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GoodCatesby Estates Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £11109.84
- 2m 0f 179y
- Class 3
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 5911-1 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 19 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Respectable strike-rate (Flat/hurdles) during his spell with Fergal O'Brien; encouraging placed effort at Kempton (2m5f; second run for new yard) most recently; won a race of this nature at Aintree (2m, soft; off 2lb lower) two years ago. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
22nd Feb 2025 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
towards rear, headway after 3 out |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
25th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
in rear |
7/2 |
15/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: 455-42 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (8) |
29th Jun 2024 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Seen far more often over hurdles; lost his way in that discipline but smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and he's run well on turf since over 1m6f and 1m5f; often wears cheekpieces, which return today after he was hooded instead on penultimate start and had no headgear on latest; others are preferred for the win. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 (1) |
2nd Jun 2024 Good To Soft 1m 5f 16y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Seen far more often over hurdles (winner on varied ground); lost his way in that discipline but smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and close second of six to Hope You Can Run at Newmarket (1m6f) two weeks ago; often wears cheekpieces, but hooded instead on latest start and has no headgear today; may still have more to offer on Flat. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 6 (1) |
19th May 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Seen far more often over hurdles (winner on varied ground); has lost his way in that discipline but he was a smooth 2m winner on the Kempton AW in March (first Flat start since 2021) and was not discredited when tenth in the Chester Cup nine days ago; first-time hood replaces cheekpieces; may still have more to offer on Flat. |
4/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: 3918-4 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
2nd Dec 2023 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Not had much racing since his last win off a 5lb higher mark in March 2022; now a 10yo and he was beaten a long way out on his return from a break at Newbury. |
25/1 |
|
7th 4 |
9th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
midfield, lost ground before 4th |
20/1 |
|
7th 1 |
16th Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
prominent |
5/1 |
11/2
Form: 211-63 D
Last run: 5 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Three-time hurdle winner who made it 0-5 over fences with another disappointing show at Bangor in late March, despite returning to good ground; clearly needs to raise his game in the new blinkers (replacing cheekpieces). |
7/1 |
|
6th 3 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Three-time hurdle winner who is 0-4 over fences, with only effort of note in discipline when beaten in a match at Warwick in October (2m4f); does seem happier on good ground than soft, so last two efforts could be excused; cheekpieces return after going without them last time. |
8/1 |
|
7th 4 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
3-20 hurdles, his latest win at Newcastle (2m1f Class 3; from 2lb higher) 11 months ago; a switch to fences hasn't suited (0-4, including being beaten in a match) but it's possible he'll strip fitter since his latest start; reverting to the smaller obstacles is helpful. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 0-7105 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
18th Jul 2025 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 5lb |
Has hit the frame in both handicap hurdle outings in 2025, the latest when runner-up at Cork beaten 2l in April; mixed signals on the strength of that form but fit after respectable Flat outing last month and feasibly treated on old form. |
9/1 |
|
10 (8) |
7th Jun 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Three-time hurdles winner and 2-12 on the Flat; has run well on every outing since joining this yard, including four Flat runs in the second half of last year; stayed on well when second over hurdles at Cork when last seen; will be doing best work late. |
14/1 |
11/4
Form: -32111 C
Last run: 9 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 13 |
16th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 179y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Winner of a Listed bumper here; has won only a maiden and two handicaps over hurdles but she ran well against male opposition in a Grade 2 at Kempton 19 days ago despite racing freely, as is her way; this bigger field will suit but she looks up against it on the figures and she seems ideally suited by good ground. |
33/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
25th Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
Did well in bumpers last term and registered a hat-trick over hurdles (Plumpton, Fakenham and Ludlow) in the autumn, the last two legs of which were in handicaps; while she did not come near to justifying favouritism in Cheltenham handicap 11 weeks ago when last seen, she was not discredited; this test could suit and she's one to consider. |
12/1 |
|
6th 8 |
9th Dec 2022 Good 2m 0f 179y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Progressive mare whose recent hat-trick came at sharp tracks but she handles Cheltenham, having performed well in two good-ground bumpers here (including Listed win) last term; respected under 7lb penalty for last week's ready success at Ludlow; future mark 1lb higher. |
11/4 |
40/1
Form: 4P/P0- D
Last run: 364 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
24th Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
held up in last, jumped left 4th, jumped left 5th, pushed along after 3 out, went second last, soon ridden, kept on but always held |
9/2 |
|
7th 1 |
7th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won three times in autumn 2020 and is well handicapped on that form, but she's not the same force nowadays and has finished soundly beaten in seventh the last twice; needs to raise her game. |
50/1 |
|
7th 1 |
31st Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Useful in the autumn of 2020 for Neil King, winning three mares' races, but winless on the Flat this year and well held on her return to hurdling at Cheltenham (100-1) three weeks ago; on the back burner for now. |
20/1 |
15/2
Form: 1834-1 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 |
21st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Ran fairly well over 2m here on seasonal debut in November but two very disappointing runs have followed (2m/2m7f; blinkers added last time) and it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood today. |
33/1 |
|
8th 2 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Made quite encouraging seasonal debut last month (2m, good) but ran poorly over that trip three weeks later and also struggled on only previous attempt at 2m7f; sports first-time blinkers; risky. |
12/1 |
|
8th 2 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Made quite encouraging seasonal debut last month (2m, good) but ran poorly over that trip three weeks later and also struggled on only previous attempt at 2m7f; sports first-time blinkers; risky. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 434-F5 C
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Smart 2m chaser in his prime; generally very disappointing in recent years and absent since pulled up for Richard Bandey last May, but makes debut for latest new stable on a very tempting mark; worth a second look. |
10/1 |
|
4th 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Smart 2m chaser in his prime; generally very disappointing in recent years and absent since pulled up for Richard Bandey last May, but makes debut for latest new stable on a very tempting mark; worth a second look. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
9th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Wins this all day on back class (RPRs peaked at 164 in 2020), but he lost his way in 2022-23 and second place (beaten 23l; made mistakes) on his stable debut in March owed plenty to others' mishaps; down in class and dropped another 5lb, but still couldn't have absolute faith in a revival. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 126-07 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 209y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Long in the tooth and no longer the force of old but bounced back from two poor chase runs with respectable effort over hurdles at Haydock (1m7f, good) last month and is now 5lb lower than when going close in this race a year ago; could have a say. |
12/1 |
|
5th 7 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 144y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Very capable over fences but pulled up in that discipline on his last two starts following a break of 217 days; he did go close over hurdles at Aintree three runs ago so there's a big effort in him if he can get his act together. |
25/1 |
15/2
Form: F53-12
Last run: 170 days
W: 10st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 2m 6f 164y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Won the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase here (1m7f, heavy) in December 2023 and comfortably won handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last November; the return to Sandown is an interesting angle but he's been well beaten the last twice and needs to be better than ever today; headgear applied. |
16/1 |
|
8 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 2m 6f 164y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Won the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase here (1m7f, heavy) in December 2023 and comfortably won handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last November; the return to Sandown is an interesting angle but he's been well beaten the last twice and needs to be better than ever today; headgear applied. |
16/1 |
|
5 |
15th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 8y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Record of 4-7 over fences includes a Grade 1 novice win last term and impressive handicap performance at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) on reappearance; perhaps unsuited by the return to Cheltenham last time; has something to find at the weights but looks interesting as a second-season chaser who could rate higher still. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Lively Citizen, Le Patron
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £26.91 |
| Tricast | £445.34 |
| Trifecta | £229.00 |
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