15.35
HeavyPertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £15609
- 2m 7f 25y
- Class 2
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £13.40
- Place: £3.00
Form: 222423
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Won a 3m handicap hurdle on soft ground at Carlisle in December 2024 but hasn't been out since; looks his stable's second string. |
14/1 |
|
1st 4 |
15th Dec 2024 Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Tailed off on his stable and seasonal debut at Newton Abbot in October but may have needed the run and a good case can be made on last winter's form, including a win at Exeter (2m7f, heavy) in February; chance. |
8/1 |
|
1st 4 |
15th Dec 2024 Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Tailed off on his stable and seasonal debut at Newton Abbot in October but may have needed the run and a good case can be made on last winter's form, including a win at Exeter (2m7f, heavy) in February; chance. |
8/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 11-422 C
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
21st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 52y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Has been racking up the places since completing a hat-trick two years ago, a sure sign that he's high in the weights; however, again ran well at Exeter (2m7f, good to soft) last time and finished just ahead of last week's Pertemps Final runner-up Jeriko Du Reponet; raised another 2lb for that but he's very solid. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
9th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Completed a hat-trick in spring 2023 but has been chalking up the seconds since; two of those have been at this track in this race last year and a 3m chase on penultimate start (has worn cheekpieces this term); form dipped at Windsor latest and he's probably vulnerable if back on song for this return to hurdling. |
14/1 |
7/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 33-023
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 3lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
27th May 2024 Good To Soft 3m 5f 80y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
Best known as a very useful 3m handicap hurdler but was very creditable third in Veterans' Final at Warwick (3m, soft) on latest chasing start in January; did not fire in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham Festival in March and has stamina to prove here but will find this considerably easier than the races he normally contests. |
6/4 |
|
1st 1 |
27th May 2024 Good To Soft 3m 5f 80y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
raced in third, not fluent 5 out, went second 4 out, going best 2 out, pushed along to lead last, soon went clear, ridden and idled run-in, kept on final 110yds |
6/4 |
|
15th 10 |
14th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Third in the big 3m handicap hurdles at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals in both 2022 and 2023; exposed 12yo but there's every indication that he retains all of that ability, so may well be seriously involved once more. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: 21-473
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21th 2 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Can front-run; Cheltenham regular, where he won a 3m Grade 2 last January; sixth in this in 2024 and ran creditably here on three of his first five starts this season, before a big run under Toby McCain-Mitchell at Chepstow 19 days ago; back up 2lb to his career-high mark but probably not far away. |
28/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Cheltenham regular, where he won a 3m Grade 2 last January from Monmiral; ran creditably there on three of his latest four starts but he's only 2lb off his career-high mark; cheekpieces (worn on last three starts) are off; 5lb claimer is recruited. |
6/1 |
|
4th 1 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Course regular who won this last year (soft); however, today's contest looks like it will take more winning, even before factoring in the 6lb penalty he carries this time around; looks vulnerable on this season's evidence. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 2-2744
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 1lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Smart back in the day for Nicky Henderson; an 11yo now and after winning his first hunter chase he was hammered by Shearer at Ffos Las (2m5f; heavy was no excuse); opposable. |
50/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 110y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
prominent, disputing second before 2nd, lost ground when not fluent 4 out, no chance with winner before 2 out |
6/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 110y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
prominent, disputing second before 2nd, lost ground when not fluent 4 out, no chance with winner before 2 out |
6/4 |
25/1
Form: F-5PP6
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Smart in his prime but has not shown a great deal this season and was tailed off in C&D contest won by Final Orders last month; effectively 1lb higher today; difficult to enthuse over. |
66/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
9th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 5f 54y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Regular in marathon chases who bounced back to form when second of 14 in this headgear combination at Bangor (3m6f, soft; 40-1) last month; back up 5lb and despite some fine efforts he has gone 22 starts without a win since November 2020; others more solid. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
7th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Former Welsh National runner-up but rarely seems up for the challenge these days and was beaten a distance on his sole completion this season; new headgear provides some cause for optimism but far too risky to trust. |
33/1 |
7/1
Form: 1/F1/9
Last run: 105 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 151
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 20 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
In the same colours when winning a Grade 1 novices' hurdle at this meeting for Dan Skelton four years ago; subsequent progress has been stalled by lengthy absences but he looked back on good terms with himself when not overly troubled to see off Gracchus De Balme and Jet Plane in a hunter chase at Haydock in February; could be dangerous. |
11/2 |
|
20 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
In the same colours when winning a Grade 1 novices' hurdle at this meeting for Dan Skelton four years ago; subsequent progress has been stalled by lengthy absences but he looked back on good terms with himself when not overly troubled to see off Gracchus De Balme and Jet Plane in a hunter chase at Haydock in February; could be dangerous. |
11/2 |
|
7 |
15th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 54y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Soundly beaten/pulled up on his two starts last season, following a long absence; however, he won a Grade 1 novice hurdle in April 2021 and also looked very promising over fences later that year; last month's easy point-to-point win hints he could be on his way back; intriguing candidate. |
2/1 |
16/1
Form: 7331/P D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
11th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 7f 25y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Fourth in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham in 2020 and won it (again 3m on soft; same mark today) in 2022; absent since until pulled up in the Warwick qualifier four weeks ago, when he'd reportedly needed the run but it would have been preferable had he shown a bit more. |
16/1 |
|
0 1 |
13th Jan 2024 Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Fourth in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham in 2020 and won it (again 3m on soft) in 2022, having been third in this qualifier; same mark today as for that win but he's not been seen since, which poses a big question and trainer says "he will probably need the run"; Grade 1 Stayers' Hurdle entry. |
9/1 |
16/1
Form: 0P-42P D
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
24th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Useful over hurdles and fences on his day; out of sorts since chase success last May but this is a drop back in class and mark is workable on best form. |
7/1 |
|
5th 3 |
24th Apr 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Useful over hurdles and fences on his day; out of sorts since chase success last May but this is a drop back in class and mark is workable on best form. |
7/1 |
|
21 |
12th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
10st 8lb |
Good ground suits but he's not the easiest to predict at the best of times and has run badly in all three races since his chase win at Aintree (3m1f, good) last May; had a second wind operation before penultimate start and was back hurdling for latest; well treated on best form but the chances of his reproducing it seem to be receding. |
66/1 |
16/1
Form: 6-8P1P
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
17th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 6f 41y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Last campaign was very hit and miss but included two wins over about 2m4f on heavy going and he seems to be working his way back to form this season; not proven beyond 2m5f but he's too well handicapped to be ignored. |
20/1 |
|
10 |
17th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 6f 41y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Last campaign was very hit and miss but included two wins over about 2m4f on heavy going and he seems to be working his way back to form this season; not proven beyond 2m5f but he's too well handicapped to be ignored. |
20/1 |
3/1
Form: 43-1U1 CD
Last run: 47 days
W: 10st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won a Pertemps qualifier at Wincanton (3m, good to soft) on Boxing Day 2023; well handicapped on that form but he's had only four runs since and was pulled up on his comeback at Newbury last month; has something to prove and yard also runs Oh My Johnny. |
20/1 |
|
7 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Pulled up sole start on heavy; won off this mark in a Pertemps qualifier at Wincanton (3m, good to soft) on Boxing Day 2023 but did not live up to that in his three races in 2024, in headgear on last two occasions; absent 484 days since, so assessing his revival prospects requires some guesswork. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 |
11th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Won a Pertemps Hurdle qualifier at Wincanton (3m, good to soft) on Boxing Day but failed to go on from there, albeit in just two subsequent starts (blinkered the final time); doesn't do much in a hurry but he's a strong stayer who is bred for fences and could be in for a good season; cheekpieces added. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
American Sniper
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £70.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £50.64 |
| Tricast | £498.93 |
| Trifecta | £581.40 |