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Good To Softbet365 Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £28475
- 3m 0f 26y
- Class 1
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 52F-37 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear, headway on outer after 2 out, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in |
8/1 |
|
8th 1 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear, headway on outer after 2 out, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in |
8/1 |
8/1
- Place: £3.80
Form: 414P4- D
Last run: 203 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 154
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 2 |
13th Jan 2024 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Made his name over hurdles but he's 2-6 over fences and 3m on soft ground is right up his alley; it was quite comfortable when he accounted for Mill Green and Aye Right over C&D in November and a 4lb rise is not the end of the world; he's not your typical veteran chaser being so lightly raced in this discipline. |
8/1 |
|
1st 2 |
22nd Nov 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
prominent, led 4th |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 11116- D
Last run: 227 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 146
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Two attempts in this race comprise a success in 2024 and close second last year, both off higher marks; however, has a doubt over current form and needs to stage a revival. |
10/1 |
|
3 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Fourth in the 2023 Scottish National (4m, good); commendable efforts most starts since, for instance beaten a nose by Victtorino at Ascot (3m, good; 1lb higher today) in February, but this race last year was not one of them and neither was the Grand National three weeks ago. |
16/1 |
|
3 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Fourth in the 2023 Scottish National (4m, good); commendable efforts most starts since, for instance beaten a nose by Victtorino at Ascot (3m, good; 1lb higher today) in February, but this race last year was not one of them and neither was the Grand National three weeks ago. |
16/1 |
13/8
Form: P/141- D
Last run: 287 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 154
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
20th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
11st 13lb |
in touch with leaders, headway after 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
12/1 |
|
8th 4 |
1st May 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Grade 1 novices' chase winner in his prime; no trip/ground issues, but 21lb descent since pulling up in the Rowland Meyrick says plenty about a pretty poor 2022-23 season, including dropped to Class 3 latest. |
14/1 |
|
4th 2 |
10th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Smart in his prime but has become disappointing this season; will find this much easier than Cheltenham Festival handicap hurdle he contested last month but he was never competitive there and now switches back to chasing with some questions to answer. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 3453P- D
Last run: 203 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
22nd Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 20y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Has plenty of chasing experience for a novice and chose a good day to open his account in this discipline when beating two rivals in the Grade 2 Reynoldstown at Ascot (3m, good to soft); it was not his first notable effort at the Festival when fifth in a very warm opening-day staying handicap (soft) won by Corach Rambler; solid credentials back in novice company. |
9/2 |
|
5th 17 |
14th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
Runner-up in the 3m Albert Bartlett in 2021 and another rock-solid Festival run when third to Corach Rambler in this race last year (good to soft; when 1lb lower) especially as he bled from the nose; hard to catch on a good day since but was his best self when winning a three-runner Grade 2 novice at Ascot in February and ought to be set fair to go well. |
11/1 |
|
1st 4 |
18th Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Point winner in his younger days but he's 0-8 over rules fences and has a question mark over current form; useful on his day (finished third in last season's Ultima) but needs to stage a revival. |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 623F2- CD
Last run: 189 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
11th Feb 2023 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
led before 2 out, pressed leader when headed 2nd, lost two places 6th, ridden after 8th, went third before 2 out, stayed on but no match for first two |
20/1 |
|
5 |
4th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 98y Class 1 |
11st 12lb |
An admirable mare over many seasons but she has failed to beat a rival in her two runs this term and looked badly out of sorts last time. |
33/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £46.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £42.50 |
| Trifecta | £86.60 |
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