Strong Leader
Horse Form Profile
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Tailed off at Cheltenham in January but that's not his track and he's had a wind op since; prior to that he ran well when runner-up to Impose Toi at Newbury and Ascot, and his Aintree form figures read 1212 with his last two visits being in this race (good to soft/good); there can be considerable optimism that he'll be a key player back here; tongue-tie added. |
4/1 |
|
6th 3 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Runner-up to Impose Toi on last two starts (3m, soft/good to soft), latest when beaten just over 1l off level weights (same today) in the Grade 1 Long Walk at Ascot; his record at Cheltenham is patchy but he ran well when third in this in 2024; on form he's the stand-out danger to Impose Toi. |
9/2 |
|
1st 1 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 26y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Reappeared with a win in the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) last November and finished second in the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree (3m, good) in April, having won that same Grade 1 12 months earlier; leading claims despite conceding weight all round. |
7/4 |
|
1st 1 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 26y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Reappeared with a win in the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) last November and finished second in the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree (3m, good) in April, having won that same Grade 1 12 months earlier; leading claims despite conceding weight all round. |
7/4 |
|
2nd 10 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Ran as if something was amiss in the Long Walk (subsequently had wind surgery) and latest effort confirms that Cheltenham isn't his ideal track; promising stayer otherwise since upped to 3m and registered a clearcut success in this race 12 months ago (good to soft); shortlisted. |
6/1 |