March 16 / 14.10 Cheltenham

14.10

Soft

Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £56270
  • 2m 7f 213y
  • Class 1
  • 24 runners
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Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Runners: 24 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.30
  • Place: £2.90

Form: -P4030 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
Came through takingly to win a competitive 3m handicap at Leopardstown last February (yielding); has yo-yo'd between different trips and disciplines this winter; third to impressive Maxxum at Leopardstown in December and although the altered weights should go some way to evening things up with that rival, overall this is still a tough assignment.
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No Results Found

12/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: -11114 D

Last run: 145 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 147

Form & Verdict
Had minor bumper form on soft; won first four starts for Gordon Elliott, all on good ground, the latest of them when upped to 3m; ran well in defeat when fourth in a C&D qualifier in October, even if unable to sustain his effort in the closing stages; should still have some improvement in him but has more to prove than some on this slower ground.
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3

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 180y

16:23 Listowel

Salvador Ziggy

11st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner who compiled winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in this race in 2023; absent since stable debut in a hurdle race last December.

16/1

17th

1

28th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 80y

15:05 Leopardstown

Salvador Ziggy

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner (including four over hurdles) who compiled good winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in 2023 in Kerry National; took runner-up spot again in Mayo National; now with Barry Connell.

12/1

25/1

  • Place: £5.20

Form: U233-3

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
Latest hurdle win was over three years ago but he has twice run excellent races at the Festival, particularly when a close third in this race 12 months ago (soft; off this mark); made satisfactory return from a layoff at Haydock last month and he could go well at a price.
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1

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Mill Green

12st 2lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Best known as a very useful 3m handicap hurdler but was very creditable third in Veterans' Final at Warwick (3m, soft) on latest chasing start in January; did not fire in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham Festival in March and has stamina to prove here but will find this considerably easier than the races he normally contests.

6/4

1st

1

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 5f 80y

Class 3

15:30 Cartmel

Mill Green

12st 2lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

raced in third, not fluent 5 out, went second 4 out, going best 2 out, pushed along to lead last, soon went clear, ridden and idled run-in, kept on final 110yds

6/4

15th

10

14th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:10 Cheltenham

Mill Green

11st 0lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Nicky Henderson

Third in the big 3m handicap hurdles at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals in both 2022 and 2023; exposed 12yo but there's every indication that he retains all of that ability, so may well be seriously involved once more.

20/1

28/1

  • Place: £9.10

Form: 59-615 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict
Creditable fifth in the Albert Bartlett here last March; has a fine record in handicaps, making it four wins out of five completions in a useful 2m7f Sandown event in February (good to soft) but the bar is higher today and he failed to shine in a Grade 2 at Haydock last month.
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6th

4

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

14:55 Chepstow

Green Book

10st 12lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Well treated on peak efforts; achieved very little in this season's two runs since a long absence, but at least his stable looks back to form.

20/1

13th

6

18th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Windsor

Green Book

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Well treated on best form; seemed to need the outing on return from long absence last time but eventually achieved nothing and needs to prove he retains peak ability.

25/1

4th

9

16th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:10 Cheltenham

Green Book

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Creditable fifth in the Albert Bartlett here last March; has a fine record in handicaps, making it four wins out of five completions in a useful 2m7f Sandown event in February (good to soft) but the bar is higher today and he failed to shine in a Grade 2 at Haydock last month.

28/1

Form: 1P-341 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
Looked a very bright prospect on hurdle debut at Newbury (good to soft) but was pulled up in a Grade 1 novice at Aintree last April; had back surgery after and stepped up on first two handicap defeats when, after travelling kindly, he won with authority at Exeter last month (2m7f, good); this is a much taller order but it can now be onwards and upwards.
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4th

7

23rd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 2

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Walking On Air

10st 5lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Faye Bramley

Back over hurdles with respectable fifth of 15 in Class 2 event at Haydock (3m, good) two weeks ago; 5lb lower back over fences but he's 0-12 in this sphere and he fell at Ayr on his penultimate run; down the list.

9/1

5th

8

9th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

12:45 Haydock

Walking On Air

10st 10lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Sparked just once in each of the last two seasons, at Doncaster; visored on latest start, after three runs in cheekpieces; often tongue tied as well but goes without any equipment today; his last hurdle race was in February 2024 and other options look a lot more solid.

25/1

9

18th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 2

13:45 Ayr

Walking On Air

10st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Faye Bramley

Good third off 4lb higher in first-time cheekpieces at Doncaster (3m, soft) in January; however, his form away from Doncaster hasn't been great in the last two seasons and the visor needs to have a positive influence.

20/1

Form: 121-23 D

Last run: 145 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict
Crept through the ranks over hurdles without doing lasting damage to his mark and his third in C&D qualifier in October (good), when picking up late on the run to the line, suggested there was still some better to come; all wins on good but he has run to form on soft; yard has won this four times.
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6th

2

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

An Tailliur

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Missed last season and has not fired this term but he's now 14lb below his peak mark and all of his wins have been on good ground; he's been too well beaten for comfort this term, notwithstanding the softer ground, but needs a close look and market check.

7/1

2

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

An Tailliur

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Missed last season and has not fired this term but he's now 14lb below his peak mark and all of his wins have been on good ground; he's been too well beaten for comfort this term, notwithstanding the softer ground, but needs a close look and market check.

7/1

Form: 222117 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Made very good progress since upped to 3m+ last May, doing well to hold off Coltor and The Bosses Oscar at Musselburgh last month (3m, good); rare off day at Haydock since, though, and a major revival is needed.
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4th

1

6th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

17:02 Kelso

Brandy McQueen

12st 6lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Won a similar event at Catterick in good style in March (3m1f, good) but pulled up at Hexham last time; needs to bounce back.

6/1

1

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:00 Hexham

Brandy McQueen

12st 2lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

Quite useful in his prime and he won a point in February (3m, good to soft) before easily following up in a hunter chase at Catterick last month (3m1f, good; Lunar Contact second); strong claims.

5/2

1st

6

4th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:10 Catterick

Brandy McQueen

11st 12lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Miss Lucy Brown

One-time quite useful staying hurdler/chaser who won a point on second start for present connections last month (3m, good to soft); this tougher, but a contender.

13/2

Form: -11222 D BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Had an excellent time of it in the last 12 months, completing a hat-trick at Uttoxeter in November (2m7f, soft); has held his form well in the face of an ever-climbing mark but this looks a step too far.
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4

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

The Changing Man

11st 9lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Unfair to knock his strike-rate of 1-12 over fences as he's run some crackers in defeat, with four seconds last season including a strong C&D handicap and the Ultima at Cheltenham in March; quite likely that he was over the top when last to finish in the 3m1f Grade 1 novice at Aintree; tough, consistent and much respected despite a challenging mark.

100/30

4

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

The Changing Man

11st 9lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Unfair to knock his strike-rate of 1-12 over fences as he's run some crackers in defeat, with four seconds last season including a strong C&D handicap and the Ultima at Cheltenham in March; quite likely that he was over the top when last to finish in the 3m1f Grade 1 novice at Aintree; tough, consistent and much respected despite a challenging mark.

100/30

3rd

7

4th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 210y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

The Changing Man

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Only 1-11 over fences, the success in a Grade 2 Reynoldstown at Ascot that essentially fell apart; however, he's proved very consistent in good handicaps otherwise this term, second at the Cheltenham Festival (3m1f, good to soft) most recently; again likely to give his running.

10/1

Form: 3-2386

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Latest hurdle win came over 3m1f at Huntingdon last January but he is still 5lb higher so has plenty on his plate in much better company than he's used to; cheekpieces (last used in April 2021) are refitted.
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5th

2

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Risk And Roll

11st 13lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove.

16/1

5th

2

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Risk And Roll

11st 13lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove.

16/1

1

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Stratford

Risk And Roll

12st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Failed to give his running over fences last time but ran really well at Ascot the time before and he's capable over hurdles; not dismissed.

10/1

Form: -13423

Last run: 61 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Time is still on his side and he ran a fair third from out of the weights on handicap debut behind Glimpse Of Gala at Warwick in January (3m1f, heavy); replacing cheekpieces with first-time blinkers probably needs to make a difference, though.
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7th

1

15th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 42y

16:50 Thurles

Level Neverending

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Two bumper wins for Joseph O'Brien; maiden hurdle winner for Gordon Elliott; best hurdles form at Kilbeggan, placed on his only start at this venue; long absence to overcome.

14/1

4

19th Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 100y

18:13 Kilbeggan

Level Neverending

11st 3lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

hung left throughout

6/1

3rd

12

12th May 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 50y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Level Neverending

10st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Gordon Elliott

Sole hurdle win came here; fairly consistent of late, including a 6l defeat in the Pertemps on his penultimate start and a 5l defeat at Punchestown last month; remains on a good mark and this looks a little easier.

6/1

33/1

Form: P-4612

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Won Grade 1 novice chase in 2020 but became hard to place over fences; exploited a lower hurdle mark at Huntingdon in January (3m1f, good to soft) but it was Wakool who found the stronger finish of the two to win a Grade 2 at Haydock since (3m, good to soft); no good thing to reverse the places on this stiffer finish and he is up against it.
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3rd

5

21st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 86y

Class 5

17:10 Newbury

Itchy Feet

11st 12lb

J: Mr James King

T: Olly Murphy

Grade 1 winner over fences in 2020 and still smart in 2023; now has a bit to prove after finishing tailed off in two staying handicap hurdles following a year on the sidelines; not sure what to expect on this hunter chase debut but, with his CV, he's dangerous to dismiss.

3/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

14:30 Huntingdon

Itchy Feet

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out, tailed off

12/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

14:30 Huntingdon

Itchy Feet

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 8th, weakening when hit 3 out

12/1

Form: 22-341 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Close up in a big-field handicap at Punchestown last April (2m4f, good to yielding); seemingly had a transformation for wind surgery and the step up to 2m7f in cheekpieces at Chepstow 19 days ago (good to soft) where he breezed through the race without a care in the world; raised 11lb in a far more competitive race but the winning impression was vivid.
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13th

9

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Thanksforthehelp

11st 11lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Out of luck since winning this race last year; only 3lb higher now, and has to be taken seriously; Rian Corcoran has enjoyed a successful breakthrough season in Britain and claims a useful 4lb.

8/1

9th

11

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

13:50 Uttoxeter

Thanksforthehelp

11st 4lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Has three wins over hurdles but hasn't been at his best in four runs since returning in November; is slipping down the weights and takes a drop in class so cannot be discounted; returning cheekpieces replace blinkers.

16/1

5th

14

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

15:50 Haydock

Thanksforthehelp

10st 10lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: David Pipe

Blew apart a 15-runner Pertemps qualifier at Chepstow (2m7f) in February 2023 and underlined how effective he can be in big-field races when seeing off 24 rivals in a handicap at the Punchestown festival (2m3f, yielding) last spring; hasn't come close to reproducing that form in three outings this winter but his mark has eased a little as a result; worth a second look in the betting.

25/1

Form: -17241 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
Multiple 3m winner on good to soft/soft, most recently when looking beaten from some way out in Grade 2 at Haydock last month but buckling down in great style to deny Itchy Feet; looks vulnerable returned to career-high mark.
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10th

9

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Wakool

11st 2lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

Second in this race in 2022, fourth in 2023 and 12th in 2024; no win since February 2023 and generally little impact since; tried a tongue-tie latest start and now reverts to his usual cheekpieces.

33/1

10th

9

2nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

15:00 Musselburgh

Wakool

11st 2lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

ran in snatches, always behind

33/1

10th

1

2nd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

15:25 Ayr

Wakool

12st 0lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

He may have needed last month's comeback run here (soundly beaten) and he continues to drop down the weights, but for good reason; last season was disappointing in the main; needs to turn things around; a tongue-tie goes on.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 542110 D BF

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 145

Form & Verdict
Hardly had to get out of bed to win handicaps at Navan (2m6f, yielding) and Leopardstown (3m, soft) on second and third starts for this yard; had to shoulder another huge rise at the latter track on latest start and, while he could have had a clearer run before finishing nearly 15l behind Perceval Legallois, his run there questioned whether he is still ahead of the handicapper.
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10th

2

25th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 80y

18:35 Ballinrobe

Maxxum

11st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Smart stayer over hurdles (dual Grade 2 winner); not done much chasing but returned to this discipline to win small-field contest at Clonmel and his Grade 3-fourth at Killarney was perfectly respectable; jumping will be tested here in first handicap; trainer going for four in a row in this.

11/2

4th

4

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 100y

18:37 Killarney

Maxxum

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Best known for his hurdling exploits but made it 2-4 over fences in winning a conditions chase at Clonmel last month (2m4f, soft); this is harder but he's clearly in good heart and likely to run well.

5/1

1st

3

2nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:30 Clonmel

Maxxum

11st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Better known as a hurdler, with seven wins in that sphere up to 3m; was below form at Leopardstown last time in first-time cheekpieces; did win on chasing debut in 2023 but was pulled up on last start in this sphere in 2024; however, is seemingly the choice of Jack Kennedy so commands maximum respect.

11/8

Form: -42143

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 145

Form & Verdict
Two strong Festival runs, fifth in the Martin Pipe in 2020 (soft) and finding just one too good in this race one year later (good to soft); went through a bad patch last winter and has had sinus problems but a close third at Musselburgh (3m, good) last month when back from a break shows he is ready to do himself justice off 6lb lower than in 2021; yard has won three of the last five runnings.
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12

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

4m 1f 11y

15:40 Punchestown

The Bosses Oscar

11st 7lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Useful hurdler for Gordon Elliott in his prime, three wins as well as second in the 2021 Pertemps Final; also runner-up to Busselton over fences at Listowel later that year; has won only once from 16 starts in points; out of sorts since second to Desertmore House at Damma House last November.

66/1

0

8

26th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:33 Down Royal

The Bosses Oscar

12st 0lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Gordon Elliott

in touch with leaders, pushed along briefly after 1st

10/1

3rd

3

7th Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 150y

16:18 Cork

The Bosses Oscar

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

raced in second, lost second before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, lost third last, rallied and went third again towards finish

6/1

Form: 4/3744

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Very promising two winters ago, finishing fourth in the Ballymore at this meeting, but he was off for 19 months and didn't go on over fences this season; made low-key return to hurdles when fourth to Thanksforthehelp at Chepstow recently (2m7f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces, retained today) and has it to prove for now.
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No Results Found

Form: -72134 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 7lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Series of good staying efforts over the last 12 months, winning twice with different tactics (on good/heavy) but he was no match for Walking On Air at Exeter last month and this looks too demanding.
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5

6th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:30 Uttoxeter

Burrows Park

11st 1lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

pressed leader, shaken up before 4 out, weakened on turn before 3 out, soon dropped to last, pulled up home straight

14/1

5

6th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:30 Uttoxeter

Burrows Park

11st 1lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

pressed leader, shaken up before 4 out, weakened on turn before 3 out, soon dropped to last, pulled up home straight

14/1

5th

4

7th Mar 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 150y

Class 4

15:30 Wincanton

Burrows Park

11st 9lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Quirky customer who often races lazily; well suited by a slog in the mud and now 11lb lower than when making all at Exeter (2m7f, heavy) 14 months ago but it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task.

7/1

Form: 472658

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Came from off the pace to take sixth over 3m at Leopardstown in February but his sole hurdle win came in a maiden two years ago and it's hard to see him winning his first handicap in a race like this.
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9th

11

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 61y

19:55 Clonmel

Takarengo

11st 1lb

J: Millie Barcoe

T: James M Barcoe

Three-time Flat winner is just 1-32 over hurdles; fourth at Wexford in April but has been below that twice since and others make more appeal.

18/1

5th

5

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

18:50 Limerick

Takarengo

11st 2lb

J: Millie Barcoe

T: James M Barcoe

Dual-purpose; record of 1-31 over hurdles; couple of promising placed efforts after joining this yard last year but modest form so far in 2026 on the Flat and over hurdles; beaten 23l off 2lb higher at Clonmel latest; others preferred.

20/1

8th

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:50 Clonmel

Takarengo

10st 8lb

J: Millie Barcoe

T: James M Barcoe

No win since 2021; has occasionally run well in defeat; improved from a run on the Flat at Navan in March when going well for this jockey (on her first ride over jumps) at Wexford last month; beaten 8l in fourth, so needs to raise his game another notch.

16/1

Form: 1-5414 CD

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Made great strides over the last year and the step up to 3m was a help when coming clear of Jet Of Magic over C&D on New Year's Day (soft); went up 8lb and might have found the sharper test not quite as helpful at Huntingdon since (good to soft); further improvement on the cards back here.
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2

3rd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Warwick

Hector Javilex

11st 8lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Made a good start to handicap career when winning at Cheltenham (3m, soft) in January 2023 but rather patchy since, including when finishing a well-beaten fourth of five on chase debut at Newbury in December; probably best watched on his reappearance over a trip short of his best.

7/1

6th

7

17th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 2

15:50 Cheltenham

Hector Javilex

11st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

12/1

6th

7

17th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 2

15:50 Cheltenham

Hector Javilex

11st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

12/1

Form: 5-2321 CD

Last run: 97 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict
Useful effort when runner-up at Kempton two starts ago (2m5f, good to soft; has won on soft); has looked as if he has a mind of his own but there was no sign of that when upped to 3m in first-time cheekpieces here in December, where he put on a convincing spurt to go clear; raised 7lb but he could continue to go well at this trip.
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3

24th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

15:37 Warwick

Captain Morgs

11st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Useful over hurdles and fences on his day; out of sorts since chase success last May but this is a drop back in class and mark is workable on best form.

7/1

5th

3

24th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

15:37 Warwick

Captain Morgs

11st 7lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Useful over hurdles and fences on his day; out of sorts since chase success last May but this is a drop back in class and mark is workable on best form.

7/1

21

12th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Captain Morgs

10st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nicky Henderson

Good ground suits but he's not the easiest to predict at the best of times and has run badly in all three races since his chase win at Aintree (3m1f, good) last May; had a second wind operation before penultimate start and was back hurdling for latest; well treated on best form but the chances of his reproducing it seem to be receding.

66/1

Form: -32211 D

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Recent wins have been terrier-like rather than impressive, over 3m at Kempton (soft) and in a qualifier at Warwick (3m1f, heavy) where she looked a sitting duck before her fighting spirit came into play; first-time headgear of unknown benefit but recent rain will help her more than some.
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8th

5

21st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

16:37 Newbury

Glimpse Of Gala

11st 12lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Charlie Longsdon

Last won in January 2023 and mostly disappointing in the meantime; attracted support last time at Chepstow where the tongue-tie was removed but not a lot happened.

14/1

3

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 3

14:20 Chepstow

Glimpse Of Gala

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Charlie Longsdon

Used to go well over staying trips in the mud but last won in January 2023 and has shown only bits of form since; big shout with even a partial revival and the recent tongue-tie is removed.

12/1

3

9th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 3

14:20 Chepstow

Glimpse Of Gala

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Charlie Longsdon

Used to go well over staying trips in the mud but last won in January 2023 and has shown only bits of form since; big shout with even a partial revival and the recent tongue-tie is removed.

12/1

Form: /P01-2

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 139

Form & Verdict
Looked as if no trip could be too far when winning valuable 2m1f Flat handicap in 2021 (yielding/soft); form see-sawed since but he has looked on good terms with himself for new yard, especially when a close second, just ahead of The Bosses Oscar, at Musselburgh last month (good) in only his second 3m hurdle race; up 4lb but this thorough test should suit; can go well.
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3rd

1

(4)

16th Jul 2024

Soft

2m 0f 32y

Class 3

16:30 Beverley

Coltor

10st 2lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David Pipe

Front-runner (other pace in here) who was well held at a short price in this race in 2023; was beaten some way over hurdles, when back from a break following wind surgery, for new yard in June and needs to do much better.

5/1

7th

1

13th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

19:25 Worcester

Coltor

12st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Not seen over hurdles since pulled up at 2023 Cheltenham Festival but showed some useful form on the Flat last summer; makes stable debut after nine-month break; had wind op in April; market may guide.

11/2

Form: 01223U BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
All wins at up to 2m5f and he lacked Hector Javilex's finishing punch over C&D in January (soft); good third in another useful handicap at Sandown since but was back at 2m5f when unseating last month and needs to prove his stamina and handicap mark are up to this job; tongue-tie added.
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3rd

3

27th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 3

16:55 Stratford

Jet Of Magic

11st 0lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

jumped left on occasions, pressed winner, hit 7th, hit 11th, outpaced after 2 out, weakening when lost second approaching last, tailed off

8/1

9th

5

28th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

15:25 Uttoxeter

Jet Of Magic

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Back to the same mark off which he won on good ground over C&D just over a year ago and, next time out after a 5lb rise, he was going best in this when unseating two out; lost his way later on but there were positives to take from his fifth over C&D in May; could easily be in the shake-up.

7/1

Form: 25-P53

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced maiden; has had some difficult assignments but was no real threat when third to Walking On Air on handicap debut at Exeter last month (2m7f, good; first-time cheekpieces, retained); this asks a lot, too.
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9th

3

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

15:15 Plumpton

Moka De Vassy

11st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jane Williams

prominent

12/1

9th

3

14th Apr 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 3

15:15 Plumpton

Moka De Vassy

11st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Jane Williams

prominent

12/1

5

21st Feb 2024

Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

14:35 Doncaster

Moka De Vassy

11st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

in touch with leaders, jumped left 1st

7/1

Non-runners

Jet Of Magic

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £192.00
Straight Forecast £93.78
Tricast £1994.30
Trifecta £5501.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

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POSTDATA:

Coltor

Daily Mail:

Maxxum

The Times:

Hector Javilex

LAMBOURN:

Walking On Air

The Guardian:

The Changing Man

The Sun:

Salvador Ziggy

Telegraph:

Good Time Jonny

TOPSPEED:

Mill Green

RP Ratings:

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WEST COUNTRY:

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D Express:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Star:

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Daily Record:

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THE NORTH:

Coltor