15.18
SoftQuor Systems Paperless Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7023.73
- 2m 0f 12y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.70
Form: 321321 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Strike-rate of 6-23 over fences; not firing as he can this season but there's time yet and he's well handicapped. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual winner here (including C&D) who was second in this in 2024; built on seasonal debut when third over C&D (soft) in December but jumped right and disappointed at Exeter last time; contender to bounce back returned to this venue. |
3/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 21-6P0
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Back to form after a second wind op, posting career-best RPRs when scoring at Chepstow in February and when runner-up at Hereford the following month (both at 2m); has his best form over shorter but shapes as though this trip should suit and he commands respect on that recent form. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 8y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Last year's winner on good ground; bounced back to form after wind surgery to beat four rivals at Chepstow (2m, soft) two weeks ago, making virtually all; back up 5lb but has leading claims again. |
6/4 |
|
1st 4 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Made excellent progress over fences last season, winning three times (1m7f-2m, good-heavy), but ended that campaign with a poor run and has not been at his best this term (three starts); needs last month's wind op to have made a difference. |
2/1 |
20/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: /2F22- BF
Last run: 571 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
28th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Still seeking first win (0-11; form figures over fences 2F223P2); run down late at Stratford (2m1f, good) in May; capable from this mark, but is returning from a six-month absence. |
4/1 |
|
4 |
28th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Still seeking first win (0-11; form figures over fences 2F223P2); run down late at Stratford (2m1f, good) in May; capable from this mark, but is returning from a six-month absence. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
19th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
led, pressed leader when headed after 3rd, led narrowly after 2 out, kept on run-in, headed towards finish |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: 35-593 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 13y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Winning hurdler who is 0-15 over fences; placed a few times, as at Windsor on New Year's Day (3m, good), but lesser performances have followed and softer ground was no excuse; cheekpieces return after trying blinkers last time. |
10/1 |
|
8th 5 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Back from a break to finish second at Windsor but that was over 3m and he fared less well at Huntingdon where soft ground was no excuse; still, always a chance that blinkers will sharpen up him and the trip shouldn't be a problem. |
14/1 |
|
6th 1 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Recent Windsor second (3m, good; pair 13l clear) was his most likeable performance since last spring; effective on slow ground and over stayers' trips, but untried over both together, and cranked back up 6lb also. |
11/2 |
14/1
Form: 1-6556 C
Last run: 23 days
W: 12st 1lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
20th May 2024 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, not fluent 7th, lost ground after 2nd |
8/1 |
|
1 |
20th May 2024 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, not fluent 7th, lost ground after 2nd |
8/1 |
|
5th 2 |
11th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 0f 12y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Three-time chase winner on good ground, twice over 2m2f here; on a tempting mark now but has lost his way a bit this season and conditions are likely to remain softer than he prefers today. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 3P3602
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 3lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Won off this mark on good ground at Warwick last May; only effort of note this year was his third at Chepstow in March; others safer. |
12/1 |
|
5 |
21st May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Pulled up on heavy ground on two of last three appearances but between those he ran a big race when third on good ground at Chepstow (2m3f); back on a sound surface today and only 2lb higher than when landing this prize in 2024; respected. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
21st May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Pulled up on heavy ground on two of last three appearances but between those he ran a big race when third on good ground at Chepstow (2m3f); back on a sound surface today and only 2lb higher than when landing this prize in 2024; respected. |
10/1 |
7/1
Form: 54P52P
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 |
22nd Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Gave good account when fourth at Taunton (2m, good) in December, his second start for Tim Vaughan, but last month's Ffos Las run was a backward step and he's now 0-13 over hurdles; cheekpieces removed; tongue-tie added. |
16/1 |
|
8th 22 |
11th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Maiden but has hit the frame and was beaten under 5l at Taunton last time (2m, good) when shaping as though a stiffer stamina test was needed. |
13/2 |
|
8th 22 |
11th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Maiden but has hit the frame and was beaten under 5l at Taunton last time (2m, good) when shaping as though a stiffer stamina test was needed. |
13/2 |
25/1
Form: -6436U D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Dual 2m4f chase winner at Wincanton; had dropped to a career-low mark when returning to form with a near miss at Warwick (2m4f, good) and fair chance if following one good run with another. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
30th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Dual 2m4f chase winner (both good to soft) at Wincanton, where six of his best seven efforts have come; handy mark but little encouragement in his recent form. |
8/1 |
|
4th 1 |
11th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won twice over 2m4f in 2022-23 season but was out of form last term and is yet to convince stamina-wise over this sort of trip; drops in grade today but still needs to up his game. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 113-P7 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 149y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Front-runner who hasn't offered a great deal since returning from nearly a year out and it's seldom easy for veterans to rediscover their form; however, this is a much easier race than he's accustomed to. |
9/4 |
|
5th 2 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Free-going nature; no win since landing a Class 3 at Newbury (2m, 13-8 joint-favourite) in March 2023; fell at Cheltenham (80-1) on penultimate start and was equally out of his depth in the Grade 2 Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton over Christmas; this is more realistic. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
6th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 99y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
led, joined 2 out, headed before last, weakened and lost second final 110yds |
12/1 |
3/1
Form: PF-652 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
9th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Just 1-14 over fences and needs to run better than on his two starts this winter, but he twice finished runner-up off higher marks last spring and perhaps the first-time cheekpieces will give him a boost; not discounted. |
8/1 |
|
8 |
9th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Just 1-14 over fences and needs to run better than on his two starts this winter, but he twice finished runner-up off higher marks last spring and perhaps the first-time cheekpieces will give him a boost; not discounted. |
8/1 |
|
5th 3 |
2nd Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
in rear |
4/1 |
5/1
Form: 83-232 BF
Last run: 85 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
29th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
In fine form since returning from 14 months off in July, winning twice over hurdles and twice over fences including over C&D (good) in August; seemed to be beaten fair and square when second of three off this mark back here last time, but still a player in this field. |
3/1 |
|
1st 2 |
29th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
In fine form since returning from 14 months off in July, winning twice over hurdles and twice over fences including over C&D (good) in August; seemed to be beaten fair and square when second of three off this mark back here last time, but still a player in this field. |
3/1 |
|
2 |
29th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 75y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
4-5 since returning from long layoff this summer; kept on too strongly for Centara when back over fences here (good) last month and won another four-runner chase at Worcester (2m, good to soft) a fortnight ago; ought to make his presence felt again. |
11/8 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £32.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.56 |
| Tricast | £165.05 |
| Trifecta | £212.50 |
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