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17.08

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Venatour Racing Holidays Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6601.25
  • 2m 7f 131y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Venatour Racing Holidays Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £3.80

Form: /213-3

Last run: 156 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Close up over hurdles in May when just ahead of Lanspark; all four chase starts have been at Plumpton, winning three of them; might be on a tough mark but he's a 3m4f winner and assured stamina could be useful; best form has been on good or good to soft.
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4th

4

9th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

14:15 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Has a good record over fences at Plumpton and returns to this venue off an attractive mark; however, he's 0-7 over hurdles and needs to step up sharply on Fontwell reappearance effort (beaten 35l).

12/1

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

17:00 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

disputed lead, led from 2nd, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out

7/2

3rd

3

12th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 4

17:00 Plumpton

Blade Runner

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

disputed lead, led from 2nd, mistake 14th, not fluent 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out

7/2

Form: 453PP- BF

Last run: 203 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced hurdler, showing promise in novices but disappointing in both handicaps (in cheekpieces latterly); still early days and there are chasers in the family.
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5th

7

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:41 Worcester

Snowy Evening

11st 11lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Dual winner over fences at Doncaster on good; yet to win over hurdles and this is his first run in this sphere since March 2023; possibly better for this race before a summer campaign over fences.

12/1

3rd

1

21st Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

14:05 Doncaster

Snowy Evening

12st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

led

5/2

1st

4

28th Jan 2024

Good

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

12:50 Doncaster

Snowy Evening

11st 12lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Placed in his first two chases (on soft) and looked much more assured over the fences when drawing 19l clear at Doncaster (3m2f, good) in December to register his first win; not disgraced at Newcastle on latest outing but this is quite a rethink over his trip and he also has cheekpieces (tried on final start last term, pulled up) reinstated.

5/1

Form: 6150-2 D

Last run: 158 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
8lb higher than for his sole hurdle win; made a solid start over fences when finding only one too good in a 2m7f handicap at Worcester where his jumping was sound; should go well.
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6th

7

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 3

15:55 Cartmel

Puddlesinthepark

10st 12lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Mrs C Williams

A three-time scorer (including over C&D) last season; hinted at a revival when a never-nearer fifth over 3m4f at Taunton last month so needs considering off a slipping mark.

10/1

5th

4

9th Apr 2026

Good

3m 4f 85y

Class 4

16:15 Taunton

Puddlesinthepark

11st 4lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Mrs C Williams

Five-time chase winne, the latest at Ffos Las (3m4f, good) off this mark in October; has been below par in three runs since but his usual cheekpieces are back on and he may appreciate this better ground.

6/1

6th

7

16th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 3

16:00 Ffos Las

Puddlesinthepark

10st 10lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

Readily beat a stablemate in small-field marathon here (3m4f, good) in October and will be fine on today's slower ground but his two runs towards the end of last year were disappointing and he needs to have been refreshed by 101-day break.

14/1

Form: 224075

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Irish raider with a record of 2-36 and he's 1-16 as a chaser; some good efforts earlier this year but has been well held of late and he wouldn't want the ground to get too testing.
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5th

2

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:47 Wexford

Broken Ice

11st 12lb

J: Shane Fitzsimons

T: John C McConnell

Most recent of three wins came in 3m Perth handicap hurdle last summer; tailed off on comeback run at Newcastle and never counted over the banks at Punchestown festival early this month; trip on the short side reverting to hurdles.

12/1

8th

10

2nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 90y

14:30 Punchestown

Broken Ice

11st 7lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: John C McConnell

Most recent of three wins came in 3m Perth handicap hurdle last summer; tailed off on comeback run in early March in Newcastle handicap hurdle; hard to fancy.

50/1

4th

2

3rd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 149y

Class 4

15:35 Newcastle

Broken Ice

11st 13lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Narrowly got the better of a frustrating maiden at Perth (3m, good; from 5lb lower) last August; kept on into never-nearer fourth over fences at Sligo (3m2f) in October but absent since; best watched unless market speaks favourably.

7/1

Form: 4253-3 CD BF

Last run: 152 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Chase record is 1-20 and he was a disappointing favourite when last seen in May; however, at least that sole win came first time back last season over C&D and he's back to the same mark; had wind op.
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8th

6

29th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:10 Hereford

Faustinovick

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Well weighted on plenty of form but has always been a frustrating sort, as reflected by his overall strike-rate (1-27); his two efforts this autumn don't suggest a second win is imminent.

7/1

7th

5

8th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

12:55 Chepstow

Faustinovick

11st 4lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Joe Tizzard

prominent, overjumped 9th, outpaced and lost position 14th, weakened 3 out

10/1

Form: 63234-

Last run: 181 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
0-6 over hurdles but was thereabouts in three handicaps at around this trip and this winning pointer should make her mark over fences.
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3rd

1

30th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

My Girl Katie

12st 0lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Beat Testlight here in July but not in their rematch; bounced off the fast ground when winning well at Stratford 12 days ago to earn this 8lb higher mark; had some soft-ground form back in the day.

13/8

5

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

3m 3f 119y

Class 5

17:00 Stratford

My Girl Katie

10st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Grace Harris

Dual point winner this spring; well beaten over hurdles on rules return in June but won comfortably when back over fences at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last month and ran well in defeat over that C&D a fortnight later; likely contender again.

9/4

Form: 2522-4 C

Last run: 156 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Won three staying handicap hurdles for the Tizzards, all of them on soft; sold for £13,000; not far away in either run for this yard but he will need to jump better than when trying fences once before nearly two years ago.
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4th

3

25th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

15:05 Huntingdon

Lanspark

10st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Thorough stayer who has won four times over hurdles; has disappointed in two starts since scoring at Fontwell last December; back on a competitive mark but with a bit to prove.

12/1

6th

10

23rd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

16:10 Exeter

Lanspark

11st 2lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Returned to form with front-running win in small field at Fontwell (3m2f, soft) on Boxing Day; however, his recent profile has been patchy and he was pulled up at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) last month; this is competitive and a return to form is needed with a first-time visor replacing blinkers.

16/1

0

5

22nd Jan 2024

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Lanspark

11st 12lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Robbie Llewellyn

led

7/2

Non-runners

Ultimate Getaway, Enemenemynemo, Hunting Percival

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £91.70
Straight Forecast £82.74
Tricast £320.92
Trifecta £559.30

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Faustinovick

The Guardian:

Puddlesinthepark

SPOTLIGHT:

My Girl Katie

D Express:

Snowy Evening

The Star:

Lanspark

TOPSPEED:

Broken Ice

The Sun:

Enemenemynemo

Telegraph:

Ultimate Getaway

The Times:

My Girl Katie

Daily Mirror:

Puddlesinthepark

Daily Record:

Puddlesinthepark

POSTDATA:

Faustinovick

WEST COUNTRY:

Faustinovick

Daily Mail:

Faustinovick