14.15
SoftAshcroft Services Conditional Jockeys’ Training Series Handicap Hurdle (Racing Excellence Series)
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £10.00
- Place: £2.40
Form: 139024 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
5th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Proved well suited by the step back up to 3m1f and good ground when keeping on well to score at Ffos Las last month; faces a different question here off 5lb higher but likely to be thereabouts if reproducing the effort. |
5/4 |
|
1st 2 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Inconsistent over the last 12 months or so, but second at Exeter in November showed that he stays 2m7f and his best effort since was on latest outing (a rallying third over 2m4f three weeks ago); much more to prove if the ground is not softer than good, but he has to be considered. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on chasing debut in January (wore cheekpieces) and did not see out 3m on heavy ground when back over hurdles here (first-time blinkers) last month; current mark is workable and this drop back in trip looks the right move but others in the field have much less to prove. |
10/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.20
Form: 066792
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Rebounded from poor chasing debut when second to progressive rival here (2m, heavy; first-time visor) in January; could plausibly have untapped potential over this longer trip but was back in the doldrums on his latest outing and has become very hard to predict. |
7/1 |
|
7th 3 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Record of 1-11 over hurdles and his win was in April 2024; pulled up on chase debut at Market Rasen last month but he bounced back with a good second at Ffos Las (2m, heavy; first-time visor) 13 days ago; on same mark here and has claims if he can build on that. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Blinkered this season, running respectably in hurdles event then poorly on chase debut; bit to prove but is on a workable mark provided the switch to a visor has positive effect. |
14/1 |
16/1
- Place: £4.00
Form: /147P- D
Last run: 455 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Won off 1lb lower at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in May 2022 but he's been lightly raced since; returned after a long absence with a close third at Chepstow (2m, soft) in March but he's not kicked on from that and has something to prove again; visor added. |
16/1 |
|
7th 10 |
5th Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
7yo with just ten runs behind him; won off 2lb lower at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) two years ago; his second run back from an absence wasn't as good as the first (close up over 2m on soft) but he could rebound and fair shout if he does. |
12/1 |
|
11th 11 |
16th May 2024 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Sedgefield win off 2lb lower two years ago (2m1f, good) was owed to the sharp track, and this would be the speediest circuit he's encountered since; fine return after 15 months out latest, and a live chance here. |
4/1 |
100/30
Form: 2P7352
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Stayed on gamely to score at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) in January, her third hurdle win, and probably bettered that performance when close/clear second at Southwell (3m, soft) last month; competes off career-high mark here but still respected in current form. |
15/8 |
|
2nd 5 |
18th Feb 2026 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Got on a roll last spring having joined this yard, winning at Ffos Las and Wetherby (2m4f/3m, good; cheekpieces) before clinching a Flat-race hat-trick at staying trips; brought her stable record to 6-11 when scoring at Leicester (about 2m4f, heavy) one month ago and holds leading claims once again. |
2/1 |
|
1st 9 |
20th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Won two good-ground hurdles (2m4f/3m) and three consecutive Flat races during highly productive spell last spring/summer and bettered low-key reappearance run when respectable third at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) last month; may yet have a bigger performance in her. |
7/1 |
6/1
Form: 3-4F13 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 |
7th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won on heavy ground at Ffos Las (2m; wore cheekpieces) last season but has been out of form this term (three runs) and needs to respond very positively to a change of headgear today. |
12/1 |
|
11 |
21st Jan 2025 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won on heavy ground at Ffos Las (2m) last February but struggled on her two outings in the autumn and needs to get back on track. |
14/1 |
|
11 |
21st Jan 2025 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won on heavy ground at Ffos Las (2m) last February but struggled on her two outings in the autumn and needs to get back on track. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: P-6135 D
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
held up in rear |
16/1 |
|
6 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
held up in rear |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 44
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (8) |
17th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
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 |
9st 9lb |
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 |
9st 9lb |
|
7/1
Form: 434
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 11 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Flat wins in 2022 and 2023; has had only four races over hurdles but soundly beaten in two soft-ground handicaps when last seen early in 2024. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: 1/7-F
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
21st Mar 2024 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Won sole French start (hurdle; good); well-beaten outsider at Ascot in November 2022 after 796 days away and had another 473 days on the sidelines prior to struggling on handicap debut at Lingfield (beaten when falling); still early days but a good bit of guesswork involved to make a case. |
13/2 |
|
3 |
5th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
took keen hold, held up in last, went third after 3rd |
13/2 |
|
7th 3 |
18th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 152y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Won his only French hurdle start by 9l (on good) but not easy to gauge what he achieved and he looks the stable second string on this return from a long absence; probably best watched. |
25/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £33.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £29.98 |
| Tricast | £320.50 |
| Trifecta | £330.00 |
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