13.12
SoftRace And Stay Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £8465.22
- 2m 0f 0y
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £18.10
- Place: £4.40
Form: 431267 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
4th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 54y |
10st 0lb |
C&D winner in October; latest win came at Naas in January over 2m; holding his form reasonably well since and didn't run badly lto when beaten 11.5l into sixth by Galway Plate winner Pinkerton; likes soft ground. |
11/1 |
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6th 17 |
2nd May 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 55y |
10st 1lb |
Has enjoyed a good season in handicaps at around this trip, winning at Wexford, Galway and Naas; has found things too demanding since Naas success in January, but now back on a mark that gives him a fair chance. |
16/1 |
|
6th 17 |
2nd May 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 55y |
10st 1lb |
Has enjoyed a good season in handicaps at around this trip, winning at Wexford, Galway and Naas; has found things too demanding since Naas success in January, but now back on a mark that gives him a fair chance. |
16/1 |
14/1
- Place: £4.60
Form: 35328F D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
6th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Sole win over hurdles came in 2022; some fine runs in defeat over fences since including a close third in this race in 2023; has been missing since February 2024 but has been given a chance by the handicapper; market strength could indicate his readiness. |
4/1 |
|
6th 5 |
15th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 82y |
11st 12lb |
disputed lead early, raced in second from 1st, mistake 7th, joined leader after 3 out, led home turn |
11/4 |
|
2nd 12 |
12th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 6lb |
prominent, challenging when carried left before last, jumped slightly left last, soon ridden, kept on well towards finish, just held |
14/1 |
8/1
- Place: £3.30
Form: 4-6151 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 23 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 0lb |
Three-time chase winner is 2-29 over hurdles; rated 13lb lower over timber but recent form in both codes has been disappointing and a major revival is needed. |
66/1 |
|
13th 12 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 4lb |
Better chaser than hurdler, although hasn't won since taking 2m4f Cork handicap hurdle in November 2023; safely held over hurdles of late, of limited appeal back chasing. |
25/1 |
|
6th 9 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 126y |
11st 2lb |
Good chase record around here; five wins in career; last win was in November 2023 off 3lb lower; fourth in competitive Punchestown handicap hurdle in November; this is easier; chance. |
12/1 |
11/4
Form: 04-763 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
3rd Mar 2024 Soft 2m 5f 107y |
10st 11lb |
led, headed and prominent after 1st, 3 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated 6th |
4/1 |
|
4th 5 |
12th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner on decent ground; beaten around 30l in two novice chase starts after a year off; slotted into handicap company quite encouragingly when a staying-on third over 2m1f at Leopardstown 17 days ago; should be thereabouts. |
11/4 |
9/1
Form: 737143 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 10st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
10st 7lb |
Hurdle winner at 2m3f but rarely ventures beyond 2m1f now, good third in last season's Grand Annual at Cheltenham but didn't seem to get home in 2m4f Plate at same venue last month; stamina concerns remain at this trip. |
16/1 |
|
10th 14 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 44y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Hurdle winner at 2m3f; rarely ventures beyond 2m1f now and has something to prove in trying to repeat a very good third in the Grand Annual here (2m, good to soft; off 1lb lower) last March, having run three moderate races since, but there has been late support for him. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 |
14th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 30y |
10st 9lb |
Three-time chase winner and third behind King Of Prs here a year ago; excellent third in the Grand Annual; down the field at Punchestown on final start last season; failed to feature on reappearance in C&D event won by Drumgill. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 363122 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 4lb |
Winner here over hurdles and third chase win came in 2m2f Listowel handicap chase last September (off 116) after more than a year's absence; another good comeback run at Haydock in February, not so good at Kelso a fortnight later over shorter trip; this probably the limit of his stamina. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 14y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
12yo who has returned to his best this season, defying an absence to win at Listowel (2m1f, yielding to soft) in September before solid third at Haydock (2m4f, soft) a fortnight ago; the drop back in trip may well be a positive and he could be thereabouts. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Made light of a 13-month absence when landing 2m1f handicap chase at Listowel in September; 11lb higher today but that form worked out well so this Irish challenger can't be totally dismissed after another layoff. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: U-3261 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 15 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
10st 9lb |
Relishes testing conditions and took advantage of them twice this season at Limerick when winning a 2m5f Limerick handicap hurdle and a 2m2f handicap chase; up 16lb compared to his win over timber at Punchestown when well beaten and found it similarly difficult off his revised chase mark at Gowran last time (2m4f, heavy); others more likely. |
22/1 |
|
1 |
18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
12st 0lb |
A better chaser than hurdler; good chase run here when last seen in March; rated lower over hurdles and can go well but lacks a recent run. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 12 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 120y |
10st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th, headway and prominent before 4 out, disputed lead 2 out, headed before last, kept on |
40/1 |
5/1
Form: 65-263 C
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Had lost his way but very much rejuvenated in his last four races and was closing on the winner, whom he beat the time before, over 2m4f at Haydock last time (good); edging up the weights but firmly in the reckoning. |
100/30 |
|
2nd 16 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Won at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on Boxing Day before good second there (2m3f, soft) in January, and he returned to winning ways at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) four weeks ago when clear with Outlaw Tom; this rejuvenated 10yo still has mileage in his mark and is firmly in calculations. |
13/2 |
|
1st 9 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Only 2-24 over fences but good to see him follow his Wetherby win on Boxing Day (2m3f, soft) with a similar performance in defeat the following month; does have his share of off days but couldn't rule him out. |
3/1 |
16/1
Form: 522345 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 3lb |
Dual hurdle winner has also won twice over fences including a Listed handicap at Killarney in 2024; some good runs in defeat after and is now just 2lb higher than that mark; mostly below form on the Flat and over hurdles this year but not ignored. |
12/1 |
|
10th 7 |
25th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Fair effort on the Flat 20 days ago but was tailed off in his final hurdle race and seems better over fences these days. |
20/1 |
|
10 (6) |
5th Sep 2025 Good 1m 4f 194y |
9st 6lb |
Dual hurdles winner but more effective as a chaser these days; 0-28 on the Flat, never sighted at Gowran latest. |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 3014-9 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 12st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
9/2
Form: 20-556
Last run: 55 days
W: 10st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Has failed to fire over fences or hurdles this season; latest Cork fifth a remote one; trip and ground fine but needs to rediscover best; maybe the new tongue tie can help. |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 45y |
11st 5lb |
No sign of his best form since two wins and a solid fourth in chases at Navan last season; tailed off when sent back over hurdles at Fairyhouse in January. |
12/1 |
|
8th 5 |
14th Jan 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Four-time winner under rules split evenly between hurdles and fences; latest win came in a Navan handicap chase off 116 in February (3m, soft to heavy); pulled up and beaten 29 l in two chasing runs this season, so a bit to prove now in first-time cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: 50-707 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 10st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
10st 9lb |
Just 1-17 over fences and that 3m1f victory at Kilbeggan was in 2024; beaten a head at Limerick last year and a neck in Listed contest at Leopardstown in March, and has crept up the ratings as a result; another decent effort at Punchestown last time when Cobden got to know him. |
13/2 |
|
4th 16 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 6lb |
Sole chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024 but career-best on latest when just failing to get up in 2m6f Leopardstown handicap in March (yielding-to-soft), his first run since August; should go well. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 13 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
10st 2lb |
Solee chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024, absent since second in same race last August off 11lb higher; lack of a recent run a concern, so too the ground. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €237.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €268.06 |
| Tricast | €4634.52 |
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