16.40
HeavyNordoff & Robbins Christine McVie Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £7731
- 1m 1f 209y
- Class 4
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 424-12
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Ran big race in defeat over C&D (good to firm) in May and is still well handicapped but ought to have been suited by the soft ground when soundly beaten at Goodwood (1m6f) in June and has become far too inconsistent to rely upon. |
14/1 |
|
7th 5 (4) |
12th Jun 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Only beaten a neck at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) a fortnight ago (has won on soft); 2lb higher and has to prove his stamina over this far on the Flat. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Regressed over hurdles last year but there was some encouragement with a hood deployed when fourth of seven at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) on his Flat return last month; blinkers (retained) were back on when a pace bias and wide draw did for him at Chester three weeks ago; not entirely ruled out. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 631-
Last run: 201 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (7) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 218y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Dual course winner in the past and completed a double elsewhere in April; however, finished behind Tony Montana at Glorious Goodwood most recently and is rather weighted to the hilt off current mark. |
14/1 |
|
10th 13 (7) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Has won twice at this track, albeit in very different races to this; 1m2f wins at Newbury and Epsom (made all) on good ground in April and ran well again when third at Sandown this month on good to firm; each-way player if he's in the same form. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 2 (10) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Better than ever with 1m2f wins at Newbury and Epsom (made all) on good ground in April but a further 5lb rise proved enough to stop him at York last time; might be vulnerable again. |
9/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 53-2 BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (8) |
30th Aug 2024 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
1m2f second last year on his only race at Sandown; second off today's mark at Epsom (1m2f, good to firm) on penultimate start was easily the best of his four runs on turf this season but his only win remains an AW maiden. |
11/1 |
|
10th 9 (10) |
15th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Looked to be suited by the step back up in trip when runner-up at Epsom (1m2f, good to firm) a fortnight ago, despite not looking at home on the track; may be able to build on that performance today and he's a possible. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 6 (8) |
1st Aug 2024 Good 1m 2f 17y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway on outer after 3f, soon hampered rival, edged left and hampered 4f out, hung left from over 2f out, soon led, no extra and headed towards finish |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 437-
Last run: 163 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Maiden/novice wins during the summer of 2024; mostly disappointing since then, fell at Thurles when last seen in January; makes stable debut. |
25/1 |
|
1 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden/novice wins during the summer of 2024; mostly disappointing in the meantime, 35l behind at Leopardstown last time (2m, yielding); others preferred. |
33/1 |
Verdict
With the forecast testing ground no apparent issue, RIBAL could well build on his Doncaster reappearance effort and go one better. Fellow handicap debutants Feud (narrow second choice) and Rathgar are interesting, while Maasai Mara is hard to dismiss in the retained blinkers.[Steve Boow]
Selections
The Sun:
Maasai Mara