16.30
SoftExcloosive Event Hire Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4858.52
- 3m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £7.50
- Place: £1.90
Form: -141P3 C
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
15th May 2024 Good 3m 3f 208y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground. |
14/1 |
|
10 |
15th May 2024 Good 3m 3f 208y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground. |
14/1 |
|
4th 4 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
jumped right on occasions, prominent, weakened gradually from 3 out |
8/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 1-352 BF
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 97y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
All starts on softer than good; no win from 16 attempts over fences but runner-up in seven, including off this mark when he tried an extended 3m6f in the North Wales National at Bangor on penultimate start; ran creditably over 3m7f at Chepstow latest, so has place claims again but he does not look the percentage call for win purposes. |
9/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 6f 136y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
All starts on softer than good; no win from 15 attempts over fences but runner-up in seven, including off this mark when he tried an extended 3m6f in the North Wales National at Bangor last time; probably the most likely to give his running and get seriously involved. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 9 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
A runner-up on six occasions over fences but 0-14 in this discipline and came up short in a veterans' chase a month ago (3m1f); looks vulnerable. |
10/1 |
7/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 233-U5
Last run: 142 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 17 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 5lb |
Posted two chase wins in UK in the last two years but hasn't been at his best on last three starts; all hurdle runs came in France, with two wins in 2020; others make more appeal. |
40/1 |
|
12th 21 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Won last winter on first two starts for yard (2m4f, good to soft/soft) and looked set for another progressive season when second at Bangor (2m4f, soft) on reappearance; however, two underwhelming runs have followed. |
66/1 |
|
6th 4 |
16th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 50y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Won two in a row last winter (2m4f, good to soft/soft) and reappeared with good second at Bangor (2m4f, soft) in November; underwhelming at Antree (2m4f, soft) since but he's better than that and it will be no surprise if he rediscovers his progressive ways this afternoon. |
9/2 |
14/1
Form: 4FP-86
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced wide, in touch with leaders, headway and prominent 4th |
5/1 |
|
4th 7 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
0-4 over fences; comfortably held in two runs for new stable this season but a revival is possible off current mark; blinkers replace the cheekpieces worn last time. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
0-4 over fences; comfortably held in two outings for new stable this term, latest with tongue-tie and cheekpieces fitted; needs to be helped by the switch to blinkers. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: -333U4
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
soon raced in second |
10/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
soon raced in second |
10/1 |
|
5th 2 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won over fences off today's mark last season and has been placed over hurdles this term but has completed only three of his seven chases, and looked out of sorts when pulled up at Uttoxeter this month; risky. |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: P4-615 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Arrested decline when third in first-time blinkers at Perth (3m, good) last month but this 12yo remains without a win since 2023 and it's hard to tell whether the new headgear will continue to have a positive effect. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Second of four on stable debut here last May (3m2f, good); hasn't run quite as well since but is now on a career-low mark; blinkers replace cheekpieces. |
25/1 |
|
7th 11 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Returned from layoff with quite encouraging C&D fourth (albeit well held in the end) on soft ground last month but is getting long in the tooth and today's faster ground is probably not in his favour; headgear refitted. |
33/1 |
11/4
Form: P-1P62
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
15th Jun 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Got off the mark for his current yard over hurdles at Lingfield in November and he's largely run well over fences since, fourth of nine in C&D handicap 29 days ago; he can go well again in a refitted tongue tie. |
11/2 |
|
4th 4 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
midfield |
9/2 |
|
4th 3 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Began this season with a soft-ground hurdle win and lost out only by a short head over fences here (3m, heavy) last month but ran poorly on his latest outing and is not one to rely upon heavily. |
9/1 |
10/1
Form: 30-815 BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Won well at Wincanton (3m1f, good to soft) on debut for Harry Derham; disappointing last time but may still have more to offer for this yard; not dismissed. |
10/1 |
|
5th 1 |
5th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Four-time Irish point winner who opened account under rules with 7l success on stable debut at Wincanton (3m1f, good to soft) in January; looked firmly in control of that race from quite a long way out and commands respect here. |
5/2 |
|
4 |
18th Feb 2023 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Four-time point winner with low mileage under rules and he ran out a comfortable winner over C&D last month (good to soft) on his stable debut; pushed up 11lb for that but may be capable of dealing with the rise. |
11/8 |
20/1
Form: 4P-PPP
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 8lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
On a massively reduced mark but that reflects his poor recent form; pulled up in his last four races and looks hard to support with confidence. |
20/1 |
|
2 |
25th Feb 2023 Good 3m 2f 54y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Triple chase winner at up to 3m1f, most recently in late 2020; in the doldrums last winter and carried on the bad work when pulled up for the third consecutive time in December (first-time blinkers, discarded); connections persevere and he may yet show more. |
12/1 |
|
8 |
31st Dec 2022 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Triple chase winner at up to 3m1f but his last win was in November 2020 and he's been pulled up in his last two starts, most recently at Uttoxeter on his return last month; mark is tumbling but he needs to turn things around in first-time blinkers. |
14/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £23.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £30.84 |
| Tricast | £310.73 |
| Trifecta | £260.30 |
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