16.45
SoftStaffordshire Beer Festival Saturday 18th November Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3406.24
- 3m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.60
Form: 0664-P
Last run: 155 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 4f 97y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Scored at Chepstow (3m2f) in October but he turned in a rare poor effort when pulled up in 3m5f Fakenham handicap chase in December; cheekpieces are reached for now and he's the sort to bounce back. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Scored by 4l in conditional jockeys' race at Chepstow (3m2f, good to firm) last Sunday, taking chase record to 6-16; escapes a penalty and commands respect. |
7/4 |
|
8 |
12th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 3m 2f 54y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
5-15 over fences; looked as good as ever when placed at Perth (3m, good) last month, after a break, and was runner-up on his only visit to Chepstow; likely contender. |
11/2 |
9/2
- Place: £2.60
Form: 75324-
Last run: 183 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 |
12th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Versatile regarding the ground; not yet off the mark but he's been on the premises in handicap chases at 3m and 2m4f since last October, when running well on return from a break; place chance. |
9/1 |
|
8th 3 |
12th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Versatile regarding the ground; not yet off the mark but he's been on the premises in handicap chases at 3m and 2m4f since last October, when running well on return from a break; place chance. |
9/1 |
|
5th 2 |
4th May 2024 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
0-7 over fences but ran quite well when third at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) last month and is now 6lb lower than when second over C&D (good to soft) in October; must be considered. |
11/2 |
10/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 4473/
Last run: 549 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
16th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
Well in with Safe Destination on their clash at Uttoxeter last October and has produced similar sort of form in his last three races, all 3m handicaps on slow ground (effective on good to soft); unlikely to be far away. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
28th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
8yo who is 0-8 but has returned from an absence with two good runs this winter, finishing third at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) then second over this C&D (heavy); a first win looks imminent. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 8 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and led before 4 out, faced challenge 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner run-in |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 96804-
Last run: 183 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
14th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Eight-race maiden who was well beaten in three handicap chases in the autumn and is 3lb wrong here; difficult to enthuse over on that evidence but connections are persisting, and it's worth noting he attracted market support last time; wore cheekpieces two starts ago; blinkers tried here. |
12/1 |
|
0 8 |
22nd Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, soon prominent, mistake 9th |
25/1 |
|
8th 16 |
7th Nov 2023 Soft 3m 1f 100y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
in rear, mistake 5th |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 7685-P D
Last run: 139 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 10 |
2nd Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Sole win under rules (20 races) was in a 3m chase at Warwick in April 2021; has dropped a long way in the weights but he's been out of sorts in the last 12 months and needs new headgear to make a big difference. |
33/1 |
|
5th 8 |
8th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Sole win under rules (19 races) was in a 3m chase at Warwick in April 2021; way down the weights, as his return to racing under rules (last five starts) has not gone well; off since May. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
22nd May 2023 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Well beaten on all four starts since returned to racing under rules in the autumn; ran well to a point at Stratford (3m3f, good to soft) last month and this return to good ground will suit, but claims are not compelling. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: /8P0-3
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
No joy when tried over fences in 2023; won twice over hurdles at Stratford in spring 2024; returns to fences after a sharpener over hurdles at Cartmel last month but hard to fancy. |
16/1 |
|
9th 10 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Won twice at Stratford (3m2f/2m6f) in spring 2024 and well handicapped on those efforts but lost his way afterwards and has been absent since well-held fourth at Stratford 13 months ago; had wind op last month. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
13th Apr 2025 Good 3m 2f 83y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Won this race a year ago (good to soft), his second start for Mel Rowley, and followed up off today's mark here (2m6f, good) in May; looked out of sorts in the winter when last seen but is still of some interest on return to this track. |
3/1 |
40/1
Form: PP4P5P
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
30th Sep 2025 Good 2m 5f 28y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Won three times over 3m2f here (always on good ground) during productive campaign last season; needs career-best performance to overcome this rise in grade but returns here after respectable fourth over today's trip at Cartmel (good) last month. |
9/2 |
|
4th 2 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ended last season with two hard-fought wins at Sedgefield (3m2f, good) and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when well-held fourth at Bangor (3m, good) in June but current mark demands a career-best performance and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal. |
12/1 |
|
4th 5 |
21st Jun 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Thriving over Sedgefield's extended 3m2f latterly, needing every yard of it last time (good) in order to complete a double; new career-high mark asks a question, and the return to 3m isn't certain to suit. |
4/1 |
7/1
Form: 8-352
Last run: 35 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 1 |
8th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Heavy defeats this year under rules before something better when 11l second of five in maiden hurdle at Worcester (2m7f, good) five weeks ago; needs another step forward on this chase/handicap debut. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
3rd Sep 2023 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, headway 4 out, in touch with leaders 3 out, went second 2 out, no extra approaching last |
33/1 |
|
5th 4 |
22nd Jul 2023 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Displayed significant promise in a soft-ground Irish point last year but struggled in a bumper on rules debut in March and was remote when third on hurdling debut at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in May; tongue-tie added. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: /02P8-
Last run: 245 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 |
8th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won his sole Irish point but sparked only once in six runs (pulled up in his only chase) for Henry De Bromhead and tailed off in a handicap at Hereford on his stable debut in February; had wind surgery soon afterwards but looks risky. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
21st Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
12st 1lb |
Won his sole Irish point but he generally struggled in six runs for Henry De Bromhead and was tailed off in a similar handicap at Hereford on his stable debut in February; has had wind surgery but he needs a transformation after another break. |
14/1 |
|
8th 3 |
5th Feb 2023 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Limited for Henry De Bromhead, for whom his best run was finishing runner-up in an ordinary maiden last summer, after which he pulled up over fences; has at least joined another respected trainer but others have less to prove. |
9/1 |
7/2
Form: 4FPP1- D
Last run: 167 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
His last two wins have come here (including this race in 2023) and he was 8lb out of the handicap when back here last time; however, this 10yo has been pulled up on his last three starts and needs to turn things around. |
33/1 |
|
11 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 7f 199y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
His last two wins have come here but this 10yo has been pulled up on his last two starts and is 8lb wrong at the weights. |
50/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £25.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £23.18 |
| Tricast | £99.82 |
| Trifecta | £177.20 |
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