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SoftService With A Smile Oncourse Bookmakers Novices’ Hunters’ Chase
- Prize money: £2361.18
- 2m 4f 205y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.60
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
31st May 2024 Good To Soft 3m 3f 119y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won't mind rain as the ground was heavy when winning over 2m5f here in March, since when he's comfortably won a good-ground point over 2m4f; stays 3m but the extra 3f today will be unknown territory; fair chance should he get home. |
4/1 |
|
1st 3 |
11th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
midfield |
4/1 |
11/4
- Place: £2.00
Form: 350342
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Only an 8yo but his rating has capitulated during the last two years and his recent form is nowhere near good enough for a test of this magnitude. |
100/1 |
|
10 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Only an 8yo but his rating has capitulated during the last two years and his recent form is nowhere near good enough for a test of this magnitude. |
100/1 |
|
4 |
19th Mar 2024 Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Grade 2 hurdle winner in 2020 and bits of form in better races than this in recent times; out of sorts in the autumn but he might well have pegged back Forest Chimes at Stratford (2m5f, heavy) last week with a better jump at the last; this stiffer test can suit; can go well. |
5/2 |
7/1
Form: 2/442-
Last run: 359 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
1st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
33-1 into 18-1, flattered slightly by near-1l margin behind an idling Barton Snow in this race last year (good), but that was still a mighty run after 418 days out; absent again since, but his comparatively moderate RPRs around sharpish tracks probably concerns more. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
2nd May 2025 Good 2m 0f 62y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Fair chaser/hurdler for Harry Whittington but six defeats in points include a remote third behind A Jet Of Our Own; blinkers replace cheekpieces after a lengthy absence; probably up against it. |
13/2 |
4/1
Form: 33P/3F
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 91y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Quite closely matched with Java Point on their Ludlow form in January (3m, good to soft) and this 11yo has held his form in points; he still looks vulnerable from a win perspective. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
First and second in Sandown's military races last term (soft, good to soft) before converting an easy task in his members race at Didmarton; all rules and point wins have been gained around more testing tracks than Ludlow, and it's five years since his one winning seasonal reappearance. |
20/1 |
|
2 |
13th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 37y Class 3 |
12st 5lb |
Inconsistent but ran well in the military races over C&D early last year and he beat Farceur Du Large by just over 1l in the Grand Military Gold Cup over C&D (soft) three weeks ago; now 5lb worse off with the runner-up but can give another good account under regular rider Captain Douglas White. |
4/1 |
3/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
11th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
towards rear |
3/1 |
22/1
Form: /4265/
Last run: 790 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
3rd May 2024 Good 3m 1f 56y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Not as good as he was when with the Skeltons a few seasons back; has no form claims on his achievements during the last 12 months. |
50/1 |
|
8 |
3rd May 2024 Good 3m 1f 56y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Not as good as he was when with the Skeltons a few seasons back; has no form claims on his achievements during the last 12 months. |
50/1 |
|
6 |
11th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
raced in third |
22/1 |
11/1
Form: 18-44P
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
1st May 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Third and sixth in the last two renewals of the 2m race on this card, and still appeals more over shorter despite a win over the full 3m trip at Chaddesley Corbett last May; 0-14 over rules fences. |
12/1 |
|
4th 5 |
30th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
0-13 over regulation fences and she needs to improve on her recent seconds in hunter chases at Stratford and here. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 9 |
19th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Third in this race in 2024 and she easily won a ladies open at Chaddesley Corbett (3m, good) in May; had wind surgery (her third) before an encouraging second in novice hunter chase at Stratford (2m5f, soft) despite having the door slammed in her face on the home turn ten days ago; should go well again. |
8/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £20.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £20.36 |
| Trifecta | £112.60 |
Selections
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Forest Chimes