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StandardSpreadex Sports Cheltenham Festival Offers Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap (Div I)
- Prize money: £4072.94
- 1m 0f 13y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £10.40
- Place: £2.20
Form: 34149- D
Last run: 183 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (7) |
20th Jan 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Ended a lengthy losing run when scoring at Dundalk (1m, Polytrack) last month but he was always out the back in his follow-up bid here (7f) on Saturday; now steps back up in trip but he has something to prove again on this quick turnaround. |
9/1 |
2/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 9-0332 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (6) |
4th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Three C&D wins to his name, including this race 12 months ago; arrived in good form on that occasion whereas he has been struggling this winter; new headgear not enough to tempt. |
9/1 |
|
7th 11 (2) |
15th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won a 1m classified event at Southwell last March; not firing on all cylinders this winter and stamina for this trip has to be taken on trust. |
16/1 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
10th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Kept on for fourth in 1m Southwell handicap in October, after a break, but this 9yo was not in the same form on any of his three subsequent appearances there; cheekpieces removed after one use. |
14/1 |
11/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: 7735-8 C
Last run: 49 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (7) |
19th Feb 2024 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Returned to form with 28-1 third over C&D last month but he failed to back that up at Newcastle last Saturday and is now 0-11 since his last win ten months ago; down the list. |
12/1 |
|
5th 6 (6) |
10th Feb 2024 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
28-1, returned to form when third of 11 in 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap 12 days ago; he needs to back it up now. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 2 (8) |
29th Jan 2024 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Scored twice over C&D in 2021; 0-8 for current stable and form tailed off towards the end of his 2023 campaign; others preferred. |
25/1 |
13/2
Form: 28-459
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (2) |
19th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Steadily on the downgrade now but has been placed in two handicaps here this season (1m/7f) and also ran well in a recent classified race here (7f); suited by fast ground and probably worth another crack at 1m2f; more appealing than some of these. |
6/1 |
|
5 (1) |
7th Aug 2025 Good 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Had two wins elsewhere since a course win last June; further good runs here back in the spring but returned from 78 days off yesterday (C&D) and, having led for much of the race, trailed in sixth of the eight runners; these classified terms are favourable. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 2217-0 D
Last run: 69 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 (9) |
12th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Without a win since December 2022 and absent since below-par turf run in June last year; probably better suited by 1m+ nowadays; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
|
5th 5 (1) |
25th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out |
10/1 |
|
7th 6 |
23rd Feb 2024 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Back to form when second of seven in a minor handicap at Wolverhampton last month; never in contention back there 13 days ago; usually worth taking on. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: 05327- C
Last run: 91 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (1) |
16th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Veteran with eight AW wins to his name, including one last November and another this February; both were on Wolverhampton Tapeta (8.6f and 9.4f) and he showed enough in two runs last month to be considered, even though he's very rarely seen over this far nowadays. |
12/1 |
|
5 (9) |
29th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Veteran with pretty good 8-54 AW strike-rate that includes two C&D wins (one on Fibresand); no longer the force of old but ran well off his lower turf mark a fortnight ago and has a fighting chance here. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 5 (5) |
14th Sep 2025 Heavy 1m 2f 37y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Much more prolific on AW but has a soft-ground C&D win on his CV; did not enjoy run of the race when sixth in 1m Chepstow classified in July, after a break, but still needs to build on that performance here. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 4/5/0-
Last run: 143 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (1) |
13th Aug 2023 Good 1m 3f 99y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Ex-Gary Moore; has struggled to get competitive for new stable this year (six runs) and last won in May 2019. |
66/1 |
|
11 (6) |
29th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Has struggled to get competitive for new stable this year (six runs) and remains without a win since May 2019; difficult to enthuse over. |
50/1 |
|
7th 7 (7) |
27th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 3f 198y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, disputed lead, lost position but raced in second soon after start |
50/1 |
25/1
Form: 25-876
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (5) |
14th Mar 2023 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Second to Vitesse Du Son at Wolverhampton in December, outrunning his 80-1 odds; far from consistent otherwise of late; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
6th 8 (1) |
24th Feb 2023 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
took keen hold, disputed lead, led but pestered over 6f out, pushed along when headed 2f out |
14/1 |
|
7th 2 (6) |
3rd Feb 2023 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
It has been a while since his last win but he was second at Wolverhampton in December over the extended 1m; has the speed to cope with this return to sprinting but others look stronger. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 00990-
Last run: 75 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (9) |
22nd May 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
9yo who is without a win since July 2023 and he was never involved following a slow start over C&D ten days ago; others have stronger claims. |
14/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £29.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £26.60 |
| Tricast | £54.70 |
| Trifecta | £115.90 |