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GoodSky Bet Build A Bet Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4488.85
- 2m 0f 59y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 3-626P
Last run: 10 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
14th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Irish point winner in November 2021 (3m, good/yielding); ex-Gavin Cromwell; best run for this yard when runner-up in a 2m4f handicap hurdle here last May (good); poor form since; plenty to prove on first run chasing. |
20/1 |
|
4 |
14th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Irish point winner in November 2021 (3m, good/yielding); ex-Gavin Cromwell; best run for this yard when runner-up in a 2m4f handicap hurdle here last May (good); poor form since; plenty to prove on first run chasing. |
20/1 |
|
10th 5 |
25th Apr 2024 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
in touch with leaders, headway and prominent after 5th |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /25-72
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Has returned from a break in good form, building on an encouraging reappearance when adding a third chase win at Warwick (2m4f, good) last month; 8lb higher now and may be vulnerable, but likely to be involved again. |
9/4 |
|
1st 2 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
On a fairly tough mark but otherwise has plenty in his favour and ran a solid second over C&D last time; every chance. |
6/4 |
|
2nd 5 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Below par when last seen in August but ran pretty well in his previous two races, including here; has plenty in his favour, other than a tough enough mark. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4-2424
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
1st Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
in touch with leaders |
20/1 |
|
6th 7 |
1st Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
in touch with leaders |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 232425 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
26th Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Dual 2m hurdle winner on yielding ground in Ireland; placed in 6-28 chase starts but recent form suggests that a 7lb drop and the application of cheekpieces won't see him break his duck in this discipline. |
33/1 |
|
6th 8 |
20th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Jumped poorly when beaten 16l here two weeks ago, taking chase record to 0-27; 5lb out of the weights. |
33/1 |
|
4th 10 |
6th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
in rear |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 352532 BF
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Only 1-38 but was second at Southwell last time and should encounter a similar scenario here; likely to run well. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Returned from break with low-key chase run last month and fell mid-race when back over hurdles nine days ago but remains on a good mark and will be suited by today's trip/ground; can't be ruled out. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2134-P D
Last run: 158 days
W: 10st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
4th Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 59y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Well treated on last year's best hurdle form and he was returning from an absence when pulled up in a chase at Southwell three weeks ago; however, he's never really shone over fences and others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
9 |
15th May 2023 Soft 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Opened account in small-field handicap hurdle here (2m, good) a year ago and his next two hurdle runs were perfectly respectable but his record over fences during the 2021-22 season was very uninspiring, and he has fitness to prove after 322 days off. |
14/1 |
Verdict
This can be a tricky place to jump round so Berliet Express’s 17 chasing completions count for plenty, but he’s vulnerable to anything with greater upside. A significant deterioration in conditions would temper enthusiasm in Gone In Sixty and Heros De Moutiers, but whilst chasing debutant THEONLYWAYISWESSEX’s own effectiveness on soft is assumed rather than proven, this sole runner on the card for Alan King looks well treated on his novice hurdles form here. [Jeremy Grayson]
Selections
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