17.05
Good To SoftQueens Cup Grassroots Open Hunters’ Chase (For The Queen’s Cup)
- Prize money: £2566.5
- 3m 0f 38y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hunter Chase
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.90
Form: P4BU-2
Last run: 315 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
12st 9lb |
As good as ever when winning the same Cheltenham contest (over essentially today's trip) for the second straight year four weeks ago; now 7lb higher than for last season's 1l defeat in this race, but without the effects of a slog on soft ground to have to shrug off. |
11/8 |
|
1st 1 |
30th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 205y Class 4 |
12st 9lb |
As good as ever when winning the same Cheltenham contest (over essentially today's trip) for the second straight year four weeks ago; now 7lb higher than for last season's 1l defeat in this race, but without the effects of a slog on soft ground to have to shrug off. |
11/8 |
|
1st 4 |
2nd May 2025 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 5 |
12st 4lb |
prominent, led before 2 out, faced challenge approaching last, kept on well final 110yds |
6/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 0243-P
Last run: 314 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
15th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Still going close in 2m4f-2m5f handicaps off low-130s marks for Dan Skelton in 2022-23 around rather sharper tracks than the galloping Horseheath line of his two easy recent pointing successes (good to soft, good); confidence levels restored, and receives weight all round here. |
3/1 |
|
10 |
6th May 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Lightly raced in recent years and seemingly not as good as he was; went close when second of four at Warwick (2m4f, good) in February and kept on for third at Newton Abbot (2m5f, soft) last month but more is needed here. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
8th Apr 2023 Heavy 2m 4f 216y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Has twice suffered narrow defeats this season, off today's mark, and deserves another success (lightly raced and last won in December 2019); didn't fire latest and will need his best to take this. |
6/1 |
4/1
Form: 21-4P2 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 12st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
15th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Hampered but not unlucky when second dropped back to 2m at Leicester latest (soft); work to do with Rebel Dawn Rising and Janika on last Easter's C&D clash, and Hexham win afterwards might not be infallible proof of his effectiveness at 3m under rules (tired and just held on in slowly run race). |
4/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
8th Mar 2024 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Won three times for Nick Pearce last spring, including when value for more than the winning margin at Hexham (3m, soft; 5-2; first-time cheekpieces); yet to fire since returning to Dan Skelton, pulling up in the Walrus at Haydock (2m6f, heavy) three weeks ago; questions to answer, especially at 2m. |
9/2 |
|
2 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 54y Class 3 |
12st 4lb |
Won two hunter chases last spring (2m4f/3m, soft) and returned from some time off with fair fourth of five in Leicester handicap (2m4f, heavy) in December; could show the benefit of that outing today; possible contender. |
13/2 |
10/1
Form: 111142 D
Last run: 195 days
W: 12st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Difficult times since back from absence last June but he's dropped a long way in the weights and there have been some signs of life; non-stayer over the extended 3m3f at Stratford recently (Carpe Diem runner-up) but he didn't run badly and better is expected. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 3m 3f 119y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Back with his former trainer on his last five starts; landed a four-timer for this yard in 2023; hasn't won since and has failed to complete on his last two starts; visor worn last time is left off; well handicapped if able to return to anywhere near his best form. |
5/1 |
|
2 |
25th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Needs to rebound quickly from a poor hurdle run 16 days ago but last month's second over fences at Market Rasen (2m3f, soft) was a pretty good effort and the forecast faster ground here ought to suit him better; big player if first-time visor has desired effect. |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: 7/4P1- CD
Last run: 340 days
W: 12st 2lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Safe as houses (never fallen or unseated) and 2-3 C&D record includes this race last year (good to soft); obvious claims again following a fine return at Higham last month, but won't want a total dryout. |
5/4 |
5/1
Form: /2145- D
Last run: 620 days
W: 12st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
15th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Significant in today's context that last month's emphatic stable/pointing debut success (good) was recorded around Higham's sharp, flat left-handed circuit; theoretical possibility of the bounce factor given the preceding 587-day absence, but relative youth on his side and won't mind a dryout. |
5/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.46 |
| Trifecta | £32.10 |
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