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- Prize money: £4092.77
- 2m 6f 151y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/2
Form: 25-5P3
Last run: 211 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 3 |
8th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Sole win came in a Ffos Las bumper in April 2022; competitive over hurdles, but yet to prove his worth as a chaser (0-2); has undergone more wind surgery since finishing fourth of eight (beaten 30l) over C&D in January; early days for current trainer Stuart Edmunds. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
31st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Bumper winner and placed over hurdles for previous yard; ran badly on sole chase attempt but has the potential to do better judged on sole point effort; heed the market signals on debut for new stable. |
9/2 |
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3rd 6 |
4th Jul 2023 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Bumper winner and narrowly beaten in a handicap hurdle in January off 2lb higher; latest no-show was over fences in new headgear so best to put a line through that; could go well if taking to the new cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 9645
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Three-time Irish point winner; promising fifth on his handicap debut over hurdles but then pulled up on chase debut (behind Nine Nine Nine) and again disappointed back hurdling here four weeks ago; now has a point to prove. |
16/1 |
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6th 4 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Three-time Irish point winner; promising fifth on his handicap debut over hurdles but then pulled up on chase debut (behind Nine Nine Nine) and again disappointed back hurdling here four weeks ago; now has a point to prove. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 |
23rd Mar 2024 Soft 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Three-time Irish point winner who made quite promising handicap hurdle debut when fifth at Uttoxeter (2m6f, heavy; first-time tongue-tie) in December; that form has worked out well but his chasing debut in January was very disappointing and he quickly reverts to hurdling with a point to prove. |
8/1 |
5/2
Form: 76-624 BF
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 15 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Has found improvement from somewhere to win back-to-back 3m2f handicaps with seemingly lots to spare, on soft and good to soft; raised in grade here and hit with 10lb for last time, but this 7yo looks firmly on the upgrade. |
13/2 |
10/1
Form: /F24RU
Last run: 8 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Effective on all ground but Leicester is his favourite patch; his record elsewhere isn't that solid and twice well held here, as was also the case when tried in blinkers last time at Uttoxeter. |
15/2 |
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2nd 7 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Particularly effective at Leicester, as best form this season confirms; his record at Uttoxeter isn't as solid; nicely weighted but chance partly depends on how well he responds to new headgear. |
7/1 |
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4th 4 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Leicester specialist whose good record here features second-place finishes in this contest last year (off 2lb higher) and on latest outing (had wind surgery since); solid claims. |
5/1 |
11/2
Form: 904-17 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
5th Aug 2025 Yielding 3m 1f 10y |
11st 10lb |
Won off 6lb lower at Punchestown last November (24.5f, good); latest third at Killarney was a remote one; best form is on a sound surface so the forecast rain is a worry. |
9/1 |
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3rd 4 |
18th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Won twice in the space of four days over fences in November 2024; came on from return with a 3l defeat at Punchestown last month despite some errors; however, subsequent effort at Tipperary wasn't encouraging; 7lb above last winning mark. |
10/1 |
|
10th 9 |
1st Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 35y |
10st 13lb |
Posted consecutive chase wins last November; best run since at Punchestown last time and has a shout off the same mark. |
6/1 |
11/2
Form: 3P5-PP
Last run: 70 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
18th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Showed some fair form over fences last term, notably when second in a Uttoxeter handicap off 17lb higher in December 2022 (3m, heavy); pulled up on all three starts this season, the latest when having first run after a wind op when headgear was tried (didn't jump well); no headgear here but hard to fancy despite good mark. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
31st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Maiden; ran well at Uttoxeter (3m, heavy) on chase debut but form has gone downhill since, pulled up in both runs this term; combination of wind surgery and first-time visor needs to help. |
11/2 |
12/1
Form: 4F2255
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Winning pointer who was making it 17th-time lucky under rules when beating Zoffalee over C&D (good) nine days ago; 1lb wrong there so 6lb higher under his penalty, but even so with conditions likely to be similar he has to make the shortlist. |
8/1 |
|
11 |
16th Jul 2025 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
On a good mark and the signs were more encouraging when fourth over 2m7f at Worcester three weeks ago (behind McGregors Charge); seems to be running into form after an absence. |
12/1 |
|
14 |
25th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Sole win remains a dead-heat in a Welsh maiden point in 2022, but second in this race in 2023 and there was some encouragement to take from this month's Warwick fourth on his second outing following a sizeable layoff. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: /P5-34
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
8th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Her trainer talked of retirement after last week's narrow win at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy; ran on well) but she reappears under a penalty and should go well again. |
7/4 |
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5th 2 |
8th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Her trainer talked of retirement after last week's narrow win at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy; ran on well) but she reappears under a penalty and should go well again. |
7/4 |
|
1st 5 |
31st Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Bettered underwhelming chase debut when close second at Leicester (2m6f, soft; first-time cheekpieces) in January and has claims if judged on that performance but was struggling before stamina might have been an issue over 3m1f at Plumpton this month and can't be relied upon. |
7/1 |
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