14.40
Good To SoftBetVictor Gamble Responsibly Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7736.66
- 2m 0f 69y
- Class 3
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.60
Form: 35-3PF D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ex-Nicky Henderson 8yo whose form hit the buffers last season under both codes; three non-completions in four starts for current yard and reservations remain. |
10/1 |
|
6th 2 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ex-Nicky Henderson 8yo whose form hit the buffers last season under both codes; three non-completions in four starts for current yard and reservations remain. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
29th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Progressive hurdler in 2023 when with Nicky Henderson but he couldn't get it together over fences or hurdles last season and no sign of a revival for new yard; best watched with cheekpieces returning in place of a hood. |
16/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 241 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (8) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Exposed 8yo but he's still capable of useful form and scored at Kempton (1m4f, AW) last March; also won over 1m6f on the July course (good to firm; first-time blinkers) in August; returns on a stiff-enough mark with no headgear but they might go a solid gallop which can help. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
1st Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Recently won on the Flat in first-time blinkers and then ran respectably in a valuable handicap at Doncaster; returns to hurdling in fair form and he's on a handy mark. |
7/2 |
|
6th 9 (1) |
12th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 6f 115y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
53 races already (17 over hurdles) and six wins before he made his first appearance over 1m6f three weeks ago, winning it in good style in first-time blinkers at Newmarket (good to firm; acts on soft); only five ran in that race and he's gone back up 5lb but it could be argued that he's not fully exposed either in blinkers or at this sort of trip. |
16/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 118-24 D
Last run: 76 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 14 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Runs off a mark 10lb lower than when fifth of 14 in this last year, beaten just over 13l; he's run a couple of reasonable races this season but hasn't shown enough to suggest he's the one to be on today. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Led close home to win this race off 5lb higher a year ago (soft ground) and was seemingly perked up by cheekpieces when third on both outings last month; made up considerable ground from the rear at Sandown (1m7f, soft) on latter occasion and has strong claims here if the headgear continues to aid him. |
15/8 |
|
3rd 9 |
31st Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 99y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Acts on any ground; half-length second off 4lb higher in this contest 12 months ago; out of sorts this term until posting a resurgent effort, behind solid rivals, in first-time cheekpieces at Windsor most recently; enters calculations in the retained headgear. |
11/2 |
7/1
Form: 2-1145 D
Last run: 112 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
31st Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 114y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Has won three of his last four hurdles, latterly edging home in the new cheekpieces at Ascot (2m3f, good to soft) after Joe Anderson had lost his whip (still a fine ride; always ideally positioned up with the pace); mark continues to rise (up another 5lb) but he's not easily knocked. |
4/1 |
|
1st 13 |
17th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 58y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Wins in 2023 came in Class 4 events at Uttoxeter and Sedgefield (both 2m4f, good to soft) and the rise in class seemed to find him out when he was only eighth in the Lanzarote at Kempton last time; needs first-time cheekpieces to spark a career-best effort. |
16/1 |
|
8th 17 |
13th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Solid record in Class 4 this term, winning at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) most recently; 5lb claimer Joe Anderson (won on him last June) returns, in bid to offset 5lb rise; 4-12 over hurdles; upped sharply in grade but arrives in top form; shortlisted. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 955/15 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 12st 0lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
15th May 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
13yo who bounced back with a front-running win at Huntingdon (2m, soft) in March; back up 5lb in the weights but he forged clear from an odds-on rival last time and remains very well treated on his old form; could make another bold bid. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
15th May 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
13yo who bounced back with a front-running win at Huntingdon (2m, soft) in March; back up 5lb in the weights but he forged clear from an odds-on rival last time and remains very well treated on his old form; could make another bold bid. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 |
17th Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Veteran; fair fourth at Sandown in November (2m, soft) but rather disappointing since (hung and jumped right-handed before being pulled up at Chepstow last time); return to this right-handed track should suit; a bit to prove. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: -13049 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
1st Sep 2023 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
set steady pace, increased tempo after 3 out, ridden when faced challenge after 2 out, kept on well final 110yds |
5/1 |
|
5th 3 |
10th Aug 2023 Good To Soft 1m 6f 44y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Versatile ground-wise; multiple wins for yard include a 2m handicap on the Flat at Chepstow in April 2022 but his latest win was over hurdles that May and he hasn't shone so far this year; others more obvious. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 8-1124 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 |
21st Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Flat maiden who has won twice over hurdles, back-to-back good-ground 2m handicaps in 2022; needed to run better back over jumps at Worcester (2m4f, good) to be backed with any confidence here. |
14/1 |
|
8th 8 |
1st Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Struck twice over hurdles (2m, good) in the second half of 2022 and he showed he stays this far when second of 13 at Kempton last spring; might have needed a run on the Flat two months ago after nearly a year off; not ruled out but others have more obvious claims. |
12/1 |
|
9th 5 (8) |
4th Apr 2024 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Lowly rated maiden on the Flat in 2022 but struck twice over hurdles later that year and in reasonable form when last seen in that sphere just under a year ago; betting perhaps the best guide after his lay-off. |
10/1 |
9/1
Form: 23216 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (1) |
12th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Minor honours in his last four AW races (1m5f/2m) but well beaten in his only two turf starts this term and absent since June; he has won twice but is not straightforward and does not look the percentage call; yard runs four. |
12/1 |
|
10 (7) |
13th Jun 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Strong traveller who's far from easy and has hung both ways (normally to the left); arrives in good form for a yard among the winners, though, and is on a mark off which he can win when things fall right. |
7/1 |
|
2 (2) |
5th Jun 2025 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Hurdle winner who got off the mark on the Flat over C&D in December; couple of creditable thirds here since then but he flopped at Ascot (last of eight) last month and needs to bounce back after that 13l defeat; stablemate of Donald Llewellyn. |
5/1 |
Form: 132-55 D
Last run: 245 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
6th Nov 2023 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Bumper/maiden winner for Oliver Sherwood; never better than when comfortably winning a 1m7f handicap at Wincanton (good) on her debut for this yard and first run in a tongue-tie; up 5lb in a deeper race but by no means ruled out. |
7/2 |
|
1st 6 |
5th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, good headway to challenge 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on well and went clear run-in, readily |
7/2 |
|
8 |
24th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Promising at 2m for Oliver Sherwood last winter, winning a Wincanton mares maiden and useful third from out of the weights on handicap debut at Ludlow (good to soft); didn't go on over 2m4f last summer and sold £10,000 since but is 10lb lower than at Ludlow; first-time tongue-tie; interesting. |
9/1
Form: 716 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (4) |
29th Dec 2023 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
led, headed and raced in second after 2f |
14/1 |
|
3rd 3 (2) |
14th Dec 2023 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
The handicapper was in command on the Flat this summer and although his latest hurdle second (October) was respectable, he will need to raise his game to win here. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
17th Oct 2023 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, no match for winner |
15/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £18.95 |
| Tricast | £48.55 |
| Trifecta | £47.40 |