16.38
Good To SoftBreak From The Field With Vertem Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5819.65
- 2m 0f 190y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
Form: 11-155 CD
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 2f 191y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
made virtually all, went well clear from 3 out, ridden out run-in, unchallenged |
5/1 |
|
5th 6 |
27th Jan 2024 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
took keen hold, led, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last |
25/1 |
|
0 2 |
16th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Doughty 9yo, usually ridden these days by Kit Alexander; front-running sort who was back to her best when second of ten at Haydock (2m3f, good to soft) three weeks ago; effective in the mud but not proven over quite this far and probably too exposed to see off all of today's younger rivals. |
16/1 |
11/8
Form: 112-12 D BF
Last run: 57 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
14th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 128y Class 2 |
11st 13lb |
made all |
13/2 |
|
2 |
14th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 128y Class 2 |
11st 13lb |
Twice finished runner-up at Kelso in the first half of this year (2m, soft/good to soft) and he returned from a break with an encouraging fourth at Bangor (2m3f, good to soft) last month; shaped as though he may improve for that latest run and he represents last year's winning yard; contender. |
13/2 |
|
4th 4 |
13th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Has pretty good 5-13 hurdling strike-rate that includes two course wins (2m/2m3f); not seen since his keeping-on second at Kelso (2m, good to soft) in first-time blinkers in May but remains on the same, workable mark; usual cheekpieces back on today. |
6/1 |
3/1
Form: -8248F CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 8lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
16th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Grade 1 chase winner when trained by Willie Mullins; dual hurdle winner at up to 2m4f since; best on a sound surface; mostly out of sorts in the past year but is slipping to a dangerous mark. |
16/1 |
|
5th 6 |
16th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Grade 1 chase winner when trained by Willie Mullins; dual hurdle winner at up to 2m4f since; best on a sound surface; mostly out of sorts in the past year but is slipping to a dangerous mark. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
19th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won this last year and now 8lb lower; market check advised but this 12yo has been below par on his last few runs; needs to turn things around. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: 47-210 D
Last run: 61 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 133y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Won over C&D off a 6lb higher mark in September (good); has not fared quite as well since, although more encouraging run when 13l third of seven over 2m1f here last time (good); step back up in trip will suit. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 14y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won over 2m5f here following a 163-day break last September (good) but rather disappointing since; on a good mark now, but a bit to prove. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 11P-P0 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
raced in last, outpaced early, switched left and headway from 4th, pressed leader after 5th, led 7th, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on when headed towards finish |
6/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
30th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Absent since below-par effort in French event (2m3f) six months ago; made all at Cartmel (3m1f) the time before, opening her British account on sole attempt beyond 2m5f; unexposed at this sort of distance. |
6/1 |
|
11 |
27th Dec 2024 Good 3m 0f 121y Class 2 |
9st 11lb
|
|
9/1
Form: 4173 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Two wins last season, the first a four-runner Huntingdon handicap in May (3m1f, good), the second a six-runner handicap at Newbury (3m, good to soft) in March; far from disgraced in a competitive race at Aintree last time and not without a chance despite career-high mark. |
13/2 |
|
7th 22 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Ridden last ten starts by William Maggs; seventh hurdle win when seeing off five rivals at Newbury (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago but even a 2lb nudge seems likely to stop him in this much more competitive scenario. |
25/1 |
|
1st 5 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Ridden last nine starts by William Maggs; rarely seen on soft ground; six-time winner, most recently last May; good placed efforts at about 3m four times in a row in October-December, before he failed to show in a Pertemps qualifier at Musselburgh (10-1) nearly seven weeks ago; best form this term was over C&D, so he's not entirely ruled out. |
11/2 |
Non-runners
Fautinette, Lihyan
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.99 |
| Trifecta | £30.80 |
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