14.05
GoodRichard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £10892
- 2m 0f 110y
- Class 3
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
100/30 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.70
Form: 4213-1 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
21st Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Should be well handicapped, likes good ground and returned to form with a pleasing second at Newton Abbot; often takes a good hold so the assured strong pace here will aid his chance. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
14th Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 75y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Did not hit top gear during light campaign last season and was well beaten (albeit on soft ground) last month, after a break; on good mark now and might be seen to better effect if the ground stays good here but others have much less to prove. |
16/1 |
|
4th 4 |
22nd May 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Four chase wins (from 14 attempts); has seemingly found himself stranded too high in the weights since scoring at Worcester (2m, good) in October 2022; back to his last winning mark after unseating rider early on at Plumpton last September; fitness is taken on trust. |
13/2 |
6/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 424221 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
24th Sep 2023 Good 2m 0f 214y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Good-ground wins at Stratford and Worcester have been the clear form highlights this season; arrives on the back of a low note, having suffered a heavy defeat last time. |
7/1 |
|
5th 1 |
30th Aug 2023 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, prominent when mistake 7th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out |
3/1 |
|
1st 3 |
20th Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Alighted upon a moderate class 3 at Stratford in June (2m1f, good) and only 1lb higher tonight; record of 1132222124 around here, but poor jumping display over C&D latest needs a little bit of forgiving. |
13/2 |
3/1
Form: 21311-
Last run: 204 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
10th Feb 2025 Good 2m 3f 51y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Winless since 2022 and he beat only one in 2m Taunton handicap chase 23 days ago on his second run after a long absence; has a bit to prove now. |
13/2 |
|
4th 1 |
10th Feb 2025 Good 2m 3f 51y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Winless since 2022 and he beat only one in 2m Taunton handicap chase 23 days ago on his second run after a long absence; has a bit to prove now. |
13/2 |
|
5th 3 |
18th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 12y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
jumped left on occasions, prominent, lost ground before 3rd, not fluent 5th, struggling from 7th |
11/4 |
16/1
Form: 1443-5 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
21st Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 212y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
When a 23l third at Newbury (2m, soft) two starts ago he was behind two highly progressive rivals and he continues to drop down the weights, but positive performances have been scarce this season and he was tailed off at Sandown (1m7f, soft) last time. |
10/1 |
|
9th 10 |
15th Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 99y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Has won six times over fences but seems to have developed his own ideas about the game and looks a difficult ride these days; below form this term on both British starts on heavy; latest outing was his best show this season but he needs to better that. |
25/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
23rd Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 92y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Has won six times over fences but seems to have developed his own ideas about the game and looks a difficult ride these days; in his current form others are way more appealing. |
15/2 |
11/2
Form: 5/711- D
Last run: 458 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
Seven-time chase winner (once here); returned from break with disappointing effort last month but current mark is workable if subsequent wind operation and/or first-time cheekpieces prompt a return to form. |
6/1 |
|
7 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
He ran well in defeat in the main last year and is effective when fresh; could give a good account on this first start since December but there's been minimal movement in his mark this season and he may again prove vulnerable in this competitive contest. |
12/1 |
|
10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes. |
16/1 |
|
10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes. |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 211-43
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Won three in a row early last year (2m4f-2m6f, good/good to soft) before keeping on well for second over 3m1f at Cheltenham (good); returned from break with good second at Fakenham (2m5f, good to soft) last month and she's high on the list today. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 1 |
18th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 44y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Five-time chase winner (good/good to soft; once over C&D); absent since very respectable third at Aintree (2m4f, good) last May but this race is easier and she features prominently in calculations. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 5 |
16th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Back in prime form towards end of last season, winning three in a row (2m4f-2m6f) before creditable second in valuable series final at Cheltenham (3m1f, good); ought to be right in the thick of things again here. |
9/4 |
8/1
Form: 22125- D
Last run: 189 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
5th Mar 2023 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Well treated on best chase form; out of sorts for new yard this season until hinting at a revival back over hurdles last time; however, needs to build on that effort. |
10/1 |
|
6th 4 |
11th Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Four-time chase winner who is very well treated on form as recent as last April; however, he's struggled on his four starts since and a major turnaround is needed with cheekpieces now added. |
33/1 |
5/1
Form: 35321- CD
Last run: 182 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Placed three times during the summer (2m3f-2m7f, good) but his final run was most disappointing; off new career-low mark but a 12yo now and he holds no secrets. |
14/1 |
|
9 |
1st Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Veteran who last won in 2022 but has come down the weights and took third in three of his last four starts, latest when running on from off the pace over C&D 11 days ago; has been tried over this sort of trip on only his last two outings and that latest run showed there's something to build on. |
10/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.67 |
| Tricast | £34.34 |
| Trifecta | £33.10 |
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