13.35
SoftCostello’s Cleaning Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4520.18
- 2m 4f 62y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.10
Form: 1 C
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won a maiden point and two races over hurdles at Newcastle (2m1f/2m4f, heavy) in 2023; made a pleasing chase/handicap debut when third of five finishers at Carlisle (2m, soft) last month; should run well. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won a maiden point and two races over hurdles at Newcastle (2m1f/2m4f, heavy) in 2023; made a pleasing chase/handicap debut when third of five finishers at Carlisle (2m, soft) last month; should run well. |
4/1 |
13/8
- Place: £1.10
Form: 12
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 42y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Showed himself better than ever when digging deep to win at Carlisle (3m, good to soft) last month; also successful over 3m2f there in November; yard won this race in 2023 and is having a stellar season with its chasers; has to be respected. |
9/2 |
|
1st 4 |
16th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Took chase record to 3-6 when winning here (3m2f, good to soft) in November on reappearance; has also won on soft; lost a shoe and bled from the nose when sixth of 16 at Cheltenham next time; no obvious excuses when tailed off at Market Rasen last time but shouldn't be written off now back here. |
9/1 |
|
1st 6 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 3m 2f 19y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Restricted to seven races during the last two years; has won three of those (2m4f-3m), two when sporting new headgear (cheekpieces then blinkers); on a fair mark with the cheekpieces back on and could well have a part to play. |
10/1 |
13/2
Form: 1-25
Last run: 110 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
6th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Just 1-8 over hurdles but was placed on seasonal debut at Haydock (3m, good to soft) and his subsequent Uttoxeter fifth (2m4f, soft) was perfectly respectable; probably won't be far away |
7/1 |
|
5th 6 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
A very lightly raced 10yo who has been competitive in all his handicap hurdles from 2m3f to 3m and Haydock last time was a higher-grade race; dropping back to 2m4f is probably a good thing. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
24th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Very lightly raced 9yo who won a bumper here on debut in 2021 and returned from a long absence to score on his handicap debut at Haydock (2m3f, heavy) 65 days ago; up 5lb but could have plenty more to offer. |
11/4 |
50/1
Form: 39
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Posted some good efforts when cheekpieces were added towards the end of last season, perhaps most notably when second at Kelso (2m4f, good) in April, and his run at Cartmel (2m5f, good to soft) a fortnight ago was much better than eventual 33l defeat suggests; one to consider. |
6/1 |
|
5th 8 |
24th May 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-16 under rules but posted some pretty good efforts in cheekpieces towards end of last season, most recently when second from out of the weights at Kelso (2m4f, good) one month ago; can make his presence felt off correct mark here. |
4/1 |
|
5th 8 |
24th May 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-16 under rules but posted some pretty good efforts in cheekpieces towards end of last season, most recently when second from out of the weights at Kelso (2m4f, good) one month ago; can make his presence felt off correct mark here. |
4/1 |
66/1
Form: 778/P
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 |
26th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 4f 8y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
always behind, weakened after 8th, pulled up 3 out |
200/1 |
|
5th 6 |
15th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Well beaten in bumpers and over hurdles; would be a surprise winner. |
66/1 |
|
6 |
31st Mar 2023 Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Big odds and down the field in three bumpers towards the end of 2020; this is her first run since and she's probably best watched. |
100/1 |
25/1
Form: 505
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 6 |
1st Jan 2024 Soft 3m 1f 71y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
raced in second, bumped and lost position 8th, weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out |
20/1 |
|
0 7 |
26th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to last 4th, detached after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out |
10/1 |
11/4
Form: -83471 D
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
29th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Won a C&D maiden (good to soft) in February 2023 but he's had only five runs since and has been well held in last three completed starts; unseated over fences here last month and has plenty to prove back in this sphere. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.10 |
| Trifecta | £6.10 |
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