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Paul Wainwright Superams 60th Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5175.38
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Paul Wainwright Superams 60th Birthday Celebrations Handicap Chase

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.10
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 123-14 CD BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Scored over C&D (good) in 2021 and added another two chases to his tally last year (2m3f/2m5f, soft); below form when warm favourite at Plumpton this month but no surprise if he bounces back and goes well.
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10

15th May 2024

Good

3m 3f 208y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Tip Top Mountain

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground.

14/1

10

15th May 2024

Good

3m 3f 208y

Class 4

16:30 Ffos Las

Tip Top Mountain

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

Good strike-rate of 7-19 over fences but he's been well below form in both runs since his last win at Fontwell (3m2f, heavy) in March; has quite a bit to prove again at this new trip but seems ideally suited by testing ground.

14/1

4th

4

19th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 135y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Tip Top Mountain

11st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Robert Walford

jumped right on occasions, prominent, weakened gradually from 3 out

8/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 10-33P D BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Promising novice hurdler last season and began chasing career with two very encouraging runs in the autumn, but flopped badly at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and needs to respond well to the addition of cheekpieces here.
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6th

2

25th Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

14:32 Chepstow

Hometown Hero

12st 0lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

prominent, lost position before 5 out, weakened 4 out

9/2

5

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 5f 133y

Class 2

15:05 Kelso

Hometown Hero

10st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

declared 2.00 Leicester yesterday

3

16th Feb 2023

Good To Firm

1m 7f 201y

Class 3

14:00 Leicester

Hometown Hero

11st 2lb

J: David England

T: Dan Skelton

Pulled up at Market Rasen in December but has run well in three other chases, the latest when touched off at Uttoxeter (in cheekpieces for first time); good to firm ground asks a question but clearly the one to beat.

1/3

9/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 2-4441 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Came good over fences at third attempt, keeping on strongly to score by 7l in first-time blinkers at Hereford (2m5f, soft) this month; 8lb higher in a higher-grade race here but open to further improvement if the headgear continues to have a positive effect.
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3rd

5

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:10 Hereford

Not Sure

11st 1lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

No win since November 2023, but conditions suit and he comes into the reckoning following his good second at Chepstow nine days ago (2m7f, soft).

7/2

2nd

11

13th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 136y

Class 4

15:45 Chepstow

Not Sure

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Kerry Lee

Well handicapped on old form and will be suited by today's trip/ground but was pulled up at Ffos Las (3m, heavy) last month, after a layoff, and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.

14/1

2nd

2

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Not Sure

11st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Kerry Lee

Three-time chase winner who should be well handicapped and ran his best race for a while when second at Carlisle in February (3m, good to soft); has handled good ground in the past and should go well as his Herefordshire yard's only runner on the card.

3/1

Form: /212/4

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on last month's chase/handicap debut but the ground was heavy and that run came after a 651-day absence; drops in grade and moves up in trip here; remains very lightly raced for his age and may yet build upon his very promising hurdle form from 2020-21.
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2nd

3

1st May 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Franigane

11st 12lb

J: Mr George Edgedale

T: S Loxton

33-1 into 18-1, flattered slightly by near-1l margin behind an idling Barton Snow in this race last year (good), but that was still a mighty run after 418 days out; absent again since, but his comparatively moderate RPRs around sharpish tracks probably concerns more.

4/1

2nd

5

2nd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 5

16:35 Cheltenham

Franigane

11st 12lb

J: Mr George Edgedale

T: Harry Whittington

Fair chaser/hurdler for Harry Whittington but six defeats in points include a remote third behind A Jet Of Our Own; blinkers replace cheekpieces after a lengthy absence; probably up against it.

13/2

Form: 1-3 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Won Carlisle maiden hurdle (2m1f, heavy) on rules debut last February and creditable third in Ayr handicap (2m4f, good to soft) on last month's reappearance; should still have a lot more to offer and Donald McCain is evidently very keen to switch this winning Irish pointer to chasing.
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7th

10

15th Apr 2026

Good

3m 4f 97y

Class 3

15:50 Haydock

Gold Emery

10st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

All starts on softer than good; no win from 16 attempts over fences but runner-up in seven, including off this mark when he tried an extended 3m6f in the North Wales National at Bangor on penultimate start; ran creditably over 3m7f at Chepstow latest, so has place claims again but he does not look the percentage call for win purposes.

9/1

3rd

2

26th Mar 2026

Good

3m 6f 136y

Class 4

15:50 Chepstow

Gold Emery

11st 10lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

All starts on softer than good; no win from 15 attempts over fences but runner-up in seven, including off this mark when he tried an extended 3m6f in the North Wales National at Bangor last time; probably the most likely to give his running and get seriously involved.

9/2

2nd

9

25th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 142y

Class 4

16:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Gold Emery

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

A runner-up on six occasions over fences but 0-14 in this discipline and came up short in a veterans' chase a month ago (3m1f); looks vulnerable.

10/1

Form: 412-62

Last run: 79 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Still unexposed over fences but was only third best on merit when keeping on to take modest second at Wincanton (2m2f, good) in November and will need a better performance here.
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5th

2

2nd Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:00 Taunton

Point Him Out

11st 13lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

He's not bred to be a staying chaser and he was soundly beaten at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft) last time, but his staying-on second of five here (2m2f, good) in November suggests he's not a forlorn hope now up in trip and back on good ground; wears a first-time visor.

14/1

6th

4

28th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:07 Uttoxeter

Point Him Out

11st 9lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Still unexposed over fences but was only third best on merit when keeping on to take modest second at Wincanton (2m2f, good) in November and will need a better performance here.

14/1

2nd

3

10th Nov 2022

Good

2m 2f 40y

Class 4

14:25 Taunton

Point Him Out

11st 9lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Ex-American Flat winner (8.5f, firm); enjoyed the good ground when winning a Stratford novice hurdle and good to soft conditions perhaps too slow for him when an 11l sixth on his switch to fences at Kelso (2m1f handicap); this quicker track and drier ground can trigger improvement on that form.

13/2

Form: 13-633

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Very respectable third here (2m5f, good to soft) last month and probably bettered that performance when filling same position at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; still on a workable mark; can make his presence felt again.
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1

13th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 24y

Class 5

13:50 Fakenham

Animal

12st 0lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Suzy Smith

Tailed off two runs back but the season had started okay given the company he was in and it was a solid enough run to be beaten 6l last time at Fontwell (3m2f, soft); same career-low mark here and firmly in the reckoning.

5/2

17

24th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Cheltenham

Animal

10st 12lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Suzy Smith

Makes seasonal debut from a tempting mark and won't fail through lack of stamina but looked out of sorts on both outings at the start of this year and has done all his winning on soft ground; needs combination of wind surgery and first-time tongue-tie to prompt a revival.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: P3P-62

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Raced too freely but still ran very big race in defeat over C&D (heavy) on last month's chasing debut, looking sure to win until succumbing on the run-in; has to take a 5lb rise on the chin but still commands respect.
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3rd

2

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

13:47 Hereford

Chanceux

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Campaigned in Class 3 contests this term, winning twice (including over C&D) in December; form dipped in last two starts but he has possibilities in this lower grade granted a rebound; all wins on good/good to soft.

11/4

3rd

2

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 4

13:47 Hereford

Chanceux

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

Campaigned in Class 3 contests this term, winning twice (including over C&D) in December; form dipped in last two starts but he has possibilities in this lower grade granted a rebound; all wins on good/good to soft.

11/4

3rd

6

9th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 3

15:27 Hereford

Chanceux

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Alastair Ralph

held up in rear, struggling after 4 out

5/1

Form: PP5/7F

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Not beaten that far when seventh here (3m2f) on stable debut in November and has become very well handicapped on older form, but fell when last in action and his current ability is tricky to assess.
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6th

5

7th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

15:15 Market Rasen

Diomede Des Mottes

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland

took keen hold, raced in second, pressed leader before 11th, led 12th, ridden and headed before 4 out

14/1

5

28th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:07 Uttoxeter

Diomede Des Mottes

11st 9lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland

Not beaten that far when seventh here (3m2f) on stable debut in November and has become very well handicapped on older form, but fell when last in action and his current ability is tricky to assess.

25/1

Form: 5/U-37

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden; made quite a promising stable debut when third over hurdles at Lingfield (2m7f, soft) in November but his chasing debut at Huntingdon on Boxing Day was disappointing and it's hard to know what to expect from him today.
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3rd

7

6th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

16:45 Catterick

Drop Him In

12st 2lb

J: Mr Tom Hutsby

T: F A Hutsby

Others have shown considerably more under rules and his three runner-up finishes in point-to-points this winter represent relatively modest form; however, at least he arrives in good heart whereas many of these have something to prove at present; not ruled out each-way.

25/1

4th

2

8th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

16:55 Uttoxeter

Drop Him In

11st 13lb

J: Fergus Gregory

T: Olly Murphy

in touch with leaders, not fluent 8th, pushed along and headway before 3 out, ridden and weakening when squeezed out before 2 out

9/2

6th

5

12th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 5

16:35 Market Rasen

Drop Him In

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Only win came at Huntingdon in March (2m7f, good to soft; second won next time); went up 8lb and didn't fare quite so well next time; cheekpieces now on again (finished seventh of eight after being hampered the last time he wore them).

9/2

Form: /326-F D

Last run: 69 days

W: 10st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Yet to add to his win at Catterick in 2020 but had just struck the front and was still travelling quite well before falling at third-last fence over C&D (soft) on seasonal debut in November; runs off same mark today; can't be ruled out.
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6

19th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:25 Chepstow

Discko Des Plages

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Richard Hobson

In front and going well when falling three out at Uttoxter in November (2m4f, soft); again came to grief at Uttoxter seven weeks ago and although he's on a tempting mark, he'll need to cut out the mistakes today.

8/1

11

28th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:07 Uttoxeter

Discko Des Plages

10st 7lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Richard Hobson

Yet to add to his win at Catterick in 2020 but had just struck the front and was still travelling quite well before falling at third-last fence over C&D (soft) on seasonal debut in November; runs off same mark today; can't be ruled out.

7/1

Form: FP/705 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles when trained in Ireland but has poor record over fences for current stable and can't be recommended from 12lb out of the weights.
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12

28th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:07 Uttoxeter

Luis Van Zandt

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Won over hurdles when trained in Ireland but has poor record over fences for current stable and can't be recommended from 12lb out of the weights.

100/1

5th

6

16th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

13:10 Hereford

Luis Van Zandt

11st 0lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Good-ground winner over hurdles in Ireland; has achieved very little over fences for current stable, latterly on heavy ground since returning from lengthy absence; enough to prove.

66/1

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Payout
Exacta £144.30
Straight Forecast £131.84
Tricast £818.70
Trifecta £697.50

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Animal

RP Ratings:

Discko Des Plages

LAMBOURN:

Franigane

POSTDATA:

Chanceux

Daily Record:

Not Sure

SPOTLIGHT:

Gold Emery

WEST COUNTRY:

Tip Top Mountain

Telegraph:

Animal

The Guardian:

Animal

Daily Mail:

Animal

D Express:

Animal

The Sun:

Animal

The Times:

Franigane

Daily Mirror:

Discko Des Plages

The Star:

Discko Des Plages