15.40
HeavyPertemps Network Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3975.58
- 2m 4f 110y
- Class 5
- 17 runners
Runners: 17 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.50
- Place: £1.90
Form: 7320-7
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
15th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
midfield on outer |
16/1 |
|
13 |
10th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Drew clear to win by 26l at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in December and is only 4lb higher here but was well below that form on both subsequent appearances and has become a very hard horse to predict. |
16/1 |
|
4th 6 |
18th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Ended a 13-race losing run in emphatic fashion at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in December, but blew out completely when sent off a warm favourite back there (soft) last month; a contender on that penultimate effort, but there are risks attached. |
5/2 |
40/1
- Place: £9.50
Form: 50-650 D
Last run: 200 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 15 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Slow-ground specialist who won twice over 2m3f (once here) in February 2025; should be fine over this trip but is yet to strike form this season (three runs; bled last time) and there may not be enough rain for him today. |
40/1 |
|
9 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Slow-ground specialist who won this race in 2025 (soft ground) and followed up at Bangor (2m3f, heavy) 17 days later; returned from layoff with two lesser efforts this season but still considered; usually held up in rear. |
7/1 |
|
5th 5 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Veteran campaigner with a C&D win to his name; goes well on soft/heavy ground and won at Chepstow and Bangor this time last year; probably needed run when last of five at Leicester on reappearance; more solid than most. |
11/2 |
16/1
- Place: £5.40
Form: 21145- C
Last run: 316 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
1st Dec 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, weakened after 2 out |
15/8 |
|
3rd 4 |
1st Dec 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, weakened after 2 out |
15/8 |
|
2nd 4 |
18th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
raced in fourth |
9/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.40
Form: 38-2P2 BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
1-39 over hurdles, the win gained here (2m, good) last May; inconsistent and although he stays 2m4f and latest start was one of his better days, today's position 7lb out of the handicap makes things tough. |
25/1 |
|
4th 10 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 61y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
1-38 over hurdles, the win gained at Hexham (2m, good) last May; his good days have become infrequent, though, and he's 3lb out of the weights today; not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
|
5th 7 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Runner-up at Sedgefield in November and not disgraced on penultimate start, but those are the only bright spots in his last nine races; reverts from chasing (last five starts); overall he's won just one (a hurdle race last May) of 47 and today he is 3lb out of the handicap. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 540-76
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
22nd Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 5y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Below best over hurdles this season and has made inauspicious start to chasing career this spring; seems versatile regarding ground but is yet to convince stamina-wise over 3m; not the percentage call. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
8th Apr 2023 Heavy 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Both hurdle wins gained on soft; not at his best this season and finished some way behind Kap Chidley when both made their chasing debuts at Chepstow last month; work to do, therefore. |
7/1 |
|
5th 10 |
19th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won a soft-ground handicap hurdle here 13 months ago off a 4lb higher mark; hasn't found his best form this season though and now tried his hand over fences. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 13-736 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 1lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
3rd Mar 2024 Soft 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Dual course winner, latterly off 3lb higher over C&D (soft) just under a year ago; out of form this season, though, and needs to turn a corner; wore cheekpieces the last twice; visor tried today. |
14/1 |
|
10th 3 |
7th Feb 2024 Soft 3m 3f 9y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Now back on same mark as for hard-fought win at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft) last March but dropped out of contention very tamely on final two starts last year (cheekpieces added last time) and comes here with a point to prove. |
12/1 |
|
5th 4 |
19th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 95y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Ended last season in good form, most notably when winning at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft); made a satisfactory reappearance last month but dropped out very quickly after making the running at Market Rasen on latest outing and needs to put that performance behind her; sports first-time cheekpieces. |
8/1 |
11/2
Form: 54P801 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
29th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 2f 25y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
|
|
|
2 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner at Carlisle when trained by Stuart Crawford; had been unconvincing for this yard but she didn't go unbacked when winning over C&D a month ago (good to soft), getting up late in the day; 5lb higher but she does go on this sort of ground. |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: 255-P0
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 6 (11) |
14th Jun 2023 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Twice placed over C&D at the start of the year and 1lb lower than when second of seven in February, but appears to have lost his way lately so comes with risks attached; blinkers return. |
16/1 |
|
9th 4 |
23rd Apr 2023 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
1-20 over hurdles; placed on consecutive AW starts in January/February but made disappointing return to hurdling soon afterwards and then ran as though something was amiss on the Flat; others look less risky. |
20/1 |
|
8th 3 (3) |
8th Mar 2023 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
led, headed but raced in second after 4f, pushed along and lost position 8f out, struggling and became detached 4f out |
7/1 |
4/1
Form: 9444-5 BF
Last run: 64 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
23rd Apr 2023 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Eight-race maiden but has a useful pedigree and is unexposed over fences; weakened into fourth over 2m6f on good ground at Leicester (chase debut) most recently; withdrawn twice due to slower conditions since; interesting with improvement on the cards back down in distance. |
11/2 |
|
4 |
11th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Lightly raced maiden whose best 2m hurdle form gives him a good chance; ran well for a long way until stamina ran out on chase debut at Leicester (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie, retained today; made some mistakes); this easier stamina test can suit and he looks sure to do better. |
8/1 |
|
3 |
28th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Lightly raced maiden whose best 2m hurdle form gives him a good chance; ran well for a long way until stamina ran out on chase debut at Leicester (2m6f, good; first-time tongue-tie, retained today); this easier stamina test can suit and he looks sure to do better. |
7/2 |
12/1
Form: 4P0893
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Won off a career-low chase mark at Fontwell (3m2f, good; refitted cheekpieces) in November and slower ground wouldn't have been ideal the last twice; none too reliable these days at the best of times. |
12/1 |
|
5th 5 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Very inconsistent this season and his win at Fontwell (good ground; 5lb higher today) on penultimate start was over 3m2f; his soft-ground form was two years ago and he pulled up on his only appearance on heavy. |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: /P-PPP
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
A winning chaser but has been in no form over fences since returning to rules and he's 0-9 as a hurdler. |
100/1 |
|
5 |
26th Nov 2022 Good 3m 2f 1y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Beaten in eight points in first half of 2022 and he's been pulled up at big prices back over regulation fences (3m) in two runs this autumn; tongue-tie now returns but he can only be watched. |
66/1 |
33/1
Form: 0P01-V
Last run: 64 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Scored off much reduced mark when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) in June but all three subsequent runs were disappointing and he now has questions to answer again; new headgear tried. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
24th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Won off much reduced mark when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) last month and is still well handicapped on older form, but was soundly beaten on his last two outings and now has questions to answer again. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
20th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Exploited some help from the handicapper when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) this month and is still on a workable mark after going back up 5lb but needs to rebound quickly from disappointing run on Saturday. |
7/1 |
13/2
Form: 4-9P31 CD
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
15th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
C&D winner in 2023 but needed to show more back here in July after a long absence. |
25/1 |
|
8 |
2nd Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Won off 5lb higher over C&D (good) in May 2023 but absent since Hereford second that October and entitled to benefit from this run. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 11-0P3 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Downed an odds-on favourite when recording 33-1 win at Chepstow (2m Class 5 conditionals' handicap hurdle; soft) two starts ago but weakened tamely in a Stratford seller subsequently; has won over fences in the past, including here (2m), but couldn't be a confident choice. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
1st Apr 2023 Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
prominent, led narrowly 4th, pushed along home turn, ridden and headed approaching last, soon weakened |
13/2 |
|
1st 6 |
23rd Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Placed in modest Ludlow claimer (2m, good to soft) in first-time visor in November but ought to have been suited by the heavy ground when pulled up in a handicap next time and has become very unreliable. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 22P-62
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 14 |
13th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Winning for a second time here when keeping on over 2m2f in October when only 4lb lower; not quite at the same level in her two subsequent visits and finished weakly the final time over 2m5f (stays this far). |
15/2 |
|
3rd 14 |
13th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
towards rear |
15/2 |
|
5th 13 |
19th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Fourth of 15 in this last year and she won here (2m2f, good to soft) in October before a fair third here (2m2f, soft) a fortnight ago, when she kept on well; Megan Bevan rides for the third consecutive race; chance. |
9/1 |
14/1
Form: 806-FU
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
4th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Completed a soft-ground hat-trick in late 2023 and, having had wind surgery, he returned to form with a close second over 3m here in November (soft), pulling clear with the favourite; off for 97 days, but goes well fresh so has clear claims off 3lb higher if he stays and handles this quicker surface. |
9/4 |
14/1
Form: 7/23-6 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Not added to the two hurdles he won back in 2018 (one on heavy) and he turns 11 later this week; ran no more than okay over 2m7f here a month ago. |
14/1 |
|
6th 6 |
24th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Dual hurdle winner in 2018 but hasn't added to tally since; ground and trip fine and, although off since June 2021, is one to monitor closely on this first start for a yard among the winners. |
4/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £332.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £157.02 |
| Tricast | £4003.14 |
| Trifecta | £3221.60 |
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