13.40
Good To SoftCazoo Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4520.18
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.30
Form: 661P37
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Generally very disappointing since winning last season's Eider Chase at Newcastle (4m1f, good to soft) by 16l but took small step back in right direction when fourth over hurdles last month (wore first-time blinkers) and is too well handicapped to rule out on this return to chasing; usual cheekpieces back on. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Hasn't run a race of note since winning last season's 4m1f Eider Chase at Newcastle, in which his struggles continued last time out (tailed off or pulled up over hurdles prior to that); too well handicapped to rule out and blinkers go on for cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
7th 10 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 4m 1f 56y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Stormed clear for a 16l win under Freddie Mitchell in this race last year, form which has not been seen from him before or since but his last three outings were over hurdles; 11lb higher (10lb out of the handicap) than 12 months ago but well treated if he returns to that peak form and stranger things have happened. |
11/1 |
2/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 315452
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
2nd Dec 2023 Soft 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won Fontwell maiden (2m1f, good to soft) for Milton Harris last December but he has a mixed record since; wasn't beaten far when third of five at Uttoxeter two weeks ago but he's now 1-11 over hurdles and others are more convincing. |
14/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 4
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 15 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 1lb |
British runner; hurdles winner is now rated 22lb higher over fences after back-to-back wins on soft ground over 2m4f at Sandown; decisive victor of five-runner contest in January and justified 4-6 odds last month when seeing off two rivals; this big field is new for him, but he's in fine form. |
14/1 |
|
1st 2 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Things clicked when he went up in trip over C&D (soft) in January in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) on his third chase start, and he won in decisive fashion from one who scored next time; 8lb rise might not stop him. |
11/10 |
|
1st 4 |
31st Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Has proved expensive to follow, aside from one win (over hurdles); however, campaigned mostly at 2m and may improve for this step back up in distance, combined with fitting of tongue-tie, in third chase attempt. |
3/1 |
20/1
Form: 13-27P
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
prominent behind clear leaders, weakened after 5th, tailed off |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Bumper winner in France but he's generally struggled in Britain and has failed to complete in chase handicaps in his last two runs; dropped another 4lb but he needs a transformation back over hurdles. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 212y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Bumper winner in France; has far-from-solid claims on British form but he's in good hands and unexposed over fences; admittedly well held when unseating rider two out at Ffos Las (2m; 11-2 for chase debut) most recently. |
7/1 |
9/1
Form: 6
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
14th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders |
9/1 |
|
5th 3 |
14th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, pulled up before 2 out |
9/1 |
|
8th 2 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Half-sister I Spy A Diva won the mares' novice on this card in 2022, and dam's brother was a C&D scorer also (all for the same connections); non-stayer of trips in excess of 2m last winter, and fate likely rests on how much he's come on during a six-month break. |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 6F-6
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Went close at Bangor early last year and was placed again next time; however, her form ran cold afterwards and she finished well behind over hurdles last week after a layoff. |
10/1 |
|
7th 8 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Very nearly won a handicap at Bangor early last year and was placed again next time; however, her form ran cold afterwards and she's been off for 13 months; new trainer. |
14/1 |
|
8th 10 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
The closest she's come in 13 races was very close indeed, coming from the back off this mark at Bangor (2m3f, soft) in February, but her form has subsided again. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
8th Jun 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
0-15 on the Flat but did show some ability at a low level over staying trips; no impact in three hurdle runs here this spring but he faces a more realistic assignment on this handicap debut. |
5/1 |
|
6th 5 |
22nd May 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Placed twice on the Flat last year but soundly beaten here on both hurdling starts this spring (2m/2m4f). |
33/1 |
|
4th 8 |
9th May 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
raced in last |
33/1 |
25/1
Form: 70P
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Modest over hurdles (0-2) so far, including when pulling up on return from a 71-day absence at Fontwell (2m3f, soft; bled from the nose) recently; drops back to 2m in a newly applied tongue-tie seeking a sharp upturn in fortunes. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
4th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Arguably shaped with a bit more promise than bare form suggests when tenth of 15 on hurdling debut at Ffos Las (2m, soft) in January but will almost certainly need to build on that performance here. |
16/1 |
|
10th 8 |
23rd Jan 2023 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Distant seventh (behind stablemate Lelant) in bumper at this course on debut; needs to improve markedly on that bare form. |
66/1 |
66/1
Form: 510P-P D
Last run: 158 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
17th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
8lb out of the weights when prevailing by 2l over C&D ten days ago for which he carries a penalty; therefore, 1lb lower now, but whether he'll back that up remains to be seen. |
3/1 |
|
6 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Fair third over hurdles last September but struggled in that sphere subsequently and soundly beaten on recent chase debut here; 0-15 over hurdles/fences and 9lb out of the handicap this afternoon. |
14/1 |
|
7 |
18th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-14 over hurdles, having been pulled up on his last two outings; might be boosted by the refitted cheekpieces on this chasing debut but looks far too risky. |
25/1 |
13/8
Form: 250-11 D
Last run: 165 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
15th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner in France; two fair efforts with cheekpieces on his last two runs over hurdles; needs to improve on chase debut. |
9/1 |
|
7th 3 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner in France in autumn 2022; pulled up in two British handicap hurdles last year but, following a wind op, ran well for a long way when fifth at Leicester (1m7f, heavy; first-time cheekpieces) a fortnight ago; back up in trip with tongue-tie refitted today; a possible. |
12/1 |
|
5th 2 |
20th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 113y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner in France in autumn 2022 but not seen again until pulled up in two British handicap hurdles last year; had wind op in November and now sports cheekpieces; big leap of faith required to support him. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.39 |
| Trifecta | £19.50 |
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