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GoodDownload The Bresbet App Novices’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4330.42
- 3m 1f 119y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 5/767
Last run: 69 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
21st Mar 2023 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Well beaten on his first three hurdle starts (2m2f/2m3f) and not obviously well treated on handicap debut, but the step up in trip could be a positive for this 3m point winner; interesting, especially if well backed. |
6/1 |
|
7th 5 |
1st Jan 2023 Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won an Irish point last March but began hurdling career with two underwhelming runs in the autumn (both over 2m3f at Chepstow) and will probably be of greater interest when qualified for handicaps. |
40/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 06-013 BF
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
1st May 2023 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last |
5/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
21st Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Has run well since cheekpieces were tried on last two starts, winning at Fakenham (2m7f, good) and finishing a close third off the same mark at Southwell (3m2f, good); up 8lb and not sure to run as well on this softer ground with no cheekpieces. |
6/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 240-46
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
14th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
In second place when falling four out at Warwick (3m5f) last month; opened his chase account with a 5l win over C&D (soft) the time before and that form has been boosted since; respected. |
5/2 |
|
3 |
14th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
In second place when falling four out at Warwick (3m5f) last month; opened his chase account with a 5l win over C&D (soft) the time before and that form has been boosted since; respected. |
5/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 556-76
Last run: 70 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 |
2nd Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Sole win under rules (20 races) was in a 3m chase at Warwick in April 2021; has dropped a long way in the weights but he's been out of sorts in the last 12 months and needs new headgear to make a big difference. |
33/1 |
|
5th 8 |
8th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Sole win under rules (19 races) was in a 3m chase at Warwick in April 2021; way down the weights, as his return to racing under rules (last five starts) has not gone well; off since May. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
22nd May 2023 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Well beaten on all four starts since returned to racing under rules in the autumn; ran well to a point at Stratford (3m3f, good to soft) last month and this return to good ground will suit, but claims are not compelling. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /95677
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
1st May 2023 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Soundly beaten in first two handicap hurdles but was clear second at Southwell (3m, good to soft) in March, having been heavily backed; not in same form when returned to Southwell last month but will be dangerous if back on song in first-time cheekpieces here. |
5/1 |
|
6th 9 |
12th Apr 2023 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
midfield, shaken up and lost ground 9th, pushed along and some headway before 3 out |
5/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
20th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Unplaced in five starts over hurdles, the latest two in handicaps, and well beaten over 2m4f here latest; drops 5lb. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P9U5-4
Last run: 120 days
W: 11st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
1st Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Not so good over the last two years; took a moderate Wetherby seller (2m4f, good to soft) on penultimate start but didn't get far (fell) on his return to fences at Exeter next time; well handicapped on old form. |
6/1 |
|
2 |
22nd May 2023 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
|
|
|
1 |
11th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Winning form over 3m as a chaser but was running moderately in that discipline before returning to form back over hurdles in a 2m3f seller at Wetherby (good to soft), which he won by 3l; can pick holes in the form but clearly a contender on the back of that. |
5/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 9-8811
Last run: 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
21st Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Really got his act together with cheekpieces added when scoring here (2m5f, good/good to soft) in January/February but he was laboured in his hat-trick bid at Southwell (3m, good) last month; has bit to prove again after that and needs to resume his progress. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
20th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Showed little until springing a surprise at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) in January; defied penalty over same C&D (good) latest; just 1lb higher and should be thereabouts. |
2/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 58P6P8
Last run: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 14 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-20 under rules; not as far out of the weights today as is sometimes the case but still makes only limited appeal in first-time blinkers. |
25/1 |
|
13 |
28th Aug 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
19-race maiden; modest form in 12 chase starts, although had a stiff task from a long way out of the weights last time; out of the handicap again but not entirely ruled out on the pick of past form. |
16/1 |
|
10th 10 |
21st Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
18-race maiden who brings no form claims from so far out of the weights. |
66/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /57PFP
Last run: 37 days
W: 10st 4lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
6th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won at 40-1 at Market Rasen (2m7f, soft) in March 2023 off 2lb higher mark; no worthwhile form since, including last two runs over fences; returns from ten-month layoff and hard to enthuse over. |
50/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 087P7
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Won over hurdles at Fontwell (3m2f, good) in April 2023 and was a close second at Ludlow (2m5f, good) two months ago; however, he'd dropped to the rear when falling on last week's chase debut here (2m5f, good); Illogical Logic was skipping along merrily in the lead at the time so he probably has work to do. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Won over hurdles at Fontwell (3m2f, good) in April 2023 and was a close second at Ludlow (2m5f, good) two months ago; however, he'd dropped to the rear when falling on last week's chase debut here (2m5f, good); Illogical Logic was skipping along merrily in the lead at the time so he probably has work to do. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
28th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Lightly raced since sole success in a handicap hurdle more than two years ago; competitive this year over hurdles but rarely impresses with his jumping and this is his chase debut. |
7/2 |
Verdict
Few of these make much appeal. My Ticketyboo should go very close in the hat-trick bid but preference is for DEV OF TARA, who may still have room for improvement. The selection’s stable companion, First Class Return, is also worth keeping an eye on.[Jonathan Neesom]