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SoftElston Supports UK Financial Advisers Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 7f 207y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Abandoned
Form: 3933B2 BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 |
24th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 80y |
11st 3lb |
Made all to win by 15l over C&D in August, her sole win; was well-held over fences since and has a 9lb higher mark to cope with today but a 7lb claimer helps so has to be considered. |
4/1 |
|
14 |
19th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 4lb |
Winner of fifth point start; two chasing runs under rules have seen him tailed off and pulled up; nonetheless, there is encouragement to be found in his recent hurdles form with back-to-back runner-up finishes before a wide margin victory at Sligo last time (3m1f, good); he is a huge player if he can bring that form to fences. |
6/1 |
|
9 |
20th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 118y |
10st 4lb |
Now 0-23 over hurdles but runner-up the last twice on good ground, clear with winner over 3m1f at Kilbeggan and similarly over 2m7f at Bangor last month in today's headgear combination; should again be thereabouts and yard in much better form now. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 36P2-9
Last run: 138 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
7th Oct 2023 Good 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Runner-up at Haydock in April but tailed off at Warwick the following month and absent since; yard in good form and James Turner takes off a very handy 10lb, so there are grounds for optimism. |
9/2 |
|
9th 8 |
13th May 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner who has been inconsistent in his five-race hurdling career but he returned to form with a good second at Haydock (3m, good to soft) last month and is a key player if he's on song once more. |
11/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 2142-9 D
Last run: 145 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
27th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Course scorer and also a dual 3m winner at Wetherby and Southwell in the spring; lost her chance with a blunder 3 out at Perth (3m) 11 days ago so can't be ruled out. |
14/1 |
|
10th 5 |
16th Aug 2025 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Hard to knock her last five efforts in handicap hurdles at about 3m and no reason why she won't give another good account of herself; might be a tad high in the weights now. |
13/2 |
|
4th 1 |
3rd Jun 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Revitalised 9yo who ended last season with two good-ground wins (one over C&D) and posted another good effort when second to progressive rival at Bangor (2m7f, good) last month; obvious contender in current form. |
2/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 44236- D
Last run: 153 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
midfield, lost ground 4th, detached after 5th, struggling when pulled up before 15th |
10/1 |
|
2 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Bagged a second C&D victory in November but his more recent form is less encouraging, only sixth over C&D last time; handily weighted if getting back on track, though. |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 |
13th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Resumed winning ways over C&D in November and posted a respectable sixth of ten in 3m Musselburgh handicap chase following month; much respected for his in-form yard after a break. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -67P41 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 13 |
17th Aug 2024 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Multiple C&D winner; fourth (beaten 16l, with Dailileo third) in this race last year, and it's fair to say that she's yet to really fire in 2024; weakened (eighth of ten) over C&D last time, which leaves her work to do with Diamond State. |
16/1 |
|
8th 5 |
4th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Multiple C&D scorer who also took this in 2021 and 2022; came in last on the Flat at Hamilton recently but she had shaped well when a C&D third last month so rates a player once more for yard among the winners. |
7/2 |
|
7th 9 (7) |
19th Jun 2024 Good 1m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
in touch with leaders |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 90-876
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Successful over fences (twice) and hurdles last term; went off the boil on his last two runs early on this year and is 7lb higher than his last winning mark; looks to need to come down the weights. |
5/1 |
|
4th 1 |
19th Feb 2026 3m 3f 9y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ex-Irish; has won four races since joining this yard, two of them over fences here (2m5f, 3m5f, good); has won on soft/heavy ground but best form on good/good to soft and below par on ground considered 'tacky' last time. |
7/1 |
|
6th 10 |
19th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Four wins since joining this stable last spring, the latest in Durham National at Sedgefield (3m5f, good) in October; arguably posted career-best performance when clear second in Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (3m3f, good to soft) on Boxing Day but went up another 4lb for that and the forecast slower ground here may not be ideal. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: -32511 CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
13th May 2026 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Won back-to-back here (3m) in August 2023; 0-10 since and well beaten over 2m when last in action in January; is very lowly weighted if factoring in the 10lb claim of regular rider Roisin Leech. |
16/1 |
|
4th 5 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Returned from long absence with fairly good third in selling handicap at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) in September but ended last year with a poor run over 3m and the slow ground here is probably not ideal. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 149y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Dual 3m hurdle winner in summer 2023; hasn't run too badly in 2m2f/2m4f handicaps following a long absence but being 8lb out of the weights is not ideal. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4P25UF
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
23rd Oct 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, good jump 6th, not fluent 9th, outpaced after 4 out, dropped to last and lost touch 3 out |
10/1 |
|
6th 4 |
8th Oct 2024 Good 2m 3f 189y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Ended a losing run back hurdling at Worcester (2m) in June but pulled up there 41 days ago; he reverts to fences now with a bit to prove. |
25/1 |
|
5 |
28th Aug 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Belated return to hurdling when scoring by a short head over C&D in June but failed to back that up when behind a couple of these at Uttoxeter; others appeal more. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /402-4
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
11th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Very lightly raced 11yo who gained her win at Hexham (2m7f heavy) in November 2023; only 1lb higher today but absent since a lesser effort a fortnight later. |
25/1 |
|
5th 10 |
23rd Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 7f 149y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Came from off the pace to open account at Hexham (2m7f, heavy) a fortnight ago, her first start since a wind op; remains very lightly raced for her age and features prominently in calculations here. |
5/1 |
Verdict
The Longest Day has won his last two over C&D but the ground might have turned against him today and preference is for TANGO THEATRE, who has posted some very creditable performances in defeat this year and certainly deserves to get a win on the board. Second choice is Imperial B G, who has a significant role to play if able to match the form he showed two starts ago.[Chris Wilson]
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Tango TheatreThe Times:
Imperial B GThe Guardian:
Return FireDaily Mail:
The Longest Day