13.30
HeavyBetfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £26015
- 3m 1f 125y
- Class 2
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
- Place: £1.40
Form: 411-41 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
The way he asserted in the Grand National Trial at Haydock (3m4f, good to soft) last February made this race look an appealing proposition, but he faded badly when it was put to the test and later lost the Haydock race due to a banned substance; this season has been very disappointing but at least he's 9lb lower than 12 months ago and his yard has been in great form. |
25/1 |
|
7th 14 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Very useful handicapper over regulation fences on his day and a very respectable sixth in last year's Ultima (3m1f, good to soft) at this meeting; won't fail through lack of stamina but has been out of form this season and makes cross-country debut from 11lb out of the handicap. |
50/1 |
|
7th 2 |
1st Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 70y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Useful over fences, first past the post in the Grand National Trial at Haydock (disqualified due to banned substance) in February and far from disgraced in the Ultima at Cheltenham the following month; having his first hurdles outing since April 2022 here, so carries risks, but he could be dangerous off his lower mark if fully tuned up. |
11/2 |
14/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 82-4P2
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
23rd Dec 2023 Heavy 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, not fluent 10th, pressed leader 13th, disputed lead 15th, soon led, clear 3 out, faced challenge last, kept on but headed run-in, no extra towards finish |
14/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 3f 200y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
prominent behind clear leader, headway 4 out, went second after 2 out, weakened run-in |
8/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 134-12
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
8th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Behind stablemate Blackjack Magic when seventh in final of this veterans' series at Sandown in January and was soundly beaten in major Ascot handicap last month but her first two runs this season were very respectable and she's now 3lb lower than when winning this race in 2025. |
7/2 |
|
8th 7 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Successful in two legs of the 2025 Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series but came up short in the Final won by Nocte Volatus; hasn't won a conventional race since 2023. |
20/1 |
|
5th 4 |
30th Mar 2025 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
In-form mare who won four-runner veterans' chase fairly comfortably at Carlisle (3m, good) a week ago and is now 2-3 since fitted with a visor; has 6lb penalty to carry today but is respected in her current mood. |
2/1 |
6/1
Form: F11-38
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 11lb |
10yo won this last year off 126 (yielding); mixed bag this term, undergoing wind surgery after third start and good comeback run when second in 3m Kelso handicap in February; mistakes when pulled up in Topham at Aintree but remains of interest. |
12/1 |
|
22 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
10yo who won this in 2023 (soft); he's had his ups and downs since but won at Punchestown (3m, yielding) last May and bumped into a well-handicapped novice when runner-up at Kelso (2m7f, heavy) last time, following wind surgery; could give a good account and be involved. |
25/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Uncharacteristically below par at Market Rasen four weeks ago; however, he's had a wind op since and two starts ago he ran pretty well when sixth in the Becher at Aintree (3m2f, soft); this is less competitive than that penultimate assignment and he won here in 2022 on his sole previous run here. |
4/1 |
6/1
Form: 967P-1 CD
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Career highlight was the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in 2021; 50-1 winner of four-runner hunter chase at Leicester (2m6f, soft) this February but pulled up at Exeter (3m, good to soft) since; this 12yo is probably vulnerable. |
100/1 |
|
1 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Useful in his prime; 0-6 in points this season but drew 14l clear to cause 50-1 shock in four-runner Leicester hunter chase (2m6f, soft) three weeks ago; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth or whether his revival will gather momentum but, nevertheless, he enters calculations. |
7/1 |
|
1st 5 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Landed the Tommy Whittle at Haydock in his younger days but is a shadow of his former self; 0-6 switched to points last term; unlikely to regain the winning thread on reappearance. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: /2070- D
Last run: 282 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
17th Mar 2025 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Three chase wins, the latest at Sandown in February 2022 (3m, soft); creditable 14l third to a subsequent winner in a veterans' chase at Doncaster last time (3m, good); contender. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 5 |
2nd Mar 2025 Good 2m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
led, headed 13th, not fluent and dropped to last 5 out, rallied and went third after 3 out, soon no extra |
8/1 |
|
10 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Not the force of old and his losing spell goes back to February 2022; pulled up in this race last year but runner-up on next two starts (3m2f/3m1f) and his front-running sixth in the 3m4f London National at Sandown eight weeks ago wasn't a bad reappearance; stamina not proven. |
9/1 |
5/1
Form: 611F/4
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
5th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 110y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
jumped right throughout, led, headed then dropped to last before 3 out, weakened from 2 out |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: 16F2-8
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
33/1
Form: U12-53
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 10 |
7th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 4f 146y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
0-8 over fences and has failed to complete four times; no issues on the stamina front (stays 3m6f) but he faces a difficult task at this level and comes with risk. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
7th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 4f 146y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
0-8 over fences and has failed to complete four times; no issues on the stamina front (stays 3m6f) but he faces a difficult task at this level and comes with risk. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
26th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 6f 121y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner who is 0-7 over fences; again he travelled well for a long way last time at Exeter (3m6f, heavy) but ultimately came up shy behind a 6l winner with only one other completing; others might just see this out stronger. |
13/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £37.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £32.12 |
| Tricast | £154.08 |
| Trifecta | £185.60 |