13.30
Good To SoftTroy Asset Management ‘Introductory’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £11618.2
- 1m 7f 152y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.50
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 |
11th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Won twice last season (2m1f/2m2f, good to soft) and he's dropped below his last winning mark; this 7yo represents Nicky Henderson and has plenty of time to get his career back on track but he's struggled this season, most recently back over hurdles in first-time blinkers; cheekpieces now go on. |
16/1 |
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9 |
11th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Won twice last season (2m1f/2m2f, good to soft) and he's dropped below his last winning mark; this 7yo represents Nicky Henderson and has plenty of time to get his career back on track but he's struggled this season, most recently back over hurdles in first-time blinkers; cheekpieces now go on. |
16/1 |
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2 |
12th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
The wheels have rather come off over fences, after last season had started so well, and he's now back over hurdles with first-time headgear applied; nothing wrong with his mark if he can get back on track. |
7/1 |
13/2
- Place: £2.30
Form: 1-
Last run: 221 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Debut winner in France and runner-up at Ascot on only run for Gary Moore; returning from 1221 days off when finishing right behind Wild Goose at Kempton (2m, good), despite bleeding from the nose; the nagging concern is that the second run back from an absence isn't always as good as the first. |
6/1 |
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3rd 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Winner of sole French start then ran well at Ascot but that promise was in 2022; sold for £20,000 last May; market instructive on return from mammoth absence. |
16/1 |
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2nd 1 |
18th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 152y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Posted an eyecatching RPR of 122 when winning on heavy ground at Compiegne in April so he looks above average and it will be interesting to see what the market makes of him on his UK debut; the pick of Gary Moore's pair on jockey bookings. |
13/2 |
2/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 431/1- CD
Last run: 384 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Negotiated these fences in dashing style when staying-on third in the 2m5f Topham (soft) last April and returned from wind surgery to win the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury (upped to 3m2f, good to soft) in November from Broadway Boy; 7lb higher today; had a run at Newbury five weeks ago and, although there are slightly mixed signals with that display and whether he will be suited by this distance, he looks set for a bold show. |
20/1 |
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17 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Negotiated these fences in dashing style when staying-on third in the 2m5f Topham (soft) last April and returned from wind surgery to win the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury (upped to 3m2f, good to soft) in November from Broadway Boy; 7lb higher today; had a run at Newbury five weeks ago and, although there are slightly mixed signals with that display and whether he will be suited by this distance, he looks set for a bold show. |
20/1 |
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8th 1 |
1st Mar 2025 Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 1 |
12st 0lb |
Grand National hope who landed the big 3m2f handicap here (good to soft; sole outing this term) in November, taking Newbury record to 2121; not crying out for this drop back in trip but ran well in this race last year and warrants respect kept to a course that suits him well. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 1-3 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
prominent, not fluent 3rd, pressed leader 4 out, led narrowly 3 out |
10/1 |
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1st 5 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
prominent, not fluent 3rd, pressed leader 4 out, led narrowly 3 out |
10/1 |
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6th 5 |
5th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Lightly raced bumper and maiden hurdle winner who caught the eye when fifth at Carlisle in October following a long absence; well beaten at Sandown since but he's in top hands and is not written off. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 43-2
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 144y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
Has run just four times since 2023; returned from long absence to win at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft) last November but failed to repeat the form in prestigious handicaps at Newbury and Sandown; something to prove. |
50/1 |
|
8 |
7th Mar 2026 Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Won at Chepstow (2m, heavy) in February 2024 and this 9yo was racing for the first time since when winning at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft) in November 2025; he's a lot better than he showed at Newbury latest (2m, heavy; again failed to settle) but is hard to fancy on the back of that heavy defeat. |
50/1 |
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8th 9 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Missed last term but showed further progress to score readily at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft) in sole outing this season, albeit the form may not be reliable as several hurdles were omitted; on a stiffer mark and goes up sharply in class. |
20/1 |
100/1
Form: 5
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
26th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, mistake and lost ground 4 out, in rear and struggling from 3 out |
14/1 |
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11th 7 |
30th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
took keen hold |
33/1 |
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6th 7 |
18th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 152y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Pointing exploits are nothing special and he was 100-1 when comfortably held in a good-ground novices' hurdle here three weeks ago. |
100/1 |
25/1
Form: 1/
Last run: 796 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 3 |
21st Mar 2024 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Won sole French start (hurdle; good); well-beaten outsider at Ascot in November 2022 after 796 days away and had another 473 days on the sidelines prior to struggling on handicap debut at Lingfield (beaten when falling); still early days but a good bit of guesswork involved to make a case. |
13/2 |
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3 |
5th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
took keen hold, held up in last, went third after 3rd |
13/2 |
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7th 3 |
18th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 152y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Won his only French hurdle start by 9l (on good) but not easy to gauge what he achieved and he looks the stable second string on this return from a long absence; probably best watched. |
25/1 |
15/2
Form: 24-3
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Finished a creditable close second of three finishers in a Grade 2 at Kempton (about 2m4f, good) in January but he's an infrequent winner and it's two years since he ran well in a Grade 1 (not far away when falling two out in the Arkle here, then touched off at Aintree); well adrift in this race last year and there's no reason to expect much better today. |
100/1 |
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5th 1 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 92y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Landed this prize last year but incurs a bigger penalty this time, making him worse off with runner-up Libberty Hunter, and concedes weight to some other notable rivals that include a very promising 5yo; outgunned by 12yo Edwardstone at Kempton most recently; chance of doing the Game Spirit double partly depends on how well he responds to first-time headgear. |
11/1 |
|
2 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Unproven at this trip but kept on well to win Grade 2 Game Spirit at Newbury (2m, soft) in February and his two subsequent defeats came in Grade 1s; likes it here, with course form figures of 122, and he's fine on good ground; from in-form yard and can play leading role if seeing out the trip. |
4/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £31.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £30.07 |
| Trifecta | £90.50 |