18.10
GoodStar Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 3f 104y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
20/1 (Won)
- Win: £9.40
- Place: £2.40
Form: 7/P94-
Last run: 37 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
29th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Dual chase winner for Chris Gordon last season (once here) but was pulled up on final two starts for him and failed to build upon his satisfactory stable debut when tailed-off third in small-field contest last month (first-time blinkers); sports refitted cheekpieces here; has a point to prove. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
14th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Dual chase winner for Chris Gordon last season (2m3f/2m5f); left that stable after two disappointing runs in the winter but was respectable fourth for new stable at Fontwell (2m3f, good) in May and has possibilities if aided by first-time blinkers here. |
9/4 |
|
4th 4 |
25th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Dual chase winner for Chris Gordon last season, over C&D (good) last May and in first-time cheekpieces at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft) in December; pulled up on consecutive outings in the winter but is back on much better ground for this stable debut and it will be very interesting to see what Anthony Honeyball can do with him. |
12/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 41121- D
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
23rd May 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 107y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Resumed winning ways after six months off in 4m1f hunter chase at Warwick (good) 22 days ago; effective over this much shorter trip and this likeable front-runner is not out of things. |
11/2 |
|
1st 2 |
1st May 2026 Good 4m 0f 218y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Highly impressive 26 finishes in the first four (eight of them wins) from 30 rules/pointing runs for the Owens, with stamina proven up to 3m6f; all-the-way hurdles winner over 3m2f here just last autumn (good), and likelier than some to run his race. |
7/1 |
33/1
- Place: £5.50
Form: 42539-
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 2lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Runner-up at Plumpton (2m3f, good to soft) in December and respectable fourth in his last two runs but this 13yo is now 1-24 over fences and that win was over two years ago; down the list. |
7/1 |
|
4th 11 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Veteran who scored over hurdles here (heavy) in 2019 and broke a long losing run two years ago over fences at Plumpton; no joy since but, even though he's 2lb out of the weights today, he's regularly shown enough to be given a place chance. |
16/1 |
|
4th 11 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Veteran who scored over hurdles here (heavy) in 2019 and broke a long losing run two years ago over fences at Plumpton; no joy since but, even though he's 2lb out of the weights today, he's regularly shown enough to be given a place chance. |
16/1 |
6/1
Form: F4133- D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
disputed lead |
6/1 |
|
4th 3 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
disputed lead |
6/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
8th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 82y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Perhaps flattered to win quite so convincingly over fences here two runs back (2m4f, soft) and was then a remote third again here after going up 9lb; 5lb lower for this return to hurdling and Gearoid Harney takes off a further 7lb, so has a chance at the weights. |
9/2 |
16/1
Form: 42569/
Last run: 820 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in rear |
16/1 |
|
5th 6 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in rear |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: P/21P- C BF
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Respectable second at Ludlow (2m, good to soft; 10lb lower today) in December but the rest of his chase form is poor and he fell early when tried in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, which are fitted again. |
25/1 |
|
1 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Respectable second at Ludlow (2m, good to soft; 10lb lower today) in December but the rest of his chase form is poor and he fell early when tried in first-time cheekpieces on latest start, which are fitted again. |
25/1 |
|
5 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 1m 7f 212y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Ran respectably behind Famoso over C&D in December but the rest of his chase form is poor; chance largely depends on how well he responds to first-time cheekpieces; 7lb out of weights. |
40/1 |
12/1
Form: 3P437- C
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
14th Aug 2022 Good 2m 5f 150y |
11st 7lb |
unruly at the post, prominent on outer early, held up in behind leaders before 3rd, mistake and hampered by faller 7th, towards rear when not fluent 9th, dropped to last after 12th, weakening when not fluent 13th, soon pulled up |
20/1 |
11/2
Form: 40225- BF
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 13 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Pulled up in the Ultima at Cheltenham last month but that was his first attempt at a staying trip and he failed to settle out wide; went to the Festival having won five of his previous six starts (2m3f-2m5f, various ground) and he could bounce back with a big effort now back down in trip and grade. |
7/1 |
|
19 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
10yo who is lightly raced for his age and made it five wins from his last six starts (various ground) when scoring comfortably in a veterans' chase at Market Rasen in January (extended 2m5f; the longest trip he's tackled); this is a hot race in which to test his stamina, and from out of the handicap he's 11lb higher than last time, but he was strong at the finish and the form is working out very well; it remains to be seen where his limitations lie. |
50/1 |
|
1st 7 |
16th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 89y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
4-9 over fences, including 2m3f course win; didn't jump well enough when below form at Newbury in November but is versatile regarding ground and could plausibly still have more improvement to come. |
5/1 |
66/1
Form: PPP/P-
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
always behind |
66/1 |
|
9 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
always behind |
66/1 |
|
7 |
22nd Apr 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
held up in rear, mistake and detached 4th, struggling when pulled up after 3 out |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £32.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £23.66 |
| Tricast | £472.83 |
| Trifecta | £448.40 |
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