14.25
Good To SoftEpic Jumps Season At William Hill Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £31218
- 3m 1f 0y
- Class 2
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £14.20
- Place: £3.40
Form: 1F-931
Last run: 69 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 |
6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Very useful form for Henry de Bromhead earlier in his career, three chase wins and third in the Kim Muir in 2024; modest points form lately. |
25/1 |
|
17th 8 |
2nd Aug 2024 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 3lb |
prominent, went second before 2nd, led after 3rd, not fluent and headed 7th, hampered by faller 5 out |
10/1 |
|
22 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Progressive last year, making all at Tramore (2m5f, soft) in August and Cheltenham (3m1f, good to soft) in October; returned to Cheltenham last month for the Kim Muir (3m2f, soft) and made most, finishing third of 22 but he was 18l behind the runner-up Git Maker, so needs to step up on that and it's the furthest he's been. |
12/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 612-11 D
Last run: 118 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
23rd May 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Second at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival and he started last season with two wins, including a gritty success in the Becher at Aintree (3m2f); struggled in the Grand National last month but he's now only 2lb higher than for his last win and looks interesting on this drop back in trip and class; last success was on soft but most of his wins have been on good ground. |
5/2 |
|
15th 34 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Second at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival and started this season with two wins, notably by a short head from Mr Vango in the 3m2f Becher over these fences (wore cheekpieces second time); warmed up for this over hurdles after three months off; the Becher performance was doughty stuff but his only go at a marathon trip was last year's National in which he finished a remote tenth, always behind. |
40/1 |
|
7th 4 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Useful chaser who is 2-2 this season, latest success in notable race at Aintree; however, lower mark over hurdles reflects his level in this sphere and main target is again the Grand National next month. |
20/1 |
25/1
- Place: £8.10
Form: 1PP4P- D
Last run: 229 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
11th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Gained all four chase wins here (good-soft), the latest over today's trip two years ago; very inconsistent in the meantime and not seen since heavy defeat at Newton Abbot in May but both his course record and his record when fresh make him of strong interest today. |
6/1 |
|
4th 1 |
29th May 2024 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
All his chase wins have come at Chepstow but he has form elsewhere and this is a softer race than at Cheltenham last month; however, he did bleed that day and there's no denying he has a point to prove. |
15/2 |
|
9th 12 |
17th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 2 |
10st 8lb |
Gained all four chase wins at Chepstow but his third on the Old course here (3m1f, good to soft) in October was right up there with his best form; ran very poorly (albeit on heavy ground) last time and has a point to prove. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: 13U3P- BF
Last run: 201 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
37 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 2lb
|
A fluent fourth in the 2m5f Topham over these fences was the first of three big runs in good handicaps last April-July; ran creditably in one (Sandown in April 2024) of his three attempts at 3m4f-3m5f and excuses might be made for his latest two outings (first cross-country, then the mud) but other candidates are more persuasive. |
80/1 |
|
2 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 198y |
11st 0lb |
Made all in Kilbeggan chase (3m1f, good) last July; fourth of 22 in Galway Plate later that month; tailed off in cross-country handicap chase at Cheltenham in December; should leave that run well behind down in trip back over hurdles. |
5/2 |
16/1
Form: 4P21-3 BF
Last run: 154 days
W: 11st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
16th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
No longer the force of old and not always a fluent jumper but won two chases in November (2m7f/2m6f) and was runner-up in three small-field races towards end of last season; suited by good ground and will probably give another good account. |
11/4 |
|
4th 3 |
16th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
No longer the force of old and not always a fluent jumper but won two chases in November (2m7f/2m6f) and was runner-up in three small-field races towards end of last season; suited by good ground and will probably give another good account. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Veteran who has been running well, finishing second to an improver at Kempton (3m, good) before another sound effort at Stratford; solid claims. |
7/4 |
11/1
Form: 133-13 D
Last run: 118 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
14th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 214y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
He won two in a row in the summer (3m2f/2m7f, good) but was pulled up at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in October and soundly beaten in the Rehearsal at Newcastle (2m7f, good) last time; needs to bounce back. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 0/4P-5
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 (2) |
20th Jun 2024 Good 1m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Pretty useful over fences on his day but was tailed off on Flat debut at Listowel in September over 1m6f and shown very little over jumps since. |
20/1 |
|
0 25 |
27th Dec 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
10st 8lb |
never better than midfield, detached 3 out (usual 4 out), pulled up approaching last |
50/1 |
|
6th 7 |
3rd Dec 2023 Soft 3m 5f 130y |
10st 12lb |
prominent, soon went second, lost position after 3 out, no extra from 2 out |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: -P9113 D
Last run: 67 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
13th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Dual chase winner last summer (3m, good to soft/good) but his latest start over hurdles was in April 2022, and we haven't seen him since he ran as though something was amiss in October. |
7/1 |
|
0 5 |
28th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Returned to form with two 3m wins this summer (good to soft/good) but was just a respectable third off today's career-high mark at Worcester (2m7f, good) in August and may find this race too competitive. |
14/1 |
Form: 3PU2P- D
Last run: 189 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Very well handicapped on old form but has been pulled up on six of his eight starts over the last two years, most recently in last month's Grimthorpe at Doncaster (a race he won in 2022); sports first-time tongue-tie and swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces here; revival needed. |
33/1 |
|
1 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 21y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Very well handicapped on old form but has been pulled up on six of his eight starts over the last two years, most recently in last month's Grimthorpe at Doncaster (a race he won in 2022); sports first-time tongue-tie and swaps visor for refitted cheekpieces here; revival needed. |
33/1 |
|
10 |
1st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 1y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Failed to complete far too often for comfort and soundly beaten when he did get round in a first-time visor (replacing usual cheekpieces) at Ludlow in December when last seen; the big positives are that he won this race in 2022 and was beaten a neck in it in 2023, but last year's performance in the Grimthorpe was poor; down to his lowest mark as a chaser. |
16/1 |
13/2
Form: 11P3-1
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
29th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
prominent, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
5th 3 |
29th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
prominent, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
7 |
27th Dec 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Best form at about 3m and very capable on his day; has won on this track but also pulled up in three of five course starts, most recently in May, and he completed in his own time on his only subsequent chase start; overall record shows he's a long way from being a punter's pal. |
9/2
Form: 96P9-4 CD
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival a fortnight ago when back from a break; this 11yo is back in much calmer waters today and he's a player if rediscovering the good front-running form he was showing on good/good to soft ground in the autumn when these blinkers first went on. |
15/2 |
|
24 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Course winner who scored in first-time blinkers (retained since) at Fontwell (3m2f, good to soft) in October before 11l second at Ascot (3m5f, good); this 11yo returns from a break today and may find this too competitive. |
50/1 |
12/1
Form: 1155-5 C
Last run: 162 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Four-time chase winner (3m-3m3f), on ground ranging from good to soft; lurks on a dangerous mark but has not been firing on all cylinders this year and has a lot more to prove than some of these. |
14/1 |
|
7th 4 |
8th Jul 2025 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
3m3f Stratford winner last June but recent struggles continued when well beaten in that same race last month, finishing behind Ajp Kingdom and My Gift To You; did run well for a long way though and the return of cheekpieces didn't harm. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
31st May 2025 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Not firing on all cylinders since returning from a break in March (four runs) but now 5lb lower than when making all for clearcut success in this race last year and the cheekpieces (worn for that success) are now refitted for the first time this year. |
5/1 |
33/1
Form: 621112 D BF
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A three-time winner over fences but little to shout about for a while now and finished last of the four runners on stable debut. |
25/1 |
|
2 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A three-time winner over fences but little to shout about for a while now and finished last of the four runners on stable debut. |
25/1 |
|
4th 3 |
12th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
pressed leader, led 15th, headed 3 out, dropped to rear before 2 out, weakened approaching last |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £81.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £61.65 |
| Tricast | £1588.73 |
| Trifecta | £1747.30 |