15.35
GoodNightjar Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 7f 171y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.20
Form: 42-649 D
Last run: 57 days
W: 10st 11lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
2nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Has made excellent progress for Kerry Lee and Nigel Twiston-Davies over the last year, winning four times (twice here); predictably found Grade 2 mares' chase too hot at last month's Cheltenham Festival but has her sights lowered today and could still have further improvement to come. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
2nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Has made excellent progress for Kerry Lee and Nigel Twiston-Davies over the last year, winning four times (twice here); predictably found Grade 2 mares' chase too hot at last month's Cheltenham Festival but has her sights lowered today and could still have further improvement to come. |
5/2 |
|
8th 7 |
15th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Made the running for all four chase wins, at about 3m1f on ground ranging from good to soft; no match for Carole's Pass at Exeter recently and her most recent runs at about this trip, which are very infrequent anyway, give her lots to find. |
66/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: -121P3 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
13th Oct 2025 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Lost his way last season but his Fontwell return was a lot more like it (behind two of these); could build on that run which came after 211 days off. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Four staying chase wins but lost his form last season and arrives here with plenty to prove. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Won twice at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) last March but returned from a break with two very disappointing runs there in December (cheekpieces added last time) and arrives here with quite a bit to prove. |
20/1 |
11/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 945P83
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
19th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Resurgent 10yo who ended last season with two 2m5f wins (good/good to soft) and posted another good effort when close second of 13 at Hexham (2m4f, good) this month; obvious contender. |
Evs |
|
2nd 9 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Has come right back to form on last two starts, winning at Hereford (2m5f, good) and Newton Abbot (2m5f, good to soft); has gone up 9lb but should go well again. |
4/1 |
9/2
Form: 3/558
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 6 |
6th Jan 2024 Heavy 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won a point and placed in a bumper before going absent for 638 days; minor form in three novice hurdles and a handicap chase last season; returns to hurdles with low mileage for an 8yo but others have more compelling credentials. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 |
2nd Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Irish maiden point winner; third in a bumper in March 2021 but, with wind surgery last August, he did not race again until well held in three novice hurdles this winter (latest at Newbury last month); now makes chase debut and goes beyond 2m3f for the first time under rules. |
9/2 |
33/1
Form: PP-475
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
21st Mar 2023 Soft 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
prominent |
33/1 |
|
5th 8 |
2nd Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Won maiden hurdle for Olly Murphy in 2021 but uncompetitive in his six starts for this yard, over fences and hurdles, despite a tumbling handicap mark; blinkers replace cheekpieces. |
33/1 |
|
5th 6 |
15th Feb 2023 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Winning hurdler for Olly Murphy but uncompetitive in five starts for this yard, over fences and hurdles, despite a tumbling handicap mark. |
50/1 |
5/1
Form: 5-3455 BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
16th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Still to get his head in front this term and he made mistakes when trailing in last of eight in 2m5f Hereford handicap chase 20 days ago; others appeal more. |
4/1 |
|
1 |
16th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Still to get his head in front this term and he made mistakes when trailing in last of eight in 2m5f Hereford handicap chase 20 days ago; others appeal more. |
4/1 |
|
8th 1 |
27th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won this last year (good to soft) and has run well in defeat on two of his last three starts, most recently at Huntingdon (2m7f, soft) this month; he's a strong candidate today. |
3/1 |
7/2
Form: -4P5P4
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 12y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Point/hurdles winner whose chase record is far from solid; below par back hurdling last week; however, along with stablemate Prime Pretender he's running in a first-time visor, which may help. |
4/1 |
|
7th 10 |
23rd Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
in touch with leaders |
14/1 |
|
12 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Two wins over hurdles, one of them here and one on testing ground; hopelessly out of sorts in 2m chases this winter but he's dropped 19lb in the weights and the return to a more suitable trip, as well as the return of cheekpieces (worn for both wins) point to a better run being on the cards. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: 008
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 13 |
15th Jan 2024 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has failed to complete in four of his five chases and was beaten 34l when he did complete; well out of the weights in new headgear. |
100/1 |
|
0 13 |
21st Dec 2023 Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Very lightly raced 9yo but he's failed to complete in three of his four chase runs and was beaten 34l on the other; has had wind surgery but he's 5lb out of the weights here and needs a transformation after a short break. |
33/1 |
|
0 9 |
26th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Very lightly raced, with a whiff of ability but this is a tough task from 11lb out of the handicap. |
40/1 |
16/1
Form: 5U7443
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
30th Sep 2025 Good 2m 5f 28y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Won three times over 3m2f here (always on good ground) during productive campaign last season; needs career-best performance to overcome this rise in grade but returns here after respectable fourth over today's trip at Cartmel (good) last month. |
9/2 |
|
4th 2 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ended last season with two hard-fought wins at Sedgefield (3m2f, good) and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when well-held fourth at Bangor (3m, good) in June but current mark demands a career-best performance and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal. |
12/1 |
|
4th 5 |
21st Jun 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Thriving over Sedgefield's extended 3m2f latterly, needing every yard of it last time (good) in order to complete a double; new career-high mark asks a question, and the return to 3m isn't certain to suit. |
4/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.76 |
| Tricast | £19.91 |
| Trifecta | £23.60 |
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