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Good To FirmLes Dove Memorial Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4710.6
- 1m 6f 0y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.40
- Place: £2.80
Form: 546-23
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (7) |
16th Sep 2023 Good To Soft 1m 6f 87y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Successful in two of her last three starts, at Sandown (1m6f, good) in June and at Lingfield (1m5f, good to firm) last month; 4lb rise fair enough, but testing conditions would be a question mark as she is unraced on ground softer than good. |
6/1 |
|
1st 3 (4) |
12th Aug 2023 Good 1m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
midfield, headway 4f out, quickened to lead over 2f out, ridden and hung left 1f out, edged left against far rail inside final furlong, kept on well |
7/1 |
|
8th 13 (1) |
7th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 6lb |
Shaped as if longer trips would suit when third over 1m4f on first two starts this season; so it proved when she asserted late on in a five-runner handicap over C&D (good) three weeks ago; 5lb higher today but she has more to offer as a stayer. |
9/2 |
4/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: -80312 BF
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (2) |
28th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 5f 11y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
raced in second, led 3f out, soon shaken up, ridden when edged left over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish, readily |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
16th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Won a Salisbury classified (1m2f, good to firm) late last month and runner-up in handicaps on either side, the latest when odds on with the step up to 1m4f at Thirsk; 1m6f is plausible given that display and her sire. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 3 (2) |
5th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 4f 8y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Placed in a big field on last month's handicap debut then opened account in Salisbury classified (1m2f, good to firm) a few days later; moves up in trip here and could still have more improvement to come; respected. |
8/13 |
7/2
Form: 0-1121 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 |
15th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won a C&D novice handicap in May (good) and creditable second, also over C&D, next time; could go well but was a long way behind Betty's Tiara when back after a short break at Worcester last time; blinkers back on instead of cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
10th 1 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Six-time Flat winner; opened account over hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good; refitted cheekpieces) in May, after a break, and ran at least as well there three weeks later; pulled up at Newton Abbot in June but spreading a plate during the race might excuse that; considered. |
6/1 |
4/1
Form: 07-652 BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (10) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Needs to better his recent efforts but is now 4lb lower than when going very close at Salisbury (1m4f, good) in May and it's worth remembering he landed this valuable prize last season; dangerous to ignore. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 (5) |
26th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Dual Polytrack winner who scored twice over this trip on turf last autumn; wasn't helped by being pestered for the lead when a well-held third of four at Salisbury (1m,6f, good to firm) last month, but still 3lb above his last winning mark; more will be needed. |
9/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 44y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Gained his most recent success in C&D event (good) last October; best effort this term when going close at Salisbury (1m4f) on penultimate start; not disgraced in higher grade here latest; fighting chance returned to Class 5 and back up in trip. |
13/8 |
6/4
Form: 990-1
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (9) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Firm 2m 5f 143y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Typical of a Prescott handicapper to have graduated from a low level to where he is now, and he could have done with faster ground when beaten 12l in last season's Cesarewitch (soft); plenty to like about his reappearance run under a big weight at Goodwood (2m, good) and he gave the impression he'd stay all day when winning over Pontefract's stiff 2m2f last season (good to firm); one of the more appealing each-way options. |
12/1 |
|
2 (10) |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Successful six times during a spell as a classic Prescott improver; limitations somewhat exposed in Class 2 events (including two major handicaps) subsequently; a possible danger back down in grade. |
10/1 |
|
2 (10) |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Successful six times during a spell as a classic Prescott improver; limitations somewhat exposed in Class 2 events (including two major handicaps) subsequently; a possible danger back down in grade. |
10/1 |
50/1
Form: 9-2536
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
22nd Feb 2024 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
One win in 18 starts came in a four-runner hurdle in November and form of that race is decidedly shaky; poor under both codes since then including when well behind Reverberation over C&D in December. |
20/1 |
|
8th 8 |
28th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lowly rated maiden on the Flat; won what turned out to be a very uncompetitive juvenile hurdle here (2m1f, heavy) in November but was pulled up when back in a handicap hurdle at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) recently. |
12/1 |
Non-runners
Steven Seagull
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £36.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £37.17 |
| Trifecta | £142.10 |
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