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GoodFBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £18.10
- Place: £4.50
Form: 316-6 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
19th Aug 2024 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Has a patchy overall profile but out of sorts under both codes in recent times; needs this switch to fences to turn things around. |
25/1 |
|
9th 2 (1) |
27th Jul 2024 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
took keen hold, midfield |
20/1 |
|
7th 7 |
14th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Fit from the Flat, he ran a respectable third at Fakenham (2m, good) last month without suggesting a win is imminent; his two wins have been at Worcester and best to wait until he reappears there. |
8/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2312-2 D BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Four-time hurdle winner on slow ground, including over C&D (raced prominently in first-time visor) in April; below par at Ffos Las (2m, good) latest, after a 5lb rise; each-way claims if he can bounce back. |
11/2 |
|
9th 3 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Four-time hurdle winner on slow ground, including over C&D (raced prominently in first-time visor) in April; below par at Ffos Las (2m, good) latest, after a 5lb rise; each-way claims if he can bounce back. |
11/2 |
|
8th 2 |
6th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
pressed leader, chased clear leader after 2nd |
7/1 |
5/4
Form: 2125-1 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 1f 77y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Dual 1m4f Flat winner (made all) and Summer Hurdle third last year, and jumped perfectly well when second on two of three chase starts in summer 2024; record of 62121 when returning from breaks of over 200 days. |
7/1 |
|
9th 8 |
27th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Dual Flat winner for new stable in the spring before reverting to hurdling with commendable third behind Cavern Club in C&D Summer Hurdle (good) in July; only 1lb higher today and ought to be right in the thick of things. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 1/020/ D
Last run: 607 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
16th Jul 2023 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Left some very uninspiring AW form behind when respectable fourth on hurdling return at Worcester (2m, good) last month but is not sure to be suited by today's move back up in trip and others have more persuasive profiles; most turf form is on good ground; once ran well on good to soft. |
14/1 |
|
4th 7 |
15th Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Won a Huntingdon juvenile hurdle in September 2020 but rather inconsistent form over hurdles after that; not been in best of form on the Flat this year following 444-day break (tried in headgear); others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
10th 4 (5) |
25th Apr 2023 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
disputed lead, raced in second under 4f out, pushed along and lost second over 3f out, dropped to rear and struggling from over 1f out |
16/1 |
33/1
Form: 69PP-9 CD
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 |
29th Aug 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Never lower in the weights but he's nothing like the force of old and remains opposable. |
66/1 |
|
10th 12 |
22nd Aug 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
With a new yard this year and nowhere near his old form; dropped 24lb in the process but does not look the percentage call. |
66/1 |
|
0 5 |
4th Aug 2023 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Very well handicapped on form shown for Nicky Henderson but generally very disappointing for current stable since the spring; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers. |
40/1 |
8/1
Form: 4116-0 D
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Has been chasing, not beaten far when third at Worcester (2m, good) in September but rather disappointing over the same C&D last time; has four wins to his name over hurdles; not ruled out. |
6/1 |
|
5th 11 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
C&D winner just over a year ago and signs of a revival with two better runs returned here of late, including when not far behind Rocks Up Late and Alshadhian last month; player if reproducing those efforts on better terms. |
7/1 |
6/1
Form: 6224U-
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Hereford maiden hurdle winner (April 2022); competing unsuccessfully in point-to-points since finishing a distant third at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) last November; others preferred. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
16th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 5f 28y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Hurdles winner who has finished runner-up in three of his five completed starts over fences, including when beaten a neck at Ludlow (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago (clear of the third); 4lb rise not the end of the world, though he still has to prove himself on soft ground or worse. |
5/4 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £52.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £54.14 |
| Trifecta | £114.70 |
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