13.30
GoodVirgin Bet Warwick Castle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £20812
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 2
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £9.00
Form: 4P/3-P D
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 10lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 |
2nd Jul 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 34y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
11yo who has been lightly raced in recent seasons; well beaten at Newbury (2m4f, soft) in March last time out but won at Warwick (2m4f, good) the run before; can be effective on slow ground; not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Fragile 11yo with low mileage; pulled up on his return from a year out but he stuck on well to win at Warwick (2m4f, good), albeit in a race that fell apart at the seams a little; only 2lb higher but not sure to be as good again. |
8/1 |
3/1
Form: 535-20 D
Last run: 70 days
W: 10st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
15th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Still going close in 2m4f-2m5f handicaps off low-130s marks for Dan Skelton in 2022-23 around rather sharper tracks than the galloping Horseheath line of his two easy recent pointing successes (good to soft, good); confidence levels restored, and receives weight all round here. |
3/1 |
|
10 |
6th May 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Lightly raced in recent years and seemingly not as good as he was; went close when second of four at Warwick (2m4f, good) in February and kept on for third at Newton Abbot (2m5f, soft) last month but more is needed here. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
8th Apr 2023 Heavy 2m 4f 216y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Has twice suffered narrow defeats this season, off today's mark, and deserves another success (lightly raced and last won in December 2019); didn't fire latest and will need his best to take this. |
6/1 |
5/1
Form: 1P-115 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Multiple winner at up to 2m5f but none since 2022 and the last year or so hasn't gone well; this belated step up to 3m (having run over 2m last time) is perhaps more in hope than expectation. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Multiple winner at up to 2m5f but none since 2022 and the last year or so hasn't gone well; this belated step up to 3m (having run over 2m last time) is perhaps more in hope than expectation. |
20/1 |
5/6
Form: 341-U2 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 154
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 5f 24y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
Well beaten all five starts last season, the last three times in valuable chases for new stable since February; plummeting down the weights and will appreciate this ease in grade but needs a revival. |
33/1 |
|
10 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Seemingly nothing like the force of old; not proven beyond 3m either, with heavy defeats on his only two attempts at 3m1f or 3m2f; the former was on latest start when beaten 46l at 150-1 in the Ultima at Cheltenham and all this season's form suggests he will be a big outsider again. |
100/1 |
Form: 52-292 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
6th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, weakened gradually after 4 out |
10/1 |
|
6th 6 |
6th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Questionable what he achieved behind an easy winner when back chasing at Ludlow in February and especially after a lesser run at Newbury, albeit in a strong handicap (2m4f, good to soft); on the plus side, drying conditions are in his favour and his only previous attempt at 3m was in the valuable handicap at this track in 2022; could be a player after wind surgery. |
10/1 |
|
5th 5 |
23rd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, outpaced after 12th, weakened after 2 out |
11/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £21.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £26.19 |
| Trifecta | £46.60 |
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