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GoodPlay With The Finest Bookmaker – Fitzdares Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4858.52
- 2m 7f 0y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £8.00
- Place: £2.00
Form: /P12P- D BF
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 14 |
25th Oct 2024 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Close third in this 12 months ago and similar form again over C&D the following month; on a steady decline subsequently and latest third in a small field at Fontwell was unconvincing; cheekpieces replaced by a visor. |
25/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
4th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Five-time chase winner; in very good form when placed in two amateur riders' races at Cheltenham (3m1f, good/soft) last autumn but has lost his way this year and arrives here with quite a bit to prove. |
8/1 |
|
7th 2 |
21st Aug 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Five-time chase winner but now with questions to answer from a wellbeing perspective; never travelled when well behind Olivers Travels here last month. |
12/1 |
5/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 23414- C
Last run: 207 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Four-time chase winner (2m4f-3m2f) on a good mark and returned to form when a clear second at Fontwell (3m2f); has to be considered. |
13/2 |
|
5 |
10th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Four-time chase winner (2m4f-3m2f, good-soft); out of form during three-race spell last spring and made a low-key reappearance last month; well handicapped now but needs that recent outing to have brought him on. |
9/1 |
|
5th 1 |
6th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Four-time chase winner, most recently in 2023; well below par in three runs last year, however, and needs a revival on reappearance; market may offer further guidance. |
8/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: P/864-
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced wide, in touch with leaders, headway and prominent 4th |
5/1 |
|
4th 7 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
0-4 over fences; comfortably held in two runs for new stable this season but a revival is possible off current mark; blinkers replace the cheekpieces worn last time. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
0-4 over fences; comfortably held in two outings for new stable this term, latest with tongue-tie and cheekpieces fitted; needs to be helped by the switch to blinkers. |
8/1 |
9/2
Form: P62P4- D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
15th Jun 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Got off the mark for his current yard over hurdles at Lingfield in November and he's largely run well over fences since, fourth of nine in C&D handicap 29 days ago; he can go well again in a refitted tongue tie. |
11/2 |
|
4th 4 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
midfield |
9/2 |
|
4th 3 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Began this season with a soft-ground hurdle win and lost out only by a short head over fences here (3m, heavy) last month but ran poorly on his latest outing and is not one to rely upon heavily. |
9/1 |
7/1
Form: 53328- D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
27th Jun 2023 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Seemingly back in good form at Warwick (3m2f, good) last month, where he battled on well to press Nickelsonthedime in the closing stages, but was last of five when favourite at Fontwell 11 days ago and it's hard to know what to expect from him here. |
11/2 |
|
5th 3 |
16th Jun 2023 Good 3m 1f 166y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
pressed leader, led after 1st, pressed leader when headed 3rd, ridden after 3 out, stayed on until no extra inside final 110yds |
5/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
31st May 2023 Good To Firm 3m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Thorough stayer who was placed in two chases and a hurdle towards end of last season; probably on a good mark over hurdles but needs to bounce back quickly from lacklustre run over fences a fortnight ago; fully effective on good ground; unproven on good to firm. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: /3333- C
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 3lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
14th Jul 2024 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 3 |
10st 7lb |
Hurdle (including C&D) and chase winner; returns from 266-day layoff and younger rivals look more interesting. |
16/1 |
|
0 4 |
22nd Oct 2023 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Comfortably won three-runner chase at Perth in July, his sixth start over fences, and was very respectable third when back over hurdles there (also 2m, soft) last month, but some of his younger rivals look more interesting here. |
7/1 |
8/1
Form: F5/35-
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear, pushed along after 4th, reminders before 6th, struggling when eased and pulled up with one circuit to go |
8/1 |
|
5th 5 |
6th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
in touch with leaders on inner, outpaced and niggled along when not fluent 8th |
8/1 |
|
6 |
22nd Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Unexposed 5yo has raced only five times; finished third here (2m3f, good to soft) on chase/seasonal debut most recently, shaping as if this longer trip will suit; open to improvement and looks interesting. |
7/2 |
10/1
Form: 1PP3P- CD
Last run: 187 days
W: 11st 6lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
30th Aug 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Prolific winner but has been pulled up in six of eight starts since his latest success in June 2022; best if able to dominate but risky now. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
18th Jul 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
midfield |
9/1 |
|
3 |
28th Jun 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Hat-trick last year with the final leg coming off this mark over C&D; pulled up in four of six starts since but at least managed a third at Newton Abbot latest; might yet do better, especially if able to dominate. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 3184P- D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Has four wins over fences but yet to score in this sphere; has shown nothing in his three runs for current yard. |
50/1 |
|
3 |
29th Sep 2025 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Won over fences here (3m2f, good) for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say. |
5/1 |
|
2 |
15th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Won over fences for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £41.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £60.46 |
| Tricast | £279.96 |
| Trifecta | £246.40 |
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