14.10
SoftBest Odds Guaranteed With Dragonbet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4066.37
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Abandoned
Form: O-3F
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |
16th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Left the O'Neills for £23,000 and made a winning start for this yard at Market Rasen in first-time blinkers (2m4f, good); didn't have a lot in hand but only raised 3lb. |
7/2 |
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5 |
19th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Surged in the weights for wins at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) and Southwell (2m4f, good) last autumn; below par on his last two starts for the O'Neills but he's since joined a bang-in-form stable (for £23,000) and has to be of interest in first-time blinkers after a break. |
11/2 |
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5th 5 |
10th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Went up 19lb for wins at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) and Southwell (2m4f, good) last year; beaten at odds-on next time but subsequently fair third on chase debut; back over hurdles after pulling up last time; others look better handicapped. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 94
Last run: 80 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
20th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Inexplicably swerved left and ran out here on stable/chase debut in March but made amends at Chepstow (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces/tongue-tie) last month, where he was held up a long way off the pace before keeping on strongly to lead after the last fence; only 2lb higher today and could still have a lot more to offer. |
8/11 |
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4 |
20th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Inexplicably swerved left and ran out here on stable/chase debut in March but made amends at Chepstow (3m2f, good; first-time cheekpieces/tongue-tie) last month, where he was held up a long way off the pace before keeping on strongly to lead after the last fence; only 2lb higher today and could still have a lot more to offer. |
8/11 |
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1st 5 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 54y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Effectiveness of wind surgery yet to be fully tested when running out five from home on last month's Southwell stable/chasing debut (3m, good), though his jumping hadn't fully convinced before that and the adding of headgear here makes sense; interesting to see if the money comes again. |
100/30 |
Abandoned
Form: 6/2
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
21st Mar 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 3 out |
11/1 |
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9th 3 |
1st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 128y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Beat a well-backed Skelton handicap debutant with a subsequent winner in third when off the mark in a Uttoxeter maiden (2m, soft) but he finished a weary last at Sandown in a handicap for military amateur riders; perhaps best to turn a blind eye to that and he can be given another chance. |
12/1 |
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6th 1 |
24th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, headway and disputed lead before 3rd, not fluent 3rd, soon pressed leader, hit 4th |
3/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6P
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 4 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 6f 136y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Ended last season with two wins over hurdles and he outstayed his rivals to snatch another at Ffos Las (3m, heavy; under Toby McCain-Mitchell) five weeks ago in his fifth handicap chase; back up 3lb but, unraced beyond 3m, looks a strong candidate for long-distance races and therefore may be able to raise his game further. |
3/1 |
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1st 1 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Two wins and a second to show from three runs over hurdles during the past 12 months but hasn't looked a natural back over fences this season, jumping poorly last time (3m, good to soft); potentially well treated in this discipline but reservations at the minute. |
7/1 |
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1st 2 |
28th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Winning Irish pointer in 2022; missed 2023 and he wasn't in much form between February and May last year, nor when switched to fences in the autumn, but he put up a fighting display when runner-up to a well-treated one at Chepstow (2m7f, soft) recently; back up 3lb but good claims. |
6/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 1322 C BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 2 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Came good over fences at sixth attempt, with 3m success here (heavy) in January, and ran as well as could have been expected when fourth of five in Wincanton Listed race (1m7f, heavy) a fortnight ago; still on a good mark; good chance. |
15/8 |
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4th 2 |
14th Feb 2026 1m 7f 149y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Point/bumper winner, who made the breakthrough over fences at Ffos Las (3m, heavy) two weeks ago but that was a minor handicap and she has lots to find back at 2m in this Listed race. |
20/1 |
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1st 5 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Commenced her career with point/bumper wins; 0-17 since (0-5 in chases) but has a largely consistent record at Ffos Las and looks a solid contender in that respect; on a reduced mark and drops back in grade. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4-7
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 0lb
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Abandoned
Form: 570-P
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
8th Mar 2025 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has offered little in her five hurdle races, including the latest (her handicap debut) when tried in cheekpieces (3m, good); more new headgear enlisted but she's 8lb out of the weights. |
20/1 |
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6th 14 |
12th May 2024 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Not beaten far in her only bumper but tailed off or pulled up on her four hurdle races; makes handicap debut over new trip and first-time headgear but a transformation is needed, including as she's 12lb out of the handicap. |
33/1 |
Verdict
Broughshane was in the process of producing an improved effort when coming to grief at Chepstow and he rates the main threat to FOLLOWANGO, who was denied in the final stride at Lingfield last time and that form leads the way.[Alistair Jones]