16.30
HeavyIts Not Unusual Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3802.32
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Yet to get off the mark over fences in five starts; cheekpieces worn last time are retained; steps back in trip but is getting expensive to follow. |
7/1 |
|
4th 9 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 125y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Has a win and a second (over C&D) from two runs here; bit disappointing at Wetherby five weeks ago after looking dangerous early in the straight, but cheekpieces and a return to Haydock could see a revival. |
15/2 |
|
4th 3 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 45y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up behind progressive winners in December on his first two chase starts (3m/3m1f, heavy/good to soft); can make mistakes and he fell at Hereford last time, but could have a big part to play granted a clear round. |
11/4 |
4/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 4f 118y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Beaten by good horses in his first two runs over hurdles before getting off the mark at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft), the form of which was franked by third winning easily last week; smacks of a strong stayer and he's still entered in the Turners at Cheltenham. |
11/10 |
11/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 20y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Soundly beaten on last two starts but those were Class 2 contests at Cheltenham and Kempton and this is a drop back in grade; this lightly raced 7yo had previously made a promising start to his chasing career, including a 2m4f win at Kempton, and he remains one to be interested in. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
14th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Encouraging chase debut at Exeter then a convincing if narrow C&D win (good; has won on soft) in November, sealing the race between the last two; much lesser run at Cheltenham since (well behind Califet En Vol); may do much better back here. |
8/1 |
|
8th 6 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Ridden out to win the novice handicap chase at Kempton (2m4f, good) on Boxing Day, building on his promising reappearance effort; appears to handle soft ground; this low-mileage 7yo looks likely to improve further over fences; enters calculations. |
11/4 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st |
33/1 |
|
9th 1 |
19th Apr 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st |
33/1 |
|
6th 2 |
18th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Out of an unraced sister to useful jumper Parsnip Pete; shaped quite well when fourth in heavy-ground Chepstow bumper in January but his run in a similar race there last month was disappointing; makes hurdling debut here. |
16/1 |
5/1
Form: 3
Last run: 83 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Nine-race maiden but he returned to form when third in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) under Osian Radford at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; also effective on soft ground; has the same mark as last time and he's a leading player if backing up that latest run. |
11/8 |
|
3rd 4 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Nine-race maiden but he returned to form when third in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) under Osian Radford at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; also effective on soft ground; has the same mark as last time and he's a leading player if backing up that latest run. |
11/8 |
|
3rd 6 |
31st Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Unplaced all six hurdling starts but shaped quite well before fading at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft; first run after wind op) last month, and may benefit from combination of drop back in trip and first-time tongue-tie here. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Rampant 8yo who has won his last four starts (2m3f to 3m2f), most recently when staying on well to defy a hike up the weights at Sandown (2m4f, heavy) three weeks ago; up a further 6lb but the five-timer looks a distinct possibility. |
4/7 |
|
1st 6 |
31st Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 178y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Record of P4111, all in Class 5, since joining current yard and switched to handicaps; gained the wins by an aggregate of about 39l and gives the impression he'll cope with this rise in grade, off new mark; progressive and commands respect. |
5/4 |
12/1
Form: 4-
Last run: 313 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 12 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Suited by this track and has the assistance of Sean Bowen but has not been at her best since returning from a break in the autumn and would appeal more on good to soft or slower ground; 2lb out of the weights. |
7/1 |
|
5th 7 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 5y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won over 2m4f in late 2024; a couple of thirds in the meantime but pulled up the last twice when slow ground was no excuse. |
11/2 |
|
7 |
18th Feb 2026 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
First-time cheekpieces did the trick when she won at Ffos Las in November 2024 and she matched that form when third of 14 here (also about 2m4f, good to soft) last February; inconsistent and generally struggling since and pulled up after a bad mistake when blinkered for chase debut last time; handy mark, however, and the return to hurdles and cheekpieces might help. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
19th Nov 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Held on gamely to make all at Newton Abbot (2m5f, heavy) in April and returned from break in even better form ten days ago, drawing clear to score by 7l over C&D (soft); commands respect under 7lb penalty. |
11/8 |
|
1st 12 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
made all, not fluent 5th, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, kept on run-in, all out |
5/1 |
|
1st 12 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
made all, not fluent 5th, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, kept on run-in, all out |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
No form claims after eight hurdle races, five in handicaps; tongue tied on latest and tried cheekpieces before that; 1lb out of the weights |
25/1 |
|
9th 13 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
0-7 over hurdles, having been pulled up on last three appearances, and needs first time tongue-tie to make a big difference; cheekpieces (worn for last two races); removed. |
25/1 |
9/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
21st Sep 2025 Good To Firm 2m 4f 116y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Impossible to drum up any enthusiasm for what he's shown so far, in a bumper and three hurdle starts; has a basement handicap mark; now blinkered. |
50/1 |
|
8th 2 |
24th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Well beaten in two C&D maidens this spring; needs first-time cheekpieces to prompt huge improvement today. |
200/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £15.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.67 |
| Trifecta | £49.00 |
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