14.10
Good To SoftWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5337.08
- 2m 5f 56y
- Class 3
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.83
- Place: £1.60
Form: 1214-9 C
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 9 |
22nd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 61y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Defied much higher marks twice, including over C&D, a couple of years ago; has failed to repeat the form since and ran particularly poorly last time. |
16/1 |
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10th 4 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Five-time hurdle winner who continues to drop down the weights; however, it's a long time since this 11yo has been competitive. |
33/1 |
|
7th 8 |
3rd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Five-time winner, including over 2m3f here; hasn't been at his best in two runs this season and probably best watched in what looks a competitive event. |
50/1 |
16/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 032-28 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Good servant to connections over the years (six hurdle wins); on the downgrade now, though, and was just a respectable fifth in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at regular haunt Wetherby (2m5f, good) last month. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, no extra run-in |
10/1 |
|
5th 3 |
28th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Has often run well here and he's well treated on course form as recent as November; however, his subsequent form has been patchy and this 10yo needs to raise his game in first-time cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
7/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 35-141 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
took keen hold, led, not fluent 3rd, hit 4 out, headed before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened |
6/4 |
|
3rd 1 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
took keen hold, led, not fluent 3rd, hit 4 out, headed before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened |
6/4 |
|
2nd 3 |
19th Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 58y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Won over C&D (good to soft) in April 2023 and returned to form to win on stable debut at Cartmel (2m6f, heavy) last August; however, two lesser runs have followed and he needs to get back on track after a break. |
6/1 |
9/4
Form: 4322-3 BF
Last run: 243 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 9 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 11lb |
Out of luck since winning this race last year; only 3lb higher now, and has to be taken seriously; Rian Corcoran has enjoyed a successful breakthrough season in Britain and claims a useful 4lb. |
8/1 |
|
9th 11 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Has three wins over hurdles but hasn't been at his best in four runs since returning in November; is slipping down the weights and takes a drop in class so cannot be discounted; returning cheekpieces replace blinkers. |
16/1 |
|
5th 14 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Blew apart a 15-runner Pertemps qualifier at Chepstow (2m7f) in February 2023 and underlined how effective he can be in big-field races when seeing off 24 rivals in a handicap at the Punchestown festival (2m3f, yielding) last spring; hasn't come close to reproducing that form in three outings this winter but his mark has eased a little as a result; worth a second look in the betting. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 1241-8
Last run: 79 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
31st Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, mistake 4 out |
9/2 |
|
1st 2 |
6th Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Formerly smart on the Flat; defied a similar mark to this in a better race at Haydock (1m7f, good) in April 2022, since when he's been lightly raced; perhaps failed to stay 2m5f when last seen (in first-time cheekpieces); could easily be in the thick of it. |
15/8 |
20/1
Form: 13F/P- C
Last run: 362 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
2nd Jul 2023 Good To Soft 2m 1f 61y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Lightly raced and generally disappointing since shock hurdle win on stable debut in 2020 but has dropped a long way down the weights and will appreciate today's ease in grade; may yet turn things around. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
12th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Wide-margin 150-1 win in novice hurdle at Wetherby in December 2020 but she failed to go on from that and following an absence she has failed to threaten on her three starts this winter, the latest back over fences. |
16/1 |
|
6th 1 |
11th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 214y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Lightly raced and has a very mixed record since wide-margin hurdle win in December 2020 but had excuses when pulled up on chasing debut in 2021 and gave good account of herself when third (albeit well held in the end) in Listed hurdle at Sandown (2m4f, soft) last month; not out of this. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 1-0185 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Not the force of old and might be better suited by right-handed tracks but ran well from the front when close fourth in open point at left-handed Chaddesley Corbett (3m, good to soft; also suited by soft) last month; considered each-way. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
Useful handicapper chaser when trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, with a good record at this track; this season's pointing form for new stable has been underwhelming, though, and he was safely held when fourth in a Leicester hunter chase (2m, good to soft) last month. |
10/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
12st 6lb |
Useful handicapper chaser when trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, with a good record at this track; this season's pointing form for new stable has been underwhelming, though, and he was safely held when fourth in a Leicester hunter chase (2m, good to soft) last month. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: -P9352
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 46y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Won this race on good ground under Becky Smith a year ago and defends his crown from a good mark but recent Flat/hurdling form has been underwhelming and conditions are not in his favour today. |
33/1 |
|
9th 10 (9) |
5th Jul 2025 Soft 1m 3f 39y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Better known as a jumper and yet recent efforts in that scene haven't been great, and he was only midfield over C&D last month. |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
29th Jun 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Stuck on a losing run and finished last in two hurdle races before finishing only sixth off his low Flat mark 13 days ago; others much preferred. |
25/1 |
9/2
Form: /956-3
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
31st Jan 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Soft-ground winner in Ireland who returned from a long absence to finish third of 18 at Cheltenham (2m5f, good) in November; has a history of going well fresh but he's a major player if confirming that latest promise. |
5/1 |
|
5 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Two-time Irish winner (including on soft) who returned from a long absence to finish third of 18 at Cheltenham (2m5f, good) last month on his stable debut; he has a history of going well fresh but he's a major player if confirming that latest promise. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 8 |
11th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Won for Gavin Cromwell (same owner) in a 2m3f maiden hurdle (September 2020) and a 2m4f beginners chase (April 2021) but did not build on that in either sphere; those wins did show that he can go well fresh, however, and despite the 517-day layoff this time, he's not ruled out on this debut for new yard. |
11/1 |
12/1
Form: -12343 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
8th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Scored at Haydock (2m5f) in March and largely in good nick since, though she beat only one in 2m4f Worcester handicap hurdle 33 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back. |
14/1 |
|
7 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
First-time visor and enjoyed a soft lead when winning at Haydock (2m5f, good) in March; bumped into one when second last time but that still completed a subsequent run of double-figure defeats. |
9/1 |
25/1
Form: 12/F0 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
29th Jan 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
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|
10 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 5f 56y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Point winner who looked promising when landing a novice hurdle at Warwick (2m5f, soft) in February 2021; first-fence faller at Uttoxeter last month when back from a long absence and he may have needed the run when back over hurdles at Chepstow three weeks ago (tailed off); in top hands and has a first-time tongue-tie, but nevertheless has plenty to prove. |
25/1 |
|
11th 6 |
3rd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Looked very promising during two-race novice hurdle campaign in 2020-21 but wasn't seen again until falling at first fence on last month's chase/handicap debut; quickly switched back to hurdling here and remains unexposed but not an easy horse to weigh up at present. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £43.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £43.33 |
| Tricast | £162.26 |
| Trifecta | £108.50 |
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