20.30
StandardSky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap
- Prize money: £3402.1
- 0m 7f 14y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Light rain
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.00
Form: 36-533
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (2) |
30th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Not quite on his game since back from a break but he's getting temptingly treated again relative to his form at 7f and 6f here last spring; having first run over C&D this winter, which might make a difference. |
5/1 |
|
7th 6 (2) |
19th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
2-29 on AW, both wins off lower marks; placed at Southwell (7f) on return from break but posted a lesser effort over same C&D since; others preferred on balance. |
14/1 |
|
7th 1 (5) |
6th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, prominent |
7/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 238434 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 (9) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
11-time course winner who defied this mark over C&D in December; some creditable efforts since but he has been a bit up and down and was only sixth behind Anthropologist here last time; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
6th 5 (9) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
11-time course winner, the latest over C&D in December, and he twice finished placed over C&D last month; certainly of interest on that form but this 12yo has gone off the boil on his last two starts. |
14/1 |
|
11th 1 (7) |
14th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Failed to fire at Newcastle last week but this veteran had run two fine races in defeat beforehand; fully effective at this track too so no great surprise were he to rebound quickly. |
12/1 |
10/1
- Place: £5.50
Form: 787-
Last run: 224 days
W: 10st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (4) |
17th Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Came good at 11th attempt, scoring in good style at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) last month, and ran at least as well when clear second on soft ground at Haydock a fortnight later; must be considered in current mood. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 4 (5) |
29th Sep 2023 Soft 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
His breakthrough win at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) had been coming and it was quite comfortable in the end; 3lb rise is fine but softer ground might not be, having disappointed on good to soft and twice withdrawn due to similar conditions. |
13/8 |
11/2
Form: 412125 CD
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 (3) |
30th Aug 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Won a couple of classified events here (7f/1m) early last year and is 4lb lower than when third of 12 at this venue in December; his three efforts since (including last month's reappearance) leave him with something to prove though. |
16/1 |
|
8th 6 (10) |
29th Jul 2024 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Well treated again now but he returns from six months off with the widest stall to contend with; others look safer. |
16/1 |
|
12 |
15th Feb 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
8st 13lb
|
|
14/1
Form: 62345- D
Last run: 200 days
W: 9st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (10) |
1st Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Losing run up to 26 and 0-11 on the AW, but he was placed in all three starts over C&D this time last year and is slightly lower in the weights now; could sneak into the frame. |
11/1 |
|
8th 11 (10) |
1st Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Losing run up to 26 and 0-11 on the AW, but he was placed in all three starts over C&D this time last year and is slightly lower in the weights now; could sneak into the frame. |
11/1 |
|
4th 11 (9) |
18th Sep 2024 Good 1m 0f 100y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
No win since June 2022 (that was over C&D) but runner-up on four occasions, including when beaten by a nose here (7.5f) in July; recent Catterick form ties in closely with Elettaria and perhaps the newly applied visor can assist; no back number. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 7446-6
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 (2) |
22nd Nov 2024 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
C&D winner (off 3lb lower) last autumn but has a question mark over current form, having trailed home last (had an irregular heartbeat) in sole run this year; market can guide. |
25/1 |
|
11th 7 (2) |
22nd Nov 2024 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
C&D winner (off 3lb lower) last autumn but has a question mark over current form, having trailed home last (had an irregular heartbeat) in sole run this year; market can guide. |
25/1 |
|
11th 12 (3) |
19th Jun 2024 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Races prominently; has won here (1m2f, soft) and was in good form over 1m at Newcastle late last year before an off-day at Wolverhampton; could well need this on his first sighting since Christmas. |
20/1 |
9/2
Form: 447643 BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (9) |
14th Apr 2023 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
10st 1lb |
prominent, raced wide early |
9/2 |
|
3rd 8 (8) |
6th Apr 2023 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
prominent |
9/2 |
|
4th 6 (9) |
3rd Apr 2023 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Got off the mark with an odds-on win in a Wolverhampton handicap (5f, Tapeta) in January but he's not gone on from that in four runs since; was forced wide over C&D last time but he finished behind Porfin in that race and it took his record to 1-14; others are more persuasive. |
7/1 |
11/4
Form: 787-4
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (12) |
6th Oct 2023 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Ten-race maiden; stayed on for third at Chelmsford (7f) in August and is now 5lb below that mark but two lesser efforts have followed and her tendency to race too freely remains a concern. |
8/1 |
|
9th 13 (1) |
14th Sep 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Two best RPRs have been recorded over 7f on Polytrack, finishing under 1l behind Monaadhil over C&D two starts back; bit below par behind Fayasel since, albeit in a debuted hood that's already been dispensed with. |
16/1 |
|
7th 10 (7) |
1st Sep 2023 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
0-8 but ran one of her better races when third of nine at Chelmsford (7f, Polytrack) last month; hood joins the returning cheekpieces; could yet fare better. |
7/1 |
33/1
Form: 850840 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Poor hurdler and no sign of him making a better chaser at Market Rasen last week. |
50/1 |
|
5th 8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
The last of his Flat wins was in 2021; poor hurdler and don't see him making a better chaser; out of the weights. |
50/1 |
|
5th 8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
The last of his Flat wins was in 2021; poor hurdler and don't see him making a better chaser; out of the weights. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £26.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.17 |
| Tricast | £312.28 |
| Trifecta | £356.80 |
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