16.10
SoftGlenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £39022.5
- 3m 6f 37y
- Class 2
- 16 runners
Runners: 16 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/10 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.20
Form: 13-136 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 159
| 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 |
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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 |
9/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 4-6146 C
Last run: 77 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 166
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
12th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Grade 1 chase winner in his prime; not getting any younger and absent since close second in US Grade 1 hurdle in October but came second in non-handicap version of this race in 2023 (soft) and is now 1lb lower than when placed in last season's Grand National; drying ground will probably aid his cause; claims. |
4/1 |
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4th 17 |
3rd Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 44y |
12st 0lb
|
First reserve; Grade 1-winning chaser was 2nd in a valuable race in USA on last start; a player |
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4th 17 |
3rd Feb 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 44y |
12st 0lb
|
First reserve; Grade 1-winning chaser was 2nd in a valuable race in USA on last start; a player |
7/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 345545
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 158
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Grade 1 novice chase winner for Willie Mullins in 2020 but absent since running respectably in Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris in May 2023 and it's very hard to gauge how much ability he retains. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 9 |
15th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Grade 1 novice chase winner at Leopardstown in December 2020 and creditable fourth in the 3m Grade 1 Savills Chase there in December this season; this classy sort is Willie Mullins' sole contender and could have a part to play if he takes to this unique course at the first attempt. |
7/1 |
50/1
Form: P574P1
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
27th Oct 2024 Good 3m 2f 162y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
pressed leader, led before 12th, pressed leader when headed 15th, not fluent 17th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
14/1 |
|
13 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Looked as though he might develop into a smart handicapper a few seasons back only for injury to intervene; won a Kempton handicap (2m4f, good; has won on heavy) 14 months ago but holding his form has been a challenge and he was well beaten by Espoir De Guye last time. |
25/1 |
|
13 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Looked as though he might develop into a smart handicapper a few seasons back only for injury to intervene; won a Kempton handicap (2m4f, good; has won on heavy) 14 months ago but holding his form has been a challenge and he was well beaten by Espoir De Guye last time. |
25/1 |
40/1
Form: 5948-4
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| 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 |
16/1
Form: -P8762
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 0lb
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 |
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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 |
150/1
Form: 5-1D33P C
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 7lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
3rd May 2024 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, went third after 15th, lost position 21st, struggling 4 out, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up |
14/1 |
|
7 |
3rd May 2024 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Better round of jumping than Law Of Gold when just denying him in this under George Hiscock in 2022 (good); current wellbeing underlined by a win (3m4f) and second in two soft-ground Cothelstone opens of late. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
3rd Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Thorough stayer who won a 4m hunter chase at Cheltenham last year; has found life tougher in handicaps but ran well last time and a positive ride is probable given his assured stamina. |
7/2 |
66/1
Form: 4-4PU6
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 7lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
7th Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 70y |
11st 5lb |
Course winner over hurdles but that was back in 2017; ran okay here last time but was over 30L behind her stablemate Sea Aster; looks stable second string on jockey bookings. |
20/1 |
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5th 9 |
24th Jul 2024 Good 3m 1f 110y |
11st 5lb |
Not the horse he was (former Grade 1 winner) and only wins since 2018 have come in points; others preferred. |
33/1 |
|
4th 9 |
3rd Jun 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
prominent, lost position before 3 out, keeping on when left in remote fourth last |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: P-9231 CD
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| 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 |
20/1
Form: P-65P2
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| 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 |
33/1
Form: /314-0 CD
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| 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 |
50/1
Form: P-P009 CD
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
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: P635F0
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| 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: 120005
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| 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 |
40/1
Form: 3-76P7
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| 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 |
14/1
Form: 4-3204 C
Last run: 175 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
14th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Grade 3 winner as a novice and fourth in the competitive Kerry National at Listowel (3m, good) last September; not seen again until Cheltenham last month when getting no further than the second in the cross-country chase (16-1); probably significant that Rachael Blackmore prefers stablemate Upping The Anti. |
25/1 |
|
15 |
15th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Won Grade 3 novice chase at Tipperary (2m4f, yielding) in 2021 and fair fourth of 16 in the competitive Kerry National at Listowel (3m, good) last September when last seen; won on very soft ground when trained in France; makes her cross-country debut and has something to find with the chief form players, but she's worth each-way respect with her 7lb mares' allowance. |
14/1 |
|
4th 12 |
21st Sep 2022 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 6lb |
midfield, mistake 10th, headway after 4 out, in touch with leaders when pushed along home turn, soon ridden, left in fourth last, kept on |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.36 |
| Tricast | £11.12 |
| Trifecta | £16.90 |
Selections
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Delta Work