15.45
SoftNewtonabbotrace On Twitter Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £5360.21
- 2m 4f 216y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.10
- Place: £3.40
Form: 4P433- BF
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
22nd Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Launched chasing career with two convincing wins last year (2m5f/2m3f); not much has gone to plan since but she may not have handled the heavy ground on last month's seasonal debut and may yet bounce back; new trip. |
16/1 |
|
6 |
22nd Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Launched chasing career with two convincing wins last year (2m5f/2m3f); not much has gone to plan since but she may not have handled the heavy ground on last month's seasonal debut and may yet bounce back; new trip. |
16/1 |
|
6 |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Absent since suffering early mishap at Cheltenham last December but won readily at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) when fresh a year ago and is only 1lb higher today; must be considered. |
7/1 |
7/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: 804P-2
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
3rd Jun 2023 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Back to form with a couple of seconds and he was clear at one point under a positive ride last time at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good; same mark); interesting to see if similar tactics are employed here as he could be tough to reel in. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
17th May 2023 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
led, soon clear |
7/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
1st May 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
raced in second, ridden before 2 out, led approaching last, headed run-in, soon outpaced |
10/1 |
3/1
Form: 42311- CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
26th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 166y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Largely reliable veteran and a three-time winner since December, latterly over C&D in April; touched off at Fontwell 20 days ago, with I Shut That d'Or about 5l back in third; nudged up 1lb but likely to make his presence felt again. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Veteran who has won three times over fences since December including at Plumpton (2m4f, good) 17 days ago; that was in a small field and his main rival made a bad mistake at the last but he still looks feasibly treated and is versatile ground-wise; respected. |
5/1 |
|
1st 2 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 166y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Reliable sort who scored at Leicester (2m4f) in March; not discredited when fifth in 2m5f handicap chase at Newton Abbot 15 days ago so ought to be in the shake-up eased 1lb. |
3/1 |
4/1
Form: 21612- CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
19th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
1st 4 |
19th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
28th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 40y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
All three chase wins have been over further, the last two here at 2m7f; below his best when last seen in June. |
20/1 |
5/2
Form: 255P1- C
Last run: 36 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
11th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Didn't run badly when third of five in Newton Abbot chase (3m2f, good) in May and today's switch back to hurdling won't be a problem but his record in recent years is mixed; others preferred. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Often leads; has five wins and five seconds to show from 12 previous visits to this track, including a win in this 12 months ago (on soft); returns off a 3lb lower mark and latest 12l defeat here was on good ground that would have been on the lively side; every chance with rain forecast. |
11/4 |
6/1
Form: 13332-
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Made all at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; form worked out well) just under a year ago but wasn't seen again until heavy defeat at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in December and needs to have taken significant benefit from that run. |
14/1 |
|
1st 6 |
26th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won when back over hurdles at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) last month; beaten 12l into second of 15 when unpenalised at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) nine days later and a 6lb rise has now kicked in, but it was still a creditable effort last time and she can give another good account. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: /334-P
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
17th May 2023 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, hampered 6th, soon lost position and dropped to last, brief headway with one circuit to go, soon pushed along and struggling, pulled up after 11th |
25/1 |
|
6 |
6th May 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Unexposed mare who made notable jumping errors on chasing debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) in March but still ran a big race and wasn't beaten far; encounters different trip-and-ground combination here and comes with some risk but could be dangerous if she finds some fluency. |
6/1 |
|
3 |
9th Apr 2023 Heavy 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Bred to come into her own over fences (half-sister to the same stable's high-class chaser Espoir De Romay) and might have made a winning chasing debut over C&D last month but for several jumping errors; still finished only 4l behind Pageant Material and 4lb better off; interesting contender. |
11/4 |
16/1
Form: 61/P5- CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 2lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
C&D winner last summer off 4lb lower and that was a narrow success; fared less well after 81 days off at Exeter and now returns from another break; others safer on debut for another new trainer. |
25/1 |
|
4th 7 |
12th Oct 2023 Good To Firm 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Wouldn't want much rain but has turned a corner on his last couple of runs and the front two were nicely on top when edging home at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in July; suffered a wound on his leg which would explain the subsequent break; 5lb higher. |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 |
23rd Jul 2023 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Scored over C&D last year and looked back in good form when second at Stratford (2m6f, good) last month; probably won't be favoured by the forecast rain here but, otherwise, he's a contender. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £42.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £49.66 |
| Tricast | £202.36 |
| Trifecta | £218.30 |
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