14.20
SoftBernard Llewellyn Racing Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap
- Prize money: £3079.54
- 1m 2f 0y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: -05016 D
Last run: 131 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
6th Dec 2023 Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
held up in rear, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on and went modest third run-in |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 |
16th Nov 2023 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Won a soft-ground Flat seller in May but was safely held when back over hurdles in June; returns from 161-day break; not the percentage call. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 345411 CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (3) |
21st Sep 2026 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Veteran who came good for current stable in C&D (good) classified) last month; only fourth of six behind Flora Prince in subsequent Chepstow handicap (1m2f, good to soft) but ought to handle today's conditions. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 (3) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Acts on any ground and has won on soft and heavy; has been a bit up and down this season, but she got back on the scoresheet with cosy win in classified at Ffos Las (1m2f, good) last week; still looks feasibly treated back in a handicap and she's a big player if this sets up for her closing style. |
9/2 |
|
1st 3 (8) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
0-5 for new stable this year; ran quite well when fifth of ten in Leicester handicap (1m2f, good to firm) last month but was soundly beaten at Chepstow three weeks later; others have more pressing claims. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3056-6
Last run: 132 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (9) |
30th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Four-time course winner (6f/7f) who has finished runner-up in two of his last three starts, including at Wolverhampton 12 days ago; blinkers replace a visor and he's considered returned to 6f. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 7 (7) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Dual AW winner this year (7f/6f); gave good account when second to odds-on rival in Lingfield classified (7f) last month but was safely held in a recent handicap over that C&D and, on balance, others here look stronger. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 00-812 BF
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 5lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 (7) |
19th Oct 2023 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
raced wide, in touch with leaders, pulled up over 1f out, race voided |
7/1 |
|
4th 7 (8) |
9th Oct 2023 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Comfortable scorer over C&D in January, despite racing freely, when 6lb lower; matched that effort when trying to make all and going close back over C&D when last seen in April; freshened up again and looks a big player. |
11/2 |
Abandoned
Form: -16560
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 9 (16) |
20th Sep 2024 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 10lb |
Lingfield AW winner over a mile in 2023; lost his form afterwards; mostly over hurdles for this yard; others preferred; cheekpieces. |
28/1 |
|
9th 5 (4) |
17th Jul 2024 Good 1m 3f 103y |
9st 11lb |
Winner in Britain for Andrew Balding; no show in four starts in maiden hurdles for his current trainer; best watched. |
12/1 |
|
13th 11 |
5th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 190y |
11st 7lb |
AW Flat winner but well beaten in three maiden hurdles and best wait for handicaps. |
28/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 233113
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (9) |
13th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Three-time course winner over 8.6f; she hasn't run badly on her last two visits to Wolverhampton but a lower draw would have been preferable. |
10/1 |
|
4th 7 (2) |
29th Sep 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Back on the same mark as C&D win in March; not fared as well since, but has been off for two months after a below-par run on turf in July; needs to bounce back. |
10/1 |
|
4th 6 (5) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Three wins in an industrious 2025 and another this March; three of those were AW, as was the respectable show in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, while last June's 1m classified win at Chepstow was on soft; others look more solid these days on today's likely good or good to firm ground. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 37-574
Last run: 61 days
W: 10st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 |
27th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Made light of a lengthy absence when winning over C&D (good to soft; made most) from Locked Down Lad and Highbury Hill in November but he couldn't repeat the form at Fontwell (about 2m1f, heavy; has form on that surface) last month; well worth another chance back over C&D. |
7/1 |
|
7th 5 |
21st Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
19-race maiden and not progressing but hasn't run badly in 2m4f handicaps at Ffos Las the last twice in races won by a progressive horse. |
7/1 |
|
4th 7 |
30th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
18-race maiden under both codes; had no answer to Jasmin De Grugy over C&D 23 days ago and there are others to worry about. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 44030-
Last run: 425 days
W: 10st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Gained last three wins over C&D but they were on good ground; failed to beat a rival on heavy going here (race won by El Gavilan) last time; forecast conditions look unfavourable. |
16/1 |
|
4 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Dominated from the front over C&D (good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; slightly disappointing when well-held fourth in recent selling handicap at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) but still enters calculations. |
3/1 |
|
4th 3 |
29th Sep 2025 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Dominated from the front at Ffos Las (2m, good) in May and has largely remained in good form since; well held when second in selling handicap at Stratford (2m2f, good) this month but the winner has performed well in much stronger company since; probably won't be far away. |
7/2 |
Verdict
Very consistent mare Lhebayeb (second choice) seems still to be making steady progress, while City Escape has collected two recent C&D handicaps on slow ground and is another with strong claims. However, the most interesting runner is arguably GAVIN, who has done well over hurdles since the spring and now attempts to exploit his lowly Flat mark.[Chris Wilson]