16.30
SoftWilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £9277.2
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 3
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
Form: 213540 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 (3) |
13th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Prolific winner who arrives seeking a hat-trick after winning back-to-back at Hamilton (both 6f, soft) last month; usually races prominently; up another 4lb but will be a big player if repeating his latest effort. |
10/1 |
|
1st 6 (1) |
28th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
At his best over 6f on soft ground and made the most of optimum conditions here last week, making all; Rebecca Burley's claim erases the penalty and he should threaten again. |
7/2 |
|
1st 3 (1) |
21st Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Losing run goes back to May 2025 but 6f on soft ground are his ideal conditions and he's now 9lb lower than his last winning mark; interesting. |
4/1 |
2/1
Form: 542750 CD
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 (4) |
5th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Best known for his Ripon exploits and he finished down the field in his one visit to Pontefract; drying ground not in his favour and this veteran may prove vulnerable despite dropping in class. |
25/1 |
|
16th 13 (18) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
10yo who went close at Ripon (6f, good) in May and stumbled at the start when an unplaced favourite there last month; however, his last eight wins have come at Ripon or Newcastle and he's 0-8 at York. |
20/1 |
7/4
Form: 181230 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (5) |
23rd Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Tumbled down the weights last year before undergoing wind surgery; was inclined to pull hard and didn't see it out on his Tapeta comeback, and the suspicion is he'll be back at some point. |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 (5) |
23rd Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
in rear throughout |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 (10) |
29th Mar 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 078198 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (7) |
24th Oct 2024 Heavy 0m 5f 8y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
4-29 on turf and although he hasn't won on genuine soft ground he again showed he acts on it when second at Bath (5.7f) latest; each-way player. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 (5) |
21st Oct 2024 Heavy 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Has patchy record but he won on fast ground at Windsor (5f) in July and was beaten less than 2l on soft at Redcar (fourth of 11) last time; seems tactically versatile and he's not ruled out on this drop back on grade. |
13/2 |
|
7 (10) |
5th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Dropped away in the final furlong in the race won Our Absent Friends at Ripon last week; Paul Mulrennan is a good booking (close fourth on him at Newmarket 11 months ago) but others appeal more. |
10/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.79 |
| Trifecta | £11.10 |
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