14.50
Goodbet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2) (For The Menorah Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £45560
- 2m 6f 164y
- Class 1
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/4 (Won)
Form: -21U1F C
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 168
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
12st 0lb |
Has been a fantastic standard-bearer for his yard, winning 12 races between hurdles and fences including the King George in 2023; hasn't been at that level in the last year but ran respectably in the Stayers' Hurdle; has to bounce back from a poor Aintree run. |
20/1 |
|
3 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Career highlight when winning the King George over fences at Kempton in December 2023; won two conditions hurdles last year; gave it a very good go from the front when seventh in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (3m, good) last month following wind surgery but this 11yo is probably vulnerable once more. |
22/1 |
|
7th 5 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Career highlight when winning the 2023 King George and he was running well when falling two out in the Gold Cup here that year; won two conditions hurdles last year; soundly beaten behind Impose Toi in Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) in November last time and, although he's had a wind op and better ground may aid his cause, this 11yo looks up against it. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 613-3F
Last run: 70 days
W: 11st 8lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 158
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
21st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
A longer trip may be preferable but he was a good second off this mark at Ascot (2m1f, soft) in November on his reappearance, and filled the same position at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last time; also effective on good/good to soft; this highly admirable 12yo can give another good account. |
6/1 |
|
3 |
27th Dec 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 11lb
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2nd 1 |
27th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, kept on final 110yds |
9/4 |
10/1
Form: 3U-102
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
16th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Smart mare who ended 2023-24 season in career-best form, winning Sandown Grade 2 (2m6f, good); not much went to plan last term but she was going well until bad jumping error knocked the stuffing out of her in last month's Topham over the big fences here and she remains well handicapped. |
4/1 |
|
1 |
16th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Smart mare who ended 2023-24 season in career-best form, winning Sandown Grade 2 (2m6f, good); not much went to plan last term but she was going well until bad jumping error knocked the stuffing out of her in last month's Topham over the big fences here and she remains well handicapped. |
4/1 |
|
38 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 3lb
|
Pulled up in the 3m2f Kim Muir at Cheltenham last month in first-time cheekpieces, which leaves her stamina beyond 3m unproven, although it was not the trip which accounted for her poor show there (following two solid efforts); second over these fences in the 2023 Topham, sixth in it last year and she's due to have another crack at that race on Friday. |
80/1 |
6/1
Form: 224575 C
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 156
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
12yo who staged a renaissance when winning a veterans' chase at Cheltenham in November and has continued in pretty good heart; however, it's likely he'll be vulnerable today; soundly beaten in this race 12 months ago. |
66/1 |
|
4th 4 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Form over shorter this term features a reappearance success in veterans' race at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft; beat Mister Coffey); record at Newbury includes a success in 2m7f Grade 2 in 2022 and respectable effort in major 3m2f handicap in 2023; solid claims. |
9/2 |
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4th 4 |
18th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 50y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Three-time Grade 2 chase winner who snapped long losing sequence to land veterans' handicap at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft) in November; ran okay when third next time; however, this 12yo looks vulnerable in today's company. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: -P112P C BF
Last run: 77 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 153
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
29th Apr 2023 Good 2m 6f 164y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Quality bumper/hurdle performer who has won two of his five runs over fences (including a Grade 2) and had excuses for his three defeats (lost action/finished lame/irregular heartbeat); comes with an element of risk but his trainer can be trusted to have him spot on for this seasonal finale; very effective on good but career-high RPR was achieved on soft. |
10/1 |
|
1 |
11th Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 86y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
High-class bumper/hurdle winner who has taken well to fences, easily beating the odds-on Thyme Hill over C&D (good) in November; safely held in second by the same rival in Grade 1 novice at Kempton on Boxing Day, finishing lame after running well for a long way; under optimum conditions today he's the one to beat provided he's fully recovered from that last run. |
4/9 |
|
2nd 2 |
26th Dec 2022 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Inferior hurdler to Thyme Hill - albeit very smart in his own right - but the early signs are that he'll be the better chaser after making light work of the Hobbs horse in a 2m7f Grade 2 at Newbury (good), which came on the heels of a faultless display at Exeter; sound jumping has been a feature in his performances so far and he's sure to take a lot of beating; also effective on soft/good to soft. |
13/8 |
100/30
Form: 7-1221 C
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 149
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
22nd Feb 2025 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
11st 8lb |
9yo who appears to have regressed but heavy ground may have been too much at Sandown three weeks ago and prior to that he was a fair fourth at Ascot (2m3f, good to soft); his two biggest wins have come at Kempton and he's one to consider now back here off a dangerous mark. |
15/2 |
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5th 3 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 99y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Has gained both chase wins over 2m4f but ran creditably in the 2023 Haldon Gold Cup on last attempt at about 2m; faded into fourth over 2m3f on latest outing; possibilities off an attractive mark back down in trip. |
6/1 |
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5th 3 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 99y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Has gained both chase wins over 2m4f but ran creditably in the 2023 Haldon Gold Cup on last attempt at about 2m; faded into fourth over 2m3f on latest outing; possibilities off an attractive mark back down in trip. |
6/1 |
20/1
Form: 11PP11
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
11th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
His second over 2m4f (good) here 13 months ago reads well but he's become a hard horse to predict and previous ventures over 3m+ have amounted to little. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
11th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 152y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
His second over 2m4f (good) here 13 months ago reads well but he's become a hard horse to predict and previous ventures over 3m+ have amounted to little. |
8/1 |
|
8th 10 |
22nd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
10st 6lb |
Last ran off this low a mark in spring 2022; Plumpton second (2m4f, good) last April reads well but he has been well beaten more often than not over the last two seasons. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £13.18 |