15.15
Good To SoftBetGoodwin Chris Gordon Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £6073.15
- 2m 4f 114y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 3031-P D
Last run: 217 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Won a three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April but beaten 61l when sixth of seven at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm) five weeks ago; still 6lb higher than his last win and needs to return to form. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 3f 98y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Came good over fences with easy win in three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April and stuck to his task pretty well when third of six at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in June; a possible. |
5/1 |
|
2 |
29th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
The outsider of three when off the mark over fences at Newton Abbot in April (2m5f, good) and comfortably beat a course specialist; 7lb rise fair given the authority with which he won. |
7/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 4117-4
Last run: 22 days
W: 12st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Made the frame (albeit safely held) in two good-quality hunter chases (2m/2m1f) last May and dug deep to beat useful rival in small-field open point at Charing (3m, good to soft; subsequently disqualified) in January; turned over at short odds in latest point but still enters calculations. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Should have stamina to spare as a dual Fontwell winner at up to 2m3f; fared okay deep into this month's Cheltenham stable debut (2m) but still beaten over 15l, and have to hope that run was simply needed. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Should have stamina to spare as a dual Fontwell winner at up to 2m3f; fared okay deep into this month's Cheltenham stable debut (2m) but still beaten over 15l, and have to hope that run was simply needed. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 495-52 C
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
12th Feb 2024 Soft 3m 0f 217y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
led, headed 7th, lost position with one circuit to go, outpaced 10th, soon lost touch, left in remote third last, tailed off |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 |
22nd Jan 2024 Good 3m 0f 217y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
pressed leader |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3-21 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Yet to add to his maiden hurdle win in 2023 but fairly lightly raced in the meantime and ran quite well when third at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last month; still unexposed over this sort of trip; raced mainly on good ground; could have a say. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up off 3lb higher at Stratford (2m6f, good) in October but he's struggled in both subsequent runs; hurdling record is now 1-10 and he has stamina to prove at this new trip after another break; down the list. |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 |
9th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 116y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
1-9 over hurdles; absent since a poor performance in November but the form of his second off today's mark at Stratford (2m6f, good; handles good to soft) two starts ago has been well advertised by the winner in the meantime; can feature if fully tuned up. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6-3223
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
1st May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Close third of three in a Dunsmore open (good to soft) on her most recent pointing start, but her quirkier side was also evident this year having run out under two different riders; risks attached therefore, and she offered nothing on a sole previous chasing start (3m, 0-120) in autumn 2024. |
9/2 |
|
10 |
31st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
She's dropped to a mark 4lb lower than when winning over C&D (good) last June but she's struggled to reproduce that form since and has been well beaten on both outings this year. |
25/1 |
|
8th 7 |
1st Jul 2025 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Form has dipped markedly since winning at Worcester (2m4f, good) off this mark last June and recent efforts make her hard to support. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 12-621 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Placed off 13lb higher over C&D (good to soft) on seasonal debut in September but ended 2024 with some lesser efforts and he was tailed off after a 102-day break here last month; first-time visor swiftly ditched. |
12/1 |
|
5 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Placed off 13lb higher over C&D (good to soft) on seasonal debut in September but ended 2024 with some lesser efforts and he was tailed off after a 102-day break here last month; first-time visor swiftly ditched. |
12/1 |
|
7th 3 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
prominent |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3P4P0- CD
Last run: 239 days
W: 10st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
prominent, led narrowly from 1st, headed after 4 out |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
prominent, led narrowly from 1st, headed after 4 out |
12/1 |
|
0 11 |
22nd Jan 2024 Good 3m 0f 217y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
always behind, pulled up before 8th |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6524-F
Last run: 201 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (1) |
4th May 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
8st 7lb |
always behind |
66/1 |
|
6th 7 (1) |
4th May 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
8st 7lb |
Back with his former trainer for this first start on the Flat since October 2021; no win since the summer of 2017 so not hard to oppose. |
66/1 |
Verdict
This looks tricky. Stanley Pincombe has more on his plate than here two weeks ago but he’s a likeable type and this race is named after his trainer. Baltray is a lightly raced last-time-out winner open to improvement and Walk Of No Shame promises to be well served by returning to this trip, but the 4yo KANSAS DU BERLAIS gets the nod. This dual Fontwell winner takes a welcome drop in grade from two Sandown handicaps and he shaped as though his latest race would bring him on.[Alistair Jones]
Selections
WEST COUNTRY:
Walk Of No ShameLAMBOURN:
JaramilloDaily Record:
BaltrayThe Times:
Stanley PincombeTelegraph:
Stanley PincombeThe Guardian:
Stanley PincombeDaily Mail:
Stanley PincombeDaily Mirror:
Stanley Pincombe