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StandardGents Evening Saturday 24th October Handicap
- Prize money: £5234
- 0m 6f 16y
- Class 5
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Light rain
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.40
- Place: £2.50
Form: 511112 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (6) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Free-going front-runner who's won five already this year, including a four-timer in high summer (5f-7f); another in-form effort off his revised mark last time and won't mind the drop from 7f or the return to Tapeta. |
6/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.40
Form: 225275 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 12 (4) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Inconsistent this year and goes without headgear for the first time in a while; won her novice over C&D on debut last summer and is down to career-low mark; capable if settling better back up from 5f. |
10/1 |
|
5th 9 (9) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
8st 10lb |
Won her first two starts but she was a beaten favourite in this race last year (handicap debut) and has been beaten a further ten times since; inconsistent in 2026 and the change of headgear isn't enough to tempt. |
16/1 |
16/1
- Place: £4.10
Form: 407539 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (2) |
24th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Has done his winning over 6f; placed over same trip at Southwell in two of his last three runs; numerous defeats over 7f are a reason to be cautious with him today. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 8 (5) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Inconsistent and hard to win with; better over C&D early in the month but typically failed to build on it at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago (said to have been unsuited by racing wide throughout from stall 9); Dicko The Legend looks his yard's best shot. |
16/1 |
|
9th 6 (9) |
17th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Just 3-34 but ran better when third of ten at Southwell (6f, AW) 11 days ago; place possibilities. |
13/2 |
10/1
Form: 06-234 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (2) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Missed a few chunks of his career and is on the decline now; remains consistent, though, is well drawn for one happiest on the sharp end and is being given every chance by the handicapper. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 (6) |
6th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
8yo who has been beaten ten times since his last win in July 2024 but he's been placed on both starts this summer (6f, soft/Tapeta); chance. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 4 (4) |
6th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Hasn't won for two years but made an encouraging return from his second wind op and a six-month layoff when runner-up at Carlisle (6f, soft) last month; holds claims if he can back up that run. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 245775 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (6) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Triple AW winner who completed a double at Lingfield (6f) in April; now 1lb lower than for the latest success but he's been up and down since and has struggled in three turf runs this season; others preferred. |
8/1 |
|
5th 4 (7) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Seems happier on the AW than turf and is back down to his last winning mark; the eyeshield worn for his consistent string of efforts in the spring is also back, so there are reasons for optimism. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 535367 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 (6) |
17th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won six times, three over C&D, in the first half of 2025 and he is well treated on even this year's best; wind surgery in April hasn't sparked a revival this summer but he drops in class this time and he has too much ability to rule out. |
13/2 |
|
6th 10 (11) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Hold-up sprinter who boasts a good record over C&D; things haven't panned out his way in a couple of runs since wind surgery but he's well treated now and quite capable if things fall right. |
10/1 |
|
7th 6 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Beaten on his last 12 starts and only sixth at Wolverhampton last month, but he was returning from a break and was slowly away; could be sharper for that latest outing and he ran well in third over C&D in April; this three-time C&D winner is capable of having a big say. |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: /1161- D
Last run: 354 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (7) |
26th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Scored three times from four starts over 6f in 2025; looked rusty after 12 months off when seventh of 12 in 6f Southwell AW handicap 26 days ago but not out of things with that run under his belt. |
10/1 |
|
7th 5 (9) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Having been gelded he won three from four last season, including after a six-month break; finished lame when beaten; may yet have more to offer but has been found a competitive handicap after a year off. |
10/1 |
|
5 (1) |
11th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Returned from 190 days off to win a Doncaster handicap in June and he followed up at Thirsk last month (both 6f, good to firm); came up short in his hat-trick bid at Carlisle three weeks ago, a race where he dropped away quickly in the final furlong; finished lame there so that run perhaps not the one to judge him on; still not fully exposed. |
4/1 |
4/1
Form: 634563 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (1) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Frequent slow-starter who's run well a few times over C&D without winning and is on a handy mark; fared best of the near-side group at York before a solid effort from a wide stall at Wolverhampton; goes on the shortlist under Billy Loughnane. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 7 (10) |
17th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Previous C&D winner but often hindered by starting slowly; sixth of 21 at York (6f, good to firm) last month in first-time cheekpieces (left off here); another win is overdue but he doesn't look ready to strike. |
6/1 |
|
6th 19 (16) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Bids for his third straight win in this race, 2lb higher than for his 2024 win and 1lb higher than 12 months ago; slow starts have been an issue in recent outings but he retains ability and it will be no surprise to see him go well with cheekpieces now given a go. |
10/1 |
7/1
Form: 696922 CD BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 (2) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Sterling work in 2025, winning five times over 6f, including two over this C&D (good to firm; has also won on soft); winless this year but she lost her lead only late on to Melissa Honey here in August and looks sure to be involved in her first course run since. |
8/1 |
|
4th 10 (10) |
16th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Five-time winner (soft/good to firm); runner-up at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in July and went close at Nottingham (6f, good to firm) next time, but she was down the field on the AW at Southwell two weeks ago (has won there); needs to bounce back but could do. |
14/1 |
|
9th 11 (8) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
C&D win last spring was the first of five victories in 2025 (this her first AW run since); arguably an unlucky loser the last twice on turf and she's only 1lb higher, so needs considering. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: -25204
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 14 (8) |
13th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
1-21 (7f, good); inconsistent but best effort this season would give him claims from this mark and he was competitive at Nottingham (6f, good) latest; not written off. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 9 (10) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Sole win in 7f novice as a 2yo; he has at least dropped a few pounds since last autumn and it should be close with Ingleby Archie on C&D form (good) in June; not so good on AW since though and more needed. |
16/1 |
|
10th 6 (10) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Still to win a handicap and has had plenty of chances for this yard; fair effort over C&D last time (behind Hectic) and is 2lb lower but he's some way down the pecking order. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 5-55
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (1) |
16th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Four-race maiden; was reported to have been a difficult ride when fading into fifth over 7f at Wolverhampton in July and hung right when beating only one rival home on her handicap debut at Southwell (6f, AW) two weeks ago; makes her turf debut with a bit to prove. |
25/1 |
|
11th 3 (3) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Gaps between her three runs (one for Charlie Johnston) and was said to have been a difficult ride on her comeback a month ago (made the running before fading over 7f); backed over C&D early in the year and is worth a market check again. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 (9) |
31st Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
A year between her debut for Charlie Johnston and her comeback for this yard, and absent for seven months since; came in for good support at Southwell in January, though, when pulling too hard; worth a market check again. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 934065 CD
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (10) |
14th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 12y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
One-time very smart but now on the downgrade and often slow to break; modest efforts of late and hardly the percentage play. |
18/1 |
|
12th 2 (12) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Two wins and two seconds to his name from nine runs over C&D, has always tended to do well around this time of year and has slid to a handy mark; odds-on to miss the break and will need things to fall right from stall 12 but there are positives. |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 (6) |
15th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Two wins (disqualified from one) and a close fourth to his name from four runs over C&D, his last success coming off 4lb higher in February; not as good or consistent now but unlucky not to go closer last time and the handicapper's given him every chance. |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £56.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £52.54 |
| Tricast | £489.34 |
| Trifecta | £559.10 |
Selections
RP RATINGS:
Thunderous LoveSPOTLIGHT:
Dicko The LegendTelegraph:
Classy ClaretsNEWMARKET:
Marianne MozartThe Sun:
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Dicko The LegendDaily Record:
Dicko The Legend