13.40
HeavyOpaltec International 25th Anniversary Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
1/2 (Won)
- Win: £1.23
- Place: £1.10
Form: 1 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Largely progressive prior to bleeding from the nose on his final start last season (February) and he did not show much when pulled up again here in November, albeit in a top 3m2f handicap chase (22-1); this is his first hurdle race since October 2024 and there are plenty of reasons to believe he's well handicapped if all is well with him. |
7/1 |
|
1 |
22nd Feb 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 1 |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders |
11/2 |
14/1
- Place: £4.10
Form: 5083-
Last run: 233 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
always behind |
33/1 |
|
9th 10 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
always behind |
33/1 |
|
0 14 |
24th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Placed twice over hurdles but no match for easy winner when second in 2m novice here on seasonal debut in November and was pulled up when upped to 2m4f for last month's handicap debut; others have stronger claims. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Still a maiden and this season has been a game of two halves, with his second-place finishes in November preceding a couple of poor efforts; doesn't look as if he's about to get off the mark. |
11/2 |
|
4 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 40y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Disappointing favourite when back over hurdles last month but came second in two soft-ground chases in November (2m/2m4f) and will be on the premises if quickly back on song in first-time cheekpieces. |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: 5
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
26th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Showed career-best form when drawing clear to score by just over 9l at Hereford (2m5f, heavy) a fortnight ago and is now 3-13 over fences; 7lb higher here but this trip-and-ground combination will also suit. |
11/4 |
|
1st 6 |
11th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won this (good to soft) last year off 4lb lower, beating Kingcormac (second) and Greenways (pulled up); scored on heavy at Leicester next time and largely consistent since; swaps cheekpieces for a visor and has dipped below that last winning mark; player. |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: 31/0 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 14 |
15th Jun 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Absent for over two years after bumper win in 2021 and was soundly beaten on all four hurdling starts last season; up in trip today. |
33/1 |
|
12th 10 |
12th Jan 2024 Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
never going well, always behind, tailed off |
16/1 |
|
15th 12 |
12th Dec 2023 Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Won a good-ground bumper in September 2021 but, following a long absence, he finished down the field last month on his first two hurdle starts (2m, heavy/soft) and has to raise his game in a big way. |
66/1 |
8/1
Form: —
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
8th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
never going well, towards rear, mistake and reminders 5th, dropped to last 10th, ridden with one circuit to go, lost touch 14th, pulled up before 3 out |
9/2 |
|
4th 7 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
2m4f point winner; moderate form under rules but took a step in the right direction when a staying-on third at Fontwell (2m3f) on April's chase debut; failed to improve on that when third again back there in May but has since been given wind surgery; likely to be suited by this longer trip and he remains capable of better. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 5 |
16th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
prominent, outpaced before 3 out, kept on run-in |
11/4 |
66/1
Form: 8
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
24th Aug 2024 Soft 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
AW Flat winner for Ralph Beckett in 2021; modest efforts at triple-figure odds in three runs over hurdles; improvement likely on handicap/stable debut. |
7/1 |
|
8th 7 (8) |
2nd Jul 2024 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
towards rear |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 (1) |
12th Jun 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Useful in his pomp over middle distances on AW Flat but the last time he accomplished anything significant was December 2021; had wind surgery after latest start and is also now tongue tied first time. |
40/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.56 |
| Trifecta | £15.50 |
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