eased 1lb. |
6/1 |
25/1
Form: 45/04/
Last run: 676 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
22nd Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Just 1-20 over hurdles, the win gained from the front in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) in April; not seen to same effect when ridden much more patiently on last three hurdling starts and was well beaten on the Flat last month but has slipped to a good mark. |
14/1 |
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8th 3 (1) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Won 3yo maiden at the Curragh in 2023 but he hasn't run on the Flat for nearly two years and an ordinary strike-rate over hurdles in the meantime suggests he'll struggle off his current mark back at this game. |
25/1 |
|
7th 4 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
1-19 over hurdles, the win gained from the front at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) in April; below that form when fifth of six in recent 2m Uttoxeter handicap, though, and others in this field have much more potential. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 714-02 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (10) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Often leads; unbeaten 3-3 on the AW but his most recent Flat win came on turf, at Sandown (1m6f, good) last July; was all the better for a break when going close at Lingfield (1m6f, good to firm) this month and seemed to handle good to soft ground over hurdles; thereabouts. |
12/1 |
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2nd 1 (2) |
4th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Turf/AW/hurdle winner; ran well over jumps during the winter but trailed in last on his return to the Flat at Goodwood where he ran in snatches; that was unlike him and he could bounce back. |
5/1 |
Non-runners
Mr Freedom, Educator, Two Plus Two
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £13.16 |
| Tricast | £191.01 |
| Trifecta | £240.50 |
Selections
Daily Mail:
Russian RumourNEWMARKET:
Zachary HickesThe Times:
Zachary HickesTelegraph:
Zachary HickesD Express:
Zachary HickesThe Star:
Zachary HickesPOSTDATA:
Arcturus FlameThe Guardian:
Arcturus Flame