15.50
Good To SoftWeatherite Air Conditioning Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £15609
- 3m 2f 0y
- Class 2
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/1 (Won)
Form: 11-342 CD
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 1lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Not seen since pulled up on consecutive outings in the autumn and probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but won the last two editions of this race (both times on good ground) and will presumably be primed for a big run. |
12/1 |
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4 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Not seen since pulled up on consecutive outings in the autumn and probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but won the last two editions of this race (both times on good ground) and will presumably be primed for a big run. |
12/1 |
|
6 |
19th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 3f 71y Class 1 |
11st 9lb |
Won 3m2f handicap at Cheltenham (good) in April for the second year in a row, on both occasions following big runs over 3m7f at Musselburgh; used to be fine in the mud as well; needs to bounce back from a poor show in the valuable 3m Kerry National at Listowel two months ago. |
14/1 |
13/2
Form: 4-P272 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Very useful staying chaser at his best and has made the frame in both hunter chases for new owner-rider this season, more recently when third at Bangor (3m, soft) this month; won't be far away if in similar form again. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Winless since early 2021 but has run plenty of good races in the meantime, including on his recent hunter chase debut at Warwick (3m, good to soft) when returning from a lengthy break and wind surgery; that was a stronger race than this. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 6 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Winless since early 2021 but has run plenty of good races in the meantime, including on his recent hunter chase debut at Warwick (3m, good to soft) when returning from a lengthy break and wind surgery; that was a stronger race than this. |
7/4 |
25/1
Form: -23869 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
18th Nov 2024 Good To Firm 2m 6f 151y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove. |
16/1 |
|
5th 2 |
18th Nov 2024 Good To Firm 2m 6f 151y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove. |
16/1 |
|
1 |
21st Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Failed to give his running over fences last time but ran really well at Ascot the time before and he's capable over hurdles; not dismissed. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 11-PU4 CD
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 6lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
12th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Won 2022 Kim Muir here (3m2f, soft) and produced career-best performance when scoring by 13l over the big Aintree fences last season (3m2f, heavy); badly out of form this term, though, and this new discipline needs to rekindle his enthusiasm; 6lb out of the handicap. |
100/1 |
|
7th 1 |
10th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 4f 102y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
towards rear, headway on outer after 10th, lost ground after 15th |
25/1 |
|
7th 1 |
10th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 4f 102y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
towards rear, headway on outer after 10th, lost ground after 15th |
25/1 |
6/1
Form: -1P115 CD BF
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Four-time chase winner (3m-3m3f), on ground ranging from good to soft; lurks on a dangerous mark but has not been firing on all cylinders this year and has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
14/1 |
|
7th 4 |
8th Jul 2025 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
3m3f Stratford winner last June but recent struggles continued when well beaten in that same race last month, finishing behind Ajp Kingdom and My Gift To You; did run well for a long way though and the return of cheekpieces didn't harm. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
31st May 2025 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Not firing on all cylinders since returning from a break in March (four runs) but now 5lb lower than when making all for clearcut success in this race last year and the cheekpieces (worn for that success) are now refitted for the first time this year. |
5/1 |
7/1
Form: 1-3263
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Useful, four-time handicap chase winner who scored at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) in January on his first hunter chase start; runner-up on next two outings (3m/2m7f, soft/good to soft); this 11yo needs a bigger run today. |
33/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Has always been useful; ran in a handicap on debut for this yard and then beat Fil d'Ariane at Ludlow (3m, good to soft); perhaps found soft ground against him when no match for Jeffery's Cross last time and better can be expected. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
2nd Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Successful at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) last time on hunter chase debut and second start for new stable, showing he retains plenty of vitality aged 11; this is a weaker race; respected. |
11/10 |
7/1
Form: 22-P23 BF
Last run: 46 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
19th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear, pushed along and dropped to rear before 4th, mistake 7th, pushed along and detached before 8th |
7/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
4th Mar 2023 Good 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Threatening to regain the winning thread, having finished second in three of his four starts for current stable, latest in veterans' race at Exeter (3m, good; beaten only a neck); landed a major handicap at Kempton off this mark three years ago; respected. |
15/8 |
|
2nd 2 |
12th Feb 2023 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Became fiendishly difficult to predict in these colours for Colin Tizzard; runner-up last March/April on first two runs for this yard but pulled up in October on sole run this season, so the doubts about him return. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 0PP-P2 C
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 4lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Jul 2024 Good 3m 1f 110y |
11st 9lb |
A 12yo without a win since 2021 and has failed to complete in his last three appearances; others safer. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
9th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
jumped left on occasions, led, awkward jump 1st, prominent before 6th, not fluent 11th, led again just before 13th, jumped left when headed 4 out, soon weakened |
9/1 |
|
3 |
27th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 136y |
11st 8lb |
raced in second, jumped left and unseated 1st |
6/1 |
13/2
Form: 71121P C
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 3lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
1st Aug 2023 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Made excellent progress over fences last summer/autumn, winning three times (2m4f-3m1f), and ran well for a long way when seventh in good-quality chase at Uttoxeter (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces) last month; interesting to see how she fares off her lower hurdle mark here; best on good ground but has some form on soft. |
6/1 |
|
7th 5 |
2nd Jul 2023 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Fairly useful mare who had a good spell from last August to November, winning three times; form has dipped sharply in two runs this year, both at Cheltenham; first-time cheekpieces need to prompt a revival. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
19th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to rear before 5th, pulled up before 12th |
13/2 |
7/1
Form: 123353 D BF
Last run: 44 days
W: 10st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Will need to step up on his recent hunter chase efforts but he has form figures of 33237 in handicaps over the Grand National fences; a bold show would be no surprise. |
20/1 |
|
15th 22 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Will need to step up on his recent hunter chase efforts but he has form figures of 33237 in handicaps over the Grand National fences; a bold show would be no surprise. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
3rd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Close third in similar event at Ludlow (3m) last month; on a long losing spell but won his last two Southwell attempts (spring 2022) and is interesting back here. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: 2-1427 C
Last run: 67 days
W: 10st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
11th Sep 2025 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Has dropped a long way down the weights for good reason and struggles with his consistency these days; too risky. |
16/1 |
|
1 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Rated higher in the past but not as good as he was and couldn't make the most of a soft lead in a small field at Southwell (3m, good). |
20/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
3rd Jun 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Kept on well for second in Ludlow hunter chase (3m, good to soft) in April and will be suited by the forecast good ground here but this veteran is no longer the force of old and has become inconsistent. |
11/2 |
16/1
Form: 352476 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 136y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Hampered when unseating in an open point at neighbouring Howick last month, and generally a safe ride; both handicap chase wins (from 17 starts over fences) have come over Wincanton's 3m1f on ground softer than good, and the drying forecast isn't strictly ideal. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
29th Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
always behind |
12/1 |
|
4 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Rated much higher in the past so Newbury last time was disappointing (3m2f, good to soft) after going up just 3lb for winning a small-field handicap at Wincanton (3m1f, soft); getting back on soft ground should help and he'll stay okay. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £79.86 |
| Tricast | £534.75 |
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