13.23
Good To SoftIrish Thoroughbred Marketing Gateway To Quality Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 2m 3f 123y
- Class 4
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/10 (Won)
Form: 32
Last run: 76 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |
3rd Feb 2024 Soft 2m 7f 98y Class 1 |
11st 9lb |
Improvement every time, finding the most when upped to 3m for an impressive handicap win at Newbury (good to soft; acts on soft) in December; may well have followed up at Cheltenham (3m, heavy) on New Year's Day but for blundering when travelling strongly at the final flight; 5lb rise rubs salt in the wounds but he could be a very useful prospect. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
1st Jan 2024 Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Improvement every time, finding the most when upped to 3m for an impressive win in 12-runner handicap at Newbury (good to soft; acts on soft) one month ago; 9lb higher today but he could be a very useful prospect. |
11/4 |
|
1st 8 |
1st Dec 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 52y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Placed in two maiden hurdles on soft before winning one at Bangor (2m3f, good to soft) in March, prevailing in a good scrap with the front two drawing 21l clear; 7-2, tongue tied when good second of 11 in novice handicap at Ascot (2m3f, soft) four weeks ago, always close up and front two clear; up 6lb but looks set for further progress and well worth a go at this trip. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 343
Last run: 72 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Just held on to make winning stable debut over C&D (soft) in December but failed to build upon an encouraging reappearance run when tailed off at Market Rasen last month; others have more persuasive profiles. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Just held on to make winning stable debut under Jessica Milly Smith at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December and returned from break with fairly good fourth at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) last month; will also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; no surprise if he features. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 85y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won at Cartmel (2m1f, good) last August on penultimate run for Robbie Llewellyn and he scored on his stable debut at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December; he didn't look straightforward on that latest outing but this course winner is entitled to respect nevertheless. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 7F7
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Placed on last two starts, though was some 23l and 11l behind the winners (tried a visor last time); still needs a second look with him back in some sort of form and he goes well in the mud. |
5/1 |
|
16 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
2-14 over hurdles; suited by this C&D but absent since a below-par run in April and others in this line-up have much more potential. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 54-555 BF
Last run: 220 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
4th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
led, briefly headed 1st |
7/2 |
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2nd 3 |
4th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
led, briefly headed 1st |
7/2 |
33/1
Form: 326067
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
22nd May 2025 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Essentially disappointing since finishing second in a bumper and was beaten 21l on handicap debut at Chepstow (2m3f); that was after a lengthy absence and now goes in cheekpieces over a longer trip (3m point winner). |
13/2 |
|
6 |
22nd May 2025 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Essentially disappointing since finishing second in a bumper and was beaten 21l on handicap debut at Chepstow (2m3f); that was after a lengthy absence and now goes in cheekpieces over a longer trip (3m point winner). |
13/2 |
|
6th 8 |
5th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Runner-up in good-ground course bumper in October 2022 but struggled to get competitive in four subsequent hurdle races that season (2m-2m3f); makes handicap debut after 742-day absence; considered only if lively in betting. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 513-27
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
prominent behind clear leaders, weakened after 5th, tailed off |
12/1 |
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9th 7 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Bumper winner in France but he's generally struggled in Britain and has failed to complete in chase handicaps in his last two runs; dropped another 4lb but he needs a transformation back over hurdles. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 212y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Bumper winner in France; has far-from-solid claims on British form but he's in good hands and unexposed over fences; admittedly well held when unseating rider two out at Ffos Las (2m; 11-2 for chase debut) most recently. |
7/1 |
100/1
Form: P-0P
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Pulled up on hurdle debut in France last April and also struggled on both British starts this year (2m/2m3f); can only be watched at present. |
100/1 |
|
7 |
17th Mar 2023 Good 2m 3f 88y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Has shown little in two runs over hurdles, the first when trained in France; watching brief advised. |
100/1 |
|
11th 5 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
prominent, hampered 1st |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 8
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Beaten about 38l when midfield on last month's bumper debut at Chepstow (good to soft); in good hands and ought to be capable of better at some stage but is not the obvious answer here. |
33/1 |
|
8th 9 |
25th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
60,000euros 3yo; fourth foal; brother to French 2m1f hurdle winner Law Of Attraction; dam placed French 11.5f and 1m7f Flat/2m1f hurdle, half-sister to useful 9.5f-1m7f Flat/smart 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Sentry Duty; one to note in the betting. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 7/044
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Two wins and a second from five starts since April but he's not the easiest to predict and there have also been a couple of heavy defeats, including when coming home 65l adrift at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last time; will need to be on a going day. |
8/1 |
|
10th 2 |
27th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Heavy-ground winner here in late 2023 and this year has added two Bangor handicaps on good to soft and good; only 4lb higher than for the latest (by a length) and the front two were clear. |
7/2 |
|
1st 3 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Scored over 2m3f here (good to soft) in April and was close second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) the following month; disappointed when last in action but, if back on song, could plausibly have untapped potential over today's longer trip. |
7/1 |
250/1
Form: PP
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds on first two starts (2m3f/2m2f); makes no appeal here. |
250/1 |
|
7 |
12th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 2f 140y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Pulled up when 150-1 for last month's debut at Carlisle (2m3f, good to soft) and can only be watched here. |
100/1 |
7/4
Form: 2-O2
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
30th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 203y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Tailed off (bled from the nose) on his chase and handicap debut at Leicester (2m4f, soft) three weeks ago but that doesn't tell the full story as he was going well when making a very bad blunder three out; that was his first run for nearly a year and this unexposed 6yo is an interesting contender. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 3 |
8th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
keen to post, led approaching last, going okay when bad mistake 3 out, not recover |
3/1 |
|
10 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Ran out at fifth flight on last month's British debut but made amends with promising second at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) a fortnight later; moves up in trip here and should still have more to offer; major player. |
7/4 |
100/1
Form: 00-
Last run: 469 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
5th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Pulled up in first two handicaps, latterly when back on good ground at Hereford (2m3f) last month (bled from the nose); huge leap of faith required to support him here. |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: 69-6
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Never dangerous at 40-1 when fifth of ten on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in June 2023; 9lb lower today but has raced only once since, when pulled up at 200-1 in a 2m3f novice 18 days ago; plenty to prove. |
40/1 |
|
10th 5 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Never dangerous at 40-1 when fifth of ten on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in June 2023; 9lb lower today but has raced only once since, when pulled up at 200-1 in a 2m3f novice 18 days ago; plenty to prove. |
40/1 |
|
4 |
20th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Plenty to find on form and badly lacks recent match practice having been absent since June 2023; returns as a 9yo and best watched. |
50/1 |
250/1
Form: P
Last run: 8 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Showed no promise in two Flat races for Mick Channon on 2021 and, after a very awkward jump at the first, was already detached when pulled up before second flight on recent hurdling debut; hood fitted here. |
250/1 |
|
11 |
17th Mar 2023 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 4 |
10st 6lb |
Poor form in two runs on the Flat (7.5f/1m) for Mick Channon in August 2021; sold for £2,000 since; best watched on stable/jumps debut. |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £11.86 |
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