12.40
Good To SoftGlenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £18210.5
- 3m 6f 37y
- Class 2
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.40
Form: 5P-923 CD
Last run: 76 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
7th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear 10th, lost touch 13th, pulled up before 14th |
8/1 |
|
3 |
7th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Very inconsistent in recent years but proved he retains ability when commendable third from out of the weights in cross-country chase at Cheltenham (3m5f, good) in November, and his run in a conventional chase there (3m4f, good) three weeks ago was a fair bit better than eventual 46l defeat might suggest; in calmer waters here and not discounted. |
8/1 |
|
7th 10 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Proved he retains ability when commendable third from out of the weights in cross-country chase here (3m5f, good) in November but his subsequent form in orthodox handicap chases is not compelling. |
12/1 |
33/1
- Place: £5.50
Form: 2P-65P
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 3lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Nearly made a successful stable debut at Wincanton (3m2f, good) in October, after a layoff; twice disappointed afterwards but ran okay in a Class 2 at Ascot last time; won't be overly inconvenienced should conditions ease. |
7/2 |
|
4th 1 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Nearly made a successful stable debut at Wincanton (3m2f, good) in October, after a layoff; twice disappointed afterwards but ran okay in a Class 2 at Ascot last time; won't be overly inconvenienced should conditions ease. |
7/2 |
|
4th 5 |
30th Mar 2025 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Went very close off today's mark on stable debut at Wincanton (3m2f, good) in October, after a layoff, but was well below that form on both subsequent outings and needs to have been refreshed by a three-month break. |
9/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 6613-1 CD
Last run: 69 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 160
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
25th Jan 2025 Good 3m 1f 56y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, mistake 6th, outpaced when not fluent 5 out, some headway 2 out, went modest fourth run-in |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 |
25th Jan 2025 Good 3m 1f 56y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, mistake 6th, outpaced when not fluent 5 out, some headway 2 out, went modest fourth run-in |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 05948-
Last run: 356 days
W: 10st 4lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
29th Apr 2023 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
|
14/1 |
|
9 |
27th Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 4m 2f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Last success was in August 2020 when trained Joseph O'Brien; has been running quite well in cross-country contests at Cheltenham this season; remote fifth to stablemate Delta Work at the Festival; needs to bounce back after failure in Ulster National in which Space Cadet finished third. |
11/2 |
|
6 |
2nd Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 3m 4f 120y |
11st 0lb |
never better than mid-division, detached in rear 5 out, pulled up 3 out |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 312000
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
11th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Seemingly on the downgrade now but enjoyed the chance to dominate small field from the front at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) a fortnight ago; contests a much deeper race here but recent 4lb rise ought to be manageable and he's evidently in good heart. |
11/2 |
|
1st 2 |
28th Sep 2024 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
made all, went clear from 1st, reduced lead 3 out, kept on well, unchallenged |
4/1 |
|
13th 9 |
24th Aug 2024 Good 2m 4f 180y |
10st 12lb |
midfield |
11/2 |
11/1
Form: 1P-P87
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 8lb
11 yo Mare
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 16 |
15th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Faded into sixth in C&D handicap (good to soft) in January but ran well for a long way and built on that when runner-up in first-time cheekpieces (retained) in Haydock's 3m4f Grand National Trial last month; open to improvement on her second run over these obstacles and this 2021 Becher Chase winner (soft) is very much an each-way player with her 7lb mares' allowance. |
16/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
18th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 3m 4f 97y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Completed a hat-trick last season (3m/3m2f, soft; including the Becher Chase) and she's well handicapped on that form; hasn't run badly on her last few starts but needs something extra in the first-time cheekpieces if she's to win this, and her best form has come on soft ground. |
12/1 |
|
6th 5 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
10st 8lb |
Last season went so well that she was sent off one of the favourites for the Grand National only to run no race; below par so far this campaign and comes here with a bit to prove on her cross-country debut. |
11/1 |
10/1
Form: 33-76P
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
led narrowly, headed and raced in second 3rd, led again before 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened final 110yds |
13/2 |
|
4th 10 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Two-time winning chaser rated 129; 3-10 in point-to-points; won by 6l at Punchestown in February and creditable effort in the St James's Place at Cheltenham in March; last of four on latest at Quakerstown; place chance. |
13/2 |
|
7th 15 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Has a good record on the cross-country course here but is no longer the force of old, for all that he's been more than holding his own in recent points; readily opposed. |
40/1 |
8/1
Form: 8-2432
Last run: 69 days
W: 10st 3lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 |
20th Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 110y |
10st 8lb |
14yo veteran best known for his exploits over the banks at Punchestown; won a nice pot there in May over 4m1f; stayed on well for fifth over 3m1f at Kilbeggan in a handicap chase last month; will strip fitter for that and can't be written off, but he remains 7lb above his last winning mark; place claims. |
12/1 |
|
5th 7 |
23rd Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 100y |
11st 7lb |
midfield, towards rear halfway |
14/1 |
7/1
Form: PP-P00 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
15th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Two C&D wins in 2019-20 season, including this race; best of the rest behind Tiger Roll 12 months later but has struggled to get competitive since; major turnaround is needed in first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces). |
50/1 |
|
9th 13 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Explosive winner over C&D on his British debut in late 2019 and he went on to win the big one in March later that season; the wheels have come off big time but that's reflected in a much reduced handicap mark, and the signs have been a tad more encouraging of late over regulation fences despite finishing well held; considered. |
7/1 |
|
10th 5 |
1st Jan 2023 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
High-class over the cross-country here on soft in March 2020 but, having moved from France, he was a sorry sight last season and tailed off in November when back from his summer break; usually tongue tied but not today. |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 45-611
Last run: 68 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 15 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Regularly campaigned in France where he's won five times, including his last two; has come up short in a number of British handicaps and he's 13lb out of the weights for this one; making his cross-country debut and all his best form is at up to 2m6f; it looks a big ask. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 6/314- CD
Last run: 318 days
W: 10st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
29th Jan 2024 Soft 3m 0f 217y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
His last success was in a cross country handicap at Cheltenham in December 2021 but he was a respectable sixth in that same event last month; well into the veteran stage now but he's lightly raced over hurdles and is on a dangerous mark back in this sphere; not ruled out. |
12/1 |
|
6th 8 |
15th Dec 2023 Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Won the latest renewal of this race in 2021, and that's not his only competitive form around here; however, his last four races on this course haven't gone so well, including four weeks ago when soon in trouble; perhaps new cheekpieces can help him turn the tide but he's risky at present; 4lb out of the weights. |
20/1 |
9/1
Form: FPB3-P
Last run: 31 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 160
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Has produced no effort of note since winning the Grand National two seasons ago, latterly back over hurdles in a Pertemps Qualifier at Leopardstown; this different test might float his boat but he's riddled with risks right now. |
9/1 |
|
19 |
28th Dec 2022 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
10st 7lb |
towards rear, hampered by faller 4 out |
16/1 |
9/1
Form: 517-33
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 3lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 149
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 3m 2f 50y |
11st 10lb |
Veteran who won 3m6f Listed cross-country race at Craon last September, repeating a 2024 success; finished seventh in the 2023 Grand National and ninth in 2024; pulled up the Becher in December on his most recent Aintree run; won this event in 2022 and second in 2023 and 2024; asking a lot now at the age of 14. |
33/1 |
|
36 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Bold show when seventh in this race in 2023 but he did not take to it so well when ninth last year; impressive in a French cross-country race in September but has not shone since, particularly back in France last Saturday, and he lacked any finishing punch when seventh in the Cheltenham cross-country; 13yo but the handicapper is showing very few concessions for his age. |
100/1 |
|
36 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Bold show when seventh in this race in 2023 but he did not take to it so well when ninth last year; impressive in a French cross-country race in September but has not shone since, particularly back in France last Saturday, and he lacked any finishing punch when seventh in the Cheltenham cross-country; 13yo but the handicapper is showing very few concessions for his age. |
100/1 |
8/1
Form: F-P635
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
4th May 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 90y |
12st 3lb |
4-29 over fences, including Midlands National at Kilbeggan last summer and a Cheltenham cross-country race (3m5f, good to soft) last November, having failed to compete on two earlier attempts at that course; finished third behind Delta Work over C&D in November 2022; struggling a long way from home in the Grand National. |
9/2 |
|
3 |
4th May 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 90y |
12st 3lb |
4-29 over fences, including Midlands National at Kilbeggan last summer and a Cheltenham cross-country race (3m5f, good to soft) last November, having failed to compete on two earlier attempts at that course; finished third behind Delta Work over C&D in November 2022; struggling a long way from home in the Grand National. |
9/2 |
|
12 |
13th Apr 2024 Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Best of his runs on heavy was his win in a maiden hurdle in 2020; fell in the 2022 Topham over these fences; won a Cheltenham cross-country race (3m5f, good to soft) in November, having come a cropper on two earlier attempts at that course, but this 8lb higher mark seems to demand another major career best. |
40/1 |
66/1
Form: 11-333
Last run: 50 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
24th Mar 2025 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Three wins over fences in 2021/22, but had been off for 761 days before finishing a well-beaten fourth of five at Taunton (2m7f, soft) last month (below-par Space Voyage finished behind); others make greater appeal. |
9/1 |
|
4th 2 |
27th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 3y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Three-time chase winner; placed off 5lb higher at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) in December 2022 but absent since refusing to race in cross-country chase there the following month and tricky to weigh up after her layoff. |
10/1 |
|
14 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Bordering on a career best when third in a mares' handicap here in December (2m4f, good) and won at up to 3m2f last season; however, she is prone to mistakes and it's hardly ideal being 9lb out of the handicap on her first taste of cross-country action. |
66/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £137.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £91.47 |
| Tricast | £306.06 |
| Trifecta | £694.20 |
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