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Good To SoftFriends & Family Remembering Norman Sharpe Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £10562
- 1m 7f 195y
- Class 3
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.60
Form: 52246-
Last run: 183 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
8th 6 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
midfield |
20/1 |
8th 6 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Finished seventh in this race last year; creditable third to Navajo Indy here in November then did too much up front at Ascot (fifth to Fiercely Proud); however, likely has nothing in hand off current mark. |
20/1 |
5th 5 |
21st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 152y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
led but pestered |
16/1 |
11/2
- Place: £3.00
Form: 4-1142 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 110
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
4th 3 |
8th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced approaching last, weakened gradually run-in |
5/1 |
1st 14 |
26th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Second to Walk Of No Shame at Worcester (2m5f, good) last month and a respectable third at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last time when she didn't quite get home; this distance should be more suitable and she shouldn't be far away. |
10/1 |
3rd 4 |
2nd Jul 2024 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Dual 2m winner (once here) on good ground in early part of last season; showed the benefit of May's reappearance when a good second at Worcester back at 2m4f last month on just her second go at the trip; has stamina to prove upped again in distance, and back up 4lb, but shaped as though she'd stay and enters serious calculations. |
7/2 |
7/1
Form: 142-86 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
7th 9 |
13th Oct 2023 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Nearly won the Sussex Champion Hurdle earlier this year and another good run at Plumpton 19 days ago (2m, good); does seem to like tight tracks and dry ground, so this might not play to his strengths. |
10/1 |
3rd 1 |
24th Sep 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Won this three years ago; two standout efforts last season were his Kempton success and a near-miss in the Sussex Champion Hurdle back here (same mark); 2m5f was too far when disappointing at Newton Abbot 22 days ago; chance. |
7/1 |
6th 5 |
2nd Sep 2023 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
Clearcut winner at Kempton (2m, good to soft) in the autumn and bettered that performance when very close second in Sussex Champion Hurdle at Plumpton (2m, good) in April; only 1lb above that mark here but was below form on the Flat last time and has stamina to prove. |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 311043 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 113
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
7th Sep 2024 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Very well handicapped on some of last year's form for Milton Harris and but was out of sorts during three-race spell for Syd Hosie and pulled up on recent debut for latest new trainer; headgear refitted; revival needed. |
25/1 |
9 |
28th Aug 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Well treated now but lost his way badly after leaving Milton Harris and tried chasing last time; too risky. |
20/1 |
4 |
1st Jun 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 213y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
in touch with leaders, prominent after 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up after 2 out |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: P21426 D
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
4th 2 |
19th Nov 2024 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
In good heart over fences this year, winning at Newton Abbot (2m, good) in July and second at Aintree (2m, good) ten days ago; switches back to hurdles for the first time since June when third at Stratford (2m2f, good) off 4lb lower; handicapper has him about right. |
9/2 |
4th 2 |
19th Nov 2024 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
In good heart over fences this year, winning at Newton Abbot (2m, good) in July and second at Aintree (2m, good) ten days ago; switches back to hurdles for the first time since June when third at Stratford (2m2f, good) off 4lb lower; handicapper has him about right. |
9/2 |
2nd 7 |
9th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 176y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
keen to post, took keen hold, prominent |
11/1 |
3/1
Form: 8-3313 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 114
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
5th 5 |
15th Oct 2024 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
midfield, some headway when not fluent 2 out, weakened from last |
7/1 |
3rd 3 |
7th Sep 2024 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
prominent |
7/1 |
6th 10 |
28th Jul 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Back down the weights when reviving to win at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) three weeks ago; back up 3lb today but strung together some solid efforts once she hit form last year, so another bold show looks likely. |
6/1 |
7/2
Form: 12952- CD
Last run: 153 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 121
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd 5 |
2nd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 68y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Back from summer break with a solid sequence, winning at Plumpton on the first and latest of four starts over fences; latest was over 2m4f in a five-runner novice handicap, in which he travelled much the best turning for home and had to be kept up to his work; 2lb rise may well underestimate him. |
6/1 |
3rd 5 |
2nd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 68y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Back from summer break with a solid sequence, winning at Plumpton on the first and latest of four starts over fences; latest was over 2m4f in a five-runner novice handicap, in which he travelled much the best turning for home and had to be kept up to his work; 2lb rise may well underestimate him. |
6/1 |
1st 3 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 164y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Successful chase debut over 2m1f here in September and similar sort of form in finishing third the last twice (all on good ground); didn't make life easy for himself by running in snatches the last time but shouldn't be far away over a longer trip that could suit him well. |
3/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
Payout | |
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Exacta | £16.50 |
Straight Forecast | £17.25 |
Trifecta | £92.90 |
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