13.55
SoftRichard Davies Memorial Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7188.72
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 642-21 D
Last run: 146 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
14th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
led, clear after 3rd, reduced lead after 6th |
33/1 |
|
7th 6 |
10th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Bumper/hurdle/chase winner; didn't run up to his best over fences last year (pulled up last two starts); better ground will suit and well handicapped, but plenty to prove. |
20/1 |
|
7 |
2nd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
5-17 over fences but his latest win was May 2023 and last year went badly; often wears hood or cheekpieces and now tries a visor. |
20/1 |
14/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: /431F-
Last run: 313 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
4th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
jumped right on occasions, prominent, slow jump 9th, pushed along and outpaced 5 out, ridden before 4 out, soon beaten, hit 2 out |
5/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
10th Feb 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Below-par favourite last time but has otherwise been consistent and should bounce back; solid second at Worcester (2m4f, soft; chase debut) the time before and enters calculations on that form. |
4/1 |
|
2 |
31st Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Below-par favourite last time but has otherwise been a consistent sort and should bounce back; solid second at Worcester (2m4f, soft; chase debut) the time before and enters calculations on that form. |
10/1 |
9/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 3F16-
Last run: 230 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 13y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Winning hurdler who is 0-15 over fences; placed a few times, as at Windsor on New Year's Day (3m, good), but lesser performances have followed and softer ground was no excuse; cheekpieces return after trying blinkers last time. |
10/1 |
|
8th 5 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Back from a break to finish second at Windsor but that was over 3m and he fared less well at Huntingdon where soft ground was no excuse; still, always a chance that blinkers will sharpen up him and the trip shouldn't be a problem. |
14/1 |
|
6th 1 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Recent Windsor second (3m, good; pair 13l clear) was his most likeable performance since last spring; effective on slow ground and over stayers' trips, but untried over both together, and cranked back up 6lb also. |
11/2 |
15/2
Form: 22146- BF
Last run: 208 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
7th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 168y |
11st 0lb |
Won over fences here on yard debut in October 2024 but was tailed off on return at Cartmel in June; lower hurdle mark to work with and may have needed the run so not ruled out. |
6/1 |
|
9th 8 |
29th Jun 2025 Soft 2m 5f 34y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Returned from layoff with ready win in Sligo begninners' chase (2m5f, good) on stable debut in October but absent since and needs to prove he can cope with a handicap mark this high; effective on good and soft ground. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form: F130P-
Last run: 210 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
Still in front when falling on his return to hunter chasing in January but ran miserably at Leicester next time where soft ground was no excuse; had been in good form in handicaps before those setbacks and would take some beating if back on song. |
6/4 |
|
3rd 2 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
12st 4lb |
Good form in handicaps this winter includes a Leicester success; still in front when falling at Warwick returned to hunter chasing last time; retains all of his ability and is top on the figures in this field. |
1/2 |
|
2 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Commendable second in last season's Aintree Foxhunters' (2m5f, good to soft) and as good as ever in recent 2m4f handicaps; stays 3m well and won't be fazed if the ground turns soft (unraced on heavy); ought to be hard to beat on return to hunter chasing. |
6/5 |
9/2
Form: 23111- D
Last run: 222 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
21st Dec 2022 Soft 2m 6f 10y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ended last season with three consecutive wins at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft/soft) and, although below that level this season, the return of cheekpieces has to be a good thing; better expected. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 |
24th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Ended last season with three consecutive wins at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft/soft) and made some reasonably encouraging late headway from a poor position when back in action at Worcester (2m4f, soft) last month; entitled to have benefited from that recent outing but may find others better handicapped. |
14/1 |
|
6th 11 |
27th Oct 2022 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
held up in last, became detached after 5th, struggling after 6th, never on terms |
9/2 |
25/1
Form: 513-U4 C
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
A summer jumper who mixes hurdling with chasing; won here over fences (2m5f, good) last October; returns from a six-month break and has never won following such an absence. |
5/1 |
|
5 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Two chase wins in the second half of 2024 but has mixed record since last success and was well held over hurdles at Worcester (2m, good) three weeks ago; continues to drop down the weights but all of his wins have been at shorter trips and others are more convincing. |
7/1 |
|
5 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Two chase wins in the second half of 2024, including here (2m, good); ran okay when third of six back over hurdles over C&D three weeks ago but beaten 8l and this 11yo has to build on that latest performance. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: 43P17-
Last run: 203 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
25th Feb 2024 Heavy 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Has gained most wins at Warwick, the last three over 3m5f; best effort this term came over same distance in cross-country race at Cheltenham; drops back in grade off a workable mark but this doesn't look an ideal scenario; 0-4 at Hereford. |
11/4 |
|
0 14 |
13th Jan 2024 Soft 3m 5f 54y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Often front-runs; Warwick specialist with five wins from six appearances and two of those wins were over 3m5f (one on soft); the defeat, however, came in this race last year (heavy) when beaten 16l in a respectable fifth; best to forgive this season (way out of the weights on Cheltenham cross-country on last two starts) but 2lb wrong today and this task looks a bit too tough. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 11/64- D
Last run: 344 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Pulled up on chasing debut in autumn 2022 and seen only once again since, when pulled up over hurdles for Neil Mulholland last summer; a very tricky horse to weigh up at present but he makes his stable debut from a good mark and with trip/ground suitable; worth a glance in the betting. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Pulled up on chasing debut in autumn 2022 and seen only once again since, when pulled up over hurdles for Neil Mulholland last summer; a very tricky horse to weigh up at present but he makes his stable debut from a good mark and with trip/ground suitable; worth a glance in the betting. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
26th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won at Ffos Las and Ludlow in 2021 but has managed only three runs since; returns from a 638-day layoff and best watched. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: 122434 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Experienced chaser with a good strike rate (9-48 and placed on 20 other occasions); returned from a winter break not far off his best recent form when 1l second at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) last month; up 2lb but should again be thereabouts. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Gained five of his nine chase wins at this track (2m/2m3f) but absent since below-par run in October and still on a fairly tough mark. |
10/1 |
|
6th 4 |
14th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Multiple winner but went up 6lb for beating four rivals at Fontwell (2m3f, good) and was only fourth off this mark next time, though merely 2l behind the winner; could be vulnerable again. |
11/4 |
11/2
Form: 13311- D
Last run: 203 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear, slow jump 2nd, headway 13th, weakened before 3 out |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear, slow jump 2nd, headway 13th, weakened before 3 out |
20/1 |
|
7 |
22nd Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 5f 24y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Returned from long absence with fairly encouraging run at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in October but has looked out of sorts since and has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £20.50 |
| Tricast | £50.25 |
| Trifecta | £85.80 |
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