15.15
GoodClaire Hitch 50th Birthday Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4629.1
- 3m 2f 57y
- Class 5
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £12.00
- Place: £4.10
Form: 243-65
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Maiden; placed twice over hurdles for Ben Pauling and not beaten far at Hereford in October, on second start for this yard; wind surgery since and perhaps can find some more on chasing debut. |
14/1 |
|
5th 10 |
31st Oct 2022 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Competitive in 2m5f-3m handicaps for Ben Pauling last summer but after a lengthy absence he was laboured at Newton Abbot on stable debut in August; record now 0-12; needs to leave that latest form well behind. |
20/1 |
|
6th 8 |
30th Aug 2022 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
10st 6lb |
held up in rear, hampered 9th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off |
16/1 |
11/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 45P2-F
Last run: 36 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
13th Apr 2023 Good 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
in rear, mistake 1st, in touch with leaders when not fluent 7th, not fluent 8th, reminder before 9th, pushed along and lost ground after 11th, got behind after 14th, soon pulled up |
12/1 |
|
9 |
23rd Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Fell in two of his first three chases but ran big race in defeat when close/clear second at Taunton (3m2f, good to soft) in between and may still have potential; can't be ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
6 |
31st Jan 2023 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Perhaps travelled a bit too well for his own good when beaten narrowly on his second chase start at Taunton (3m2f, good to soft), finishing clear of the remainder; an 8lb rise seems harsh but he's considered nonetheless. |
11/2 |
4/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 455-3U CD BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Defied a similar mark in good fashion at Exeter 13 months ago (3m, good to soft; only four runs back); ran well for a long way on reappearance but was tired when pulled up again on heavy ground at Exeter 17 days ago; under these less demanding conditions she should go well if as good as she was. |
8/1 |
|
5th 8 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Defied a similar mark in good fashion at Exeter 13 months ago (3m, good to soft; only four runs back); ran well for a long way on reappearance but was tired when pulled up again on heavy ground at Exeter 17 days ago; under these less demanding conditions she should go well if as good as she was. |
8/1 |
|
8 |
7th Apr 2024 Heavy 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Returned to form with 6l C&D (good to soft) win just under a year ago and put in good front-running shift when fifth on heavy ground here on seasonal reappearance in January; one to consider. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: 3353/6
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
11th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
25-race maiden; seems on the downgrade but he's tumbled in the weights and was a long way out of the handicap on his most recent outing; conditions fine and not discounted despite unpromising form figures. |
25/1 |
|
8 |
25th Jan 2023 Soft 3m 1f 54y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
prominent, slow jump and lost position 6th, pushed along and dropped to rear 13th, pulled up before 14th |
66/1 |
|
4th 4 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Stays well and several creditable efforts to his name but a maiden after 23 starts and was tailed off at Chepstow last month, on return from a long absence; others more appealing. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: P6/6-8
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
28th Apr 2023 Good 3m 2f 54y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced for his age but looks a low-level maiden; second run since wind surgery; no form claims from 7lb out of the handicap. |
50/1 |
|
9 |
13th Apr 2023 Good 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
towards rear, in touch with leaders after 3rd, pushed along and lost ground after 11th, mistake 12th, soon ridden and beaten |
33/1 |
|
5th 10 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all starts and this month's C&D chasing debut, when beaten 65l, didn't suggest he was on the verge of improving that statistic. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 274-6P
Last run: 9 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Maiden under rules; no great promise in either chasing start (pulled up over 2m2f here last week) and hopes pinned on stepping up in trip and return of blinkers (ran reasonably in one attempt), replacing cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
1 |
21st Dec 2022 Good 2m 2f 40y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Well beaten on last month's chase debut at Ffos Las but it was her first run since April and the soft ground may not have suited; she's on a competitive mark on her best hurdle form and retains potential for fences, having won a point in December 2020; not written off. |
12/1 |
|
6th 2 |
25th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 4f 199y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
0-7 over hurdles but she reached the frame a few times last season including a second off only 1lb lower at Wetherby (2m4f, good to soft) in March; has had wind surgery since her last run in April and this point winner needs a close look on this switch to chasing; blinkers are removed and cheekpieces return. |
9/2 |
4/1
Form: 241114 D BF
Last run: 86 days
W: 11st 11lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
16th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Things went swimmingly in September, hat-trick at 3m2f (good and good to soft); not had the same momentum since but just 2lb above the latest win and a revival is on the cards at some stage. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
18th Feb 2023 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
On fire in September when completing a hat-trick and the horse he beat the final time off this very mark won easily at Lingfield earlier this week; his last two efforts are the problem. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Hat-trick in September (all under Toby Wynne) and may have been feeling his exertions when well beaten soon after; still on a viable mark and stays well so hard to dismiss on return from a short break. |
4/1 |
20/1
Form: 0654-7
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
26th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Irish point winner; modest hurdler and limitations already looking exposed as a chaser, for all that she ran better in the cheekpieces at Lingfield (2m7f, good); perhaps vulnerable once more. |
12/1 |
|
4th 7 |
20th Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Irish point winner but she's yet to finish placed under rules and has struggled switched to fences (tailed off/pulled up) in her last two runs; dropped another 5lb but has plenty to prove with cheekpieces now tried. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 022834
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
27th Jun 2023 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
prominent |
33/1 |
|
12 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Won over fences last May and went close in a selling handicap hurdle in September; however, he has a patchy profile and was struggling when last seen in December; others have more compelling claims. |
33/1 |
|
8 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Career record is 1-32, the success coming over fences at Huntingdon May (did his best to throw it away); well held over hurdles lately; safe conveyance and trainer in form but limited appeal, especially if there's more rain. |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 0009-
Last run: 294 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 14 |
28th Aug 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten on handicap hurdle debut in March 2022 and pulled up on chase debut (3m2f, good to soft) in December; finished tailed off on last month's hurdles return and hard to make a case from out of the weights. |
25/1 |
|
10th 12 |
10th Jul 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Well beaten on handicap hurdle debut in March 2022 (2m) and pulled up when upped to 3m2f for chasing debut in December; remains unexposed and is worth a glance in the betting but others have more obvious claims; 5lb wrong. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
30th Dec 2022 Good 3m 2f 57y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Tailed off in novice hurdles and not much better on handicap debut when last seen in March; on the plus side, he won an Irish point so possible he could show much more now switched to fences and up in trip, with tongue-strap fitted and Jamie Moore booked. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 8P0/0-
Last run: 408 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
30th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 1f 54y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Runner-up at Southwell last April but a long way below that level on his three runs since and this 11yo's sole win came back in November 2023. |
20/1 |
|
9 |
19th Nov 2025 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Very inconsistent 10yo who sometimes races lazily and is never easy to predict; comes here fresh and on career-low mark but has presumably been overlooked by Sean Bowen today and cannot be supported with much confidence; versatile ground-wise. |
10/1 |
|
7th 7 |
7th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
3lb out of the weights; kept on for second at Southwell three weeks ago (3m, good) but this 10yo is hard to predict. |
6/1 |
100/30
Form: 67576-
Last run: 279 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
20th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Dual point winner in spring 2022 but failed to complete three consecutive chases during the winter and was safely held (albeit after running well to a point) when back over hurdles last month; 9lb out of the handicap. |
25/1 |
|
5th 13 |
23rd Apr 2023 Good 3m 2f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Poor form under rules for Olly Murphy; won two points on firm ground last May; failed to complete in three chase runs for current start; risky back hurdling. |
33/1 |
|
14 |
25th Feb 2023 Good 3m 2f 54y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won both points last May (firm) but has failed to complete in two chases under rules and she may need much quicker ground; 5lb wrong. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £59.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £45.65 |
| Tricast | £141.15 |
| Trifecta | £361.30 |
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