April 28 / 19.00 Chepstow

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Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5819.65
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 3
  • 9 runners
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Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.80
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 4-045U D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Yet to hit top gear since returning from a long layoff this year but was unlucky to come to grief at Haydock three weeks ago and continues to lurk on a good mark; can't be ruled out.
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4th

6

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Kempton

Takeit Easy

11st 1lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Pam Sly

Veteran who may still be up to winning races, having found only one rival too good at Fakenham (2m) last time; fighting chance off same mark.

5/1

2nd

6

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 3

16:15 Fakenham

Takeit Easy

11st 0lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Pam Sly

Losing streak nearing three years, and he folded pretty quickly after a mistake at Doncaster latest; 19lb lower than when well held in this race in 2023, but wouldn't be certain he could capitalise.

14/1

7

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Wetherby

Takeit Easy

10st 10lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Pam Sly

Half-brother to stablemate Fransham who won this race in 2019 and 2020; his own five hurdle wins include one over C&D in October 2021 and he's now 20lb lower, but it's been a downward spiral since and he was tailed off on reappearance at Market Rasen (9-1) 18 days ago.

9/1

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7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: -53172 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Beat subsequent Imperial Cup winner Iceo in good-quality Sandown handicap in January and posted another good effort when close second at Wetherby (also 2m, soft; first-time cheekpieces) last month; also suited by quicker ground; commands respect.
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5th

4

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 3

15:49 Newton Abbot

Hardy Du Seuil

11st 10lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Won over hurdles in November and has done well on his belated return to fences, following a near-miss at Carlisle with a creditable third at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in February; still looks feasibly treated and he was a dual chase winner (2m/2m4f) in his youth; dangerous back up in trip.

15/2

3rd

2

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 92y

Class 3

16:08 Newbury

Hardy Du Seuil

11st 11lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Won over hurdles in November and has done well on his belated return to fences, following his fourth at Haydock with a near miss at Carlisle (2m, good to soft); Isabelle Ryder again claims her 5lb and this 9yo is up 3lb in future.

9/2

2nd

4

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 207y

Class 3

13:40 Carlisle

Hardy Du Seuil

11st 11lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Won over hurdles at Windsor (2m, good to soft) in November and respectable fourth at Haydock (2m, good to soft) last month on first chase start since March 2024; has run well on both visits here; might not be far away.

7/2

7/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 1510 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat-racer who is 2-4 over hurdles; found the Boodles 4yo handicap far too hot at last month's Cheltenham Festival but has his sights lowered here and enters calcuations.
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6th

8

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

17:10 Chepstow

Shared

11st 10lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Rewarded a determined Sean Bowen ride when winning off reduced mark at Plumpton (3m1f, good) in the spring; still well handicapped on older form and unexposed at around 3m but others have more persuasive profiles.

10/1

1st

3

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

Shared

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Harry Derham

raced lazily, raced in last, headway before 3 out, went second approaching last, soon pressed leader, ridden to lead towards finish, all out

11/4

1st

3

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

Shared

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Harry Derham

raced lazily, raced in last, some headway before 3 out, went second approaching last, soon pressed leader, ridden to lead towards finish, all out

11/4

Form: 742136 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Didn't fire at Ffos Las three weeks ago and has a modest strike-rate for a horse of his ability, but battled well for C&D (good to soft) win in February and is only 1lb above that mark now.
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2nd

2

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Zambezi Fix

12st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has been struggling for form since reappearing in October and offered little encouragement on April's return from just over two months off; has come a long way down in the weights and drops into a Class 5, but that's for good reason and he needs to turn things around.

12/1

6th

9

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

14:15 Chepstow

Zambezi Fix

10st 7lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Bernard Llewellyn

All three hurdle wins have come over C&D but he failed to beat a rival here in December and was tailed off again at Ffos Las in January; overall record is now 4-48 and others are preferred.

16/1

6th

4

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Zambezi Fix

11st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Veteran who is normally suited by Chepstow but failed to beat a rival back there last time; not particularly solid on his form this season.

20/1

Form: 101PPP

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Displayed good turn of foot to win a shade cosily at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in December and is now only 1lb above that mark, but has been pulled up three consecutive times since and needs to get his career back on track.
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6th

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

15:52 Ludlow

Rathmacknee

11st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Regressive 10yo who is better known as a chaser now and was just a modest third at Warwick (2m4f, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; reverts to hurdling on a tempting mark but others have more appealing profiles.

12/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

Form: 1133/4 D

Last run: 329 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Dual novice winner on slow ground for Fergal O'Brien in 2021 but seen only once last year, when fourth of six on handicap debut last June; well worth a glance in the betting before today's stable debut but others have less to prove.
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6

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:37 Uttoxeter

Lunar Sovereign

11st 7lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Sophie Leech

Placed at Cheltenham (2m1f, good) in April, his second run for Sophie Leech, and not beaten far competitive Swinton Hurdle at Haydock (1m7f, good) the following month; safely held in both subsequent races but one was on heavy ground in France and the other was on the idiosyncratic track at Cartmel; on career-low mark here; dangerous to ignore.

16/1

11

29th Jun 2025

Soft

2m 1f 46y

Class 2

15:50 Cartmel

Lunar Sovereign

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Sophie Leech

Placed at Cheltenham (2m1f, good) in April, his second run for Sophie Leech, and not beaten far in last month's competitive Swinton Hurdle at Haydock (1m7f, good); well held in France since and 2lb wrong here but he's versatile ground-wise and might be boosted by the new cheekpieces.

25/1

8th

17

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Lunar Sovereign

10st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Sophie Leech

Long absences are a feature in this 9yo's profile; kept on for fourth of 16 at Cheltenham (2m1f, good) on latest start, finishing just over 3l behind Big Boy Bobby; looks vulnerable off an untouched mark.

25/1

Form: 11111P D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Returned from break with disappointing effort at Aintree festival a fortnight ago but the soft ground was probably not in his favour there; had previously won seven of his first eight handicaps (all on good/good to firm) and further progress is possible if conditions are in his favour here.
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12

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

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10st 10lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

He's run pretty well in defeat at Kempton on his two starts this year (3m, good/good to soft); also ran okay when ninth in this last year (good to soft) but beaten nearly 20l and he's just 3lb lower this time around.

33/1

5th

3

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Kempton

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11st 6lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Keiran Burke

His best form is over shorter, including last season's 2m Grade 2 victory here off the same mark as today; whether he wants 3m is questionable, for all that he was only 2l off The Doyen Chief here last month.

12/1

9th

9

4th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

Soul Icon

11st 1lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Keiran Burke

Won a good-quality, seven-runner handicap at Kempton (2m, good to soft) in December and is just 2lb higher here; ran well when second of three at Exeter (2m1f, good) last time and he stays this far; each-way possible.

25/1

Form: 23-FP9 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Became rather disappointing for Paul Nicholls last season and has struggled to get competitive for new stable this term, most recently when tailed off here (2m3f) on recent return to hurdling; revival needed.
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14

29th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

16:04 Wincanton

Atholl Street

11st 1lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Five starts for this yard, failing to finish in two chases and tailed off in his three races back hurdling; way down the weights.

66/1

5th

6

17th May 2023

Soft

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

14:05 Newton Abbot

Atholl Street

11st 2lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Four starts for this yard; failed to finish in two chases and twice tailed off back hurdling; tongue-strap returns.

50/1

8th

9

28th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 3

19:00 Chepstow

Atholl Street

10st 9lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Became rather disappointing for Paul Nicholls last season and has struggled to get competitive for new stable this term, most recently when tailed off here (2m3f) on recent return to hurdling; revival needed.

50/1

Form: -28110 D

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Promising novice who doubled his hurdling tally on handicap debut at Kempton (2m, soft) in January; weakened tamely after briefly looking dangerous in valuable event at Kelso (2m, good to soft) last month but is back in calmer waters here and still has potential.
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5

28th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 3

19:00 Chepstow

Deere Mark

11st 6lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Sam Thomas

Promising novice who doubled his hurdling tally on handicap debut at Kempton (2m, soft) in January; weakened tamely after briefly looking dangerous in valuable event at Kelso (2m, good to soft) last month but is back in calmer waters here and still has potential.

3/1

12th

13

4th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

13:50 Kelso

Deere Mark

10st 10lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Sam Thomas

Good-ground bumper winner who scored at Hereford (2m, soft) in December on his third hurdle start and followed up on handicap debut at Kempton (2m, soft); today's assignment is much tougher but he travelled really well last time and could have plenty more left in the tank.

7/1

17

11th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 69y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Deere Mark

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Sam Thomas

Seeking a hat-trick having won Hereford novice event and Kempton handicap (driven out) the last twice, both over 2m on soft going; bumper winner on good ground; gets into this better race off a low weight; generally progressive; interesting contender.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £24.10
Straight Forecast £20.25
Tricast £115.64
Trifecta £140.20

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Hardy Du Seuil

RP Ratings:

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SPOTLIGHT:

Deere Mark

D Express:

Lunar Sovereign

The Times:

Takeit Easy

The Star:

Deere Mark

WEST COUNTRY:

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mirror:

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Daily Record:

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POSTDATA:

Hardy Du Seuil

LAMBOURN:

Hardy Du Seuil

The Guardian:

Hardy Du Seuil

Daily Mail:

Hardy Du Seuil

The Sun:

Hardy Du Seuil