14.15
Good To SoftCity Of Exeter Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5281
- 2m 0f 161y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.00
- Place: £2.60
Form: P12-PP D
Last run: 59 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
6th Jun 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Returned to form with win in first-time cheekpieces at Exeter (2m, good to soft; first run after wind surgery) in April but was back in the doldrums at Ludlow last month; should be fine over today's trip but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood. |
7/1 |
|
11th 8 |
9th May 2023 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Pulled up on his first two starts this season but then landed 2m Exeter handicap on the back of a wind op (also cheekpieces on) four weeks ago; still low mileage so he's not taken lightly despite a 4lb rise. |
4/1 |
|
1st 8 |
11th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
jumped right on occasions, made all, mistake 5 out, ridden and hard pressed from 2 out, mistake last, kept on well run-in |
6/1 |
6/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: /38413
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 0f 172y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Very well in with Petit Tonnerre on their Doncaster clash in January, after which he ran okay in the Grand Annual before a disappointing run at Aintree; this mark isn't beyond him and he returns with his stable ticking along very nicely. |
9/2 |
|
4th 6 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 0f 172y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Very well in with Petit Tonnerre on their Doncaster clash in January, after which he ran okay in the Grand Annual before a disappointing run at Aintree; this mark isn't beyond him and he returns with his stable ticking along very nicely. |
9/2 |
|
10th 5 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Generally quite progressive over the winter and there shouldn't be much between him and Dr T J Eckleburg on Haydock form (2m, soft) in November; however he couldn't play a part in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham in March and he's been left on the same mark in another warm race. |
10/1 |
10/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 453-15
Last run: 91 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Now only 1lb higher than for emphatic win at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in March 2024 but absent since a lesser effort the following October and entitled to benefit from this outing. |
6/1 |
|
8 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Did not jump well enough when disappointing favourite at Ayr on final start last season but came good over fences with ready win at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in March and still has plenty of scope to progress from that performance. |
4/1 |
|
7th 12 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 20y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
On a career-high mark after going up 8lb for winning at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) but impressed with how he jumped and travelled that day (won easily); that was also a new trip for him, offering plenty of encouragement for this far. |
8/1 |
3/1
Form: U31
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 3y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
On a losing run but he's proving a consistent sort and came in a good second of eight in 3m1f handicap chase at Wincanton 19 days ago; he's firmly in the picture again off an unchanged mark. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Sole win since taking a 2m4f maiden hurdle on this card in 2023 came in a weak three-runner beginners' chase; respected on the form of November's Exeter 0-130 second (3m, good), however, with a tough task at the weights and (latest) desperate ground viable excuses either side of that. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
18th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Seemingly aided by blinkers when runner-up in two Class 4 handicap chases at Taunton (2m5f/2m7f) in February/March but can't be recommended in this company. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: -23153 D BF
Last run: 12 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
On a long losing run but she wasn't discredited on the back of wind surgery when fourth of six in 2m3f Warwick handicap 60 days ago; possibilities off a falling mark. |
12/1 |
|
4th 3 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up at Ludlow last February and now 8lb lower; however, this 10yo has struggled to get competitive since; has had wind surgery since last time, which needs to make a big difference. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 612145 D
Last run: 165 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
10/1
Form: 2122 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
26th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Won over hurdles (2m1f, heavy) in France; has failed to reproduce that form in four British starts, latest switched to fences, but this new trip and first-time headgear are possible sources of improvement; sole runner on the card for Venetia Williams; interesting off a reduced mark. |
3/1 |
|
4th 3 |
23rd Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Heavy-ground hurdle winner in France; early days with current yard and his free-going tendencies ultimately came at a cost when beaten 15l on his return in a Uttoxeter handicap hurdle; chasing could be the making of him. |
9/4 |
14/1
Form: 6-31
Last run: 274 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 12 |
11th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
midfield |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 2-8240 D
Last run: 151 days
W: 11st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 |
16th Nov 2023 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Well beaten on all five starts for David Pipe, the last two on heavy ground last month; comes here with a lot to prove but combination of better ground and first-time blinkers may enable an upturn. |
16/1 |
|
6th 7 |
21st Oct 2023 Soft 2m 5f 122y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
led |
25/1 |
|
0 12 |
13th Oct 2023 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 3 |
10st 4lb |
Plenty of competitive form on the Flat and over hurdles for previous yards but has looked cold as ice in three runs for this one; could yet turn a corner and well treated if he did. |
25/1 |
50/1
Form: 4/76/6 C
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 |
31st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
C&D winner in 2019 but he hasn't been in much form since returning from two years off last March. |
66/1 |
|
6 |
1st Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Has not seen much action in recent years and he returned from another absence with two heavy defeats here (hurdle/chase) last month; mark is tumbling but he's well into the veteran stage now and has plenty to prove. |
33/1 |
|
6th 1 |
21st Dec 2023 Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Had two long layoffs in recent years and there's hardly been an echo of his old form; way down the weights but his last win was in 2019 and he has plenty to prove on this return to chasing. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: -12233 BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 2m 6f 164y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Won the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase here (1m7f, heavy) in December 2023 and comfortably won handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last November; the return to Sandown is an interesting angle but he's been well beaten the last twice and needs to be better than ever today; headgear applied. |
16/1 |
|
8 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 2m 6f 164y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Won the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase here (1m7f, heavy) in December 2023 and comfortably won handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last November; the return to Sandown is an interesting angle but he's been well beaten the last twice and needs to be better than ever today; headgear applied. |
16/1 |
|
5 |
15th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 8y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Record of 4-7 over fences includes a Grade 1 novice win last term and impressive handicap performance at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) on reappearance; perhaps unsuited by the return to Cheltenham last time; has something to find at the weights but looks interesting as a second-season chaser who could rate higher still. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: -1116P D
Last run: 168 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
14th Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
towards rear, struggling before 4 out, no telling impression |
5/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
8th Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
towards rear |
8/1 |
|
4th 4 |
13th May 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
prominent, briefly led 7th, lost third 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out |
6/1 |
25/1
Form: 12-P6P D
Last run: 106 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 11 |
11th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
held up in rear |
25/1 |
|
2 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
prominent, lost position and pushed along briefly 3rd, reminders after 4th, ridden and struggling after 5th |
10/1 |
|
6th 7 |
9th Dec 2022 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Won a Stratford novice (2m, good) last summer but after 486 days off he was pulled up on his handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, soft; weak 18-1 shot) last month; still unexposed in this sphere but that was a laboured effort last time and he is best watched unless market is persuasive. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £75.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £65.41 |
| Tricast | £263.42 |
| Trifecta | £370.20 |
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