16.20
Good To SoftGeorge Blades Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £10468
- 0m 7f 192y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.40
Form: 524-17 D
Last run: 87 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (8) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Down the field in Dubai on his stable debut in December (1m1f, good to firm); can go well fresh so a 106-day absence no bad thing; hasn't run over 7f since his debut but he lurks on a dangerous mark and new cheekpieces could give him a lift. |
8/1 |
|
8 (12) |
5th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Four starts at 1m this term have yielded good seconds in competitive York handicaps but his two goes over C&D don't match them; that's enough to put him down the pecking order. |
10/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 03-426
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (1) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Awarded the Pontefract handicap last month in which Valentine Catcher passed the post first; not so good in either run since, the latest at Doncaster on Saturday, and others appeal more. |
12/1 |
|
8 (1) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Awarded the Pontefract handicap last month in which Valentine Catcher passed the post first; not so good in either run since, the latest at Doncaster on Saturday, and others appeal more. |
12/1 |
|
7th 13 (9) |
25th Oct 2025 Heavy 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
All three wins over 6f at Pontefract on good and good to soft, most recently when awarded a race last month, but he was never involved in a higher grade there since and recent 7f attempts suggest others will have the legs of him late on. |
20/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.30
Form: 27-1
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (3) |
12th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 192y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
led, headed after 2f |
7/2 |
|
1st 16 (10) |
11th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
ducked right start, made virtually all |
11/4 |
11/4
Form: 964321
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (10) |
26th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
in touch with leaders in centre of group |
12/1 |
|
11th 4 (10) |
26th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
in touch with leaders in centre of group |
12/1 |
|
10th 6 (11) |
19th Oct 2024 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Pretty consistent since cheekpieces have gone on, including winning a Beverley maiden (8.5f) in June; creditable third of six at Sandown (1m) on latest start in August; makes AW debut back from seven weeks off. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 516594
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (7) |
11th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Ended 2025 in good order and he was a good second over 1m here on his return in January; three heavy defeats have followed and there is likely to be other pace for him to contend with today; drops in class but others appeal more. |
16/1 |
|
8th 9 (3) |
28th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Has had a couple of close calls over C&D this winter but he's lost his way in last two starts and was tailed off at Newcastle (1m) three weeks ago; has something to prove and he needs a major revival. |
25/1 |
|
12th 11 (2) |
6th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Had been in a consistent vein of form but needs to rebound from his disappointing show when favourite at Southwell most recently. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 403862
Last run: 9 days
W: 8st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (9) |
21st Oct 2024 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Turf winner for a previous yard; 0-8 for current stable and has posted two duck eggs since returned to AW; not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
|
11th 7 (11) |
7th Oct 2024 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Placed at Musselburgh and Thirsk in July but has finished last on his two most recent starts; hard to fancy. |
25/1 |
|
12th 8 (11) |
3rd Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Just one win to his name from 21 starts; chance on this summer's best efforts but his last two runs have been over 1m1f and 1m2f and he now drops to sprinting; others are safer. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 78616
Last run: 9 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 (9) |
18th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 1m 0f 6y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
in rear, some headway inside final furlong, never on terms |
25/1 |
|
7th 8 (9) |
12th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 192y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
ran without hind shoes, towards rear |
14/1 |
6/1
Form: 74521
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (8) |
21st Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 207y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Got back on the scoresheet when making virtually all for a narrow success at Wetherby (1m2f) last month; finished a tailed-off last of five at Nottingham seven days later but that may have come soon and it was an experiment at 1m6f; now drops back in trip and has claims if he can bounce back. |
8/1 |
|
5th 2 (5) |
26th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Has won at 7f and twice over 1m2f, latterly last week when beating his three rivals at Wetherby (good to firm); stays 1m4f but unraced over this far. |
2/1 |
|
2 (2) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Got back on track when fourth of nine in 1m4f Catterick handicap nine days ago; he must enter calculations off the same mark. |
15/8 |
20/1
Form: 28-9
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (8) |
3rd Oct 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Chased home a useful sort on debut last August; no progress since and he was well beaten at 100-1 over C&D three weeks ago; headgear off now; not a solid option. |
25/1 |
|
13th 13 (3) |
10th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Three poor runs this summer, latterly in cheekpieces; Oisin Orr, up for three of his five runs, has unsurprisingly opted for stablemate Eminent Jewel. |
25/1 |
|
7th 4 (9) |
10th Aug 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 50y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
in touch with leaders |
25/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.93 |
| Tricast | £43.83 |
| Trifecta | £51.60 |