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- Prize money: £4066.37
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 5P31 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Launched chasing career with two wins in the autumn (2m4f/2m7f) and came second in two subsequent Listed races (hurdle/chase); lost out only narrowly to a next-time-out winner when back in a handicap at Leicester (2m4f, good to soft) last month and has a fighting chance here. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
6th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 25y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Won handicaps in the autumn on first two chase starts (2m4f/2m7f, good/good to soft) and runner-up in Listed races on both outings since, over hurdles at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) and fences at Newbury (2m7f, good to soft); leading claims back in handicap company. |
10/11 |
Abandoned
Form: FP2930 D
Last run: 120 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
19th Jul 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Only 3-33 and without a win since 2024; however, arrives here on the back of some solid efforts in defeat, even last time when seventh. |
5/1 |
|
7th 2 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Only 3-32 and without a win since 2024; however, he has added some consistency to his game this year with four successive placed efforts and his mark hasn't really gone anywhere. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
23rd Jun 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Tailed off on stable debut in April but placed three consecutive times since, most recently when rallying third of ten at Cartmel (3m1f, good) four weeks ago; probably won't be far away. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4-33P4
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, led, weakened quickly and headed before 2 out |
10/1 |
|
1 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
No wins in 12; nothing positive to report in two chases during the winter and probably needs to improve on his fourth in a maiden hurdle at Sedgefield, after which he was pulled up in a handicap hurdle with cheekpieces tried; now goes in blinkers. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
17th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
11-race maiden; fair fourth in a maiden at Sedgefield last time (2m1f, soft) on his return to hurdling having had two unsuccessful runs over fences; cheekpieces now tried. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -34212 D BF
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Creditable second behind well-handicapped rival here (2m, soft) in November and will be fine over today's longer trip but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon, and needs first-time cheekpieces to help him rebound from a poor run over fences a fortnight ago. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Mixed results over hurdles this term; chase record reads 24FPP; returns to this sphere looking well treated on best form but it's difficult to know what to expect from him. |
12/1 |
|
13 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Proven on deep ground and has run well here over 2m-2m4f; failed to complete on his last three starts (all here) last winter; returns on a handy mark and has won when fresh, so he could be involved if revived. |
12/1 |
Verdict
Although MUMBLES is 11lb higher than when winning at Chepstow he handles these conditions well and is taken to beat Irish raider I Am Spider Man and last month’s Plumpton winner Molto Bene.[Colin Russell]