March 30 / 15.00 Warwick

15.00

Good To Soft

Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 3m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

33/1 (Won)

  • Win: £21.20
  • Place: £6.70

Form: 443/5P D

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner in November 2020 (once over 3m1f); returned from a long absence with two heavy defeats over hurdles last month, albeit making most in a C&D race last time; well down the weights.
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0

9

11th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Lingfield

Mr Palmtree

10st 2lb

J: Isabel Williams

T: Harriet Dickin

Likeable stayer who won twice over fences in late 2020; returned from a two-year absence in February and has been very mixed over hurdles either side of a 3m2f win (soft) in March; trip worry back chasing.

25/1

7th

6

25th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

11:50 Huntingdon

Mr Palmtree

10st 6lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Harriet Dickin

20-1 winner at Warwick (3m2f, soft) in March and he's also effective on good/good to soft ground; however, the win was his sole bright run among five starts earlier this year, and he was down the field the last twice.

14/1

8th

7

1st May 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

Mr Palmtree

11st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Harriet Dickin

held up in rear, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out

8/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 84806

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in his bumper and four hurdle races, the latest on his handicap debut (one of the market leaders) over an extended 2m6f in first-time cheekpieces; now tries blinkers and another step up in trip.
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14

15th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:27 Hexham

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

0-13 under rules (placed in a 2m hurdle when with Philip Hobbs); hard to make a case for based on any form since last November.

25/1

8

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:35 Kelso

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Did not show a great deal off lowly marks for Micky Hammond last season and is now 0-12 overall; blinkers the headgear of choice today; 5lb out of the weights; difficult to enthuse over.

14/1

8

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:35 Kelso

Dark Duomo

10st 2lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Micky Hammond

Did not show a great deal off lowly marks for Micky Hammond last season and is now 0-12 overall; blinkers the headgear of choice today; 5lb out of the weights; difficult to enthuse over.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 411-21 D

Last run: 136 days

W: 12st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Unraced in a handicap over hurdles but he's won three from four over fences, all over 3m1f-3m4f at Plumpton; the first win was on good to soft, the three runs since on good; while those performances weren't that fluent, he has shown progressive form; off since November but his chase mark is 5lb higher than today's, so it's not hard to make a case for him.
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4th

4

9th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

14:15 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Has a good record over fences at Plumpton and returns to this venue off an attractive mark; however, he's 0-7 over hurdles and needs to step up sharply on Fontwell reappearance effort (beaten 35l).

12/1

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

17:00 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

disputed lead, led from 2nd, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out

7/2

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

17:00 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

disputed lead, led from 2nd, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out

7/2

Form: 40-461 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
15th start and first headgear when off the mark in eight-runner handicap over C&D (soft) eight days ago, by 4l after leading five out; has 7lb penalty (he was due to go up only 5lb) but seemed to idle in front and could have more to give with the cheekpieces retained.
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3

14th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

15:32 Hereford

Glance From Clover

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

In second place when falling four out at Warwick (3m5f) last month; opened his chase account with a 5l win over C&D (soft) the time before and that form has been boosted since; respected.

5/2

3

14th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

15:32 Hereford

Glance From Clover

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

In second place when falling four out at Warwick (3m5f) last month; opened his chase account with a 5l win over C&D (soft) the time before and that form has been boosted since; respected.

5/2

Form: -2P26P

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Runner-up here once last term; now a 12-race maiden under rules, with two close seconds at Fakenham (2m7f, good/good to soft) as this season's easily best efforts; pulled up on chase debut 13 days ago; this trip looks worth a go and there are no ground worries but she's been inconsistent.
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5th

10

17th Oct 2023

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:13 Huntingdon

Doireann

10st 9lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Maiden with placed form over hurdles; below par when last seen in early summer and she jumped moderately on her previous chase start; more new headgear tried.

20/1

11th

6

6th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

15:50 Uttoxeter

Doireann

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Runner-up twice over this trip at Fakenham last season, losing out only by a short head off today's mark in first-time cheekpieces on latter occasion; below form on recent outings, though, and needs today's headgear switch to give her a boost.

14/1

5th

6

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Warwick

Doireann

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Runner-up here once last term; now a 12-race maiden under rules, with two close seconds at Fakenham (2m7f, good/good to soft) as this season's easily best efforts; pulled up on chase debut 13 days ago; this trip looks worth a go and there are no ground worries but she's been inconsistent.

14/1

Form: 85-675

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Short-headed at Fontwell (2m6f, good to soft) last January in his second handicap; that's easily the closest he's got, with similar form over 2m7f once last March but not so good in his three runs this season; wore cheekpieces last time (soundly beaten over C&D) and they are retained.
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6th

4

30th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Warwick

Cafe Pushkin

11st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Short-headed at Fontwell (2m6f, good to soft) last January in his second handicap; that's easily the closest he's got, with similar form over 2m7f once last March but not so good in his three runs this season; wore cheekpieces last time (soundly beaten over C&D) and they are retained.

12/1

5th

2

24th Feb 2023

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Warwick

Cafe Pushkin

11st 10lb

J: Mr James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

in touch with leaders

8/1

1

1st Dec 2022

Good To Soft

3m 0f 150y

Class 5

13:55 Wincanton

Cafe Pushkin

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

visibility reduced by fog

16/1

Form: 641 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Point win on heavy; progressive in three runs under rules, emphatic winner from two finishers in 3m2f Hereford maiden (good) six weeks ago; going left-handed should suit and he should have more to offer now handicapping.
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5

26th Mar 2026

Good

3m 6f 136y

Class 4

15:50 Chepstow

Stellar Stream

10st 13lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Kayley Woollacott

Last won in the North Wales National at Bangor (extended 3m5f, heavy) in February 2024 with first-time cheekpieces; best effort this term was back in November (four races since) but he's down the weights, back chasing and some headgear returns after two hurdles races without; yard going well too.

11/2

5th

7

20th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

16:52 Ffos Las

Stellar Stream

10st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Kayley Woollacott

Won the North Wales National in 2024 but nothing over either obstacle since; best efforts this term both recorded on slow ground here, albeit his C&D third last time owed most to the rider's perseverance.

9/1

3rd

6

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:50 Ffos Las

Stellar Stream

11st 8lb

J: Mr Joshua Newman

T: Kayley Woollacott

Thorough stayer who is 1-16 over fences since his last hurdle race in March 2023; the win came over 3m5f in first-time cheekpieces in February 2024 but headgear is removed today; has easily the lowest mark of his career but he's inconsistent and hard to rely on; yard also runs Sparkling Duke.

10/1

Form: P91801 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Inconsistent sort but he won over about 3m2f at Hereford (good to soft) in November and Huntingdon (good) this month; it's possible that changes of headgear sparked something for those wins and he scored by just a nose last time, in last-gasp fashion, but he has to be in calculations.
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1st

6

7th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:15 Huntingdon

Braganza Bay

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Dual C&D winner; not at best since returning from one-year absence in November and was particularly disappointing when pulled up over fences last month; needs a revival but is back hurdling on a tempting mark.

9/2

2

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:30 Hereford

Braganza Bay

11st 11lb

J: David Bass

T: Henry Daly

Has won two of five handicaps here, hurdles and fences (C&D; good), but he hasn't yet found his form since back from an absence and now tackles fences for the first time since pulling up twice at the end of 2024; below latest winning mark but questions remain.

7/2

4th

2

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:42 Hereford

Braganza Bay

11st 13lb

J: Elliott England

T: Henry Daly

Hard to predict but goes well here and he was far from disgraced when 8l fourth of seven over C&D in December; below his last winning mark; more appealing than most.

3/1

Form: 58P6P8

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Low-level form, including in two handicaps (2m6f and 2m4f); a hood returns, having been worn two and three starts ago; new trip needs to prompt something very different.
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8th

14

24th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:47 Warwick

Beannaigh Do

10st 2lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Sheila Lewis

0-20 under rules; not as far out of the weights today as is sometimes the case but still makes only limited appeal in first-time blinkers.

25/1

13

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Beannaigh Do

10st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Sheila Lewis

19-race maiden; modest form in 12 chase starts, although had a stiff task from a long way out of the weights last time; out of the handicap again but not entirely ruled out on the pick of past form.

16/1

10th

10

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

17:10 Stratford

Beannaigh Do

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Sheila Lewis

18-race maiden who brings no form claims from so far out of the weights.

66/1

Non-runners

Braganza Bay, Beannaigh Do

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £188.60
Straight Forecast £162.80
Tricast £1169.65
Trifecta £1302.20

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Stellar Stream

RP Ratings:

Glance From Clover

SPOTLIGHT:

Blade Runner

TOPSPEED:

Braganza Bay

Telegraph:

Cafe Pushkin

The Times:

Stellar Stream

Daily Mirror:

Stellar Stream

The Sun:

Stellar Stream

Daily Record:

Stellar Stream

The Guardian:

Blade Runner

POSTDATA:

Braganza Bay

Daily Mail:

Glance From Clover

D Express:

Glance From Clover

The Star:

Glance From Clover