20.05
Good To FirmMelita Group Handicap
- Prize money: £5234
- 1m 0f 53y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.40
Form: 7-4683 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (5) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Last five wins have come on the AW including when completing a hat-trick in the spring; has winning form on good to firm ground, but his last two efforts since returning to turf need improving upon. |
14/1 |
|
6th 7 (1) |
11th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Was recording wins eight, nine and ten when rattling off an AW hat-trick this spring (1m-8.6f); the wheels came off when well-beaten over C&D 33 days ago, however, and this mark looks beyond him. |
20/1 |
|
10th 6 (3) |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Resurgent 8yo who has rattled off a hat-trick on AW this spring including a clearcut win at Wolverhampton (8.6f) last month; this is tougher off 9lb higher but he remains feasibly treated on his old form and is a five-time winner on turf; key player. |
13/2 |
11/8
- Place: £1.70
Form: -76211 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (5) |
5th Oct 2024 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Secured a third win of 2024 at Chepstow (1m) in August and not discredited off a 5lb higher mark when fourth of 14 at Kempton (1m) four weeks ago; he ought to be thereabouts. |
7/1 |
|
4th 14 (5) |
7th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
mounted in chute and taken down early, led early, headed and prominent after 1f, no extra inside final 110yds |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 190-49 C
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (3) |
31st Jul 2024 Good To Firm 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Two 1m2f wins for Sir Mark Todd last year, one of them here; two runs for new yard leave him with something to prove. |
10/1 |
|
9th 4 (3) |
12th Jul 2024 Soft 1m 1f 212y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
led, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out |
12/1 |
|
4th 1 (8) |
27th May 2024 Good To Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Keen-going front-runner; won two 1m2f handicaps for Mark Todd in this month last year (good to soft/good to firm), but absent since a poor run last July; drops back in trip for stable debut. |
16/1 |
13/2
Form: -00155 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 (7) |
28th Jul 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
0-13 on AW as opposed to 4-22 on turf; placed at Newcastle in May on last AW start; current wellbeing has to be taken on trust after two heavy defeats on turf. |
8/1 |
|
3 (9) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 1m 0f 68y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Started this season with good thirds at Newcastle (1m, AW) and Doncaster (1m, good) but he missed the break and finished in rear at Carlisle last time; bit to prove again after that and he's won only once in last 20 starts. |
10/1 |
|
17 (5) |
25th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 173y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Won at Beverley last season (8.5f, soft); two creditable runs this time, last time finishing a close third at Doncaster (1m, good); each-way chance. |
25/1 |
4/1
Form: 202210 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (6) |
3rd Sep 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Got off the mark on turf at Beverley (7.5f, good to firm) in June off 1lb lower mark when making all; he had to use up energy to lead from a wide stall and didn't have much left once headed when fifth at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) nine days ago; chance if able to dominate from the front. |
8/1 |
|
5th 6 (9) |
25th Aug 2024 Good 1m 0f 100y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Free-going front-runner who has won three times this year, most recently here (7.4f, good to firm) in June; suffered worrying dip in form afterwards but steadied the ship with respectable fourth at Epsom (7f, good) last week and will be fine over today's trip; no surprise if he makes a bold bid. |
8/1 |
|
4th 3 (1) |
16th Aug 2024 Good 0m 7f 3y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Triple all-the-way winner already in 2024 and perfectly drawn to attack this time, but can sometimes prove too free for his own good and hasn't beaten anything home since the most recent success; risks attached. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
No Surrender
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.58 |
| Trifecta | £36.00 |
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