14.05
Good To SoftRun For Your Money At BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £20812
- 2m 3f 187y
- Class 2
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.60
Form: 2-2211 D
Last run: 44 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
All chase wins around 2m4f, including win at this meeting last year; Newbury specialist who landed fourth win at that track when bagging valuable handicap for second time on penultimate start; never won off a mark this high and drop back down to 2m also asks a question but he's impossible to rule out. |
3/1 |
|
4th 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Back to something like his best last time, registering a second success in the Greatwood Gold Cup and taking C&D record to 4-6; won this contest in 2023 and 2024; back up the weights but commands respect kept to a scenario that suits him ideally. |
9/4 |
|
1st 5 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Record of 3-5 at Newbury features a success in this contest two years ago; proved no match for Twinjets in most recent course start and was a faller in last two handicap attempts (out of depth in Grade 1 since); however, holds a major chance off current mark provided he's in top form. |
10/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 12-3P3 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Bounced back to form with game win at Hereford (2m5f, good) last month, his ninth success over fences; still well handicapped after recent 4lb rise and will be fine over this longer trip but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood again. |
9/2 |
|
1st 2 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Potentially very well handicapped but has become a law unto himself and is wickedly hard to predict. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Pulled up in this race last year and same outcome on first two runs this season; 13l fourth behind Genois at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) last month following wind surgery and a break but he could improve for that outing, and he won this race in 2024; not written off. |
12/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 9-P351 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
4th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 54y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
One-timer useful hurdler/chaser for Gary Moore; not quite the force of old, but won two small-field points on good ground last year; creditable third in a point last time; each-way chance. |
11/4 |
|
4th 2 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 203y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Soundly beaten in a match at Fontwell (2m5f, heavy) last time but he bumped into a rejuvenated rival, who has followed up, and he's now dropped below his last winning mark; the testing conditions are right up his street and he's one to consider in first-time cheekpieces. |
11/4 |
5/1
Form: 1-4531 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 |
19th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
midfield, dropped to rear 8th, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, went second 2 out, challenging when short of room and badly hampered run-in, kept on when switched right final 110yds, went third final strides, finished 3rd, placed 2nd |
8/1 |
|
4th 7 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Behind Honneur D'Ajonc at Hereford but not by far despite failing to handle the track and he posted by some margin his best form over fences to win with plenty in hand at Haydock (2m4f, good to soft; 9lb lower); jumped well there and is capable of further progress. |
5/1 |
|
1st 7 |
18th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Two-time novice hurdle winner (good to soft/good) who improved upon his first two chase starts when third at Hereford (2m5f, soft) last month; that latest run can be upgraded as he hung badly left and forfeited ground with a circuit to run; open to improvement and he's on the shortlist. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: P/3-P1 C
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 |
2nd Jul 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 34y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
11yo who has been lightly raced in recent seasons; well beaten at Newbury (2m4f, soft) in March last time out but won at Warwick (2m4f, good) the run before; can be effective on slow ground; not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Fragile 11yo with low mileage; pulled up on his return from a year out but he stuck on well to win at Warwick (2m4f, good), albeit in a race that fell apart at the seams a little; only 2lb higher but not sure to be as good again. |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 16P-85 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
3rd May 2024 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
12st 1lb |
midfield, weakened after 12th, left in modest fourth before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out |
6/1 |
|
2 |
3rd May 2024 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
12st 1lb |
Struggled in Aintree Foxhunters' three weeks ago and is not one to rely upon heavily but his win at Wincanton (2m4f, soft) for Sam Loxton in February makes him of strong interest on this stable debut. |
6/1 |
|
7 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Nothing like as good he was when at his peak for Venetia Williams and had luck on his side when beating last year's winner of this race at Wincanton in February (2m4f, soft); now has to bounce back from a shock defeat at Ludlow at the hands of Captain Tommy. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: P0-107 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
30th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
11st 8lb |
/Just two runs this season and, following a wind op, he returned to form with a good second at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) four weeks ago; he's fine over this trip and on soft/heavy going, and is one to consider. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
2nd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 78y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Grade 1 chase winner in 2020 but has regressed and become very inconsistent; finished remote when third of four in veterans' chase at Aintree (2m4f, soft) on Boxing Day and is not sure to be suited by today's drop back in trip; had wind surgery last month; cheekpieces refitted; others have much more persuasive profiles. |
16/1 |
Form: 24-P81 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
17th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Now 10lb lower than when winning major handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good) in first-time cheekpieces in March 2023 but looked out of sorts last season and arrives here with a lot to prove. |
16/1 |
|
6 |
17th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Now 10lb lower than when winning major handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good) in first-time cheekpieces in March 2023 but looked out of sorts last season and arrives here with a lot to prove. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
10th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 34y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
in touch with leaders, lost ground and struggling after 11th |
11/1 |
14/1
Form: 3881P2 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 37y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
midfield |
11/1 |
9/1
Form: -57421 D
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
31st Aug 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Some good runs in plating hurdles in the spring but soundly beaten back in handicaps on his last four starts, most recently when reverting to fences; lots to prove. |
20/1 |
|
6th 5 |
24th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won a selling hurdle for James Owen in March but was safely held in two handicap hurdles for new stable last month (2m/2m4f) and needs to raise his game on this first chasing start since January 2024. |
25/1 |
|
7 |
29th Jun 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Last win for James Owen came in a seller and was sold on for £5,500; 66-1 and tailed off on stable debut at Worcester. |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £33.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £33.04 |
| Tricast | £296.46 |
| Trifecta | £328.00 |