April 06 / 16.20 Wetherby

16.20

Good To Soft

100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4039.96
  • 3m 0f 26y
  • Class 5
  • 17 runners
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100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 17 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.30
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 7-2255

Last run: 160 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Two seconds in Hexham handicaps (2m7f) in April/May so has the form to be competitive; needs to step up on her last two runs, though.
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3

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:50 Hexham

Dillarchie

11st 9lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joanne Foster

Strong stayer who notched up three wins from February to April, though took a backward step last time over C&D off this mark; however, she's not out of this if repeating previous efforts with Oscar Palmer taking a valuable 3lb off her back.

15/2

4th

7

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:15 Hexham

Dillarchie

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Joanne Foster

In fine form having won her last three races, one at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) and the others over 3m3f on good at Sedgefield (Wee Alki second on both occasions); up 7lb for latest win, but a possible.

7/1

1st

3

10th Apr 2026

Good

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

16:13 Sedgefield

Dillarchie

11st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Joanne Foster

Repelled Wee Alki here three weeks ago and now has form figures of 1431 over C&D; a 3lb rise shouldn't be too damaging.

7/4

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20/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 23F853

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who showed promise in novice hurdles, but has yet to offer much at all in handicaps; he was tailed off when third over this far at Doncaster.
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9

4th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:05 Hexham

Grand Du Nord

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Won a bumper here in April 2021 (2m, good); yet to win over jumps and was well beaten in two handicap chases in the summer; others preferred.

14/1

16/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form: 4-6350 BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Was shaping as though there might be a race in her before performing below expectations at Ayr in the race won by Joanna I'm Fine; could be given another chance.
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6th

15

16th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

12:50 Doncaster

September Daisy

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: N W Alexander

She's 2lb out of the handicap and was no match for the easy winner at Kelso (2m5f, good to soft) last time; however, she won over 2m7f at Hexham (good to soft) in May and is an each-way possible now back up in trip.

8/1

2nd

8

11th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

September Daisy

10st 11lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

led early, headed but prominent 1st

8/1

Form: 92PF03

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Back in better form over C&D two weeks ago (soft), staying on for third behind Fiadh; could go well again but she's 0-23 so comes with risks.
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0

12

11th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

12:45 Catterick

Storm Force One

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Peter Niven

Stays well and is on a dangerous mark but she ended last season with a heavy defeat at Southwell in April and that took her record to 0-25; others are more convincing.

25/1

10th

12

28th Apr 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

19:25 Southwell

Storm Force One

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Peter Niven

always behind

16/1

Form: -43532

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Ran well behind Fiadh here last time but he couldn't cope with the winner and that took his losing sequence to 26; seems to lack the gears when it matters.
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3

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:58 Hexham

Rumble B

11st 6lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Justin Landy

Record of 3-39 over hurdles, latest win coming over C&D in March 2024 (heavy); placed on last five starts, last time beaten just over 2l in third to Tartan Cookie (who's now 2lb worse off) over C&D (good); solid each-way contender.

3/1

3

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:58 Hexham

Rumble B

11st 6lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Justin Landy

Record of 3-39 over hurdles, latest win coming over C&D in March 2024 (heavy); placed on last five starts, last time beaten just over 2l in third to Tartan Cookie (who's now 2lb worse off) over C&D (good); solid each-way contender.

3/1

3rd

4

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

19:40 Hexham

Rumble B

10st 13lb

J: Lewis Dobb

T: Justin Landy

Dual C&D winner who has finished runner-up at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) and Wetherby (3m, good) in his last two runs; up another 3lb but he was only narrowly denied last time and remains well treated on his old form; key player.

4/1

9/2

Form: 8-8P51 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Trainer reckoned it was the new cheekpieces that triggered her return to winning ways over C&D (soft) two weeks ago and she looked the winner from some way out; a 5lb rise is by no means the end of the world.
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1st

9

7th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 5

11:37 Wetherby

Fiadh

10st 5lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

prominent, pressed leader 4 out, led narrowly and going best 3 out, good jump 2 out, ridden clear before last, kept on run-in, always doing enough

6/1

Form: -46P70

Last run: 45 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Runner-up four times (hurdles/fences) for Tom Lacey; unconvincing form for new yard this season and remains a maiden under rules; new headgear combination.
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6th

2

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 4

17:00 Catterick

Velasco

11st 12lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Three wins in early part of last year, including quite valuable final of this Brindisi Breeze series at Musselburgh (3m, soft); back on a good mark now but has largely been disappointing this season and needs to up his game.

25/1

6

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Velasco

11st 5lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Won three slow-ground handicaps early last year from 2m4f to 3m; had wind surgery following a slow start to this campaign and has dropped to a useful mark.

14/1

5th

6

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Velasco

11st 5lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Won three slow-ground handicaps early last year from 2m4f to 3m; had wind surgery following a slow start to this campaign and has dropped to a useful mark.

14/1

Form: 03182P

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Heavy ground was no excuse for her nothing run last time at Hexham but she can be inconsistent and her best form brings her into the equation.
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4th

9

1st Jan 2025

Good

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

15:05 Catterick

Just Jess

10st 5lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

raced in second

20/1

4th

9

1st Jan 2025

Good

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

15:05 Catterick

Just Jess

10st 5lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

raced in second

20/1

5

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Just Jess

10st 8lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

didn't jump with fluency, raced in last, detached from 3rd, slow jump 6th

11/2

Form: P91801 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won over about 3m2f at Hereford (good to soft) in November and Huntingdon (good) last month; both those wins were in new headgear and he's not the most consistent, but hard to rule out.
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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: -PUPP5

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Well handicapped on the highs of last season and he could be a player with his stable back in better form.
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5

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Voyburg

11st 5lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

Well handicapped on the highs of last season and he could be a player with his stable back in better form.

10/1

5th

2

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 5f 137y

Class 5

14:25 Exeter

Voyburg

11st 10lb

J: Kai Lenihan

T: Kim Bailey

prominent, lost ground before 5th, not fluent 6th

16/1

6

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

12:05 Huntingdon

Voyburg

11st 5lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: Kim Bailey

In good form last winter, including a win in a 2m2f handicap at Exeter; three non-completions this season and, although the return to hurdling can help after chases on last two starts, others look more persuasive.

14/1

Form: P-FPPP

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 1lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Well handicapped on his old Irish form but that's a fading memory and he was 150-1 when pulled up behind Fiadh here the last time.
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0

4

1st Jan 2024

Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

15:39 Catterick

Choungaya

11st 11lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mike Sowersby

towards rear, reminder after 7th, struggling after 7th, pulled up before 9th

66/1

8

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Choungaya

11st 1lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Well handicapped on his old Irish form but that's a fading memory and he was 150-1 when pulled up behind Fiadh here the last time.

100/1

3

21st Mar 2023

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:35 Wetherby

Choungaya

11st 7lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Well handicapped on his old Irish form but he's been struggling more recently and a major turnaround is needed.

66/1

Form: /5262-

Last run: 448 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Very nearly off the mark at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft; same mark) last time and, while that was more than a year ago, the booking of Brian Hughes bodes well.
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1st

3

6th Jul 2023

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

14:48 Perth

Baby Jane

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Gillian Boanas

The second of her recent Uttoxeter wins (2m7f, good; good to soft) was harder work but the runner-up was in form and they came clear; looks a big player off 5lb higher.

2/1

1st

3

22nd Jun 2023

Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

20:40 Uttoxeter

Baby Jane

10st 13lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Gillian Boanas

in touch with leaders, sprawled on landing 3rd, lost ground after 5th

3/1

1st

10

28th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:05 Uttoxeter

Baby Jane

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Gillian Boanas

towards rear

14/1

Form: 3F891P

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Opened his account at the 12th attempt when prevailing narrowly at Doncaster (2m3f, good); was never going at Southwell though and has his stamina to prove over this far.
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0

8

2nd Aug 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

14:45 Perth

Doors Breaker

10st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Tjade Collier

led, mistake 4th, not fluent 8th, headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up

8/1

Form: 6-3031 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Saw out the 3m best to get off the mark at Ayr (good to soft) in February and was backed to do so; only 5lb higher; player.
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7th

8

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Joanna Im Fine

10st 6lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Jackie Stephen

prominent, lost position 4 out

10/1

7th

8

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Joanna Im Fine

10st 6lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Jackie Stephen

prominent, lost position 4 out, no chance from 3 out

10/1

2nd

10

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:27 Perth

Joanna Im Fine

10st 6lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Jackie Stephen

disputed lead early, prominent after 2nd

16/1

Form: 3-5650 D

Last run: 100 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Hasn't built on her sole success last March and is now exposed as modest.
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7th

16

6th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:30 Hexham

Songbirds Tale

10st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Paul Collins

towards rear

25/1

15

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Songbirds Tale

10st 2lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Paul Collins

Hasn't built on her sole success last March and is now exposed as modest.

66/1

10th

18

27th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

11:50 Wetherby

Songbirds Tale

10st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Paul Collins

midfield, reminder after 1st, reminders after 2nd

25/1

Form: 978

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Point winner (3m, soft); has shown little worthwhile hurdles form (2m) since returning to action; this is her handicap debut but being out of the weights is not ideal.
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2nd

8

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:52 Market Rasen

Classic Lady

10st 6lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: Mark Walford

Tailed-off favourite at Cartmel early last month but that may have come too soon, seven days after she completed a Hexham double (both 2m7f, good; one of them under Paddy Barlow); lightly raced under rules and this soft-ground point winner could have more to offer.

100/30

6th

13

2nd Jul 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 83y

Class 4

16:01 Cartmel

Classic Lady

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Won at Hexham (2m7f, good) on June 3 in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) and easily made all there (2m7f, good) last Sunday; won on soft going in a point; a 7lb penalty may not stop her if her fine form continues.

2/1

1st

4

25th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

14:15 Hexham

Classic Lady

10st 4lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

didn't always jump with fluency, made all, went clear before last, ridden run-in, comfortably

11/4

Form: U509

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Handicap debutant after four starts but not yet competitive and he's well out of the weights.
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1st

9

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:30 Cartmel

Halfway House Lad

10st 10lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

5lb out of the weights when romping home on recent stable debut at Hexham (3m, good); now 8lb higher and all wins have been gained at Newcastle or Hexham so still has some convincing to do around a sharp track.

15/8

1st

13

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:45 Hexham

Halfway House Lad

10st 2lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: James Moffatt

Three chase wins for Maurice Barnes including over C&D in March 2025 (good to soft); well beaten last three starts; 5lb out of the handicap for stable debut.

16/1

6th

10

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

16:35 Newcastle

Halfway House Lad

10st 7lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Won this race off a 4lb lower mark last season (Hawkseye View third); mixed form this season, but the drier ground will suit and has an each-way chance.

16/1

Non-runners

Braganza Bay, Doors Breaker, Songbird's Tale

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £70.50
Straight Forecast £52.39
Tricast £848.82
Trifecta £1077.30

Selections

RP Ratings:

Fiadh

D Express:

Joanna I'm Fine

SPOTLIGHT:

Voyburg

POSTDATA:

Just Jess

TOPSPEED:

Grand Du Nord

The Guardian:

Rumble B

Daily Mirror:

Joanna I'm Fine

The Star:

Joanna I'm Fine

The Times:

Fiadh

Telegraph:

Fiadh

The Sun:

Fiadh

Daily Record:

Fiadh

WEST COUNTRY:

Voyburg

Daily Mail:

Voyburg