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SoftCoral Committed To Safer-Gambling Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £2614.08
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.70
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 9 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Progressive and productive until going the wrong way (at about 2m4f) this season; still hasn't won beyond 2m under rules; enough to prove upped further in distance. |
25/1 |
|
11th 6 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Acts on heavy ground; disappointing in both starts this term but can't be written off just yet; previously a progressive sort with a good strike-rate and solid record. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 |
1st Mar 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Justified favouritism in C&D novice contest (soft) last time, not needing to improve but enhancing a good rules record that now reads 1212121; solid contender on handicap debut. |
5/2 |
7/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Yet to get off the mark over fences in five starts; cheekpieces worn last time are retained; steps back in trip but is getting expensive to follow. |
7/1 |
|
4th 9 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 125y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Has a win and a second (over C&D) from two runs here; bit disappointing at Wetherby five weeks ago after looking dangerous early in the straight, but cheekpieces and a return to Haydock could see a revival. |
15/2 |
|
4th 3 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 45y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up behind progressive winners in December on his first two chase starts (3m/3m1f, heavy/good to soft); can make mistakes and he fell at Hereford last time, but could have a big part to play granted a clear round. |
11/4 |
5/2
Form: 2
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Half-brother to high-class Irish jumper Invitation Only; looked promising when placed in two Chepstow bumpers (good to soft/heavy) last autumn and ought to make his mark in novice hurdles fairly soon. |
9/2 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
35,000euros 3yo; fifth foal; closely related to a point winner, half-brother to useful hurdlers Minella Warrior and Harefield; dam tailed off in bumpers, half-sister to high-class jumper Menorah; well worth a glance in the betting. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: 4
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 2f 13y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Didn't last long with Paul Nicholls nor Keiran Burke, though hinted at a future in both yards; ran well in a maiden hurdle on stable debut and again when beaten 6l on handicap debut at Ascot (2m7f, good to soft); same mark here for this return to fences (unseated midrace in previous chase start nearly a year ago). |
4/1 |
|
8 |
4th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 3y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, mistake and unseated 7th |
7/1 |
|
8 |
4th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 3y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, mistake and unseated 7th |
7/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 11 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
0-9 but he's run well in defeat in handicaps on his last three starts (3m/2m5f, good to soft); his latest second at Taunton has been franked by the winner and he could be firmly involved. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 6 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
A maiden after two bumpers and six hurdles races; second over C&D last month, when he didn't give up his lead lightly, and not disgraced when third back down to 2m5f at Kempton on latest start; more to prove on worse than good to soft; otherwise he has clear each-way claims. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 11 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Looks sure to find a race judged on a good show at Taunton (3m, good to soft) recently, where he didn't give up his lead lightly, but this sharper test in a race which may take more winning could test him. |
13/2 |
20/1
Form: 44-
Last run: 286 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 16y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Has run well on good/good to soft but reportedly benefited from switch to heavy ground when bouncing back to form to win by 7l at Ffos Las last month; subsequent 5lb rise is not excessive but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again. |
7/2 |
|
1st 3 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Back to within 1lb of the mark for December 2024's Hereford win (2m, good to soft), and only one of just three starts since has been over this short a trip; possibilities if sharp enough after five months out. |
16/1 |
|
5 |
15th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Ended 2024 with narrow win at Hereford (2m, good to soft) and returned from break with two fairly good runs at Stratford (2m2f/2m) this summer; needs to find extra here but is unexposed over the trip. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £12.56 |
| Trifecta | £34.60 |
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