16.20
Good To SoftWalter Wales Memorial Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 4f 1y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.10
Form: F46124
Last run: 30 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 20y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Respectable strike-rate over hurdles; record of 0-6 since switched to fences but has place possibilities on most of that form. |
11/2 |
|
6 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 20y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Respectable strike-rate over hurdles; record of 0-6 since switched to fences but has place possibilities on most of that form. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 10 |
15th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Record of 0-5 since switched to fences but turn looks near, having finished second at Wetherby and Newbury the last twice; however, needs some improvement to go one better in this stronger grade. |
8/1 |
4/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 0-900
Last run: 168 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
19th Feb 2026 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
His standout effort was in 2023; pulled up again on stable debut here two weeks ago after wind surgery. |
66/1 |
|
9 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced 8yo who produced his standout effort in 2023; had wind surgery since last run; 9lb out of weights on debut for new yard and return from long absence. |
25/1 |
12/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 10P70
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd Feb 2024 Soft 2m 3f 51y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Bumper winner; far from solid on hurdles form, latterly pulled up in both runs this term; however, the switch to chasing is a possible source of improvement for this southern raider; shortlisted. |
6/1 |
|
0 8 |
19th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 95y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Unexposed 5yo who won a Hexham bumper last year and kept on for respectable third here (2m4f, soft) on handicap hurdle debut in March; open to improvement over today's longer trip but needs to bounce back from last month's poor seasonal debut (first-time cheekpieces; retained) and is 2lb out of the weights. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 8-465P
Last run: 186 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
17th Oct 2023 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Dual winner on the Flat; 17-race maiden over jumps and recent chase efforts uninspiring; others stronger. |
33/1 |
|
5th 7 |
4th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, led, headed but prominent before 7th, outpaced and lost position before 4 out, weakened from 3 out |
66/1 |
|
11th 12 |
13th Sep 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Gave fairly good account when fifth at Bangor (2m7f, good) last month, but was below that form there three weeks ago and is now 0-16 over hurdles. |
33/1 |
7/4
Form: 9643 BF
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (9) |
20th Dec 2024 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Has won over 1m2f in Britain; not beaten far in a 1m handicap here last month; more needed here back up in trip. |
40/1 |
|
11th 6 (9) |
20th Dec 2024 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Has won over 1m2f in Britain; not beaten far in a 1m handicap here last month; more needed here back up in trip. |
40/1 |
|
9th 8 (1) |
20th Nov 2024 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Losing run since a Ffos Las win in Britain in 2022; tailed off in two hurdle runs for this yard before low-key return to the Flat here a fortnight ago. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 6/PF08
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
2nd Aug 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Returned from absence with some very disappointing hurdle runs last season but won on Flat in April and has held his form pretty well under both codes since; not yet proven over 2m4f but ran well for a long way when fourth at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) three weeks ago and enters calculations. |
13/2 |
|
4th 3 |
11th Jul 2023 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Dual AW winner on the Flat; second in a C&D selling hurdle (good to soft) in first-time blinkers (retained) on latest start; this tougher. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form: 622P53
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Still searching for first win (0-15) with form levels having dipped fractionally since finishing runner-up at Stratford (2m2f, good) in May; stays further than this and seems to handle soft ground; outside place claims. |
8/1 |
|
5th 5 |
18th Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
0-10 over hurdles but ran big race from the front before succumbing to resurgent rival here (2m2f, good) last month, and his subsequent Newton Abbot sixth was perfectly respectable; one to consider. |
4/1 |
|
6th 5 |
5th Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Exposed maiden but gave it a good go from the front at Southwell last month (2m2f, good) against a winner who was completing a double and has run well again since; solid candidate. |
3/1 |
10/1
Form: 26521/ D
Last run: 712 days
W: 11st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
1st May 2023 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won 3m1f chase for Tom George in April 2021 but returned from long absence with two poor hurdle runs for new stable towards end of last season (both 2m4f) and needs the first-time cheekpieces to make a huge difference. |
33/1 |
|
1 |
12th Apr 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Defied a 2lb higher mark over C&D four years ago and subsequently scored twice over fences; however, achieved nothing last month when back from long absence; needs to prove he retains ability. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Signed off for Tom George with a Plumpton staying chase win almost two years ago; starts out for new connections off 1lb lower than that day, and all just a matter of whether this proves needed. |
10/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.15 |
| Tricast | £28.33 |
| Trifecta | £54.20 |
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