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SoftStables Business Park Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7366.99
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 3
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.50
- Place: £2.60
Form: 6P4-1P C
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 4 |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Chasing on last five starts, on third occasion winning a four-runner handicap at Plumpton (2m4f, good; under Jay Tidball) by 22l in April; ran creditably next time and probably had his work cut out when last of three in June latest; this may well be a better opportunity. |
4/1 |
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3rd 3 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Delivered on earlier chasing promise when winning four-runner Plumpton contest (2m4f, good) by 22l in April; no match for progressive rival when second of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month but was badly hampered by a mid-race faller there and might be allowed an uncontested lead here. |
7/2 |
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2nd 1 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Only his third run over fences when strolling home in a small field at Plumpton (2m4f, good); hit with a 7lb rise but his last win over hurdles was off only 3lb lower; good chance. |
11/8 |
8/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 4-233U
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
1st Oct 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 44y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
The last of his 11 wins was in July 2024 but he missed most of last year and has taken minor honours in the first (C&D) and latest of his five starts this term; not totally ruled out. |
16/1 |
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4th 6 (2) |
24th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Returned from an absence with an encouraging third at Salisbury (1m6f, good) in May and he's now 7lb lower; however, he's failed to threaten on his three starts since and has to raise his game. |
16/1 |
|
5th 7 (1) |
10th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 3f 197y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Multiple wins include six on the Flat, but none of any description since July 2024; absent 389 days before his Salisbury third in May but two major backward steps have followed; off ten weeks and down the weights. |
25/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 421-23 C
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner when trained by Dan Sketon, but absent since her fourth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) for this stable in October 2024 and entitled to benefit from this outing. |
20/1 |
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2 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Dual hurdle winner for Dan Skelton, a yard she left after two quiet runs over fences; pulled up in that discipline on stable debut but showed a bit more spark back over hurdles at Ludlow; nothing wrong with her mark. |
16/1 |
13/2
Form: 21-592 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Course hurdles winner in April 2023 and he won a handicap chase at Huntingdon in November 2024; mishaps have been a feature across his last three starts and he's down the pecking order today. |
25/1 |
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4th 5 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
soon prominent, not fluent 6th |
20/1 |
|
5th 8 |
17th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Won at Huntingdon in November on his second chase start, but well-beaten second of three at Catterick next time and pulled up at Hereford most recently; first-time cheekpieces need to prompt a revival. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 111P-3 C
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
8th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Triple hurdle winner last season (twice here); ran very poorly on the Flat in October, after a break, but was very respectable third when back over hurdles at Wincanton (2m4f, soft; first-time cheekpieces) in November; seemingly overlooked by Harry Cobden today but still enters calculations. |
10/1 |
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3rd 4 |
23rd Nov 2023 Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, headway and prominent 5th |
4/1 |
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11th 1 (4) |
18th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
10st 3lb |
5yo who made it 3-5 over hurdles when completing a hat-trick in Ludlow handicap (2m, soft) in March; pulled up in final run in the spring but he's on a dangerous mark on this return to the Flat and is still unexposed in this sphere; interesting contender for yard that won this in 2018 and 2020. |
7/2 |
10/1
Form: 29214- D
Last run: 296 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
6th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, weakened gradually after 4 out |
10/1 |
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6th 6 |
6th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Questionable what he achieved behind an easy winner when back chasing at Ludlow in February and especially after a lesser run at Newbury, albeit in a strong handicap (2m4f, good to soft); on the plus side, drying conditions are in his favour and his only previous attempt at 3m was in the valuable handicap at this track in 2022; could be a player after wind surgery. |
10/1 |
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5th 5 |
23rd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, outpaced after 12th, weakened after 2 out |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: 16566- D
Last run: 311 days
W: 11st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted. |
8/1 |
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1 |
4th Nov 2025 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Has very good 8-32 hurdling strike-rate that includes win in 2024 edition of this race (good ground); not seen since July but has won when fresh before and returns on a workable mark; had another wind op last month (his fourth); shortlisted. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 44
Last run: 45 days
W: 10st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
3m4f resulted in an 8l win at Cheltenham last April and he's won over 3m/3m2f in two of his three starts this season; latest was the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in which he was always front rank under Shane Cotter and responded admirably when Road To Home joined him on the run-in; up 7lb but this trip makes plenty of appeal and all five chase wins have been on good ground or good to firm (withdrawn from Scottish National last week due to the heavy); has a bit to prove going right-handed, with a run here in December prompting concern, but otherwise lots to like. |
7/1 |
|
1st 22 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Hat-trick last year (2m7f/3m4f, good/good to firm) featured a spring win at Cheltenham; ran well for a long way before tiring at Sandown (3m4f) in December on going that was good to soft, soft in places; better ground today would be a plus for his claims. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: P65805 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
19th Oct 2026 Good 2m 4f 116y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Regressive 11yo who has not won since 2024; ran well for a long way when fourth (well held in the end) over C&D (good) last month, after a break, and might come on for the outing but his overcome profile remains unconvincing. |
16/1 |
|
4th 4 |
20th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 116y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Regressive 11yo; now 15lb lower than for 33-1 third at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) last autumn but absent since 32l defeat at Fontwell (2m5f, good) in May and difficult to enthuse over. |
20/1 |
|
6th 9 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Veteran who has been out of sorts for a while now and he's looking sharply regressive. |
14/1 |
33/1
Form: -19P46 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
13th Oct 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Stuck on a long losing run and has been pretty much tailed off in his last two races (2m4f/3m2f); reduced mark offers some hope. |
7/1 |
|
5th 5 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Has gone 34 races since he last won three years ago but steps up in trip on a career-low mark in this sphere; may well show more. |
16/1 |
|
8th 8 |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
On a long losing sequence but returned to some form when back from a break and finishing a 12l third of five over C&D 12 days ago, ridden by Rian Corcoran; respected off 4lb lower. |
9/1 |
3/1
Form: 23F45/
Last run: 778 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (10) |
13th Sep 2025 Good 1m 7f 196y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Second, first and third in the last three Chester Cups; he didn't quite reproduce that form in the 2023 or 2024 campaigns, however, and tailed off at Royal Ascot on first attempt this season; comfortably held in fourth in this race last year; this does not look the time to catch him. |
7/1 |
|
19th 11 (8) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 2m 3f 210y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Second, first and third in the last three Chester Cups and not far away in this race two years ago; back up 3lb since latest Chester Cup, however, and he didn't quite reproduce the Chester form in either the 2023 or 2024 campaigns. |
20/1 |
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3rd 8 (4) |
9th May 2025 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
led narrowly, headed after 1f, soon prominent on inner, no extra final 110yds |
10/1 |
9/1
Form: /0F1-7 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Has won three of his seven races over fences, the latest at Kempton in February 2025 (2m4f, soft); hasn't run since a fair third at Market Rasen in September 2025 (2m5f, good) but not out of it. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
27th Sep 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
3-6 over fences, the latest win gained at Kempton (2m4f, soft; made all) in February; needs to return from seven-month break in prime form to have any chance off current mark but the forecast good ground won't be a problem. |
4/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £75.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £72.80 |
| Tricast | £283.82 |
| Trifecta | £354.40 |
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