14.17
SoftBar One Racing “Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham” Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
- Prize money: £5386.96
- 1m 7f 116y
- 19 runners
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Runners: 19 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.30
- Place: £1.60
Form: UU538
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 11 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 140y |
10st 4lb |
Impressed in winning handicap chases at Naas (yielding) and Clonmel (yielding to soft) and had jumped well out in front before falling late on at Navan (2m7f), where he was headed but boxing on; expect another positive ride back at this distance. |
8/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: 4F-224 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Sole success was well over three years ago but hasn't been in bad form this year; being absent since May might not be ideal. |
8/1 |
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13th 1 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Sole success was well over three years ago but hasn't been in bad form this year; being absent since May might not be ideal. |
8/1 |
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6th 6 |
28th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
11st 8lb |
Nearly three years since hurdles win but good Naas second in March brings him into the mix. |
8/1 |
5/1
- Place: £4.90
Form: 8-67
Last run: 18 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Yet to get his head in front this summer but fine efforts in defeat in the Tribes at Galway and when beaten 1l over 2m1f at this venue behind the subsequent Galway hurdle winner; creeping up the weights and hasn't been shaping as though this longer trip is what he wants. |
9/2 |
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4th 6 |
1st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 175y |
11st 6lb |
Dual-purpose winner won his last hurdle race over C&D last October; ran a solid race from the front to be third to Putapoundinthejar at Bellewstown last time; 3lb better off and cheekpieces added; chance. |
15/2 |
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3rd 10 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 7lb |
Fifth behind Malbay Madness at Downpatrick last month; should be sharper for the run, his first since signing off a good spell of form with a narrow Galway win last autumn. |
12/1 |
20/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: 186768
Last run: 7 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Has won two of his 12 races over fences, most recently over 3m5f at Sedgefield last October (good), but not in top form on last three starts. |
100/30 |
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4th 1 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Successful over fences (twice) and hurdles last term; went off the boil on his last two runs early on this year and is 7lb higher than his last winning mark; looks to need to come down the weights. |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 878
Last run: 124 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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21th 14 (23) |
27th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Chase, hurdles and Flat winner for Gavin Cromwell; capable off this mark but needs to bounce back from a heavy defeat in a 1m Gowran claimer on debut for this stable. |
40/1 |
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15th 7 (9) |
12th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Versatile sort has won a chase, over hurdles and on the Flat; soundly beaten in final start for Gavin Cromwell at Thurles (2m, good) in October and off since; best watched in first run for new yard. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 99-P18 CD
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
24th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 50y |
10st 4lb |
held up in rear |
12/1 |
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6th 13 |
10th Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 116y |
11st 1lb |
A shock winner of a C&D handicap in December off 6lb lower but was below that form back here since; has a chance if bouncing back. |
12/1 |
28/1
Form: 9F7U00
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
10st 13lb |
Added a second hurdles win at Limerick (2m7f, heavy) in March off 6lb lower; couldn't back it up at Cork (3m, yielding) last time when a 16.5l eighth; others preferred. |
14/1 |
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8th 10 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 15y |
10st 11lb |
Course winner (2m4f, soft) in December 2024; got back to winning ways at Limerick (2m7f, heavy) last month; up 6lb and this is a deeper race but conditions fine so can't be discounted. |
7/2 |
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1st 2 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 170y |
11st 13lb |
Fair hurdler last winter, notching a win and three seconds over around 2m4f; pulled up in two of his three chase starts; hard to be confident. |
14/1 |
22/1
Form: U006
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (6) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Better known as a smart four-time hurdles winner; good recent form when fourth in the Galway Hurdle off a mark of 132, roughly the same ability as Samui; also a capable Flat performer but his 81 rating makes him 23lb inferior to Samui in this sphere. |
9/2 |
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4th 13 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 5lb |
Opened his account off a modest mark of 94 in a C&D handicap hurdle in October 2024; has now obtained a rating of 132 after recording his fourth handicap success at Killarney in May; seldom runs a bad race and was placed twice at last year's festival, third in the big amateur handicap and second in a handicap hurdle. |
10/1 |
22/1
Form: 0U00
Last run: 41 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Maiden was too keen when well beaten at Clonmel last time but overall form needs improving upon. |
22/1 |
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9th 13 |
23rd Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 205y |
10st 11lb |
Placed only once from 14 starts over hurdles; soundly beaten in fifth at Downpatrick on latest, though that was one of his better displays. |
20/1 |
|
14 |
19th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
10st 3lb |
Winless from 18 starts, only making the podium once; tailed off on the Flat at Tramore in July and same story over hurdles at Wexford last time; new headgear combination employed now. |
33/1 |
66/1
Form: 7150/0
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 13lb
12 yo Mare
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 5f 180y |
10st 13lb |
First reserve; veteran mare whose sole win came at 3; after mammoth absence soundly beaten of late so very hard to fancy. |
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17 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 5f 180y |
10st 13lb |
First reserve; veteran mare whose sole win came at 3; after mammoth absence soundly beaten of late so very hard to fancy. |
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11th 16 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Veteran mare won 3m maiden on heavy in 2021; lightly raced since, not shamed over 2m here on second run back from long lay-off. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 4000
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Pulled up in two handicap hurdles for Sam England last winter and made a low-key chasing debut in the spring; reverts to hurdling and sports first-time cheekpieces on debut for latest new stable. |
7/1 |
22/1
Form: 000
Last run: 75 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 2 |
11st 13lb |
In excellent form this season, winning three times on good ground (2m4f-2m7f; once here); last month's clear second at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) was another career best but he's 5lb higher today and the forecast rain is a likely negative; goes beyond about 3m for first time; tongue-tie added. |
11/4 |
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2nd 8 |
26th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Has done well since arriving from Ireland and was delivered late to win handicaps at Hexham (extended 2m7f), Cartmel (2m6f) and here on Friday (2m4f) when he sat last for a long way but won easily in the end; huge chance if turned out quickly with a penalty. |
9/2 |
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1st 5 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Ex-Irish maiden; thriving for Tristan Davidson and bids for a hat-trick following handicap wins at Hexham (2m7f) and Cartmel (2m6f) last month, getting up late each time; up another 5lb but this likeable sort is a player once more. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 405
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
4th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 35y |
10st 13lb |
Got off the mark over fences at Naas in November over 2m4f and a decent run in defeat over a similar trip at this track since; races off the same mark today up in trip and can be a player if staying. |
3/1 |
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8 |
13th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 160y |
10st 10lb |
Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; showed a bit more on third run over fences at Fairyhouse last month and possibility of more to come now entering handicaps (7lb lower than hurdles). |
10/1 |
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7th 10 |
16th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 70y |
11st 5lb |
Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; first two chase starts imply she will need to get a mark. |
20/1 |
22/1
Form: 000
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
4th Sep 2026 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Won over hurdles in Ireland in 2024 but was 0-7 over fences there; sold for 11,000euros and a well-held fourth in first-time blinkers (now removed, as is tongue-tie) in May; market helpful before this stable debut. |
14/1 |
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4th 4 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 160y |
11st 5lb |
Hurdles winner at Naas in December 2024; good effort on his fourth chase start at Down Royal in January (2m5f, yielding to soft) when third of 11 off this mark; tried 3m2f on latest but unseated rider when backpedalling; new headgear. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 607
Last run: 91 days
W: 10st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 10 |
9th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 6f 97y |
11st 6lb |
Better for the blinkers when third over 2m4f at Sligo in June; that was on good ground and he goes further this time, but hard to rule out. |
8/1 |
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3rd 14 |
11th Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 162y |
10st 10lb
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in touch with leaders |
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13th 11 |
26th Apr 2024 Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
11st 4lb |
Shown nothing in four runs over hurdles including handicap debut last month; best watched. |
20/1 |
22/1
Form: 005
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 10 |
10th Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 116y |
11st 3lb |
One of two runners for yard; well beaten in three maiden hurdles; interesting to see how she fares in the market relative to her stablemate. |
22/1 |
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5th 4 |
7th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Tailed off in two runs at triple figure odds. |
200/1 |
14/1
Form: 090
Last run: 140 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 61y |
11st 2lb |
Ran creditably in handicaps at Wexford and Listowel last year when trained by Declan Queally; pulled up on her final start for her former trainer; fading when unseating two out at Limerick in March on first run for this stable. |
10/1 |
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8 |
13th Mar 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 150y |
11st 2lb |
0-9 for Declan Queally, running creditably in handicaps at Wexford and Listowel (2m6f) late last summer; needs to improve on first start for new yard to play a major role. |
8/1 |
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9 |
28th Oct 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
10st 9lb |
Placed last two visits to this venue including C&D handicap on yielding in August; beaten 10l when stepped back up in trip to 2m6f at Listowel. |
11/2 |
5/1
Form: 650282
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 3 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won at Down Royal last time in a tongue-tie, his second win over hurdles; 7lb rise looks plenty but still respected; handles soft so could be fine on this ground. |
11/2 |
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1st 3 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 13lb |
Good ground Sligo winner in June 2024 off 3lb lower; lightly raced since, didn't get beyond the first at Navan last time; tongue-tie now tried, hard to be confident in. |
25/1 |
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8th 5 |
28th Oct 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
Softer the better for 5yo although he handled good ground when gaining a deserved first win at Sligo in June; not beaten far at same venue in August. |
9/2 |
20/1
Form: -00005
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 15 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 7lb |
First reserve; Flat winner is 0-18 over hurdles but not bad efforts in this sphere the last twice; still needs more. |
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11th 12 (4) |
17th Jul 2024 Good 1m 3f 103y |
8st 12lb |
soon led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €32.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €33.33 |
| Tricast | €497.62 |
| Trifecta | €910.40 |
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