17.03
GoodVirgin Bet Fives Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race) (Div II)
- Prize money: £2178.4
- 1m 7f 171y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
20/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.10
- Place: £1.80
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 3 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Dual hurdle winner who landed a 2m1f chase in May; failed to repeat that form when well held the following month but back over hurdles off a 6lb lower mark and can play a part if back on song. |
10/1 |
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4th 3 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Dual winner over hurdles and made a winning chase debut at Bangor (2m1f, good) four weeks ago; that race did fall apart with none of his rivals running their races and he has been whacked up 10lb as a result; that should still have given his confidence a boost. |
5/2 |
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1st 7 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 77y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Productive autumn included a Carlisle hurdles win (2m1f, good) off 4lb lower; two flops either side of a late fall since March, however, and doesn't enter this chasing debut in the same good heart as some. |
12/1 |
2/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
9th May 2024 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
midfield, headway back straight, soon went second, briefly led over 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong |
2/1 |
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2nd 8 |
9th May 2024 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Only finally held off up the run-in when 2l second on February's Irish point start (3m, yielding; winner has joined Henry De Bromhead); pedigree speaks more to points or 2m2f-3m hurdles than bumpers, but it's still easier to make a case for him than many. |
2/1 |
20/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 55-
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Won a good-ground maiden last April and two of his three handicaps this winter; latest was in 18-runner race at Ascot (2m7f, good to soft) seven weeks ago in which he travelled well and asserted on the run-in to score by just over 6l; 8lb higher today but more in the tank; major player. |
6/1 |
|
1st 13 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 123y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Two hurdle wins last year, the latter from the front in Huntingdon handicap (2m4f, soft) in December; not in same form when well-held third off same mark at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) ten days later, though, and now 5lb higher; upped in trip again. |
12/1 |
|
1st 8 |
20th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
travelled strongly, in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
0-12 but she's finished runner-up in her last three hurdle runs including in a Market Rasen handicap (2m7f, good) last month; this drop back in trip is no problem and she has each-way claims back in a maiden. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
12th Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Yet to win (0-11) but she couldn't have gone much closer at Warwick (2m5f, good; 16-1) on penultimate start, and backed that up with another solid effort here (2m3f) a fortnight ago; stamina is the question mark over this trip. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
0-9 over hurdles but went close in Class 5 handicap at Warwick (2m5f, good) this month and should be fine over today's shorter trip; might have been found a good opportunity. |
5/2 |
66/1
Form: 6/4-
Last run: 168 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Modest form over jumps so far and has been pulled up on last three chase starts; can only watch from 9lb out of the weights. |
100/1 |
|
11 |
2nd May 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
14-race maiden who has no worthwhile form over jumps and was pulled up on his last two appearances; can't be recommended from out of the weights. |
50/1 |
|
14 |
21st Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 54y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Pulled up/tailed off on all six chase starts and he would be a shock winner from 10lb out of the handicap. |
100/1 |
25/1
Form: 7-
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Managed only sixth of seven (albeit not beaten that far) when upped to 2m4f for last month's handicap debut at Southwell (good; first-time hood); needs to learn to settle better. |
33/1 |
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Managed only sixth of seven (albeit not beaten that far) when upped to 2m4f for last month's handicap debut at Southwell (good; first-time hood); needs to learn to settle better. |
33/1 |
|
6th 4 |
27th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Hasn't achieved much in bumpers and novice/maiden hurdles (2m), and improvement is needed off his opening mark; however, his dam won at up to 2m4f and the first-time hood could help him settle now up in trip; not ruled out, and the betting may be informative. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 9-
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
1st Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ten-race maiden whose best form has been at 2m and he was tailed off when raised to 2m4f at Southwell (good) only recently; now goes in cheekpieces. |
2/1 |
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3 |
1st Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ten-race maiden whose best form has been at 2m and he was tailed off when raised to 2m4f at Southwell (good) only recently; now goes in cheekpieces. |
2/1 |
|
1 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
0-7 over hurdles and absent since a poor performance in January but his second of 13 here (2m, good) in November was a good effort and he could plausibly have untapped potential over this longer trip. |
11/2 |
12/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 54 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
21st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Beaten at least 34l when consenting to jump off over hurdles, often refusing to settle; couldn't put maximum faith in him, even before factoring in a mark which looks stiff even judged on his peak bumper efforts. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
21st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Beaten at least 34l when consenting to jump off over hurdles, often refusing to settle; couldn't put maximum faith in him, even before factoring in a mark which looks stiff even judged on his peak bumper efforts. |
14/1 |
|
4th 2 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Hasn't shown much at all and he refused to race at Wincanton four weeks ago when 80-1. |
66/1 |
66/1
Form: 9-
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
20th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 45y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
200-1 when pulled up at Huntingdon in a maiden won by Ebselysees; very opposable. |
100/1 |
|
7 |
20th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 45y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
200-1 when pulled up at Huntingdon in a maiden won by Ebselysees; very opposable. |
100/1 |
|
5 |
3rd Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Triple-figure prices and modest form in two bumpers and a novice hurdle before unseating early in July; cheekpieces fitted; best watched. |
200/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.40 |
| Trifecta | £68.00 |
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