17.00
Good To SoftIrish Thoroughbred Marketing Veterans’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £10744.19
- 2m 7f 86y
- Class 3
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 33P411 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 11lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
11th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 4f 85y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
prominent |
12/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: 5/5-71 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 11lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
4th Nov 2024 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on three of four appearances during very disappointing campaign last season and not an easy horse to weigh up at present but has slipped to a dangerous mark and may have been refreshed by eight-month break. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
4th Nov 2024 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on three of four appearances during very disappointing campaign last season and not an easy horse to weigh up at present but has slipped to a dangerous mark and may have been refreshed by eight-month break. |
12/1 |
|
9 |
9th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 0f 37y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Pulled up twice this season but was badly hampered on reappearance and never on an even keel after early mistakes at Warwick last time; far from disgraced over 3m4f here in between; returning to 3m should suit and he's been given a big chance by the handicapper; interesting at likely lengthy odds. |
16/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 33P-30 D
Last run: 77 days
W: 11st 6lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 8 |
29th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 210y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Well held in the latest final of this series but ties in with Boldmere on Newbury running next time out; early faller in similar event at Chepstow most recently; competitively handicapped granted a clear round. |
10/1 |
|
0 9 |
13th Oct 2023 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Not the most consistent but he was returning from a similar break when winning over C&D at this meeting two years ago off 3lb higher; confined to only seven starts in the meantime and some of them were highly respectable. |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 |
29th May 2023 Good 3m 5f 80y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
led |
5/1 |
7/1
Form: /421-P
Last run: 70 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 |
7th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Struggled over fences after returning from a long absence and never counted on his belated return to hurdling at Cheltenham last month. |
33/1 |
|
10th 2 |
7th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Struggled over fences after returning from a long absence and never counted on his belated return to hurdling at Cheltenham last month. |
33/1 |
|
16 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 179y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
held up in rear, outpaced and cajoled along 5th, lost touch before 2 out |
50/1 |
16/1
Form: 10-5P9 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 13lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd Mar 2024 Soft 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
His Cheltenham win (3m2f, good to soft) in December 2021 came on the back of a similar absence and he was 5lb higher back then; final campaign fizzled out but again ran well on his reappearance so this could be the time to take a chance on him; hasn't always shone on heavy but does handle it. |
6/1 |
|
5th 3 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Last season he won a 3m2f Cheltenham handicap by some 15l and is now only 1lb higher than that day; ran quite well on his reappearance back at Cheltenham but nothing of note since. |
16/1 |
|
9th 3 |
11th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
led |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 3P-330 C
Last run: 77 days
W: 11st 7lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
13th Apr 2023 Good 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
pressed leader early, raced in second when mistake 4th, hit 6th, pushed along briefly after 13th, slight lead when mistake 3 out, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on well |
13/8 |
|
6th 8 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Respectable thirds to kick off the campaign and his jumping was a bit ragged when well beaten at Sandown (third the two previous seasons); likely to give a good account if more on the ball this afternoon. |
14/1 |
|
11th 12 |
7th Jan 2023 Soft 3m 0f 37y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Third in the last two runnings of this race, both in the mud; has made a solid start to this campaign and, although needing to raise his game again, he enters the reckoning off his lowest mark since 2015, 11lb lower than he was 12 months ago. |
11/1 |
12/1
Form: 1-6PP5 CD
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 9lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 6 |
12th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 0f 37y Class 2 |
10st 6lb |
His Welsh Grand National win was five years ago and sole success since was in a veterans' chase at Ascot in March of 2022; last season never got going at all but his trainer reports him in good shape and he's rocketed down the weights. |
12/1 |
|
7th 7 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Only win since landing the 2018 Welsh Grand National was in a veterans' chase at Ascot 12 months ago off 10lb higher; too well handicapped to ignore but this season hasn't got going at all. |
12/1 |
|
5th 5 |
12th Feb 2023 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Smart in his prime, with career highlight his 2018 Welsh Grand National win; capitalised upon some help from the handicapper when gaining a hard-fought win in Ascot veterans' race (3m, good) last March and he has a 5lb lower mark today, but disappointing shows are more the norm nowadays; has a change of equipment but it's hard to bank on a revival. |
16/1 |
15/2
Form: -64159 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 4lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Long in the tooth now and no longer the force of old; exploited some considerable help from the handicapper when winning at Haydock (3m4f, soft) just after Christmas but was well beaten next time (albeit on heavy ground) and younger rivals have much more appealing profiles. |
25/1 |
|
14 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Long in the tooth now and no longer the force of old; exploited some considerable help from the handicapper when winning at Haydock (3m4f, soft) just after Christmas but was well beaten next time (albeit on heavy ground) and younger rivals have much more appealing profiles. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 7/1P-0 CD
Last run: 119 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
27th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 20y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Useful on his day for Paul Nicholls but was quiet on his final two runs for that yard and again on his debut for this one; well handicapped but with questions to answer at the minute. |
12/1 |
|
9th 2 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Lightly raced 9yo who was very good at times for Paul Nicholls, including his two 2m6f handicap wins at the big early-season meeting here; quiet on his final two runs for that top yard but could be interesting if revived by a change of scenery. |
20/1 |
Form: P6-U21
Last run: 244 days
W: 12st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 5 |
22nd Aug 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Back pretty much at his best when second in the Summer Cup at Uttoxeter in early July; not so good when favourite there (again 3m2f on good) four weeks later, 13l behind Hell Red, and needs to revert to that better form. |
9/1 |
|
4th 1 |
30th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 3m 2f 13y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, mistake 6th, hit 11th, ridden when outpaced after 3 out (usual 4 out), not fluent 2 out, weakened last |
11/8 |
|
2nd 7 |
2nd Jul 2023 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Clear second in this contest last year then went one better (off this mark) in C&D event next time out; well-held fourth to Kinondo Kwetu at Aintree most recently but looks interesting returned to Uttoxeter. |
9/1 |
11/1
Form: -54273 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 1lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 |
19th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Teenager who was placed on two of first five starts for Charlie Longsdon, more recently when third off 2lb higher at Doncaster (3m, good) last month; on the retreat when falling at Newbury last time but will be fine over today's trip and has a pretty good record at Cheltenham; shortlisted. |
16/1 |
|
11 |
25th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Couple of respectable efforts this season, the latest when 6l away over 3m at Doncaster; looks to have nothing in hand of his current mark but brings each-way claims. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
3rd Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 214y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
13yo who was soundly beaten at Wincanton last month but that was a 0-135 and he's back down in grade here; good second at Catterick (3m1f, soft) two starts ago on his second stable start and he's also effective on good ground; could have a part to play. |
8/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.07 |
| Tricast | £92.17 |
| Trifecta | £166.00 |