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SoftBlackmore Vale Hurdle 1867 ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
- Prize money: £4084.5
- 1m 7f 50y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.80
- Place: £1.50
Form: 27
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Consistent since sole chase success and has solid handicap form this season; receives hardly any respite from the assessor but gets other help on this occasion, with Harry O'Dwyer taking off 7lb. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 1 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Consistent since sole chase success and has solid handicap form this season; latest effort, in Sandown Class 2, received a boost when the winner followed up in Grade 2 event on Saturday; respected at this level. |
6/5 |
Evs
- Place: £1.10
Form: 3F2526
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
27th Apr 2024 Good 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
0-2 in bumpers and now 0-7 over hurdles, having been turned over at odds-on in two of his last three races; travels well but seems very one paced when it matters. |
28/1 |
|
17 |
27th Apr 2024 Good 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
0-2 in bumpers and now 0-7 over hurdles, having been turned over at odds-on in two of his last three races; travels well but seems very one paced when it matters. |
28/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
27th Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Runner-up three times, latterly in a soft-ground maiden here last month; returns to this level after finishing midfield in the Imperial Cup (lost a shoe); major form claims in the new cheekpieces. |
Evs |
11/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 80-594
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Sole success came at Exeter off 7lb higher in April last year; has slipped down the weights but placed for the first time since when second of six finishers at Ffos Las (2m5f, good) 15 days ago; cannot dismiss. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 110y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
1-19 overall, though the win did come over fences; however, hasn't fired for a while, despite attracting market support on his return to hurdles last time. |
14/1 |
|
4th 9 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
2m3f chase winner here (good) 12 months ago; 0-6 over hurdles; well beaten over fences on his last four starts; bit to prove back hurdling. |
11/1 |
14/1
Form: 544
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 15 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
A marked step up in trip saw him emerge from the wilderness to win five-runner handicap at Hereford (extended 3m1f, good) last month and he did it comfortably, but he's 10lb higher today (4lb out of the handicap) against far more daunting opposition. |
12/1 |
|
1st 5 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Both wins were at Huntingdon in winter 2024-25; ran well at Cheltenham (2m) in October but has had a bleak time of it since until something of an upturn at Chepstow (extended 2m3f) two weeks ago; needs to build on that and there was some encouragement last time for stepping up in trip. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Ran well in defeat on his reappearance but nowhere near as effective in his last four races; the cheekpieces tried last time are removed. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 66
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 11 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
0-9 but he's run well in defeat in handicaps on his last three starts (3m/2m5f, good to soft); his latest second at Taunton has been franked by the winner and he could be firmly involved. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 6 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 198y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
A maiden after two bumpers and six hurdles races; second over C&D last month, when he didn't give up his lead lightly, and not disgraced when third back down to 2m5f at Kempton on latest start; more to prove on worse than good to soft; otherwise he has clear each-way claims. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 11 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Looks sure to find a race judged on a good show at Taunton (3m, good to soft) recently, where he didn't give up his lead lightly, but this sharper test in a race which may take more winning could test him. |
13/2 |
11/2
Form: 0165-5 D
Last run: 107 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 54y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Bumper winner; cut little ice over hurdles but there were positives to take from chase debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, good to soft) where she made up some ground from off the pace; still needs more and Lunar Ocean was ahead of her last time. |
12/1 |
|
6th 4 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Lightly raced 8yo who may improve for this combination of switch to chasing and return to Ffos Las; sole course start resulted in bumper win in 2022 (peak form). |
14/1 |
|
7th 4 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Bumper winner who returned from a very long absence to make her handicap and stable debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last month and ran well for a long way before fading into seventh of 12; could take a step forward now back down in trip and she's one to be interested in. |
7/1 |
100/1
Form: 0P9
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 |
27th Mar 2024 Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
No worthwhile form in a bumper and two hurdles at Taunton; one for handicaps later on. |
100/1 |
|
9th 8 |
11th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Well beaten in a bumper and pulled up on hurdles debut last month; best watched. |
100/1 |
|
5 |
29th Feb 2024 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
took keen hold, in rear, not fluent 1st |
20/1 |
8/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
26th Apr 2024 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
The form of her Irish point success doesn't look strong and she has achieved little in two attempts over hurdles. |
66/1 |
|
11th 8 |
26th Apr 2024 Good 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
The form of her Irish point success doesn't look strong and she has achieved little in two attempts over hurdles. |
66/1 |
|
12 |
11th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Bought for £45,000 after winning a two-finisher 3m Irish point by a distance in February; always behind in Wincanton maiden hurdle (1m7f, soft) a fortnight ago; probably one for further down the line. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: P8
Last run: 209 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 12 |
23rd Oct 2024 Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
A well-beaten outsider on all three hurdling starts (1m7f-2m2f) and makes no appeal here; sports first-time blinkers. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: 4
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
28th Feb 2024 Heavy 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
23,000euros 3yo buy from Flat family; fell in a point in December 2022 and remote second in one last April, before sold for £4,000 in May; hooded for this rules debut and probably best watched. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.55 |
| Trifecta | £31.70 |