13.10
Good To SoftLucky Chancer Golden Boy Ale ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3539.9
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 4
- 16 runners
Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Evs (Won)
- Win: £2.40
- Place: £1.20
Form: 1- D
Last run: 300 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
16th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Won two handicaps in a row at Ascot (2m3f, good) early last year; also effective on soft ground and didn't stay 3m in Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot latest; all of his best form has come at Ascot but he hasn't had many chances to show what he can do elsewhere and he's in the picture on his peak efforts. |
7/1 |
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8th 1 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Successful in a couple of useful handicaps at Ascot (2m3f, good) since wearing cheekpieces; open to further progress in the headgear but appears to have a stiff task on these terms and the trip is an unknown. |
16/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 2
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 210y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
1-6 over fences, the success at Aintree (2m4f) on seasonal debut; seemed a non-stayer in the Welsh National before eventually falling, then ran below form at Cheltenham (2m4f); return to this venue may have a positive effect but he ideally needs assistance from the weather, having gained all wins on soft ground. |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Made much of the running when winning in dominant style at Aintree (2m4f, soft) in December; beaten when falling late on in the Welsh National three weeks later, lack of stamina a possible factor; back to a more suitable trip here but now off a career-high mark and others appeal more. |
9/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: 162-2
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 85y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Yet to win in seven chase attempts and most of his form is on slow ground, yet it was good to soft when third in the Red Rum at Aintree in April (2m) and good when beaten only 2l at Sandown later that month (2m4f); every chance off this mark if he's on the ball after his break. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 85y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Yet to win in seven chase attempts and most of his form is on slow ground, yet it was good to soft when third in the Red Rum at Aintree in April (2m) and good when beaten only 2l at Sandown later that month (2m4f); every chance off this mark if he's on the ball after his break. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 10y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Has raced only on softer than good; 2m3f hurdle winner in France in May 2023; minor honours in six of seven British starts, the exception when he bled here on penultimate outing; rallying third of 14 under Tom Broughton at Aintree (2m) latest and may now be worth this second attempt at about 2m4f. |
12/1 |
50/1
Form: 7
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 133y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Won at Newcastle in October and not disgraced when sixth here last time; could go well but others in better form. |
16/1 |
|
6th 3 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 14y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won a five-runner handicap at Newcastle in October (2m4f, good) but had been pulled up on previous start and was pulled up on only start since (good to soft); this ground should suit better but he's not easy to work out. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 4f 19y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Won three times over fences for Matt Sheppard; yet to score for present yard, but two fair runs when in the frame at Sedgefield in September (2m/2m3f, good); never travelling when pulled up on same track last time (3m5f); a possible. |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: 4-59
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 6f 136y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Runner-up twice in December (2m7f and near 3m3f) but right out of form since, way behind Lightonthewing last time; headgear first time. |
25/1 |
40/1
Form: 65-6
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 13 |
16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 5th |
8/1 |
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3rd 13 |
16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 5th |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 5
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 2f 13y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Dual hurdle winner; his third at Ffos Las in October reads quite well (3m1f, soft) but comfortably held in his three other handicap chases, the latest here; needs more. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Dual hurdle winner who was placed off 1lb higher here (3m, soft) in January; disappointed on chasing debut the following month (bled from the nose) and not seen since but may still have a future over fences. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Dual hurdle winner who was placed off 1lb higher here (3m, soft) in January; disappointed on chasing debut the following month (bled from the nose) and not seen since but may still have a future over fences. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 421-
Last run: 366 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
6th Jun 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
prominent, shaken up to lead 2 out, drifted left when ridden approaching last, stayed on, ridden out |
7/1 |
|
8th 3 |
22nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Delivered on earlier promise when rallying well to win five-runner Plumpton bumper last winter (good ground); bred to have a good future over jumps but today's hurdling debut comes after a one-year absence. |
12/1 |
40/1
Form: 53-P
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Second-season chaser who took his form to new levels over about 3m1f-3m2f at Cheltenham initially this season but, after wind surgery, faded badly from three out when 10-1 for the Kim Muir there last month; needs to bounce back with another career best and he has more to prove on this third attempt at a marathon trip. |
20/1 |
|
13th 8 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Second-season chaser who has run well here on his last three starts, finishing second of 16 under Finian Maguire (3m1f, heavy) then fourth over this C&D (good to soft; lost a shoe) before winning here (3m1f, good) on New Year's Day; has had wind surgery since and he's a solid contender. |
9/1 |
|
5th 13 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
10st 8lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 9th |
16/1 |
66/1
Form: 5
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, mistake 4th |
12/1 |
|
6 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
midfield, mistake 3rd, lost position 5 out, pulled up before 4 out |
33/1 |
|
6 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
0-4 in Irish points and soundly beaten at this track (2m/2m4f, on soft) in his three hurdle races; tongue tied last time; absent 745 days before this handicap and chase debut, so has lots to prove. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 9
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
13th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
midfield |
4/1 |
|
2nd 9 |
21st Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
midfield, prominent 4 out, ridden and went second 2 out, kept on but no match for winner |
50/1 |
|
11th 11 |
22nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Joined Evan Williams after winning Irish point debut in March; tailed off after racing far too freely on last month's stable/hurdle debut at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) but combination of drop back in trip and first-time hood may enable improvement. |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: 00-P0
Last run: 36 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 |
21st Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten all starts, in handicap latest; cheekpieces join recent tongue-tie but she can only be watched; 7lb out of the weights. |
66/1 |
|
5th 11 |
5th Feb 2023 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three 2m novice/maiden hurdles towards end of 2022 and is 8lb out of the weights for today's handicap debut but, nevertheless, is still worth a glance in the betting. |
12/1 |
|
12th 16 |
22nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds on first two hurdling starts; needs the first-time tongue-tie to make a massive difference. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: 90
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Four-time hurdle winner but he generally struggled over fences in the autumn and was tailed off back in this sphere at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) last month; needs to get back on track but he's 6b lower than for his last win and he's 3-3 over C&D. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 91y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won four times over hurdles at up to 3m, all on good/good to soft, latest at Kelso in May (3m, good); not as good over fences so far, having pulled up on first occasion and finished 33l behind runner-up Sir Carnegie at Sedgefield last time (3m2f, good to firm); visor replaces cheekpieces; should improve. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 91y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won four times over hurdles at up to 3m, all on good/good to soft, latest at Kelso in May (3m, good); not as good over fences so far, having pulled up on first occasion and finished 33l behind runner-up Sir Carnegie at Sedgefield last time (3m2f, good to firm); visor replaces cheekpieces; should improve. |
8/1 |
66/1
Form: 032-69
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
10th Jul 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out |
20/1 |
|
13th 7 |
6th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Placed in three of his four bumpers in 2021-22 season but cut little ice over hurdles last term, most recently when well down the field on handicap debut in January (2m); tries a much longer trip today. |
25/1 |
|
14th 7 |
27th Jan 2023 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Placed in three of his four bumpers last season (all on good to soft); soundly beaten in three soft-ground maiden hurdles this term (2m-2m4f) but is back on a less testing surface for today's handicap debut and has plenty of scope for improvement. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 6/69P-
Last run: 277 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
9th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Disappointing over fences for Deborah Faulkner last season and struggled when reappearing for new stable last month; reverts to hurdling with huge amount to prove and is 2lb out of the weights. |
66/1 |
|
8th 11 |
1st Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
always behind, struggling before 4 out |
40/1 |
6/1
Form: 6-63
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
7th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Built upon his previous efforts (on good and good to soft) when winning in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) on last Monday's handicap debut at Hereford (2m, soft); he had a lot more in hand than the winning margin of a length and a half suggests and looks well treated under a 7lb penalty. |
4/5 |
|
1st 6 |
30th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Has shown promise over hurdles, notably when third at Newbury in November (form perhaps not as strong as looked likely at the time); moves into handicaps with a tongue-tie now enlisted; capable of better. |
9/2 |
|
4th 6 |
27th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Shaped with clear promise on first two hurdling starts, more recently when third behind two expensive recruits at Newbury (2m, good) last month; likely contender. |
11/4 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.78 |
| Trifecta | £15.60 |