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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
4th 4 |
21st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Two solid placed efforts since returning from a break, latest when a 7.25l third at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm; Magic Seven second) last month; should give another good account though he remains vulnerable off this sort of mark. |
15/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Safely held when fourth over fences at Fontwell (2m2f, good) this month but that was his first run since November (also his first after a wind op); reverts to hurdling on mark just 2lb higher then when winning this race by 14l on good ground a year ago; must be considered. |
15/8 |
|
4th 5 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Sole success came when wide-margin winner over hurdles at Fakenham just under one year ago but he's finished runner-up on 12 occasions, including five times in succession over fences between September and November; had wind surgery after heavy defeat over hurdles at Windsor over five months ago; market might guide on this return. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
20th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 166y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Won over hurdles at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in June and was runner-up in two chases last month, latterly behind King Of The Story at Warwick (2m4f, good); also ran well back over hurdles at Fakenham on Friday, but the forecast rain is a worry. |
11/4 |
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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