14.25
GoodUnibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £74035
- 2m 0f 179y
- Class 1
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain and snow
Abandoned
Form: 011-11 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 153
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Heavy ground provides an excuse for latest effort; has hinted at retaining ability otherwise since returning from lengthy layoff; very attractively treated on historical data, which includes four Grade 2 wins (bumper/hurdles/fences); one to consider. |
9/2 |
|
1 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Smart hurder/chaser in his prime; absent more than two years after Grade 2 novice chase win in autumn 2023 but returned with two pretty good efforts this season (2m5f/3m) and has possibiites in his first veterans' chase; copes well with soft ground; unraced on heavy. |
3/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1325-1 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 150
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Abandoned
Form: 1520-1 C
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 2 |
8th Oct 2023 Soft 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Very smart hurdler with good-ground wins in the Greatwood Handicap at Cheltenham and the Grade 2 Kingwell at Wincanton, easily the best of his five runs last season; his two heaviest defeats last term were on soft but best run the previous campaign was on good to soft; has much the best form in this small but select field; the one to beat if the ground is okay. |
1/2 |
|
5th 2 |
13th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Well-beaten sixth of seven in last month's Champion Hurdle and he weakened on his sole previous attempt at this sort of trip; however, the ground was soft for both of those runs and perhaps he's better served by a sounder surface; has won the Greatwood Handicap and the Grade 2 Kingwell Hurdle and he's an each-way contender if able to produce his best form. |
25/1 |
|
6th 2 |
14th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Progressive hurdler who powered clear for a 17l success in the Kingwell at Wincanton (1m7f) last month, bouncing back from his Relkeel flop over 2m4f; rated by trainer as being as good as the yard's best hurdlers in the past, including two horses who were placed in the Champion Hurdle; 3-3 over C&D, the most recent in this season's Greatwood (defied top weight in emphatic style); has raced mostly on good/good to soft; should go well. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 0-7105 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 2lb
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 |
Abandoned
Form: 121-32 C
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 154
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
29th Apr 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 30y |
11st 7lb |
in rear but in touch with leaders, some headway on inner 2 out, pushed along when bit short of room home turn, soon outpaced and lost position when ridden, went fourth before last, no extra run-in |
11/2 |
|
4th 6 |
13th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Didn't have to be at her best for Grade 2 mares' win at Doncaster in January and disappointing in the mares' hurdle at last month's Cheltenham Festival; however, she won this race last year (good to soft) and there's every chance she'll be best of the rest behind stablemate Constitution Hill, which was the case in the Fighting Fifth and the Christmas Hurdle this season. |
12/1 |
|
8th 3 |
14th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 200y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Six-time Grade 1 winner over hurdles, including the 2020 Champion Hurdle; no match for superstar stablemate Constitution Hill in the Fighting Fifth or Christmas Hurdle at the end of 2022 but underlined what a class act she is among her own sex when hacking up in a 2m Grade 2 at Doncaster in January; has won a Grade 1 over this trip; major player. |
6/1 |
Verdict
Epatante brings lots of form at the top level, which appears to give her the best chance at these weights. However, while this field surely won’t contain any rival as good as the red-hot Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill, by whom Epatante was so thoroughly eclipsed at Newcastle two weeks ago, it does include three younger candidates who have all improved this season and could be capable of better still. I LIKE TO MOVE IT earns the selection following his impressive success in a major handicap here last month and can add his name to those of Khyber Kim, The New One and Guard Your Dreams who have already registered five wins between them in this race for trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. Epatante is second on the list but Knappers Hill and First Street are also highly respected.[Richard Austen]
Selections
RP Ratings:
EpatanteSPOTLIGHT:
I Like To Move ItDaily Mirror:
Knappers HillDaily Mail:
First StreetWEST COUNTRY:
I Like To Move ItThe Guardian:
I Like To Move ItD Express:
I Like To Move ItDaily Record:
Knappers Hill