16.35

J: Mr Charlie Sprake

2/7 (Won)

Win: £1.62
Place: £1.10

Form: 101/61 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 12st 6lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 156

Form & Verdict

Grade 2 winner in February 2021 then absent for a long time subsequently; readily made all in a hunter chase at Bangor last Friday on his second start back; good ground suits and he has stand-out form claims.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 2	22nd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 5	14:00 Newbury Secret Investor 12st 6lb J: Miss Natalie Parker T: Paul Nicholls	Lightly raced since beating top-notcher Clan Des Obeaux in the Grade 2 Denman here just over three years ago (on good to soft); nothing like as good now but remains prolific in hunter chases and soft ground was against him when a lucky winner at Fakenham last month (Tigerbythetail going best when departing); runs here having bypassed Cheltenham but he wouldn't want the forecast light rain to be anything heavier than that.	5/2
1st 3	16th Feb 2024 Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5	16:15 Fakenham Secret Investor 12st 6lb J: Miss Natalie Parker T: Paul Nicholls	Quality performer back in the day and still prolific in hunter chases, winning four last year including the Horse & Hound Cup at Stratford (3m3f, good) the final time when accounting for a talented Northern Irish raider; likes goodish ground but can handle soft; one to beat.	11/10
1st 7	2nd Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 2	19:05 Stratford Secret Investor 12st 0lb J: Miss Natalie Parker T: Paul Nicholls	prominent, pressed leader before 15th	4/1

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1st

22nd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 5

14:00 Newbury

12st 6lb

J: Miss Natalie Parker

Lightly raced since beating top-notcher Clan Des Obeaux in the Grade 2 Denman here just over three years ago (on good to soft); nothing like as good now but remains prolific in hunter chases and soft ground was against him when a lucky winner at Fakenham last month (Tigerbythetail going best when departing); runs here having bypassed Cheltenham but he wouldn't want the forecast light rain to be anything heavier than that.

5/2

1st

16th Feb 2024

Soft

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

16:15 Fakenham

12st 6lb

J: Miss Natalie Parker

Quality performer back in the day and still prolific in hunter chases, winning four last year including the Horse & Hound Cup at Stratford (3m3f, good) the final time when accounting for a talented Northern Irish raider; likes goodish ground but can handle soft; one to beat.

11/10

1st

2nd Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:05 Stratford

12st 0lb

J: Miss Natalie Parker

prominent, pressed leader before 15th

4/1

2nd

Sir Jack Yeats

J: Miss Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

25/1

Place: £2.50

Form: /9P55- CD

Last run: 306 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict

Useful handicap chaser up to winter 2020-21 but he's struggled to get competitive since and this 12yo hasn't shown enough in two point-to-points this winter to suggest he's the one to be on today.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
22	13th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2	16:05 Aintree Sir Jack Yeats 12st 0lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: Fergal O’Brien	Has completed all five C&D attempts (two in this race) but not as good as he was and well beaten by Bennys King at Fakenham last month.	50/1
2nd 8	17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5	17:00 Fakenham Sir Jack Yeats 11st 12lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: Fergal O’Brien	prominent	9/1
2nd 5	17th Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 4	16:35 Kelso Sir Jack Yeats 11st 12lb J: Miss Fern O’Brien T: Fergal O’Brien	took keen hold, raced in second	25/1

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13th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

12st 0lb

Has completed all five C&D attempts (two in this race) but not as good as he was and well beaten by Bennys King at Fakenham last month.

50/1

2nd

17th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 38y

Class 5

11st 12lb

prominent

9/1

2nd

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

11st 12lb

took keen hold, raced in second

25/1

3rd

Oscar Wilde

J: Mr T Hamilton

T: Stuart Coltherd

20/1

Form: 34P5/8

Last run: 265 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict

Handicap chase winner in January 2020 and he's won four point-to-points since; it's a long time since he's run well under rules and it's hard to envisage him beating Secret Investor, but he's not ruled out each-way.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 4	17th Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 4	16:35 Kelso Oscar Wilde 11st 12lb J: Mr T Hamilton T: Stuart Coltherd	prominent	20/1

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3rd

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

11st 12lb

prominent

20/1

4th

J: Mr George Cowley

11/2

Form: 127-P3

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict

Five-time French winner (at up to 2m6f; twice over fences) who was fair third in hunter chase at Hereford (2m5f, soft) on last month's stable debut; untested on good ground and has bundles to find with Secret Investor but a good case can be made for him being best of the rest.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5th 10	9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2	15:30 Aintree Gaboriot 12st 0lb J: Mr Huw Edwards T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Pulled up in the Becher here in December and his two subsequent hunter chase runs have yielded an early fall and disappointing defeat; twice placed over these fences, however, most recently in the Grand Sefton over C&D in November, and could have an each-way shout if back on song in change of headgear.	25/1
3rd 2	19th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 4	16:50 Ludlow Gaboriot 12st 6lb J: Mr Huw Edwards T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Pulled up in the Becher Chase at Aintree in December but finished a very good second in the Grand Sefton (2m5f, good to soft) the previous month; returned to hunter chasing with quite a spill at Catterick a fortnight ago but holds leading claims if that hasn't left a mark.	5/4
1	4th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 54y Class 5	16:10 Catterick Gaboriot 12st 6lb J: Mr Huw Edwards T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Pulled up in the Becher Chase at Aintree last time but had previously finished a very good second in the Grand Sefton (2m5f, good to soft); did well hunter chasing back in 2024 and the one to beat.	10/11

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5th

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

Pulled up in the Becher here in December and his two subsequent hunter chase runs have yielded an early fall and disappointing defeat; twice placed over these fences, however, most recently in the Grand Sefton over C&D in November, and could have an each-way shout if back on song in change of headgear.

25/1

3rd

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:50 Ludlow

12st 6lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

Pulled up in the Becher Chase at Aintree in December but finished a very good second in the Grand Sefton (2m5f, good to soft) the previous month; returned to hunter chasing with quite a spill at Catterick a fortnight ago but holds leading claims if that hasn't left a mark.

5/4

4th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:10 Catterick

12st 6lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards