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GoodAndy Hobbs Memorial Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £5799.98
- 2m 4f 216y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £2.10
Form: 1-5231 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
11th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Didn't run badly when third of five in Newton Abbot chase (3m2f, good) in May and today's switch back to hurdling won't be a problem but his record in recent years is mixed; others preferred. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
5/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 7-PF23 C BF
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Front-runner who returned from seven-month break with 7l win in first-time visor over C&D (good to firm) last month; only 3lb higher than for that success but he failed to repeat the form when a remote fifth at Worcester (2m7f, good); that was another blip in his patchy profile and he needs to bounce back again. |
6/1 |
|
5th 4 |
11th Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Front-runner who returned from seven-month break with 7l win in first-time visor at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last month; only 4lb higher here but the market principals in that race disappointed and the form is of questionable value; raced mainly on good ground but has won on good to soft and been placed on soft. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Made all in small field at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in September but absent since running poorly in Sedgefield marathon three weeks later and needs to resume in peak form to have a chance off current mark; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time visor. |
7/1 |
5/1
Form: 4-7422
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
18th Nov 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Not far away in a 2m4f handicap chase at Uttoxeter after a long absence but has gone backwards since then; blinkers go on for cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Returned from a very long absence with creditable fourth in stronger race than this at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July and has good claims if judged on that performance but two disappointing runs have followed; needs to rebound. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Returned from a very long absence with creditable fourth in stronger race than this at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July and has good claims if judged on that performance but two disappointing runs have followed; needs to rebound. |
12/1 |
3/1
Form: FP-761 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
18th Jun 2024 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won three chases last year from 2m4f to 2m5f when the ground was no slower than good to soft; latest return to chasing at Ffos Las was underwhelming, even allowing for the trip of 2m3f. |
7/1 |
|
7th 1 |
30th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Won three chases over slightly longer trips last year when the ground was no slower than good to soft; current mark won't be easy but this race is a better fit than the novice hurdle he contested last time. |
11/2 |
|
5th 7 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Better known as a chaser these days, with three of his four wins in that discipline gained last year; returns to hurdling over a trip short of his best and looks vulnerable. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: -62323 C BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
13th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Multiple winner who is usually held up; he's not won for ages and Newton Abbot last time was disappointing, but his previous seconds (including here) bring him firmly into the equation. |
7/1 |
|
3 |
24th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Quirky veteran who is usually ridden very patiently; without a win since September 2022 and not the force of old but has posted three good efforts since returning from a break in April and is very well suited by this track. |
7/2 |
|
6 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Lightly raced over last couple of years and no longer the force of old but has made the frame twice on good ground at Fontwell (2m3f/2m2f) this spring and is also suited by this C&D; usually ridden very patiently; no surprise if he features. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £15.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.44 |
| Trifecta | £52.70 |
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