January 15 / 15.37 Hereford

15.37

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Play Beat Sav! At PlanetSportBet Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 3m 1f 119y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Play Beat Sav! At PlanetSportBet Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.30
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 93-451

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo who has only contested two handicaps; beaten favourite in the first but backers returned at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft; 6-4) and he came from off the pace to win narrowly but nicely; looks progressive and raised only 3lb; every chance that he'll stay this far.
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1st

4

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 125y

Class 3

17:05 Haydock

Major Fortune

11st 11lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Prolific winner over hurdles; just as good over fences and holding his form well, beaten off only on run-in when second at Leicester (2m6f; stays 3m1f well) four weeks ago; handles any ground; leading contender.

9/2

2nd

2

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 3

14:30 Leicester

Major Fortune

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Prolific winner over hurdles; off the mark over fences at the seventh attempt at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) when fitted with first-time cheekpieces in January, and matched that level when runner-up at Newbury the following month; can make his presence felt again but he's never won off a mark this high.

2/1

2nd

5

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Major Fortune

11st 6lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Prolific winner over hurdles; it was in a lower grade when getting off the mark over fences at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) but that was fairly comfortable and it was his first time in cheekpieces; off 5lb higher he can make his presence felt.

3/1

25/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form: 49-767

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Ran well in a bumper here last April; thoroughly underwhelming so far over hurdles but now enters handicaps.
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3rd

6

21st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 83y

Class 5

13:40 Stratford

Macs Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Second to very progressive rival on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) in January and bounced back from lesser effort when third at Ffos Las (2m4f, heavy; first-time blinkers) last month; back up to a staying trip today and could still have more to offer.

11/2

3rd

6

21st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 83y

Class 5

13:40 Stratford

Macs Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Rebecca Curtis

Second to very progressive rival on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) in January and bounced back from lesser effort when third at Ffos Las (2m4f, heavy; first-time blinkers) last month; back up to a staying trip today and could still have more to offer.

11/2

3rd

3

31st Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:50 Ffos Las

Macs Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Rebecca Curtis

Displayed clear improvement when second to very progressive rival on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) two starts ago but was slightly disappointing on soft ground there (2m5f) last month and conditions are a worry again here; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

7/2

20/1

  • Place: £12.60

Form: 933P23

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Beaten in a match over fences (3m) before finishing a never-dangerous third (close up) over 2m3f at Fontwell despite some dodgy jumping having her on the back foot; now 0-27 but she can pinch a race.
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8

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

13:38 Hereford

Joyful Kit

10st 2lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Harriet Brown

Runs well now and again but she's a 35-race maiden and again out of the weights.

25/1

8

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

13:38 Hereford

Joyful Kit

10st 2lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Harriet Brown

Runs well now and again but she's a 35-race maiden and again out of the weights.

25/1

5th

11

17th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 5

14:18 Wincanton

Joyful Kit

10st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Harriet Brown

held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never near to challenge

33/1

Form: 665P2P

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Switched back from chasing when runner-up at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) but than ran a laboured race over C&D when 25-1.
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7th

8

27th Mar 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:57 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 9lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off 2lb higher here last May (3m1f); has run well since then but form has taken a turn for the worse this year and should have run better only 19 days ago at Hereford when back on good ground.

10/1

4th

9

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:30 Hereford

Newtonian

10st 11lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Matt Sheppard

Only win came on good ground off this mark at Warwick last May (3m1f); was knocking on the door in the autumn (on good and good to soft) and a softer surface has perhaps found him out the last twice; better expected.

7/1

10th

10

21st Feb 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Warwick

Newtonian

10st 4lb

J: Mrs Izzie Hill

T: Matt Sheppard

in touch with leaders, towards rear with one circuit to go, not fluent 3 out, soon struggling

10/1

Form: 442213 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Winning chaser who was off the mark over hurdles at Plumpton (3m1f, good to soft) in October and was then third on heavy ground at Leicester; well held latterly but these conditions should be more favourable.
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3rd

4

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

14:40 Leicester

Stamina Chope

11st 9lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

In-form 10yo who won over hurdles here (2m4f, soft) in November and over fences at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) last month; 6lb rise has now kicked in but she ran another solid race at Huntingdon last week and she remains well treated on old form; should go well again back over fences.

7/2

4th

6

5th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:43 Huntingdon

Stamina Chope

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

In-form 10yo; successful in two of her last three starts, latest at Ffos Las (2m3f, heavy) when returned to fences last week; stays 3m1f and has a leading chance off same mark; due to go up 6lb in future.

4/1

1st

5

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

15:25 Ffos Las

Stamina Chope

11st 3lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

In good form over hurdles and ran creditably last time when bidding for a Leicester double; gained sole chase win in 2022 and returns to this sphere for first time since June 2024.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 64-013 BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
First run beyond 2m5f when winning an Exeter handicap (2m7f, good to soft) and the heavy ground perhaps found him out when an 11l third at Aintree (3m); that's solid form with the winner running so well in defeat at Warwick on Saturday; gets in off the same mark.
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8th

7

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 7f 25y

Class 5

18:10 Exeter

Moonlight Artist

10st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

C&D (good to soft) and 3m chase winner (good) who is back on that last winning chase mark; has been better in this discipline and is on a handy mark but was unable to take advantage over C&D latest.

5/1

4th

16

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 25y

Class 5

14:20 Exeter

Moonlight Artist

10st 4lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Won over C&D in 2023 and was also successful over fences last spring but has not been firing on all cylinders this season and is inconsistent nowadays too.

20/1

5th

6

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 82y

Class 5

13:05 Wincanton

Moonlight Artist

10st 4lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Joe Tizzard

Record of 1-10 over hurdles and has the same strike-rate over fences; his last success was in a chase handicap at Warwick (3m, good) last April but he's not matched that form since and was tailed off at Exeter last time; comes with risks attached after a break and his last hurdle run was 12 months ago.

10/1

20/1

Form: 5-P705

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced; only 11-2 for his second run in a handicap at Exeter (2m2f, soft) but was beaten 22l in the end; stamina to prove over this far and he's 5lb out of the weights.
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7th

12

15th Jan 2024

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

15:37 Hereford

Starvidov

10st 5lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

Lightly raced; only 11-2 for his second run in a handicap at Exeter (2m2f, soft) but was beaten 22l in the end; stamina to prove over this far and he's 5lb out of the weights.

20/1

5th

14

13th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

14:20 Exeter

Starvidov

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Jeremy Scott

Tongue tied on last two starts and cheekpieces were fitted for handicap debut on latest (possibly stretched by 2m4f, on soft) but he still has not made a significant impact; 3lb out of the handicap.

33/1

Form: -5444U BF

Last run: 144 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Backed into favouritism when unseating midrace on chase debut in August (absent since); only 7l away over 2m4f at Uttoxeter the time before and, although 5lb out of the weights, Caoilin Quinn draws back 3lb of that with his claim.
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4

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:00 Fakenham

One Man Party

10st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: David Bridgwater

Runner-up over C&D (good) off 2lb higher in February and reverts to hurdling after two respectable chase runs this spring; probably won't be far away but overall strike-rate now stands at 0-18 and others in this line-up appeal more.

10/1

4

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:00 Fakenham

One Man Party

10st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: David Bridgwater

Runner-up over C&D (good) off 2lb higher in February and reverts to hurdling after two respectable chase runs this spring; probably won't be far away but overall strike-rate now stands at 0-18 and others in this line-up appeal more.

10/1

4th

6

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 5

19:40 Fontwell

One Man Party

10st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: David Bridgwater

Maiden hurdler; beaten about 10l and 14l in his two chases, latterly a never-dangerous third at Huntingdon when behind Getupearly; opposable.

11/1

Form: 30-F73 BF

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Placed in three 3m handicaps when trained in Ireland; creditable third over 2m7f at Market Rasen (soft) on debut for new yard when sent off the 11-8 favourite; needs to find something on that form but clearly one to consider; tongue-tie returns with cheekpieces removed.
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6th

7

24th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

16:03 Uttoxeter

A Dublin Job

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah-Jayne Davies

Handicap mark took a hit for his drawn-out hat-trick (third win came after 334 days off) and he's now back from another absence after pulling up on final appearance; very much up against it from 8lb out of the handicap.

25/1

2

19th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

17:00 Market Rasen

A Dublin Job

12st 2lb

J: Megan Fox

T: Harry Derham

The four-timer came up shy at Stratford (2m6f, good) but he still ran well off his career-high mark and Megan Fox now takes off 7lb; his improvement has come on good ground but he handles soft.

8/1

2

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:30 Stratford

A Dublin Job

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Launched chasing career with two wins in early part of last season and returned from 11-month absence to complete his hat-trick at Warwick (2m4f, good) four weeks ago; will be fine over today's longer trip and could still have more to offer over fences.

2/1

Form: 684-0

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Poor form so far (2m-2m5f) but he's lightly raced and was outclassed in a novice at Newbury last time; tongue-tie added for handicap debut and he should show more.
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3rd

4

1st Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

14:00 Ffos Las

Wonder Of The Seas

10st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

0-6 over fences and 0-11 overall; seems versatile regarding ground is quite well handicapped if judged on best 2024 form but returned from long absence with poor run in December and may not be straightforward.

7/2

7

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Wonder Of The Seas

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Runner-up in three of his four chases, most recently on seasonal debut at Uttoxeter (3m, good), where he caused a rival to unseat when swerving left on approach to penultimate fence; probably still on a workable mark and must be considered.

6/1

7

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

12:50 Ffos Las

Wonder Of The Seas

11st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Runner-up in three of his four chases, most recently on seasonal debut at Uttoxeter (3m, good), where he caused a rival to unseat when swerving left on approach to penultimate fence; probably still on a workable mark and must be considered.

6/1

Form: P48-P1

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 13lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Out of form for Chris Down last season; ran poorly on debut for this yard but she was favourite for that and was seen in a different light after wind surgery when winning easily on heavy ground at Ffos Las (2m4f; first run in this headgear combination); hit with an 8lb rise but may have turned a corner and she's bred to stay well.
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4

21st Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

15:10 Ffos Las

Arctic Footprint

10st 12lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Kerry Lee

pressed leader, lost position 8th, bad mistake 11th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

16/1

10th

12

12th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:53 Hereford

Arctic Footprint

10st 4lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Kerry Lee

took keen hold, prominent, weakening when mistake 3 out

40/1

5

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

15:10 Leicester

Arctic Footprint

10st 9lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Kerry Lee

Won a mares' handicap hurdle at Ffos Las last December (2m4f, heavy); poor efforts since, last time finishing 60l last of four when back over fences (pulled up on first occasion) at Hereford (3m, good); hard to fancy.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £34.60
Straight Forecast £30.38
Tricast £700.22
Trifecta £771.40

Selections

Daily Mail:

Major Fortune

LAMBOURN:

A Dublin Job

SPOTLIGHT:

Moonlight Artist

RP RATINGS:

Arctic Footprint

POSTDATA:

Newtonian

WEST COUNTRY:

Moonlight Artist

The Times:

Moonlight Artist

Daily Mirror:

Major Fortune

The Star:

Major Fortune

Daily Record:

Major Fortune

The Guardian:

A Dublin Job

D Express:

A Dublin Job

The Sun:

A Dublin Job

Telegraph:

Arctic Footprint