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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
23rd Jun 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Six-time Flat winner; opened account over hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good; refitted cheekpieces) last month, after a break, and ran at least as well when close/clear second over that C&D three weeks later; can make presence felt again over this longer trip. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Multiple Flat winner who was contesting only his second handicap over hurdles when winning with the front two clear over C&D (good) three weeks ago; a 6lb rise isn't the end of the world by any means. |
7/4 |
|
1st 4 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Showed fair form on his third hurdles start when runner-up at Stratford in October; below that form when fifth of seven at Exeter (2m7f, good to firm) on his handicap debut later that month; still early days and may show more here. |
9/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
4th 6 (5) |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 5y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Perhaps better over further and when going close over C&D a month ago he was edged out by a 66-1 chance who wasn't in much form before that race and has disappointed since; may need a tad more here, though Taryn Langley takes off a handy 5lb. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 2 (3) |
14th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 5y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
His two wins last year include one here over 1m6f in October and he was runner-up off 2lb higher than today's mark at Kempton (2m, AW) next time; respectable fifth at Goodwood 13 days ago but he isn't certain to be suited by this drop back in trip. |
4/1 |
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
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £36.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £37.17 |
| Trifecta | £142.10 |
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