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- Prize money: £4066.37
- 2m 5f 163y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.20
Form: 1
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 50y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Over two years since he won a race but latest third at Uttoxeter (2m4f) looks all the better now with the winner Wellington Arch going in again last week at Aintree; this 8yo might have a preference for slightly slower ground but he's respected. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 8 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Fourth in this race last year off 4lb lower, he has been placed on his last two starts and the drop back in trip and better ground should see him go close. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Stamina has not been proved after two attempts at 2m7f, albeit latterly when a mid-race faller on chase debut in December; good second of 17 back over hurdles at Haydock (2m5f, good to soft; acts on heavy) three weeks ago under Freddie Keighley and there is some stamina in the family. |
4/1 |
9/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: 233
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 2m 7f 174y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Yet to race on soft/heavy; consistent over 2m5f under rules, running well behind a Paul Nicholls-trained rival at Hereford most recently; bred to be suited by this longer distance; leading player on form. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
29th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Runner-up in Irish maiden point (3m, good) last April and he's finished placed again in his three hurdle runs since October; found improvement when a staying-on third behind an odds-on rival at Ascot (2m5f, good to soft) last time and that form puts him firmly in the picture here; shortlisted. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
22nd Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 141y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up in Irish maiden point (3m, good) and has finished placed at Kempton (2m5f, good) on both rules runs; soundly beaten on those hurdle outings and his limitations are evident but he has each-way claims once more. |
14/1 |
13/2
- Place: £2.90
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 14 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 0f 20y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
8yo who has returned from an absence this season and has improved with each of his three chase starts, winning at Hexham (2m4f, soft) last month; this is a tougher assignment but he did it readily last time and the step up in trip could be a positive move; he's one to consider. |
13/2 |
|
1st 1 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Following an absence this very lightly raced point winner has shown promise at Ayr this year on his first two chase starts (2m/2m4f, heavy/soft) and a win may well be imminent. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
23rd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Far from disgraced when last of five on last month's chase debut here (2m, heavy), when 33-1 and very much up against it at the weights on his first outing since October 2024; this 3m point winner showed promise in novice hurdles at up to 2m7f; interesting now back up in trip on handicap debut. |
11/4 |
5/2
Form: 1-2136 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
8th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Can jump right; two fair efforts over fences since the spring, including at 2m4f (good), with another one over hurdles in between; not obviously ahead of his mark but adding a tongue-tie could help. |
7/1 |
|
4th 3 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Only beaten about 1l when third of four on chasing debut at Ludlow (2m4f, good) in March, despite a tendency to jump right, and reverts to fences after perfectly respectable 2m hurdle run last month; still unexposed in this sphere and current mark is workable; must be considered. |
11/4 |
|
4th 3 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Only beaten about 1l when third of four on chasing debut at Ludlow (2m4f, good) in March, despite a tendency to jump right, and reverts to fences after perfectly respectable 2m hurdle run last month; still unexposed in this sphere and current mark is workable; must be considered. |
11/4 |
16/1
Form: 7-
Last run: 366 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
6yo who made it 2-12 over hurdles when winning in good style here in June; up 9lb but it was even more emphatic when disposing of 11 rivals on his chase debut back here (also 2m4f, good) on Sunday; same mark today and he stays this trip; the one to beat. |
11/10 |
|
7 |
31st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
6yo who made it 2-12 over hurdles when winning in good style here (2m4f, good) in June; also effective on soft/good to soft; not bred for fences but he's in good hands and is respected on his debut in this sphere. |
5/1 |
|
1st 10 |
25th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Mark over a stone in excess of that for last June's Uttoxeter win (2m4f, good) is owed to some good runs in defeat since; 142-day absence won't be an issue judged on last October's effort after similar. |
12/1 |
13/2
Form: 5-021
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual 2m3f hurdle winner on good ground; pulled up on soft at end of last year but returned from a break with a quite encouraging fifth of 12 at Warwick (2m5f, good) this month and enters calculations here. |
5/1 |
|
5th 2 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Hereford (2m3f, good) winner under Fern O'Brien in April last year and virtually matched that effort on her comeback run at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) in November; best forgiven her follow-up effort back there in December as the soft ground went against her; wouldn't want any rain but returns on a competitive mark and not ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
1st 3 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Won hurdle debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in December 2023 but a long way below that level on her six starts since; down the weights and more competitive under Fern O'Brien over C&D latest; in most circumstances she would need to improve on that but this could be a very weak race. |
7/2 |
200/1
Form: 0P
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 8 |
29th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Tailed off in his sole bumper last spring and was pulled up on his hurdling debut here (2m, good) in November. |
200/1 |
|
0 11 |
21st Nov 2023 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Inauspicious debut (last of ten) in Worcester bumper in May for John Groucott; opposed. |
100/1 |
|
10th 7 |
8th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Fifth foal; half-brother to bumper winner Time For Hollie; dam unplaced in bumpers, half-sister to Listed bumper/2m3f hurdle winner Hollies Pearl; stable 0-15 in bumpers during last five seasons. |
66/1 |
100/1
Form: 8
Last run: 81 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 14 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
21-race maiden; big prices and well beaten in four starts since November including in a hurdle handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; out of the weights again and can only be watched. |
100/1 |
|
12th 17 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
18-race maiden; massive prices and well beaten in three starts since November (chase and two maiden hurdles); no reason to expect better from 5lb wrong; better to focus elsewhere. |
100/1 |
|
13 |
31st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
One of her better runs when 16l fourth of 13 to King Of The Story over C&D last month but this maiden is even further out of the handicap this afternoon and is hard to fancy. |
40/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.18 |
| Trifecta | £68.00 |
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