16.30
StandardHappy Birthday Linda Handicap
- Prize money: £5234
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 6
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Showers
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.10
- Place: £5.60
Form: 6-043
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 (8) |
11th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position 3f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on |
8/1 |
|
11th 11 (11) |
23rd Sep 2023 Heavy 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
8st 8lb |
in touch with leaders |
7/1 |
|
1st 3 (1) |
16th Aug 2023 Heavy 0m 7f 80y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Has form figures of 312 since switched to handicaps this summer and that latest second was a close call behind Overnight Oats at Sandown (first two clear) three weeks ago over 7f on good for turf debut; 1lb better off with his old rival here and should make another bold bid. |
6/4 |
20/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 6-8958
Last run: 51 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (5) |
6th Aug 2025 Good 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
2-45, with the latest win coming at Bath (5.5f, good) last July; tailed off on his return at Salisbury (5f, good to firm; reported to have had a respiratory issue) two weeks ago; has form over this far but others are currently preferred. |
20/1 |
|
3 (5) |
23rd Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Has a poor strike-rate and is the only runner who lacks recent match practice, having been absent since last October; best watched unless the market speaks favourably. |
33/1 |
|
5th 9 (8) |
31st Oct 2024 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Had a good record at Bath until tailed off here (5f, heavy) last time in first-time blinkers; however, the ground may have been too much and he's back in cheekpieces today; has shown promise on soft going; could go well. |
10/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.90
Form: 124346 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 (4) |
9th Jul 2024 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
held up in rear, good headway from 1f out, chased clear leader inside final 110yds, ran on |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 (9) |
18th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Couple of tough draws since switched to a visor from cheekpieces, finishing second on his side of the course at Lingfield back on turf last time; that was a decent effort in the circumstances and he should go well. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 (1) |
8th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
awkward start, raced far side, prominent |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 4/58-7
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (1) |
30th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Dual course winner over 6f, including off 40 last April; ran okay over inadequate 5f on penultimate but hard to fancy on overall form. |
50/1 |
|
9th 10 (11) |
23rd Jan 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Dual course winner over 6f, including off 40 last April; this trip inadequate on latest despite running better than bare result; hard to fancy from wide draw. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: -13265 CD
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (4) |
16th Oct 2023 Good 0m 7f 33y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
held up in rear, steady headway on far side of group from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge |
7/1 |
|
5th 2 (1) |
5th Oct 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Effective elsewhere but this track really plays to his strengths, winning for the fourth time over C&D when powering clear three weeks ago; didn't get a clear run through one week later but still looked in top form; more appealing than most in here. |
4/1 |
9/1
Form: -45756
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 (3) |
9th Jul 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Collared in the last stride over 7f at Wolverhampton in November, her second racecourse start; no progress this year, including in handicaps on her last four starts; dropping down the weights and this her first run in a Class 6; still has time to do better. |
9/1 |
|
6th 11 (5) |
28th Jun 2023 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Going the wrong way judged on RPRs, a refusal to settle compounding matters at Leicester latest; best effort so far in handicaps came granted the same 7f/Polytrack combination as tonight, and 6lb lower now than then. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 (5) |
6th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Not offered a huge amount in either of her handicaps, over 7f on the AW and 6f on good to firm; now goes in a tongue-tie; others have more pressing claims. |
20/1 |
3/1
Form: -73042
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 (13) |
23rd Apr 2024 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Has been running with credit lately, as when third of ten at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta; first-time visor) last month; blinkers given a go, but is now 0-17 and the outside stall doesn't do him many favours. |
8/1 |
|
11th 2 (13) |
23rd Apr 2024 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Has been running with credit lately, as when third of ten at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta; first-time visor) last month; blinkers given a go, but is now 0-17 and the outside stall doesn't do him many favours. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 670900 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (2) |
9th Jul 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Three wins early in the year, including over C&D off a 7lb higher mark in February; not beaten many home in his last seven starts (often slowly away) but the return of the visor may help and he's got the ability to go well. |
12/1 |
|
10th 6 (6) |
26th Jun 2023 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
slowly away, in rear |
16/1 |
|
13th 9 (10) |
13th Jun 2023 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Did very well in early part of this year, winning three times (7f-8.6f), but has been out of form in recent weeks and needs to turn things around. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 426892 D
Last run: 69 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (1) |
1st Jul 2024 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Back on song with narrow win at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) last month but he failed to back that up at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) two weeks ago; this triple C&D winner now goes back up in trip but he's a mercurial type who needs to bounce back again. |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 (8) |
17th Jun 2024 Good 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back on song with narrow win in 15-runner Lingfield handicap (7f, good to firm) last week, his sixth career success; not one to rely upon heavily but remains well handicapped on form as recent as the winter and can cope with today's drop back in trip. |
5/1 |
|
1st 10 (10) |
8th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
raced near side, led |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 272660
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (6) |
26th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Three-time C&D winner, ridden prominently for those successes, and now 8lb lower than for the latest of them; not hit top gear in three runs for this yard and he'll be 3lb lower from the weekend; still needs a market check with blinkers tried for the first time. |
12/1 |
|
8th 11 (2) |
16th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
All three wins over C&D in 2022; promising start for new yard after Christmas but he ran no race at Southwell (mixed record there but does handle the surface) ten days ago and now has the hood discarded; on a good mark at present and may well return to form back here. |
8/1 |
|
11th 2 (5) |
6th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Prominent racer whose three career wins have come over 6f at Wolverhampton (when trained by Ivan Furtado); shaped nicely under his optimum conditions on stable debut ten days ago but he has a bit more to prove at this venue; one to keep an eye on in the betting. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 66203
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 (1) |
20th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Won a 7f handicap at Southwell on his second run back with Dean Ivory; unable to back it up in a Class 5 a fortnight later; fully effective over C&D but others appear to hold stronger claims. |
12/1 |
|
6th 5 (8) |
20th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Beat only one rival home at Chelmsford (1m, AW) on his first start since returning to this yard following a 161-day break, but he stepped forward from that when winning over this C&D 15 days ago; up in grade following a 3lb rise. |
7/1 |
|
1st 3 (11) |
5th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back with former yard after five months off but beat just one in 1m Chelmsford handicap three weeks ago; a fair 7f winner at his best, so he can't be totally dismissed with that run under his belt. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 00-169 C
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 1 (2) |
2nd Mar 2024 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Winning return in 6f Chelmsford maiden last spring; no great impact in handicaps after and unraced on Tapeta but she's 12lb lower than her first attempt at this level and might be best caught fresh. |
14/1 |
|
10th 8 (6) |
5th Oct 2023 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Market springer when landing a C&D maiden on her seasonal return in April; no progress since switched to handicaps and opposable despite a reduced mark. |
12/1 |
|
5th 6 (8) |
30th Aug 2023 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Hasn't kicked on since winning a 6f maiden at Chelmsford in April and was tailed off in the new cheekpieces on final start; looks risky in a first-time visor. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 458326 C
Last run: 45 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (11) |
16th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Dual winner here (6f/7f) in 2020; has gone close a couple of times lately, as when beaten a short head at Newcastle (5f, Tapeta) in July, but losing run up to 24; others look more solid. |
12/1 |
|
10 (3) |
27th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
8st 6lb |
No win away from Chelmsford since September 2021; agonisingly close at Newcastle (5f, AW) on penultimate start and bang there in a classified at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) on latest, which needs respect, but this test might be a little too sharp. |
7/1 |
|
3 (6) |
15th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 3y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Winless away from Chelmsford since September 2021's 5f success here, though came agonisingly close to putting that right in a Newcastle 0-55 handicap latest; replication of the form of June's C&D third (good to firm) won't quite suffice, and there's likely competition for the lead also. |
5/1 |
33/1
Form: 5-4090
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (7) |
9th Jul 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Well handicapped on the form she showed as a 2yo for Ralph Beckett; poor form in three runs for current stable (6f-1m); down in the weights/class but others much safer. |
33/1 |
|
10th 10 (6) |
28th Jun 2023 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Chance on the Chelmsford fourth of her last start for Ralph Beckett in the winter (1m); too free on her stable debut two runs ago and no such excuse available latest; cheekpieces need to get her back on track. |
33/1 |
|
9 (9) |
24th Jun 2023 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
8st 10lb |
|
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £104.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £96.93 |
| Tricast | £930.36 |
| Trifecta | £1179.60 |
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