14.15
Good To SoftVirgin Bet Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £7921.5
- 2m 0f 110y
- Class 3
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
Form: /14-21 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
9th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
20l behind Force De Frap at Stratford in March, but significant return to form at Bangor since, just failing to get up in time (2m1f, soft); still well treated on 2023's winning form despite a 3lb re-raise, and just a matter of whether a sharp 2m on good is too much of a speed test now. |
7/2 |
|
4th 3 |
9th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
20l behind Force De Frap at Stratford in March, but significant return to form at Bangor since, just failing to get up in time (2m1f, soft); still well treated on 2023's winning form despite a 3lb re-raise, and just a matter of whether a sharp 2m on good is too much of a speed test now. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 6 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, rallied after 2 out, kept on and went second run-in |
14/1 |
Evs
Form: 2F0-61 D
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 4f 97y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
10yo whose 13-race losing sequence goes back to December 2023 but he's run some good races in the meantime (including on soft), most recently staying on for a neck second in the Peter Marsh here (extended 3m1f, good to soft); on that evidence he's well worth a crack at a marathon trip. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 125y Class 1 |
10st 3lb |
Ran really well when third in this last year (soft) and kept on for second at Aintree (2m4f, soft) last month, albeit no match for the winner; this 10yo has a good record here and, now 8lb lower than 12 months ago, he could be involved back up in trip. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: -PUU09 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
2nd Oct 2023 Soft 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
held up in rear, no impression from 3 out |
5/1 |
|
7th 5 |
18th Sep 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, no impression from 3 out |
20/1 |
|
4th 2 |
9th Sep 2023 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Ex-Irish 7yo who has some fairly useful form on his CV but started off for Jennie Candlish with two very underwhelming chase runs this summer; not an easy horse to weigh up at present but drops in grade for today's hurdling return and enters calculations; refitted cheekpieces replace visor. |
11/2 |
11/10
Form: 351-12 C BF
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
4th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 16y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Better handicapped now and signs of a revival when third in a Ludlow handicap chase in December, only to then pull-up at Kempton; difficult to know what to expect on this return to hurdles with cheekpieces added. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
4th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 16y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Better handicapped now and signs of a revival when third in a Ludlow handicap chase in December, only to then pull-up at Kempton; difficult to know what to expect on this return to hurdles with cheekpieces added. |
14/1 |
|
17 |
27th Dec 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Had a long spell of mediocre results but he's much better handicapped now and his recent run behind Dreaming Blue at Ludlow (3m1f, good to soft) showed he was turning a corner for his new yard; needs more but he could be just at the start of a comeback; not dismissed. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.99 |
| Trifecta | £24.10 |
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