17.05
SoftChard Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 3f 179y
- Class 5
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
15/8 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
- Place: £1.20
Form: 465801 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
7th Mar 2025 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Won five handicap hurdles on the bounce from last March onwards and has continued to hold his own, latterly behind a progressive winner at Bangor (2m7f, soft); had three months off prior to this chase debut but has to be of interest. |
5/2 |
15/2
- Place: £1.60
Form: 890
Last run: 75 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up in 3m1f handicap on this card last season and progressing well this season, recording third handicap win when scoring over 3m2f at Doncaster with runaway success in valuable 3-finisher contest in late February in first-time cheekpieces; plausible he could be open to more improvement at this extreme trip. |
7/1 |
|
1st 6 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 1y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
2-6 over fences; a beaten favourite in his last two races but perhaps needed the first of those and departed too far out at Cheltenham to know how he'd have fared; potentially on a good mark should the new cheekpieces receive a positive response. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 15 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 0lb |
held up in rear, raced wide when headway 13th |
10/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 9665
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Mixed results (U15) since wearing cheekpieces and switched to chasing; disappointing favourite on good ground last time; rebound needed in the retained headgear. |
13/2 |
|
5th 3 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Dual hurdle winner who made it second time lucky over fences when beating seven rivals in a Bangor handicap (2m2f, soft) last month; up 5lb but he turned things around with that comfortable success and should have more to offer in this sphere; key player. |
7/4 |
|
1st 5 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Two wins over hurdles; showed nothing in that discipline on his return from a break and unseated mid-race on chase debut three weeks ago; too risky. |
14/1 |
40/1
Form: PP/075
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 |
30th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
prominent, weakened 3 out |
10/1 |
|
5th 15 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unimproved for the switch to handicaps this year, already backpedalling when the mistakes started to creep in late at Fontwell latest (2m6f, good); insufficiently appealing from 2lb out of the handicap. |
25/1 |
|
5th 7 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
prominent, not fluent 5th |
20/1 |
40/1
Form: 8P0-68
Last run: 77 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 |
30th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
held up in rear, some headway from 2 out, never dangerous |
25/1 |
|
16 |
17th Jul 2024 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Seven-race maiden; fifth of seven on chasing debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good; beaten 27l) five weeks ago; far easier to look elsewhere for the solution. |
50/1 |
|
5th 10 |
12th Jun 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear, outpaced 7th |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 2P54P3
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
led |
66/1 |
|
9 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
led |
66/1 |
|
13 |
2nd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
taken down early |
66/1 |
8/1
Form: -98P53
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
28th Mar 2025 Good 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield, in rear when mistake 3rd, struggling 10th, detached when almost fell 11th |
6/1 |
|
7 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 7f 110y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Second of 15 on chase debut at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) in December and ran below market expectations next time (2m7f); question marks over today's distance but that penultimate effort commands respect. |
7/1 |
|
8th 9 |
18th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
towards rear |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 53/4-
Last run: 690 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
27th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Just minor efforts in three runs during the opening half of 2022 but handicapped accordingly and needs checking in the betting on this belated return; steps up from 2m. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: -227P9
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Out of a sister to the stable's top-class chaser Cue Card but hasn't progressed since twice finishing runner-up in 2m5f non-handicaps here last summer; underwent wind surgery before falling at Wincanton when outpaced at the time, though that was on soft ground; tongue-tie tried last time is retained and he might yet turn a corner. |
12/1 |
7/2
Form: 6061 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Made a winning handicap debut at Taunton (about 2m3f, soft) 13 months ago but the wheels have come off on a variety of ground since, pulled up in four of those five starts and tailed off in the other; blinkers (one sibling wore them for her two wins) are now given a go, replacing recent cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
led, clear after 2nd, reduced lead when slow jump and headed 3rd |
14/1 |
|
15 |
21st Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
towards rear, not fluent 4th |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 443355
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
24th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Kept on for respectable third at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) in October, his second start for Robbie Llewellyn, but has gone the wrong way since; pulled up over hurdles on latest outing in March; needs to turn a corner. |
10/1 |
|
9 |
24th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Kept on for respectable third at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) in October, his second start for Robbie Llewellyn, but has gone the wrong way since; pulled up over hurdles on latest outing in March; needs to turn a corner. |
10/1 |
|
9 |
27th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
1-7 in points and 0-12 under rules; failed to build on a third over fences earlier this season but the ability is there to run well off this low a mark and he's not had much racing over hurdles. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.28 |
| Tricast | £110.64 |
| Trifecta | £106.00 |
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