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Soft

Big Drew Hunter Memorial Handicap

  • Prize money: £5286.34
  • 1m 0f 68y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Big Drew Hunter Memorial Handicap

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 1-1100 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 85

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10th

12

(14)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 56y

Class 3

15:15 York

Empire Of Light

9st 6lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Usually front runs; his wins at Haydock (1m2f, good to firm) and Thirsk (1m, good) were by narrow margins and he was well down the field over C&D in June; that run was probably too bad to be true and he's been freshened up since; goes on all ground.

20/1

15th

5

(16)

13th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 177y

Class 4

16:50 York

Empire Of Light

9st 9lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Front-runner who completed a hat-trick when seeing off 12 rivals at Thirsk (1m, good) four weeks ago; the runner-up franked the form with a good second at Epsom last week, while reopposing third Frankie's Dream has also run well since; the draw hasn't been kind given his run style but it's likely his mark is still workable.

7/1

Form: 050138 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

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8th

7

(2)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

19:00 Hamilton

Cadarn

9st 12lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Kevin Ryan

Returned to form to make all at York (1m, good) in June and backed that up with another good effort at Ripon (1m, good) 24 days ago, finishing a close-up third of seven; runs off the same mark today and could go well over this slightly longer trip.

9/1

3rd

1

(6)

18th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Ripon

Cadarn

9st 9lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Kevin Ryan

Returned to form to make all at 28-1 at York (1m, good) three weeks ago in a reapplied tongue-tie (retained); strong claims up 3lb if he can back up that latest performance.

11/4

OUR TIP

Form: 41F517 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

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7th

5

(18)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 192y

Class 4

17:00 York

Rajapour

10st 1lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: David O’Meara

Won at Redcar (1m, good to firm) in July and he was back on the scoresheet there (1m, good) a fortnight ago; second in this last year and effective on slow ground early in his career; could be a contender.

9/1

1st

2

(1)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 4

17:25 Redcar

Rajapour

10st 1lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: David O’Meara

C&D winner last month off 8lb lower and the following week suffered a fall at York; good to see him bounce back from that with a respectable show at Hamilton; this mark might be on the high side.

7/2

Form: 148221 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 84

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1st

1

(1)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:00 Windsor

Maximising

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

AW winner at 7f but has been fine over 1m in his last two races, going close at Lingfield and Kempton; up 3lb for those defeats but capable of winning off this mark; having third run on turf.

7/2

2nd

8

(2)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:33 Kempton (AW)

Maximising

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Ready 7f AW win in January; upped to 1m for the first time at Lingfield in March and produced career-best form, finishing off best behind a winner who was red-hot at the time; absent since but could have more to come at this trip.

4/1

Form: 322212 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 83

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2nd

4

(8)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 212y

Class 4

17:25 Haydock

Military Leader

9st 11lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Phillip Makin

Likeably consistent and overcame a wide draw with ease at Thirsk 22 days ago (1m, good) to earn this 9lb higher mark; that asks questions of him back in a higher grade, but the chances are he's very progressive; fine on soft ground.

5/1

1st

4

(15)

14th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

19:50 Thirsk

Military Leader

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Phillip Makin

Consistent dual winner who coped well with the rise in class when pushing a well-handicapped winner all the way at Ayr six days ago (1m, good; goes on all surfaces); not ideally drawn out in 15 but plenty to like otherwise.

3/1

Form: 2-4844

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 83

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4th

8

(9)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:24 Salisbury

Time Loop

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: William Haggas

Two good efforts at about 1m2f on the AW in 2025, winning the first of them; failed to stay 1m4f on Kempton AW in May following a break but was said to have boiled over before failing to do herself justice on turf at Nottingham in June; now hooded; still has something to prove on turf.

12/1

4th

6

(3)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 4

19:10 Nottingham

Time Loop

9st 7lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: William Haggas

Very lightly raced 5yo; well held at Kempton last month but 1m4f may have stretched her and she was a creditable fourth on handicap debut at Newcastle (1m2f) in January; looks interesting back at this trip and it wouldn't be a surprise if she resumed her progress.

11/2

Form: -35951 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

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1st

9

(3)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 212y

Class 4

17:25 Haydock

Monoceros

9st 5lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

0-6 since a successful debut for Godolphin last summer; competitive in two of his four races for Iain Jardine, last time close up in a handicap over the extended 1m at Galway (yielding); if okay on the ground then he might not be far away.

12/1

5th

11

(10)

29th Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 123y

19:50 Galway

Monoceros

9st 5lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Iain Jardine

Newmarket debut winner for Charlie Appleby last summer (7f, good-to-firm); creditable yard debut in Musselburgh handicap in April but has taken a backward step both starts since.

14/1

Form: 270044

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

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4th

3

(2)

10th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

17:33 Lingfield (AW)

Vincenzo Peruggia

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Won a novice at Beverley last July on his second start; had been disappointing since his reappearance effort at Musselburgh before finishing a 2l fourth of six at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) last time, form that has since been franked by the third and fifth; down in grade and he's respected.

7/1

4th

4

(3)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

16:14 Newmarket (July)

Vincenzo Peruggia

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Has failed to back up a good reappearance effort and finished behind two of today's rivals, albeit having raced wide, at Glorious Goodwood most recently (first run since being gelded); something to prove.

12/1

Form: 223137 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

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Form: 614922

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 75

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2nd

2

(6)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

14:30 Ayr

Krissy

9st 8lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Jim Goldie

Front-runner who has won three times (1m1f, good) this season and she bounced back with a near miss at Hamilton (1m1f, good to soft) four weeks ago; up another 2lb but but that was a personal best last time and she looks on a workable mark; respected.

4/1

2nd

1

(3)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 1f 35y

Class 4

17:07 Hamilton

Krissy

9st 10lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Jim Goldie

Is enjoying an excellent season and notched a fourth success in 9f Musselburgh handicap in June; came in last of nine at Ayr (1m) last time but she's the sort to bounce back.

12/1

Form: 231 CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 79

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Form: 085005 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 70

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5th

5

(11)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 5

17:50 Musselburgh

Good Morning Alex

9st 13lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

He's dropped down the weights this year and is one to watch in the betting, but needs to perform considerably better than at Beverley a fortnight ago when returning from a 101-day break.

20/1

10th

1

(4)

29th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 100y

Class 5

16:45 Beverley

Good Morning Alex

10st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Seven wins but latest back in April 2025; below par this spring and it remains to be seen whether a 101-day break has had a reviving effect.

25/1

Betting Forcast

20/1 Empire Of Light, 14/1 Cadarn, 14/1 Rajapour, 5/1 Maximising, 13/2 Military Leader, 7/2 Time Loop, 13/2 Monoceros, 12/1 Vincenzo Peruggia, 10/1 Lucky Camino, 12/1 Krissy, 5/1 Matter Of Britain, 25/1 Good Morning Alex