15.15
Softcavani.co.uk The Pocket Square Pursuit Handicap
- Prize money: £13500
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 3
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 420301
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (1) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Very productive in 2025, winning five times; hindered by wide draw at Chester most recently, otherwise has a good record over 5f; just needs to prove he can overcome current mark. |
12/1 |
|
9th 13 (12) |
7th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 15y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Posted duck eggs over 6f in last two appearances, not beaten entirely by the trip; has a very good record at 5f but faces a harder task off current mark at this level, especially from an unfavourable draw. |
33/1 |
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10th 9 (10) |
17th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Enjoyed a revival in the second half of 2025, winning five 5f handicaps on good ground or slower; no show over 6f when last seen in November and he returns to action off a tough mark. |
33/1 |
8/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 661194 CD BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (3) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
2-2 this year, winning 6f handicaps at Chelmsford in January and at Wolverhampton three weeks ago; 6lb rise for latest success takes him to a career-high mark but he is well drawn and should give it another good go. |
6/1 |
|
1st 5 (4) |
7th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Running in this race for the third time, having finished second in 2024 and fourth last year; those runs were after a break but he has the benefit of a run this time around, winning a 6f handicap at Chelmsford five weeks ago; still on a feasible mark and he is a key player for a stable going well. |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 (2) |
29th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
C&D winner who is 3lb lower than when last successful; second of nine at Lingfield (5f, AW) in September but he was below his best on turf on his next three outings; returns from a 97-day absence but he's of interest back on the AW. |
4/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 846205 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (4) |
21st Dec 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Promising return to action at Beverley in April but below par at York's Dante meeting in May (final start for Nigel Tinkler) and not seen again until seventh to Alfa Whiteburd (True Promise third) over C&D 12 days ago, fading as if the run was needed. |
12/1 |
|
5th 7 (4) |
21st Dec 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Promising return to action at Beverley in April but below par at York's Dante meeting in May (final start for Nigel Tinkler) and not seen again until seventh to Alfa Whiteburd (True Promise third) over C&D 12 days ago, fading as if the run was needed. |
12/1 |
|
7th 12 (3) |
9th Dec 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
took keen hold, started quickly, led narrowly, headed after 2f |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 4122-4
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 9 (9) |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
In reasonably good form having made the frame in last two starts, rallying both times; on a two-year losing spell but remain 7lb below last winning mark; enters calculations. |
6/1 |
|
4th 11 (1) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Winless in two years but has slid to a handy mark and resumed in decent form; holds each-way claims but this is a stronger race than the Thirsk handicap in which he was a bit unlucky not to finish closer last time. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 7 (4) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Hold-up sprinter and on a losing run of 21; well handicapped as a consequence and should be sharper for his Ripon reappearance 16 days ago. |
5/1 |
11/2
Form: 127484 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (3) |
18th May 2024 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
dwelt start, in rear |
5/1 |
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5th 8 (3) |
18th May 2024 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
dwelt start, in rear |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: 420500 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (7) |
16th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Ran on well to win a 6f handicap at Newmarket two weeks ago (6f, soft); that race had rather an end-of-season feel to it but the Topspeed figure was good and a 3lb rise looks fair; interesting on first AW start since October 2018. |
7/2 |
|
9th 10 (7) |
16th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Ran on well to win a 6f handicap at Newmarket two weeks ago (6f, soft); that race had rather an end-of-season feel to it but the Topspeed figure was good and a 3lb rise looks fair; interesting on first AW start since October 2018. |
7/2 |
|
1st 12 (3) |
2nd Nov 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 5lb |
took keen hold early, towards rear, switched left when smooth headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well |
9/1 |
8/1
Form: 372140 C
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 13lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (4) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Landed a Group 3 in Ireland last July and back in that sort of form when the ready winner of a 1m Pontefract Listed race (good) 18 days ago, readily quickening 3.25l clear of the reopposing Cheshire Dancer; went without the hood she'd worn since the start of 2024 at Pontefract and it's left off again; leading form claims but is up against some progressive 3yos. |
7/2 |
|
1st 8 (2) |
8th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Form since wearing a hood features 1m Listed and 1m1f Group 3 wins on British/Irish soil last term; has made the frame in Group races at York and Epsom this season; major contender in this field, provided the removal of headgear doesn't have a negative effect. |
9/2 |
|
5 (2) |
7th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 113y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Listed winner on soft last May and she also won a five-runner Group 3 at the Curragh (1m1f, good; last to first) last July; shaped okay when third to runaway winner in York Group 2 (1m2f, good to firm) on last month's reappearance; it's hard to say whether she or Chic Colombine suffered the worst nightmare run in this race last year but both ran on well to be placed and she's firmly in the mix again if getting sufficient breaks. |
4/1 |
7/2
Form: 673422 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (7) |
21st Dec 2023 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
held up in rear, no impression from 2f out |
14/1 |
|
6 (5) |
22nd Nov 2023 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Much better on AW than turf; recent PB when going down by a neck at Southwell in September but didn't run his race back on an artificial surface at Kempton a fortnight ago; has just second run here. |
16/1 |
|
11th 3 (3) |
8th Nov 2023 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
midfield |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 277230 CD
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (4) |
2nd May 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Finally exploited his drop in the weights when winning a C&D handicap last October (heavy ground); should come on for March's return to action at Doncaster and while slower ground would be ideal, he did run well in a fast-ground Stewards' Cup in 2020. |
13/2 |
|
4 (4) |
2nd May 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Finally exploited his drop in the weights when winning a C&D handicap last October (heavy ground); should come on for March's return to action at Doncaster and while slower ground would be ideal, he did run well in a fast-ground Stewards' Cup in 2020. |
13/2 |
|
15th 18 (14) |
30th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 2y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
Absent since prevailing narrowly on heavy ground at Goodwood in October, ending a three-year losing spell; not an obvious type to follow up, especially as his record in this race (three attempts) is modest. |
20/1 |
8/1
Form: 460510 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 10st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 (2) |
25th May 2024 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Four course wins to his name and he rolled back the years when sweeping through to win a Class 5 handicap at Thirsk five weeks ago (6f, soft); not handicapped out of things up 6lb but this is a deeper race and it might not set up quite so favourably for him. |
9/1 |
|
14th 9 (2) |
25th May 2024 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Four course wins to his name and he rolled back the years when sweeping through to win a Class 5 handicap at Thirsk five weeks ago (6f, soft); not handicapped out of things up 6lb but this is a deeper race and it might not set up quite so favourably for him. |
9/1 |
|
1st 8 (9) |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
in rear |
4/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £48.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £40.20 |
| Tricast | £298.66 |
| Trifecta | £465.60 |