18.25
GoodDave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
- Prize money: £6073.15
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.40
Form: P-4156 CD
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 213y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Free-going front-runner who won five 2m chases in early part of last season; comfortably reeled in on both outings since returning from a break this spring, though, and comes here with a point to prove. |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Highly progressive over fences in the first half of last season, winning here four times (2m, good to soft/good); 2m5f here appeared to stretch him last month following some time off; has a lower mark to work with back over hurdles and he could play a leading role back down in trip. |
7/2 |
|
6th 4 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Highly progressive over fences last summer, winning five handicaps (four here) at around 2m on ground no worse than good to soft, though he ended the campaign pulled up at Cheltenham; has since had a second wind op and could find more at this longer trip (2m3f hurdle winner), which will be needed off this mark following a break. |
11/2 |
12/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: P7216P D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Regressive 7yo who had a disappointing campaign last season; returns from four-month break on a dangerous mark but was soundly beaten on both previous starts here and has quite a bit to prove. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 |
22nd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 61y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Defied higher marks three times in 2024 but his 2025 form took a turn for the worse; chance depends on whether this first start of 2026 results in a turnaround. |
20/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 658059 D
Last run: 107 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 9 |
6th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Veteran who has been out of sorts for a while now and he's looking sharply regressive. |
14/1 |
|
5th 8 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Five-time hurdle winner (2m3f-2m5f) but his last success was 16 months ago and this veteran has been out of sorts in his last four runs; opposable. |
40/1 |
|
8th 5 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Five-time hurdle winner (2m3f-2m5f) but his last success was 16 months ago and this veteran has been out of sorts in his last three runs; opposable. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 31-P9P D
Last run: 82 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Won a three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April but beaten 61l when sixth of seven at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm) five weeks ago; still 6lb higher than his last win and needs to return to form. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 3f 98y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Came good over fences with easy win in three-runner contest at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) in April and stuck to his task pretty well when third of six at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in June; a possible. |
5/1 |
40/1
Form: P7P4
Last run: 83 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (6) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Well treated on 2023 form but hasn't raced on the Flat for over two years and recent hurdles efforts suggest he's not the same horse now; needs to prove he retains peak ability. |
25/1 |
|
5th 6 |
10th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Useful on the Flat in his prime; yet to win over hurdles, but has made the frame on his last three starts, since returning from a lengthy absence; down to a career-low mark and holds claims. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Useful on the Flat in his prime; 0-8 over hurdles but posted best of three runs for new stable (since a long absence) when third at Taunton (2m, good; behind Mi Sueno) last month and is another 1lb lower here; respected. |
4/1 |
20/1
Form: -226F0
Last run: 116 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Unplaced all five hurdling starts but last month's 36l defeat at Taunton (2m3f) came on heavy ground and after a 659-day absence; no surprise if he gets closer to the target here. |
16/1 |
|
8th 3 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Runner-up in Irish bumpers (good/yielding) but failed to make an impact in four hurdle starts for this yard in the 2023-24 season, including when 28-1 for soft-ground C&D handicap debut; still has time on his side but would need to see market support to consider after 659 days off. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Placed in an Irish bumper; has little to boast about in Britain and trailed Centara by some 20l over C&D when last seen in December; doesn't look on a good mark for handicap debut. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: 6-P225 BF
Last run: 177 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Made all for a narrow verdict at Warwick in May of last year; neither run since has been quite so good and current wellbeing is an issue. |
14/1 |
|
6th 4 |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Got off the mark over hurdles at Warwick (2m, good) last May off 6lb lower; may need the run following 11 months off. |
16/1 |
11/2
Form: P-5244 C
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
14th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Left Nigel Twiston-Davies for £3,000 in May; easy to back, he was well beaten when sixth of eight on his stable debut over C&D ten days ago. |
10/1 |
|
6th 4 |
4th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
prominent, raced in second after 2nd |
10/1 |
|
5th 5 |
12th May 2024 Good 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Temptingly treated on the pick of his handicap form at about 2m on ground not too slow; Taunton last time was disappointing (2m3f, good) but coming back to a sharp 2m will help and could run well if his jumping holds up (can make mistakes). |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: 158-0P D
Last run: 70 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Has lost her way since last March's Ffos Las win on good ground off this mark; hasn't had those conditions since but she was reluctant to line up on her reappearance and then pulled up next time. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
24th Apr 2024 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Has lost her way since last March's Ffos Las win on good ground off this mark; hasn't had those conditions since but she was reluctant to line up on her reappearance and then pulled up next time. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
14th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Surprise winner at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) in March but hasn't threatened to win again and she was reluctant to line up when tailed off after a break at Taunton. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £21.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £25.13 |
| Tricast | £75.33 |
| Trifecta | £89.00 |
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