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SoftCWM Survey & Inspection Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4832.11
- 2m 2f 148y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.50
Form: 32-123
Last run: 99 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Made all at Southwell last May and Stratford in October, so carries a double penalty today; both were on soft ground but she does have some form on good and good to firm; appearances at about 2m4f may help to explain the two heavy defeats among her last four starts; a leading form contender. |
7/4 |
|
6th 1 |
26th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won on handicap debut at Stratford (extended 2m2f, soft) in October then bounced back from lesser run at Sandown to finish second at Newcastle (2m1f, soft) last time; didn't see out 2m4f on heavy ground at Sandown but may have the necessary stamina for today's assignment; key player if so. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Consistent sort who won on her handicap debut at Stratford (2m2f, soft) in October and faded when fourth at Sandown (2m4f, heavy) last month; retains potential now back down in trip and could have a say. |
4/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.60
Form: 32
Last run: 131 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Yet to win over fences, but creditable second at Wetherby in March (3m, good to soft; cheekpieces tried); has had wind surgery since fair fourth at Carlisle last month (3m, good; blinkers on); tongue-tie plus cheekpieces this time; chance. |
5/2 |
|
4th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Improved on first chase run when second of four at Wetherby last time (3m, good to soft; cheekpieces first time, wasn't fluent); blinkers now tried; quite interesting. |
9/2 |
11/2
- Place: £3.20
Form: 416 C
Last run: 78 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
1st Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won a fast-ground maiden at Stratford (2m) last summer and coped well soft ground when third on handicap debut there (extended 2m2f) in October; 1lb lower today and pedigree suggests this new trip will suit. |
3/1 |
|
4 |
1st Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won a fast-ground maiden at Stratford (2m) last summer and coped well soft ground when third on handicap debut there (extended 2m2f) in October; 1lb lower today and pedigree suggests this new trip will suit. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
7th Oct 2024 Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Kept on well to win course maiden (2m, good to firm) in July, and his two runs here either side of that (2m2f/2m) were perfectly respectable; not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but open to improvement if suited by the forecast slower ground. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 6-1552 BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Respectable third at Market Rasen last time but is far from guaranteed to go two places better, being the least productive contender in this field; overall strike-rate is just 1-25 and chase record is 0-6. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
4th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 89y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
With Dan Skelton when gaining her only success and she's again out of the weights here; opposable. |
25/1 |
|
8 |
19th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
With Dan Skelton when gaining her only success and hard to envisage her doubling that tally here from well out of the weights. |
66/1 |
Form: -114P6
Last run: 10 days
W: 12st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
11th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Chance on last year's peak form but he appears to have lost his way; quiet so far for current yard. |
50/1 |
|
5th 4 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Has the form to feature off this mark but in two runs for this yard he's been tailed off over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut. |
33/1 |
|
7 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Ended last season with string of good efforts over hurdles for the Newland-Insole stable; sold for 18,000gns last spring; may have needed his reappearance run here in October but he now returns after another break and this is a tough assignment on his chase debut. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: P31F-7 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ran well in only one of six hurdling starts for Dan Skelton last season and, having rejoined Sam Loxton, was pulled up in a hunter chase in February; last of three finishers in 4m point last month; revival needed. |
25/1 |
|
4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ran well in only one of six hurdling starts for Dan Skelton last season and, having rejoined Sam Loxton, was pulled up in a hunter chase in February; last of three finishers in 4m point last month; revival needed. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 59449-
Last run: 171 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Nine-race maiden but he returned to form when third in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) under Osian Radford at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; also effective on soft ground; has the same mark as last time and he's a leading player if backing up that latest run. |
11/8 |
|
3rd 4 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Nine-race maiden but he returned to form when third in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) under Osian Radford at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; also effective on soft ground; has the same mark as last time and he's a leading player if backing up that latest run. |
11/8 |
|
3rd 6 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Unplaced all six hurdling starts but shaped quite well before fading at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft; first run after wind op) last month, and may benefit from combination of drop back in trip and first-time tongue-tie here. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 5-3137
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Not in great form when last seen in October but last July's win at Worcester (2m, good) came after 273 days off following wind surgery, and off this very mark; wouldn't rule out. |
14/1 |
|
5th 5 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Returned after wind surgery with a win at Worcester (2m, good) in July but she's not matched that form since and was a remote sixth at Hereford on Monday; now drops back in trip but she needs to bounce back near her best; cheekpieces added. |
12/1 |
|
6th 2 |
13th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Perhaps a better horse at 2m, for all that her last run over 2m3f was fairly respectable; one or two others appeal more. |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: 7-56
Last run: 132 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
7th Oct 2024 Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Showed only minor promise when an outsider for three maiden/novice hurdles in the spring (2m-2m3f) but is well worth keeping an eye on in the betting before this handicap debut. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 790-45
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
2m4f hurdle winner on good ground; 0-5 as a chaser and failed to convince stamina-wise when stepped up to 3m at Southwell, finishing 28l off the winner; to give him the benefit of the doubt, that run was after a break. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
11th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Won 2m4f hurdle at the start of 2025 and made a fairly encouraging chase debut when third of six at Newton Abbot (2m, good) one year ago; returned from break with three disappointing runs from November to January, though, and has questions to answer on first attempt at 3m; hood refitted. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 408-5
Last run: 151 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
12th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Bids for a hat-trick, having won 2m events at Uttoxeter and Ludlow (beat Badlands Boy) the last twice; may improve further at this level and Ned Fox takes off a useful 5lb; shortlisted. |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 |
12th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Bids for a hat-trick, having won 2m events at Uttoxeter and Ludlow (beat Badlands Boy) the last twice; may improve further at this level and Ned Fox takes off a useful 5lb; shortlisted. |
3/1 |
|
1st 4 |
25th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
disputed lead early, prominent from 2nd, led narrowly 3rd, faced challenge 4 out, shaken up and went clear 2 out, ridden out run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough |
7/4 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.88 |
| Tricast | £97.37 |
| Trifecta | £120.40 |
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