15.15
SoftOLBG Spring Cup Handicap
- Prize money: £36078
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 2
- 21 runners
Runners: 21 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £13.00
- Place: £3.80
Form: 56210- D
Last run: 168 days
W: 8st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 6 (9) |
22nd May 2026 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Showed notable handicap form in 2024 but has posted duck eggs in three runs since that campaign and needs to prove he retains ability; best watched on second run for new yard, unless the market suggests otherwise. |
25/1 |
|
20th 19 (15) |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Well treated on his 2024 form for Jack Channon and he won the Spring Mile at Newbury (1m, good to soft) on his reappearance that season; however, just two runs last term, finishing down the field in April/May, and he has plenty to prove making his stable debut after an absence; blinkers go on. |
40/1 |
|
12th 10 (15) |
10th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Last three wins over 1m, most recently the 2024 Spring Cup; however, finished a close fourth in major C&D handicap last July and could go well with Haydock reappearance under his belt. |
12/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 315-
Last run: 255 days
W: 8st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (9) |
14th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Won the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) last March and followed up at Newcastle (1m, AW); of interest on those efforts but he went off the boil on his final three starts for William Haggas; needs to get back on track on stable debut (remains in same ownership); slow ground would aid cause. |
25/1 |
|
3 (19) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Hold-up performer who won the Lincoln (1m, good to soft) on his reappearance and followed up at Newcastle (1m, AW); a case can be made on those progressive performances but he appears to have gone off the boil on his last two runs (reportedly coughed last time); best turf form is on good to soft. |
25/1 |
|
2 (11) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Hold-up performer reappeared with last-gasp win in the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) in March and landed handicap at Newcastle (1m, AW) in June; didn't land a blow but took another step forward in well-contested Goodwood conditions event early this month; shortlisted. |
9/2 |
16/1
- Place: £5.40
Form: 2-1201 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 (7) |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Five-time AW scorer who is only 1-19 on turf; admittedly faced a stiffer task in Class 2 event returned to grass last time and this looks more suitable; mark is workable. |
14/1 |
|
11th 14 (12) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
1-18 on turf but his only two appearances at this track saw him take third in the Spring Cup and this race in 2024; operating a bit below that level since last August, which, despite some AW success, has to put him down the pecking order in such a hot race. |
33/1 |
8/1
- Place: £3.30
Form: 6271-7 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21th 19 (16) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Capable in competitive races for the Coles, including on good to firm, but some rain would have helped and best efforts at 1m and 1m1f; left the Coles for 55,000gns in the autumn; best watched on debut for new yard. |
50/1 |
|
2nd 4 (5) |
25th Sep 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
ducked left start, in touch with leaders, took keen hold 6f out, headway against near rail over 2f out, soon short of room, went second inside final furlong, kept on well |
4/1 |
|
26th 18 (3) |
19th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Useful handicapper whose form includes fourth-place finishes in the 2023 Britannia over C&D and this year's Spring Cup; ran poorly last time but may rebound in reapplied blinkers, having performed well in both attempts in this headgear. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 4163-
Last run: 175 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (10) |
11th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 1f 130y |
10st 0lb |
Won 7f maiden on soft ground for Harry Eustace at three; started 2024 season brightly before losing form; standout run this term when second at Leopardstown (1m1f, soft); well beaten on quicker ground at Ballinrobe before a solid fifth on soft at Galway. |
7/1 |
|
5th 7 (3) |
31st Jul 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 98y |
9st 7lb |
Won 7f maiden on soft ground for Harry Eustace at three; started 2024 season brightly before losing form; standout run this term when second at Leopardstown (1m1f, soft), well beaten on quicker ground since; wants rain. |
16/1 |
|
2 (7) |
23rd Jun 2025 Good 1m 1f 163y |
10st 0lb |
Won 7f maiden on soft ground for Harry Eustace at three; started 2024 season brightly before losing form; ran well off his reduced mark when second over 1m1f at Leopardstown last time; up 5lb but may remain competitive. |
5/1 |
11/1
Form: 08540-
Last run: 182 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (10) |
13th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Is 0-19 and he came in a below-par fifth of eight in 1m Salisbury handicap 20 days ago; he needs to take a big step forward. |
14/1 |
|
5th 2 (4) |
24th May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Showed some smart form in defeat in his younger days, finishing fourth of eight behind Auguste Rodin in the Group 1 Vertem Futurity; runner-up three times last year, but failed to beat a rival on last month's Kempton return (7f, AW) and is now 0-18; best watched. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 5330-3 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 12lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 5 (14) |
16th Mar 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Winner of this race for Johnny Murtagh, third of 19 last season when trained by George Boughey; generally disappointing since and the most recent of his five wins was for Murtagh in a 7f conditions race at Tipperary in April 2022; change of stable for 2025 campaign. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 (7) |
28th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 0f 37y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Well handicapped on his third on heavy ground at the Curragh (1m) in March but he's been generally disappointing since and was only tenth of 14 at Doncaster two weeks ago; new headgear is now tried but his last win was in 2022 and others are more convincing. |
7/1 |
|
10th 4 (15) |
14th Sep 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Finished third in this race in 2021 and filled the same position at Ascot last time; not guaranteed to repeat the form, having been inconsistent this year, and his long losing run is another negative. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 0357-2 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (15) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Well beaten in the Lincoln in March on sole outing this term (1m, good to soft) but he was runner-up in two major handicaps (both 1m on soft) during a light campaign last season and yesterday's rain is a major positive for his claims; capable of a big performance. |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 6451-1 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (9) |
5th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Usually slowly away; lost his form last autumn but he's thrown in judged on plenty of earlier 2025 form, never mind peak efforts; first run since he left Gemma Tutty for 9,000gns in December and the market may guide. |
14/1 |
|
11th 6 (14) |
4th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Stuck on a losing run but competitive in 7f/1m handicaps this year (and a seller) and heavy ground perhaps not ideal the last time; could go well. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: /1315- D
Last run: 189 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (3) |
7th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 219y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
Very useful for Richard Hughes, including third in the Golden Mile at Goodwood (1m, soft) on last year's reappearance; failed to back that up in two subsequent outings in 2025 but added to his solid record fresh when fourth on 1m Newmarket return for new yard 23 days ago; classy but needs to show he can still string good efforts together now. |
4/1 |
|
4th 3 (8) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Won a 1m1f handicap here in September 2023; didn't get going the following term but returned from a year's absence with fine third of 15 in Goodwood's Golden Mile (1m, soft) last August; weakened when favourite for the Cambridgeshire here (1m1f, good to firm) the following month and he left Richard Hughes after beating two home at Kempton (AW) in November; stable debut. |
5/1 |
|
16th 13 (22) |
27th Sep 2025 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
5yo who has been lightly raced since his easy win over C&D (good to firm) in September 2023; returned from a year off with very creditable third of 15 in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood (1m, soft) 57 days ago and he could build on that performance today; chance. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 00067- D
Last run: 175 days
W: 8st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (6) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Placed this season despite not winning but last couple of efforts need leaving behind; others preferred. |
7/1 |
|
2 (6) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Placed this season despite not winning but last couple of efforts need leaving behind; others preferred. |
7/1 |
|
1 (10) |
3rd Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Well beaten in series final on AW last time; form otherwise this term features a few placed efforts; sole attempt over C&D (soft) resulted in a comfortable win off 9lb higher in 2023; one to consider. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 1117-6 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (10) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Over two years since his last win and his latest 1m run here was a poor one; better expected now dropping into Class 6 company though. |
10/1 |
|
1 (10) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Over two years since his last win and his latest 1m run here was a poor one; better expected now dropping into Class 6 company though. |
10/1 |
|
1 (10) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Over two years since his last win and his latest 1m run here was a poor one; better expected now dropping into Class 6 company though. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 2516-4 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 17 (4) |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Good fourth in this in 2024 (soft) and respectable eighth last season (good to soft), making his reappearance each time; runner-up on three of his five subsequent starts last term (good to soft/soft); his four wins have come on soft/heavy going and such testing ground today seems unlikely. |
28/1 |
8/1
Form: 2181-3 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 12 (20) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Three-time winner but losing run stretches back to July 2023; recent Roscommon sixth was mildly encouraging; plenty more needed now. |
12/1 |
|
6th 12 (1) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 8lb |
Three-time winner but losing run stretches back to July 2023; no signs of making a return to the winner's enclosure in four starts for this yard; top rider booked but others in better form. |
20/1 |
|
15th 8 (2) |
12th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Three-time Flat winner on yielding/soft for Johnny Murtagh; no success in Britain in recent years and poor form in three runs over hurdles for current yard over the winter; doesn't appeal as well treated. |
25/1 |
40/1
Form: 0310-0 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (2) |
4th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
All seven wins have been on good or slower ground on turf; last success was in 2023 but he's well treated on old form and made some late gains when sixth of 15 at Nottingham (8.3f, good) last month; wasn't beaten far in that race and he could go well again on this step back up in trip. |
15/2 |
|
6th 5 (13) |
8th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
All seven wins have been on good or slower ground on turf; last success was in 2023 but he didn't get much luck when fourth at Wolverhampton (7f) last month and he's in the mix on this step back up in trip. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form: 2/13/1 D
Last run: 63 days
W: 8st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (5) |
1st May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Trainer on a lengthy losing run but has had a good few pop up at big prices here down the years; this gelding, whose best work for Archie Watson came on the AW, will need to improve a lot upon his two starts for current connections if he's to follow suit. |
66/1 |
|
9th 2 (5) |
1st May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Trainer on a lengthy losing run but has had a good few pop up at big prices here down the years; this gelding, whose best work for Archie Watson came on the AW, will need to improve a lot upon his two starts for current connections if he's to follow suit. |
66/1 |
|
12th 5 (5) |
7th Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
awkward start, in rear |
50/1 |
25/1
Form: 221/8- D
Last run: 206 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (1) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
On a losing run but was only beaten 3l at Windsor last time (1m, good) and the winner went in again at Doncaster last weekend; handles this ground and should go well. |
7/1 |
|
3 (1) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
On a losing run but was only beaten 3l at Windsor last time (1m, good) and the winner went in again at Doncaster last weekend; handles this ground and should go well. |
7/1 |
|
1 (3) |
8th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 31y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Losing run is mounting up and couldn't take any positives out of this year's efforts. |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: 134103 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (1) |
7th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Won at Kempton (7f, AW) in February and has a lower turf mark; however, well beaten on his last two starts, most recently at Ascot, and this 9yo is now 0-23 on grass; others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
3 (12) |
25th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Five-time winner on Kempton AW, most recently in February (below par there since); has form over C&D but the 9yo is 0-22 on turf and not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 44200-
Last run: 182 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 (14) |
25th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
in rear, some headway over 1f out, no telling impression |
12/1 |
|
11th 4 (4) |
12th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Won at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last month and has run well in defeat on his four starts since, on the latest finishing fourth of 31 in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket (1m1f, soft); one of two solid contenders for the yard. |
9/1 |
|
4th 23 (6) |
28th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 1f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Won at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last month and has run well in defeat on his three starts since (1m/1m2f, good to firm-soft); each-way possible. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 5711-7 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (4) |
5th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
C&D winner (good to soft) just over four years ago; on a losing run since going back-to-back at Nottingham and Newmarket (both heavy at around 1m) in the autumn of 2023 and recent efforts are not enough to tempt despite this falling mark. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Continues to drop down the weights but this 8yo struggled in the main last season and it was the same story on last month's reappearance; needs to turn things around. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 41170- D
Last run: 203 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (12) |
26th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 2f 43y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Looked very promising early in career; mixed fortunes since but beaten just a neck at Yarmouth in August last time (1m2f, good to soft; unraced on softer), when clear with unexposed Godolphin winner, and he's not ruled out. |
11/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £136.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £68.12 |
| Tricast | £1511.95 |
| Trifecta | £3282.60 |