12.45
SoftHereford Motor Group Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3539.9
- 2m 3f 147y
- Class 4
- 16 runners
Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.75
- Place: £1.10
Form: 1-22
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |
12th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner (2m, soft) who was runner-up on his first two hurdle starts before winning at Hereford (2m3f, soft) in December; faded when third over 2m7f at Chepstow latest and needs to prove his stamina, but this handicap newcomer has potential for his top yard; respected in first-time tongue-tie. |
9/4 |
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3rd 1 |
3rd Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Doncaster bumper winner; runner-up on first two starts over hurdles, including on good ground, and went one better in maiden at Hereford (2m3f, soft) in a very tight, three-way finish; sets the standard on hurdles form and he's entered in the 3m Grade 1 novice at Cheltenham Festival. |
13/8 |
11/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 216- C
Last run: 256 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 3 |
17th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 210y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
prominent, led before 8th, not fluent and faced challenge 2 out, soon ridden, pushed along and led clearly run-in, pricked ears towards finish |
7/2 |
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1st 7 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Creditable sixth in Aintree Grade 2 bumper last April having dotted up at Hereford the time before; went very close in maiden hurdle back at Hereford (2m3f, soft) on sole outing this term; leading player provided he stays this new trip (mixed messages in pedigree). |
2/1 |
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6 |
9th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 192y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Useful in bumpers last season and lost out only by a head in 15-runner Hereford maiden (2m3f, soft) on hurdle debut in December; that form aready sets a good standard here, and he ought to have a fair bit more to offer. |
4/7 |
5/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: 1-2 BF
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2 |
16th Sep 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, struggling when slow jump 3 out, soon pulled up |
7/2 |
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6th 8 |
30th Jun 2024 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who won three-runner beginners' chase on heavy ground during the winter; probably raced too close to hot pace when weakening fifth in Cartmel race won by Al Zaraqaan last month, and may still have potential. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 03
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 1 |
22nd Mar 2023 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, led 3 out, pushed along and bumped rival before 2 out, ran green after 2 out, pecked on landing last, soon ridden and hung left, kept on but headed final 110yds |
5/2 |
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3 |
5th Mar 2023 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
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3rd 5 |
30th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Second in an Irish point last February (only two finished), after which he was sold for £80,000; two hurdle runs for this yard have seen him not get home over an extended 2m3f here; could rate higher now dropped in trip and handicapping but he will need more to defy this mark. |
8/1 |
33/1
Form: 38
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 4 |
7th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Winning pointer; 18 defeats under rules equally divided between hurdles and fences; however, accepted the new cheekpieces when runner-up at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) last time and that run offers hope. |
4/1 |
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5th 4 |
7th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Winning pointer; 18 defeats under rules equally divided between hurdles and fences; however, accepted the new cheekpieces when runner-up at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) last time and that run offers hope. |
4/1 |
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2nd 5 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Winning pointer who is 0-17 under rules and 0-8 as a chaser; he does have placed form in this discipline but his last three efforts have been well below his best, the latest after wind surgery; bit risky with cheekpieces turned to. |
2/1 |
12/1
Form: 3
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 8 |
18th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
2m4f maiden point winner in 2022; third on rules debut in a bumper that November but singularly failed to reproduce the form in three starts over hurdles that season; returns from 671 days off and is tongue tied for handicap debut over a new trip; worth a market check. |
14/1 |
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4th 8 |
18th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
2m4f maiden point winner in 2022; third on rules debut in a bumper that November but singularly failed to reproduce the form in three starts over hurdles that season; returns from 671 days off and is tongue tied for handicap debut over a new trip; worth a market check. |
14/1 |
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8th 6 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Point winner; encouraging rules debut in a bumper here in November; minor promise in two hurdle starts since but handicaps likely to be his forte after this. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 4-48
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 4 |
3rd Jul 2023 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Well down the field when upped to 2m7f for handicap debut in April and pulled up over 2m4f the following month; in good hands and remains unexposed but needs to take a big step forward here; tongue-tie added. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
midfield, outpaced and pushed along 7th |
9/1 |
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13th 2 |
21st Apr 2023 Good 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Fourth to a good rival in one of his maidens and has perhaps been waiting for drier ground to launch handicap career; could be interesting. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 662-U
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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0 2 |
23rd Jul 2023 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced in second, pulled up quickly after 3 out |
9/4 |
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1st 3 |
7th Jul 2023 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
pressed leader, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, led again when ridden before 2 out, clear when not fluent last, stayed on |
9/4 |
|
4 |
31st May 2023 Good To Firm 3m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
No match for easy winner when second at Plumpton this month, having refused to settle in first-time blinkers, but was first past the post in cheekpieces at Taunton (3m, good to soft; demoted to second) two starts ago and the cheekpieces are back on here; player if handling the forecast fast ground. |
5/2 |
33/1
Form: 8
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 6 |
3rd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Off for nearly a year before pulling up on chase debut (jumped poorly) and when reverting to hurdles in March but subsequent efforts back on good ground yielded two wins at around this trip and he didn't run badly off this mark when third in May; needs to cut out the mistakes reverting to fences but interesting back from a break. |
11/2 |
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3rd 3 |
26th May 2024 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last |
2/1 |
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3rd 3 |
26th May 2024 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last |
2/1 |
28/1
Form: P-3
Last run: 220 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
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No Results Found |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 4 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
0-22 in points and now 0-18 under rules (0-14 over fences) after finishing a tailed-off runner-up in a novice hurdle at Newton Abbot. |
100/1 |
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2nd 4 |
23rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
0-22 in points and 0-17 under rules; placed a few times off lowly marks in handicap chases in 2023/24 and also in points this year but another minor role is probably his best hope. |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 57-
Last run: 285 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
21st Dec 2022 Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Some promise on February Exeter debut (2m2f novice hurdle, soft; fifth of 13) but failed to build upon that back there in maiden company (2m; 3-1; tailed off) the following month; questions to answer now returning from a 285-day absence. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 45
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
18th Feb 2026 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Beaten a whopping 127l when just 7-2 for Lingfield handicap hurdle (2m7f, heavy; first-time tongue-tie) 13 days ago; that's an obvious concern but maybe the added headgear backfired and he won off just 1lb lower at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) on his last chase start for Simon Hodgson about a year ago; Sean Bowen (4-5 for this yard) is an interesting jockey booking. |
5/1 |
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4th 2 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
No trip or ground issues but consistency has been an issue over several years' fitful campaigning, and while this is easier than the C&D 0-120 of December's return from another eight months off, it's no certainty he'll step up sufficiently on that 35l last of six; regains headgear. |
5/1 |
200/1
Form: —
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
21st Dec 2022 Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Wore a tongue-tie when a tailed-off last of ten at Exeter (2m bumper; 66-1); blinkers go on for the switch to hurdles; safe to look elsewhere. |
200/1 |
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10th 6 |
2nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield, pushed along and ran green before halfway, dropped to rear 6f out, lost touch 5f out, tailed off |
50/1 |
14/1
Form: 3
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 2 (4) |
18th Oct 2023 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Won 1m4f Listed race (very soft) in France during 2021; wasn't beaten far in a better race than this over 2m at Haydock last spring but he's generally struggled under both codes since and was tailed off back at Haydock (1m7f, heavy) 18 days ago; lots to prove. |
40/1 |
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5th 3 (2) |
30th Sep 2023 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Won 1m4f Listed race in France during 2021; wasn't beaten far in a better race than this over 2m (good) on this track in May 2022 but all at sea over hurdles since and that mark is now lower than his Flat one; no joy at Goodwood recently and has it to prove at present. |
20/1 |
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8th 6 (3) |
5th Sep 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Listed winner on Flat in France; 0-12 in Britain, mostly over hurdles (well held off modest marks the last twice); well treated on best form in this sphere but is by no means guaranteed to reproduce it. |
16/1 |
Form: 5906
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
9th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Made all at Fakenham (2m, soft) in December when 5lb lower; nothing since and the trip is a worry. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
12th Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
took keen hold, led, headed 5 out, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £9.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.08 |
| Trifecta | £14.50 |
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