16.10
Good To SoftHappy 80th Birthday Robert Elsmore Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5809.1
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
Form: 18367 BF
Last run: 51 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
25th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Best known for his heroics at Bangor but showed career-best form when winning narrowly at Warwick (3m1f, good) last month; 3lb rise demands even more from him here; usual cheekpieces left off; tongue-tie added. |
11/2 |
|
1st 4 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 5y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Goes particularly well at Bangor but was runner-up at Aintree on final run in October (3m, good); however, a 3lb rise sees him on a career-high mark and he's been off a good while. |
4/1 |
|
9 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 149y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Made it two wins from his last three starts when scoring at Bangor (2m7f, good) in September; however, his last four wins have come there and he was well beaten at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last time; has his first run here. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 1-0P3F D
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
20th Jun 2023 Good 2m 3f 170y |
11st 12lb |
Best known as a six-time winner on the Flat; overall hurdles form not very convincing; will need to pick up more chasing experience judged on first two attempts. |
20/1 |
|
16 |
27th Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 40y |
11st 7lb |
Much better known as a six-time winner on the Flat; hurdles form not very convincing; only four runners in a weak event in which he was second at Warwick four weeks ago. |
25/1 |
|
23th 8 |
26th Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 7lb |
prominent, went second after 4th |
20/1 |
5/2
Form: 1-2315 D
Last run: 58 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
On a long losing run but she wasn't discredited on the back of wind surgery when fourth of six in 2m3f Warwick handicap 60 days ago; possibilities off a falling mark. |
12/1 |
|
4th 3 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up at Ludlow last February and now 8lb lower; however, this 10yo has struggled to get competitive since; has had wind surgery since last time, which needs to make a big difference. |
14/1 |
9/4
Form: 222353 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
30th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Just a respectable third in tactical race at Fontwell (2m3f, soft) this month but today's forecast better ground ought to be in his favour and he's now back on the same mark as when second in good-quality 4yo handicap at Chepstow (2m, good) in the autumn; might be the answer. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 4 |
8th Mar 2023 Good 2m 3f 49y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
towards rear |
10/1 |
|
11th 7 (12) |
1st Feb 2023 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Modest maiden on the Flat when trained in Ireland but he has since developed into a fair hurdler and returns to this discipline at a realistic level; one to take seriously. |
5/2 |
Non-runners
Mayhem Mya
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £15.95 |
| Trifecta | £33.00 |
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