15.25
HeavyCelebration Of Pete Morgan Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 3m 2f 0y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 6P3
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 6f 136y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Ended last season with two wins over hurdles and he outstayed his rivals to snatch another at Ffos Las (3m, heavy; under Toby McCain-Mitchell) five weeks ago in his fifth handicap chase; back up 3lb but, unraced beyond 3m, looks a strong candidate for long-distance races and therefore may be able to raise his game further. |
3/1 |
|
1st 1 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Two wins and a second to show from three runs over hurdles during the past 12 months but hasn't looked a natural back over fences this season, jumping poorly last time (3m, good to soft); potentially well treated in this discipline but reservations at the minute. |
7/1 |
|
1st 2 |
28th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Winning Irish pointer in 2022; missed 2023 and he wasn't in much form between February and May last year, nor when switched to fences in the autumn, but he put up a fighting display when runner-up to a well-treated one at Chepstow (2m7f, soft) recently; back up 3lb but good claims. |
6/4 |
Abandoned
Form: -01362
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
C&D (good to soft) and 3m chase winner (good) who is back on that last winning chase mark; has been better in this discipline and is on a handy mark but was unable to take advantage over C&D latest. |
5/1 |
|
4th 16 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Won over C&D in 2023 and was also successful over fences last spring but has not been firing on all cylinders this season and is inconsistent nowadays too. |
20/1 |
|
5th 6 |
14th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 5f 82y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Record of 1-10 over hurdles and has the same strike-rate over fences; his last success was in a chase handicap at Warwick (3m, good) last April but he's not matched that form since and was tailed off at Exeter last time; comes with risks attached after a break and his last hurdle run was 12 months ago. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -P7523
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
13th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 149y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
disputed lead early, soon raced in second, pressed leader when not fluent and flashed tail 7th |
3/1 |
|
5th 4 |
13th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 149y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
disputed lead early, soon raced in second, pressed leader when not fluent and flashed tail 7th |
3/1 |
|
12 |
12th Apr 2024 Good 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
11st 1lb
|
|
Abandoned
Form: 655321 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Best hurdles form (two wins) on soft or heavy; placed in two of his three starts over fences, albeit weakening at Uttoxeter (3m; beaten over 13l) 19 days ago; reportedly bled from the nose at Fontwell on penultimate start; task isn't impossible. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Has won twice over hurdles; never threatened when third of four finishers on his second chase start, at Fontwell (3m2f, good) last month in cheekpieces (left off here); needs to do more. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
24th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Dual hurdle winner on slow ground; safely held on chasing debut in November and well beaten when back over hurdles in February; back from another three-month break with cheekpieces refitted; others have much less to prove. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P2P444
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
27th Mar 2025 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Only win came on good ground off 2lb higher here last May (3m1f); has run well since then but form has taken a turn for the worse this year and should have run better only 19 days ago at Hereford when back on good ground. |
10/1 |
|
4th 9 |
8th Mar 2025 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Only win came on good ground off this mark at Warwick last May (3m1f); was knocking on the door in the autumn (on good and good to soft) and a softer surface has perhaps found him out the last twice; better expected. |
7/1 |
|
10th 10 |
21st Feb 2025 Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
in touch with leaders, towards rear with one circuit to go, not fluent 3 out, soon struggling |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1U4F5P
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Just one win from 25 starts over hurdles and she's generally struggled in that sphere in last seven starts; pulled up in only previous chase run in February 2025 and has lots to prove back in this sphere; 5lb out of the weights. |
33/1 |
|
5th 8 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
2m7f hurdle winner (good to soft); on a lengthy losing run and arrives with plenty to prove from 4lb wrong. |
33/1 |
|
18 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Struggled last year and competes from 6lb out of the handicap today; needs January's wind op to have made a big difference. |
66/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 0-36P3 BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
No joy when tried over fences in 2023; won twice over hurdles at Stratford in spring 2024; returns to fences after a sharpener over hurdles at Cartmel last month but hard to fancy. |
16/1 |
|
9th 10 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Won twice at Stratford (3m2f/2m6f) in spring 2024 and well handicapped on those efforts but lost his way afterwards and has been absent since well-held fourth at Stratford 13 months ago; had wind op last month. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
13th Apr 2025 Good 3m 2f 83y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won this race a year ago (good to soft), his second start for Mel Rowley, and followed up off today's mark here (2m6f, good) in May; looked out of sorts in the winter when last seen but is still of some interest on return to this track. |
3/1 |
Verdict
There is a lot to like about the claims of TWP STORI (nap), who has improved since being upped to staying trips and had plenty in hand at Fontwell last time. Young At Heart has shown some staying potential and may be the the main danger now upped in distance, while R Bernard could build on last month’s stable debut third at Southwell.[Ben Hutton]
Selections
The Guardian:
Newtonian