15.05
Good To FirmDavies Group Handicap
- Prize money: £12885
- 0m 5f 10y
- Class 2
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.40
Form: -18580 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (5) |
27th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Capable 5f performer on his day but has not made the frame in six runs this year; a slow start meant he couldn't adopt his usual front-running tactics at York five weeks ago, and his mark is tumbling, but he's risky. |
20/1 |
|
19th 4 (18) |
20th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 89y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Smart front-runner on his day; the handicapper took a dim view of his Beverley win last September and he has found it tough going this time around, including at Redcar 11 days ago after a wind op; he is well handicapped again now though and should have a big run in him if his high draw proves no hindrance. |
40/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.70
Form: 65007- D
Last run: 272 days
W: 8st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 13 (9) |
13th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 42y Class 3 |
8st 10lb |
Ended a lengthy losing run at Southwell in January and posted a respectable effort at Newmarket (5f, good) last month; however, he was down the field at Ascot (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago and is now just 1-46 on turf; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
14th 15 (16) |
1st May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Ended a lengthy losing run at Southwell in January and he is just 1lb higher today; solid effort at Newmarket 17 days ago when not ideally positioned; each-way claims at a track where he has run well in much better races than this one. |
12/1 |
|
4th 8 (6) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
8st 6lb |
Close call in a Group 3 here in 2022 and deserves so much better than his very modest turf strike-rate, given how many fine races he continues to run in defeat, such as when going down narrowly to both Rosario and Regal Envoy on different 5f runs (good and good to firm) last May; some cold comfort that he won on AW in January but tough to support for the win. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 105-05 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 10st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 (10) |
22nd Feb 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
taken down early, in rear, brief headway over 1f out, no impression |
10/1 |
|
5th 1 (2) |
25th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders |
100/30 |
|
5th 1 (2) |
25th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway on outer over 1f out, weakened final 110yds |
100/30 |
7/2
Form: -12513 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (12) |
2nd Nov 2024 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Latest run at Nottingham is easy to forgive (unsuitable ground) and he had recorded a career-best RPR when winning at Wolverhampton (5f) on his penultimate start; no issue with 6f but 5f is possibly his optimum. |
20/1 |
|
7 (12) |
2nd Nov 2024 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
in rear, eased and pulled up over 4f out |
20/1 |
|
7th 2 (3) |
16th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 5f 8y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
prominent |
11/1 |
2/1
Form: 503821 CD
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (7) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Regained the winning thread at Ripon (5f, good) on stable/seasonal debut when 5lb lower and rider took off 7lb; this seems a harder task but he remains well treated on peak form and is a dual winner at Goodwood; enters calculations. |
9/2 |
|
1st 5 (1) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Ten-time winner down the years for James Evans; drew a blank in 2025 but runner-up twice off marks in the 90s, including reappearance, so well treated starting out for Tony Carroll (same owners); interesting to see what the betting makes of him. |
14/1 |
|
2 (7) |
20th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 3y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Won over C&D (good to firm) last August and twice went close over C&D earlier this year (good); versatile ground-wise; he's gone off the boil more recently but perhaps the first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) and the return to this track will prompt a revival; on a reduced mark. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 136-55 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (1) |
5th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Three 2yo wins last year, including C&D novice (good to soft) and Deauville Listed (5f, very soft); she's been a fair fifth in Listed races on her two starts this year (heavy/good to firm) but needs something extra now making her first handicap start off a lofty mark. |
9/2 |
|
5th 9 (1) |
22nd Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Three wins as a 2yo, notably a Listed win in France last August (5f, very soft; Gaenari back in second); fifth of 12 in a Chantilly Listed race on her return in March (5.5f, heavy); stable can do little wrong at present but it could be that she would prefer slower ground. |
5/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £23.41 |
| Trifecta | £130.50 |
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