19.35
Good To FirmTmgroup Handicap (Div II)
- Prize money: £5234
- 0m 6f 16y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.63
- Place: £1.10
Form: 3539-3 CD
Last run: 77 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (2) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Largely consistent 6yo who gained last season's win at Bath (5.7f, good to firm) in September; subsequent defeat on heavy ground there can be overlooked but he makes his reappearance from a fairly tough mark. |
10/1 |
|
8th 3 (5) |
20th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Improved his turf strike-rate to 7-26 when beating 13 rivals over C&D (good to firm) last month; that was a narrow success but he's been as good as ever since a visor has been added and is versatile ground-wise; big player again up 3lb. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 (9) |
30th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
His knocks on the door are getting louder and just failed to land a 14-runner Leicester handicap (6f, good to soft) eight days ago; big player on that although he disappointed on good to firm in July when said to prefer a slower surface. |
6/1 |
10/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 25-147 C
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (9) |
10th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Losing run is now 16 and slow starts continue to hold him back, even when sent over 6f; a stiff 5f is manageable but he's risky from a win perspective. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 6 (2) |
3rd Sep 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Has more ability than most with his sort of mark but he isn't easy to win with; this track suits and Laura Coughlan has won on him a couple of times, so he is one to consider, especially given his penultimate effort was promising. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 9 (2) |
26th Aug 2024 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Dual course winner last season (5f/6f) and ran big race in defeat over C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago; pretty versatile regarding ground and ought to be right in the thick of things again. |
4/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.80
Form: 079-7
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (10) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Won four over C&D (BHA marks between 50-60) in 2024; began 2026 with a respectable third to Sea Legend, but it's been disappointing - with some mitigation - that he hasn't built on that since; stablemate of Billyjoegold. |
13/2 |
|
6th 2 (10) |
17th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won four times on Newcastle AW in 2024 but winless since; needs to be held up off a strong pace but not really firing at present. |
8/1 |
|
6th 12 (4) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Without a win since October 2024 and he failed to build on a reappearance Newcastle third when just seventh in 1m handicap there 12 days ago; needs to take a step forward. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 000-5
Last run: 12 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 16 (2) |
17th Jun 2024 Good 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Seven-race maiden; made the frame off today's basement mark over C&D (good to soft) last summer but absent since down-the-field AW run in January and needs to find improvement from somewhere. |
33/1 |
11/4
Form: 059661 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 (2) |
1st Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
His C&D win in February was achieved off a 10lb higher mark; out of sorts more recently though and others look safer. |
14/1 |
|
5th 8 (1) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
All nine wins over 6f including three here; 8lb below his last winning mark, but attempts this far for only the second time on his 64th start and didn't prove his stamina in the first. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 (4) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
He was winning for the ninth time in his career when scoring at Kempton in February (made most); quiet on turf this summer and opposable despite a reduced mark. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: -54260
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (7) |
9th Aug 2023 Good 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Five-time course winner (7f-1m); out of form in sprint handicaps since returning from break in June (four runs) but will appreciate today's drop in grade, and this trip ought to be much more suitable. |
6/1 |
|
7th 8 (7) |
26th Jul 2023 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Ten-time winner (once over C&D) but has poor strike-rate in recent years and has not fired since returning from break in June. |
16/1 |
100/30
Form: 50-160
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (9) |
15th Mar 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Both wins over 5f, the latest for David O'Meara at Chelmsford last August; ran poorly here last month on her first run since rejoining Denis Hogan who won with her at Tipperary last May; cheekpieces tried. |
25/1 |
|
14th 4 (13) |
26th Jan 2024 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Both wins over 5f, the latest for David O'Meara on Polytrack at Chelmsford; has run okay over 6f twice since in Britain and now back with old yard; may need this after 153 days off. |
8/1 |
11/2
Form: 67-403 D
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (10) |
26th Jul 2023 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Nine-time winner who was useful in his prime and is suited by C&D; needs to up his game after two down-the-field runs this month but is now 5lb lower than when placed over C&D in May; can't be ruled out. |
16/1 |
|
11th 7 (12) |
19th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
pressed leader |
20/1 |
|
8th 1 (8) |
10th Jul 2023 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
9yo who is not easy to predict but his last win was off 11lb higher at Goodwood (5f, good to soft) last summer and he showed signs of a revival with his third at Bath (5.6f, good) in May; that form has worked out quite well and this return to 6f is no problem; in the mix. |
11/2 |
33/1
Form: 6708-7 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 1lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 (1) |
11th Jul 2023 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
took keen hold, midfield |
50/1 |
|
8 (1) |
10th Jul 2023 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Just one win from 44 starts and that was three years ago; struggled for Frank Bishop in 2022 and she made a low-key start for this yard at Brighton (6f, good to firm) last week; no appeal. |
33/1 |
|
7th 8 (2) |
4th Jul 2023 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Just one win from 43 starts and that was three years ago; poor form for Frank Bishop in 2022 and absent for 389 days; worth a market check in a weak race on her stable debut. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
Sparkling Diamond
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.49 |
| Tricast | £44.42 |
| Trifecta | £42.40 |
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