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StandardDownload The At The Races App Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £2614.08
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: NH Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 2/
Last run: 746 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 9 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Dual winner over fences including here (2m4f, good to soft); 5lb lower than when second of six over hurdles at Stratford (2m6f, good) in May, but well held in both subsequent outings; stable also runs Catalan King. |
14/1 |
|
5th 9 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Dual winner over fences including here (2m4f, good to soft); 5lb lower than when second of six over hurdles at Stratford (2m6f, good) in May, but well held in both subsequent outings; stable also runs Catalan King. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3 BF
Last run: 65 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
29th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Did not live up to favouritism in a bumper at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) in October but his fourth of 13 at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft; 15-2) five weeks ago was better form; limitations but has shown enough to suggest he's a player on hurdle debut today and he is well related. |
9/4 |
|
4th 8 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
15-8 favourite for a Newton Abbot bumper (2m1f, good) on debut ten weeks ago and shaped well enough in third, albeit never looking like winning in the closing stages; can do better but he will need to. |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Acts on any ground; had very little to spare at Sandown (2m4f) most recently but the runner-up has franked the form since; still competitively treated back up 2lb, assuming he takes to first-time headgear. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Did not make any significant further progress after making all for clearcut success at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) last November but is still quite lightly raced over fences and makes his seasonal debut from a workable mark; can make a bold bid. |
7/2 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Did not make any significant further progress after making all for clearcut success at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) last November but is still quite lightly raced over fences and makes his seasonal debut from a workable mark; can make a bold bid. |
7/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 624
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
2m5f good-ground winner last summer off 6lb higher; hardly consistent though and never went a yard at Warwick last month; now tries cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
8th 7 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Scored at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last June and was in contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) in December but last season's record was rather mixed and we haven't seen him since a poor performance in January. |
10/1 |
|
8th 7 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Scored at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last June and was in contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) in December but last season's record was rather mixed and we haven't seen him since a poor performance in January. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 5lb |
Fortuitous winner of the 2025 Champion Hurdle (same story in this season's Fighting Fifth); could only manage fifth when attempting to retain her crown (9.75l behind Lossiemouth); posted another solid effort in the Aintree Hurdle last time when fourth (2m4f, good to soft); return to 2m should suit, cheekpieces go on and she was second in this contest last year (good) but may need further luck to increase Grade 1 haul. |
8/1 |
|
4th 7 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Fortuitous winner of the 2025 Champion Hurdle (same story in the Fighting Fifth) and finished only fifth, behind some of today's rivals, when attempting to retain her crown; largely consistent and has won over 2m4f but increasing her Grade 1 tally may require further luck. |
12/1 |
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5th 8 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Record of 3-4 at Cheltenham features two Festival wins, beating Brighterdaysahead in the Grade 2 novice hurdle in 2024 then admittedly fortuitous (left in lead when State Man took a late fall; odds-on Constitution Hill exited earlier) when 25-1 in this race last year; also had fortune on her side in this season's Fighting Fifth as the front two in the market, including The New Lion, failed to complete; ran creditably on Boxing Day when last seen; largely consistent and should go well but may require further luck to retain her crown. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
17th Jun 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Lightly raced but well held in two handicaps, the latest a 2m1f seller; unraced beyond that trip and there's stamina in the pedigree, so could show more this time. |
16/1 |
|
4th 4 |
31st May 2023 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Unexposed after only four hurdle runs but was tailed off when 22-1 for recent handicap debut; needs combination of better ground and first-time cheekpieces to enable significant improvement here. |
12/1 |
|
10th 5 |
12th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Unexposed mare who posted her most encouraging of three qualifying runs when sixth at Stratford (2m, good to soft) last month; should have further improvement to come; one to consider. |
13/2 |
Verdict
All four with experience have shown significant ability but the most compelling option is RANGE, who ran a big race in defeat on last month’s debut at Chepstow. Mullins Bay was safely held when third on his debut at Newton Abbot but has a good pedigree and is with a top stable, so it won’t be a big surprise if he makes the necessary progress here. Kankin has been off the track for over two years since his promising debut but also warrants consideration.[Chris Wilson]
Selections
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