April 25 / 17.10 Huntingdon

17.10

Good

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  • Prize money: £5545.05
  • 2m 3f 189y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Racehorse Shares From £45 At rracingclub.com Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 211117 D

Last run: 159 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Mopped up several of these events from 2m4f-3m1f in the spring and autumn of last year, all on good or good to soft; genuine soft ground probably against him at Cheltenham in November when last seen; drops back further in trip and may still have more to come.
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14

24th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Cheltenham

Mole Court

11st 4lb

J: Mr James King

T: Ben Pauling

Won this race off today's mark in 2023 but has become very inconsistent in the meantime; arguably ran better than eventual 21l defeat suggests when third of seven at Uttoxeter (3m, good; first run after wind op) last month but it's hard to tell whether he'll be on a going day here.

16/1

3rd

5

16th Sep 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 3

15:40 Uttoxeter

Mole Court

11st 1lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Useful at his best but has regressed and become very inconsistent; returned from layoff with two disappointing efforts this season and needs subsequent wind op to enable a revival; raced mainly on good/good to soft ground.

10/1

6th

1

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Worcester

Mole Court

12st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Became very inconsistent last season and was pulled up (stopped quickly) last month, after a break; on a good mark and might be boosted by refitted cheekpieces but it's hard to predict whether he'll be in the right mood.

10/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: P53213 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner at about 2m3f on slow ground; got off the mark over fences at the sixth attempt when scoring over C&D (soft) on his penultimate start; things seemed to happen a bit too quickly for him when dropped to 2m1f (good) at Plumpton latest; not written off.
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1st

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

1st

3

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

16:14 Huntingdon

Pearly Island

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

held up in last

9/2

4th

3

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

16:20 Fakenham

Pearly Island

11st 6lb

J: Joshua Parker

T: Lucy Wadham

in touch with leaders, lost ground and detached before 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: F4/2-1 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won twice on good ground over hurdles at up to 2m3f; made all and largely jumped well on chase debut at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) latest, his first start for almost a year; up 3lb but still unexposed and a big player.
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5th

2

1st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

12:10 Leicester

Glencassley

11st 13lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Charlie Longsdon

Won off a similar mark at Hereford (chase debut) in March; folded tamely and well beaten on latest outing; had wind surgery (his second) since so may be able to rebound.

12/1

5th

2

1st Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

12:10 Leicester

Glencassley

11st 13lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Charlie Longsdon

pressed leader early, prominent from 3rd, pushed along from 6th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off

12/1

12th

5

24th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 210y

Class 4

17:15 Carlisle

Glencassley

11st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Charlie Longsdon

Absent since a disappointing run in first-time cheekpieces (now removed) in May but made all to beat three rivals on chasing debut at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) in March and resumes on a workable mark.

10/1

10/1

Form: 3-8462 C

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner over a similar trip here (soft) last spring; 0-4 over fences but produced his best effort in this sphere over C&D (soft) last time; up 4lb and now has to prove as effective on a sound surface.
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7th

7

17th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

16:43 Ayr

Eyed

11st 11lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Hughie Morrison

His chase form has been mixed this season but he faced a tough task from out of the handicap at the Cheltenham Festival (pulled up); runner-up at Kempton (2m5f) in November on last hurdle start and he was second over fences at this meeting 12 months ago (3m); might not be a forlorn hope today.

25/1

22

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Eyed

10st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Hughie Morrison

9yo who was progressive last season, winning three times (2m5f/3m, good/good to soft); he didn't run badly when fifth at Ascot (3m, soft) in January last time but is 9lb out of the handicap today, so faces a tough task.

66/1

5th

9

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 3

13:00 Ascot

Eyed

11st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Hughie Morrison

Form dipped last time but otherwise a consistent sort and may rebound; however, looks considerably more exposed than some of these rivals and possibly has nothing in hand off current mark.

14/1

Form: F1-7P6 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Showed a good degree of promise when winning an Ascot maiden hurdle (2m4f, soft) last April but has been some way below that level since, albeit suffered an irregular heartbeat on penultimate start; latest effort was, at least, more encouraging; well treated on chase debut if back to his best.
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3rd

2

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

17:10 Market Rasen

El Rio

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

3-6 over fences, the latest win gained at Kempton (2m4f, soft; made all) in February; needs to return from seven-month break in prime form to have any chance off current mark but the forecast good ground won't be a problem.

4/1

Form: 15-4PF D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won back-to-back mares novices hurdles at up to 2m5f last season; below that level since but there was encouragement in her chase debut effort until falling two out at Wincanton (3m1f, soft) last month; still a bit to prove dropped back in trip.
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8

16th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Touchy Feely

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Ran quite well when fourth behind Masked Dance in this race a year ago and is 10lb lower now but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon; pulled up over C&D on latest hurdling start (Boxing Day) and safely held in a chase a few weeks later; needs 112-day break to have done her good.

7/1

8

16th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Touchy Feely

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Ran quite well when fourth behind Masked Dance in this race a year ago and is 10lb lower now but has become far too inconsistent to rely upon; pulled up over C&D on latest hurdling start (Boxing Day) and safely held in a chase a few weeks later; needs 112-day break to have done her good.

7/1

6th

7

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

12:55 Doncaster

Touchy Feely

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

pressed leader, led narrowly before 2nd, headed before 11th, not fluent 4 out

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £17.10
Straight Forecast £21.54
Trifecta £74.30

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

Mole Court

SPOTLIGHT:

Glencassley

LAMBOURN:

Touchy Feely

RP RATINGS:

Eyed

POSTDATA:

Pearly Island

The Times:

Mole Court

Telegraph:

Mole Court

The Guardian:

Mole Court

Daily Mail:

Mole Court

The Star:

Mole Court

TOPSPEED:

Glencassley

D Express:

Glencassley

Daily Mirror:

Glencassley

The Sun:

Glencassley

Daily Record:

Glencassley