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Legal Weapon

Horse Form Profile

Age: 6 years

Trainer: Ben Pauling

Owner: Oap IV

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

14

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Sandown

Legal Weapon

11st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ben Pauling

Reasonably consistent but is 0-5 over hurdles, finishing fourth to Wilstar at Warwick most recently; chance of finding the necessary progress largely depends on the effects of first-time tongue-tie.

33/1

4th

5

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Warwick

Legal Weapon

11st 5lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Gained his bumper success at Warwick; consistent elsewhere since switched to hurdles, making the frame each time; ran particularly well at Newbury (2m, good to soft) on penultimate start; solid chance back here.

7/2

4th

8

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 3

13:45 Doncaster

Legal Weapon

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Bumper winner (2m, good to soft) who tapped back into that promise when runner-up at Newbury (2m, good to soft) last month on his third hurdle start, coming clear with the winner; unproven on soft ground; leading claims if backing up that latest performance.

9/4

4

18th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Lingfield

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11st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Faded disappointingly in two bumpers after winning his first on good to soft at Warwick; again faded out of it when a very remote second on switch to hurdles at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft); some reservations for now.

9/1

5

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

13:45 Fontwell

Legal Weapon

11st 4lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Just did enough to justify favouritism in 12-runner Warwick bumper (good to soft) on debut in December; weakened tamely in both subsequent bumpers and has a point to prove on this hurdling debut but it would be dangerous to write him off at this stage.

8/1