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SoftCazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4520.18
- 2m 3f 49y
- Class 4
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
8/11 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.10
Form: 653
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
1st Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won maiden at Fontwell in April 2023 but has not gone on; well beaten in his four handicaps since; withdrawn when ground was deemed unsuitable (good to soft) last month; difficult to enthuse about. |
25/1 |
|
11th 4 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
All downhill since winning a 2m3f maiden here (soft; 11-10 favourite) last April; has eased a further 4lb since pulling up at Market Rasen (2m7f, heavy) last month; set to encounter better ground dropping back markedly in trip. |
18/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 3-39P
Last run: 96 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Well handicapped on form as recent as the winter but needs to better his recent efforts and does not always look wildly enthusiastic; raced mainly on good to soft/soft ground but has won on good; refitted blinkers the headgear of choice today. |
14/1 |
|
4th 9 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Well handicapped on form as recent as the winter but needs to better his recent efforts and does not always look wildly enthusiastic; raced mainly on good to soft/soft ground but has won on good; refitted blinkers the headgear of choice today. |
14/1 |
|
7th 8 |
20th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 164y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
raced wide, in touch with leaders |
14/1 |
4/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
5th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Proved well suited by the step back up to 3m1f and good ground when keeping on well to score at Ffos Las last month; faces a different question here off 5lb higher but likely to be thereabouts if reproducing the effort. |
5/4 |
|
1st 2 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Inconsistent over the last 12 months or so, but second at Exeter in November showed that he stays 2m7f and his best effort since was on latest outing (a rallying third over 2m4f three weeks ago); much more to prove if the ground is not softer than good, but he has to be considered. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on chasing debut in January (wore cheekpieces) and did not see out 3m on heavy ground when back over hurdles here (first-time blinkers) last month; current mark is workable and this drop back in trip looks the right move but others in the field have much less to prove. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 9-
Last run: 441 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
27th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Struggled on bumper debut in January and was about 56l behind Scene One when last of four finishers in recent Fontwell maiden hurdle (2m3f, soft). |
50/1 |
|
4th 1 |
4th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Tailed off when 40-1 for debut in Exeter bumper (good to soft; hooded) in January; not the obvious answer on today's hurdling debut. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 70
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
25th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Modest over hurdles (0-2) so far, including when pulling up on return from a 71-day absence at Fontwell (2m3f, soft; bled from the nose) recently; drops back to 2m in a newly applied tongue-tie seeking a sharp upturn in fortunes. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
4th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Arguably shaped with a bit more promise than bare form suggests when tenth of 15 on hurdling debut at Ffos Las (2m, soft) in January but will almost certainly need to build on that performance here. |
16/1 |
|
10th 8 |
23rd Jan 2023 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Distant seventh (behind stablemate Lelant) in bumper at this course on debut; needs to improve markedly on that bare form. |
66/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
24th Apr 2023 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
in rear, ridden after 6th, slow jump 4 out, detached when pulled up before 3 out |
100/1 |
|
4 |
4th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Home-bred second foal from a point winner; doesn't need to be anything special to get competitive on today's debut outing but probably best watched all the same. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.47 |
| Trifecta | £6.10 |
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