February 26 / 14.20 Plumpton

14.20

Soft

Brough Scott Backs Jamie’s Farm Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 1m 7f 195y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Brough Scott Backs Jamie’s Farm Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Windy

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 495

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Safely held on hurdling debut at Newbury in December but his fifth of 13 in a good race there (2m, heavy) this month was much better, and that piece of form sets a clear standard here.
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1st

12

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:25 Chepstow

Davids Well

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Unexposed 5yo who beat four rivals fairly comfortably to make winning seasonal/chase debut at Leicester (2m, soft) this month; 7lb higher in a much stronger race here but the limit of his ability remains hard to gauge.

7/2

1st

12

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

15:25 Chepstow

Davids Well

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Unexposed 5yo who beat four rivals fairly comfortably to make winning seasonal/chase debut at Leicester (2m, soft) this month; 7lb higher in a much stronger race here but the limit of his ability remains hard to gauge.

7/2

1st

1

5th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 201y

Class 4

14:25 Leicester

Davids Well

12st 0lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

raced in second, led and going easily 3 out, cajoled along and went clear approaching last, pushed out final 110yds, comfortably

15/8

50/1

  • Place: £9.40

Form: F-4354

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Triple point winner in 2022 and held on for modest third on stable/hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last summer; safely held in two handicap chases in August, though, and not sure to be suited by the slow ground on this first start for six months.
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4

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

14:33 Newton Abbot

Oval Street

10st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Helen Nelmes

Three-time point winner; 12l third to Keel Strand in C&D novice last month (good) and enjoys a huge weights turnaround with that rival now back in a handicap; however, the winner has improved again since whereas this 9yo is now 0-13 under rules and could be vulnerable once more.

10/1

3rd

7

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

14:05 Newton Abbot

Oval Street

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Helen Nelmes

Triple point winner on a sound surface; placed three times at up to 2m5f over hurdles, including C&D; needs significant improvement to win this.

14/1

3rd

7

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

14:05 Newton Abbot

Oval Street

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Helen Nelmes

Triple point winner on a sound surface; placed three times at up to 2m5f over hurdles, including C&D; needs significant improvement to win this.

14/1

25/1

  • Place: £4.30

Form: 07

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in an Irish point in 2022 (yielding); well beaten on last month's hurdling debut, after a long absence, but shaped with a lot more promise when seventh at Taunton (2m3f, good) three weeks ago and has realistic place claims if he handles the slower ground here.
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1

16th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 164y

Class 5

15:10 Plumpton

Hidalgo Des Bordes

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Impressed on chase debut at Exeter (2m2f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in April and next race only six days on perhaps came too soon; ran better the following month and has had wind surgery during his break; might be on a tough mark but respected.

3/1

1

16th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 164y

Class 5

15:10 Plumpton

Hidalgo Des Bordes

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Impressed on chase debut at Exeter (2m2f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in April and next race only six days on perhaps came too soon; ran better the following month and has had wind surgery during his break; might be on a tough mark but respected.

3/1

3rd

1

26th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

15:14 Fontwell

Hidalgo Des Bordes

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Made an impressive winning chase debut at Exeter (2m2f, good; first-time tongue-tie) last month but disappointed under a 7lb penalty at Warwick (2m, good; 4-5) six days later; perhaps the race came too soon (he reportedly made a respiratory noise) and he is shortlisted, despite another 6lb rise, if back on song.

7/2

Form: 4

Last run: 100 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two low-grade AW handicaps in 2022 and looked in pretty good nick when third at Wolverhampton recently (9.4f, RPR 58); raced a bit too freely and was beaten about 19l when fourth on hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy) in November but has pretty good each-way claims here.
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6th

4

(8)

17th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Winless since his 3yo days but has gone close a few times over C&D; patchy since returning from an absence, cracking late in first-time cheekpieces latest having made a lot of the running.

16/1

8th

2

(10)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:43 Lingfield (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Won two C&D handicaps at the end of 2022, but 0-25 since; fourth in a couple of similar contest last month including over C&D and holds frame possibiltities again with cheekpieces given a go.

7/1

3

8th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Come To Pass

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Form: 966

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won soft-ground point bumper on debut last April but has not shown a great deal in a bumper and two hurdle races this year.
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3rd

5

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

16:20 Ffos Las

Just Aidan

11st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Mixed results (U15) since wearing cheekpieces and switched to chasing; disappointing favourite on good ground last time; rebound needed in the retained headgear.

13/2

5th

3

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Hereford

Just Aidan

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Dual hurdle winner who made it second time lucky over fences when beating seven rivals in a Bangor handicap (2m2f, soft) last month; up 5lb but he turned things around with that comfortable success and should have more to offer in this sphere; key player.

7/4

1st

5

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Just Aidan

10st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Two wins over hurdles; showed nothing in that discipline on his return from a break and unseated mid-race on chase debut three weeks ago; too risky.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7-0P5

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on hurdling debut at Fontwell on Boxing Day and didn't achieve much when fifth of six in uncompetitive C&D novice last month.
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8

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

16:50 Plumpton

Dreadpoetssociety

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Looked beaten when falling on chasing debut in July but ran quite well when fourth over hurdles at Fontwell (2m3f, good) two starts ago and remains lightly raced; could have a say, even from 3lb out of the weights.

14/1

13

8th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Worcester

Dreadpoetssociety

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Unexposed 6yo; well beaten on handicap debut in May but last month's fourth at Fontwell (2m3f, good) was much more encouraging, and further progress is possible on this chasing debut; 3lb wrong.

14/1

4th

7

12th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

17:18 Fontwell

Dreadpoetssociety

10st 7lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Showed only glimmers of promise in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m1f) during the winter and finished a well-held seventh of 12 on last month's handicap debut here (2m5f, good); down 4lb and back in trip but hard to warm to.

20/1

14/1

Form: 1/3-76

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced since French AW bumper win in 2021 and showed only minor promise on his two hurdling starts this year, the latter over C&D (soft) a fortnight ago; improvement required.
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7th

3

30th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

15:50 Fontwell

Inigo

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Fell in his first two handicaps but got off the mark with clearcut success in first-time blinkers at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) last month; might not be ideally suited by the forecast faster ground here but may still have potential; tongue-tie fitted for first time.

11/4

1st

2

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:10 Uttoxeter

Inigo

11st 7lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

took keen hold

9/2

Form: 09P5P

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed no significant promise when 200-1 for first three hurdling starts.
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6th

3

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 149y

Class 5

15:27 Wincanton

No Guarantee

10st 12lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Dual hurdle winner and only 2lb higher than for his win at Hereford in December; however, didn't look a natural on last month's chase debut and was pulled up.

11/1

4

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Hereford

No Guarantee

11st 4lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Struck form with two 2m hurdle wins in December (Ludlow claimer and Hereford handicap) but three lesser efforts have followed, including a well-held third of five at Ludlow last month; still 4lb higher than for his last success and something to prove on this switch to chasing; reapplied cheekpieces replace a visor.

8/1

3rd

5

26th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

16:27 Ludlow

No Guarantee

10st 12lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Struck form with two wins in December (C&D claimer/Hereford handicap) but two lesser efforts have followed and he was behind Aim Straight on more recent occasion; needs to kick on again.

12/1

Form: 8

Last run: 210 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred 5yo; beaten about 22l when eighth in good-ground Plumpton bumper on last summer's debut and not seen again since; had wind surgery in September; hood removed.
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6

18th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Sir Maximus

11st 0lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Lawney Hill

in rear

20/1

6

18th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Sir Maximus

11st 0lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Lawney Hill

in rear

20/1

8th

5

14th Apr 2024

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:40 Plumpton

Sir Maximus

11st 4lb

J: David Bass

T: Lawney Hill

Beaten when falling at Fontwell last month and doesn't look up to winning a maiden.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very useful on the Flat in his prime; absent since finishing third in 1m2f French Listed race for David Menuisier in September 2022 but ought to handle today's ground reasonably well and is an interesting recruit to hurdling; hooded for first time.
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5th

5

(3)

25th Sep 2024

Heavy

1m 1f 11y

Class 4

17:50 Goodwood

Winter Reprise

9st 5lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: David Menuisier

in touch with leaders

14/1

7th

1

(5)

17th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

16:05 Yarmouth

Winter Reprise

10st 1lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: David Menuisier

Useful in his younger days but nothing like as good for Alan King this year back from around 18 months off; perhaps the return to his old yard will do the trick and a reproduction of his Newbury third (1m2f, good) in May would give him a fair chance at this lower level.

16/1

8th

3

(1)

12th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 1f 212y

Class 4

16:35 Ascot

Winter Reprise

9st 12lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Alan King

in rear throughout

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to fair staying hurdler Langley Hundred and a point winner; dam fair hurdle winner, half-sister to smart chaser Herecomesthetruth; makes debut in race lacking strength in depth but probably best watched all the same.
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11

26th Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

14:20 Plumpton

Lucky Rover

10st 2lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Pat Phelan

Third foal; half-sister to fair staying hurdler Langley Hundred and a point winner; dam fair hurdle winner, half-sister to smart chaser Herecomesthetruth; makes debut in race lacking strength in depth but probably best watched all the same.

33/1

Form: 4P

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in two Irish Flat maidens in the autumn (both on heavy ground) but struggled on stable/hurdle debut in November; had excuse when pulled up last time (saddle slipped) but others look much more likely here.
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14th

8

(6)

12th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

19:35 Chepstow

Royal Toast

9st 4lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Ex-Irish maiden who's struggled badly under both codes for this yard; would be a shock winner of a competitive handicap in first-time headgear (tongue-tie comes off again).

66/1

12th

1

(7)

7th Jun 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Goodwood

Royal Toast

9st 13lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Tony Carroll

Maiden under both codes, formerly with Joseph O'Brien; certainly not improving and this is no easier back in a novice.

100/1

11th

11

(4)

6th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Royal Toast

9st 2lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Tony Carroll

Poor under both codes since joining from Joseph O'Brien for 10,000gns last autumn; needs a lot of improvement now handicapping and Celebrating Ethel looks her yard's best shout.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £43.90
Straight Forecast £48.57
Trifecta £456.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

David's Well

POSTDATA:

Winter Reprise

WEST COUNTRY:

Just Aidan

Telegraph:

Come To Pass

RP RATINGS:

David's Well

The Times:

David's Well

The Guardian:

David's Well

Daily Mail:

David's Well

The Sun:

David's Well

D Express:

Winter Reprise

Daily Mirror:

Winter Reprise

The Star:

Winter Reprise

Daily Record:

Winter Reprise