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StandardPlay With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap
- Prize money: £8208
- 1m 2f 0y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Cloudy
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £1.91
- Place: £1.10
Form: 31922- D BF
Last run: 231 days
W: 10st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 (10) |
29th Sep 2023 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 7lb |
Four-time winner, including twice on the AW in UK; held in this grade at Windsor last time but can do better back to this surface. |
13/2 |
|
6th 4 (1) |
26th Aug 2023 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Record of 4-9; posted his best RPR by some way when coming clear in a 1m2f AW handicap in June before reportedly unsuited by the good to soft ground when favourite for York's John Smith's Cup (also raced freely); the potential is there to make a mark at Listed level. |
10/1 |
|
17th 4 (4) |
15th Jul 2023 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Runner-up on final two starts last season (1m2f/1m3f, good/AW) and improved form when readily winning six-runner Class 3 at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) last month; unraced on slow ground; this is much tougher but this lightly raced 4yo is ahead of the handicapper under a 5lb penalty; one to consider. |
15/2 |
4/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 781-29 CD
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (4) |
23rd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 1y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Both wins on AW and 0-18 on turf; a couple of Pontefract runs this spring that bring him into the reckoning and this is effectively his first run at this level since winning at Newcastle in December; should run his race. |
7/2 |
|
6th 7 (2) |
6th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 6y Class 4 |
8st 11lb |
Two wins on AW but 0-17 on turf; second and third over C&D in the spring off slightly higher marks than this, before lesser efforts elsewhere on last two outings; well treated if back on song. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 (7) |
10th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 213y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Two wins on AW but 0-16 on turf; twice placed at Pontefract this season but he needs to rebound from a lacklustre effort at Ripon (1m2f, good) three weeks ago. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 0210-9 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (8) |
31st Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 190y Class 6 |
10st 12lb |
Ended a long losing run when scoring at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) last month; respectable efforts in next two starts and he had an excuse here last time, when he got hampered by a faller; now only 1lb higher than for that last success and he's not ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
10th 3 (4) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 1m 1f 170y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Successful at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) last month and that has been followed by two solid runs, the latest at Beverley on Tuesday; one of three runners for Tim Easterby. |
13/2 |
|
4th 7 (2) |
12th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Snapped a losing run when over C&D last month and the race didn't go smoothly for him when third at Redcar; considered. |
13/2 |
6/1
Form: 0891-0 D
Last run: 164 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (3) |
19th Jun 2023 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
10st 1lb |
Not seen since a heavy defeat at Meydan in January but his latest British run was a dominant win from the front on Polytrack at Kempton (1m3f) in October, and he still has fairly low mileage. |
6/1 |
|
1st 2 (2) |
26th Oct 2022 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
made all, shaken up and quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 132
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (4) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 75y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Run to form in just one of his five starts this year; fully effective at the track and rain would boost his chance; one to consider with a good claimer booked. |
12/1 |
|
6th 8 (10) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Won twice last season and was seemingly back in good form when third at Haydock (7f, good) in May, his second run this year, but two lesser efforts have followed and he now has a point to prove. |
14/1 |
|
7th 7 (13) |
25th Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
A two-time 7f scorer last September; posted a good third at Haydock (7f) in May but beat just one in 1m Nottingham handicap last month; needs to get back on track. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 42-699
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
29th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Well held when third in C&D maidens on last two hurdling starts but ran well to a point both times and has been given a wind op since; smart on the Flat at his best (fourth in 2022 Derby) and open to improvement over hurdles on this handicap debut. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 46y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Formerly smart on the Flat (fourth in 2022 Derby) but was knocking about in low-grade handicaps last year; well beaten on stable/hurdle debut in May but shaped with much more promise when third over C&D (albeit well held in the end) later that month, and might collect another minor prize today. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Low-grade Flat performer who joined this yard for £5,000; 25-1 and tailed off in a good-ground maiden at Hexham. |
14/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £5.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.93 |
| Trifecta | £36.70 |
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