May 17 / 20.40 Aintree

20.40

Good

Pendle Capital “Point-To-Point” Bumper Standard NH Flat Race (Amateur Jockeys’) (Cat 1 Elim’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £4422.55
  • 2m 0f 209y
  • Class 3
  • 10 runners
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Pendle Capital “Point-To-Point” Bumper Standard NH Flat Race (Amateur Jockeys’) (Cat 1 Elim’) (GBB)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Owner has long targeted races at Aintree, so possible this was the target as soon as this sibling to two bumper winners took a Bangor point Flat race in March (heavy); of interest despite very different ground.
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1st

2

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:10 Aintree

Bear Market

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Won the point-to-point bumper on this card for Philip Rowley last year (good ground) but was pulled up when odds-on for stable/hurdle debut in December and again disappointed when well-held fourth at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in February; not written off just yet but returns here with a point to prove.

7/2

1st

2

16th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

17:10 Aintree

Bear Market

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Won the point-to-point bumper on this card for Philip Rowley last year (good ground) but was pulled up when odds-on for stable/hurdle debut in December and again disappointed when well-held fourth at Warwick (2m3f, soft) in February; not written off just yet but returns here with a point to prove.

7/2

11/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to one bumper winner; made all in a 2m4f maiden at Charm Park in March (soft) in a noticeably quick time, after which Dale Peters dubbed him potentially the best he's ever trained; very appealing.
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5

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 210y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Miami Magic

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Prominent-racer whose flop over hurdles at this meeting last year can be forgiven; scored on his third start over fences when beating Regent's Stroll by 4l at Cheltenham (about 2m4f, good) in January; jumping left plenty to be desired when third in Sandown Grade 1 later that month, however, and the race he won at Newbury (about 3m, good to soft) last time fell apart; he wasn't always fluent that day either but a clear round puts him on the premises.

5/1

1st

1

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:00 Newbury

Miami Magic

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Fine on good and soft ground; Grade 1 placed over hurdles and this Cheltenham chase winner did well to finish within 7l of the smart Sixmilebridge in the Grade 1 Scilly Isles at Sandown (2m4f) as he can jump a lot better than he did that day on soft ground; every chance that he'll be able to give weight and a beating to these, provided he stays this longer trip.

4/6

3rd

2

31st Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 1

14:40 Sandown

Miami Magic

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Appears to act on soft ground, unraced on heavy; has steadily found his feet since switched to chasing and registered a 4l success at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) most recently; further improvement is possible but certainly needed; has the worst chance on bare ratings.

14/1

20/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Grandson of a half-sister to Hatton's Grace/Lismullen Hurdle winner Oscar Dan Dan, and representing last year's winning trainer and rider; short of the required gears when third at Kimble over Easter (2m4f).
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

10

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Wake Up Hadley

11st 6lb

J: Mr Freddie Mitchell

T: Bradley Gibbs

Grandson of a half-sister to Hatton's Grace/Lismullen Hurdle winner Oscar Dan Dan, and representing last year's winning trainer and rider; short of the required gears when third at Kimble over Easter (2m4f).

20/1

3rd

10

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Wake Up Hadley

11st 6lb

J: Mr Freddie Mitchell

T: Bradley Gibbs

Grandson of a half-sister to Hatton's Grace/Lismullen Hurdle winner Oscar Dan Dan, and representing last year's winning trainer and rider; short of the required gears when third at Kimble over Easter (2m4f).

20/1

11/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of 3yo Grade 3 hurdle winner Analifet, sibling to three bumper scorers; defied greenness to account for Zloty and Modder River easily in a Brafield-on-the-Green point Flat race in March (soft); lots of potential.
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3rd

8

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:08 Stratford

Anariza

11st 6lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: T Ellis

1-7 over hurdles; held her own in two good-quality novice races at start of this year and wasn't disgraced in valuable series final at Kelso last month; in calmer waters here but her tendency to finish weakly is a worry.

8/1

9th

4

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

14:10 Kelso

Anariza

10st 13lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

One win from her six hurdle starts, which came at Wetherby (2m, soft) in November; performed respectably in fifth in Grade 2 novice at Kempton (2m, good to soft) last month and she's not ruled out in her first handicap.

16/1

5th

10

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Kempton

Anariza

10st 12lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: T Ellis

Hooded last two starts, winning at Wetherby in November and a creditable third at Windsor (again 2m, soft) last month; will probably give her running again but Jack Andrews jumps ship in favour of Desertmore News and others probably have more potential.

40/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1- D

Last run: 40 days

W: 12st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Scant bumper-winning prowess in pedigree and both point successes have been gained over 3m around stayers' tracks, but found Exeter's stiff 16.5f on heavy sufficiently exacting to grind to victory in another point bumper last month; this sharper test concerns as much as the penalty.
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1st

3

21st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Warwick

Prophesea

11st 8lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

raced in second, ridden after 3 out, led 2 out, went clear run-in, comfortably

11/4

3rd

1

15th Jan 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

16:08 Newbury

Prophesea

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

in touch with leaders

7/1

3rd

1

15th Jan 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

16:08 Newbury

Prophesea

12st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Down

in touch with leaders

7/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Non-stayer in five sub-3m maiden points; one bumper winner among the dam's siblings, but case still looks less seductive than most.
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3rd

5

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

16:00 Fakenham

Callmesusie

10st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Louise Allan

Maiden point winner in 2024; showed no significant promise in maiden hurdles this season (2m-2m4f; refused to race on one occasion) and is 14lb out of the weights for this handicap debut; needs combination of longer trip and new tongue-tie to enable significant improvement.

16/1

4

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

13:35 Fakenham

Callmesusie

10st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: Louise Allan

Only 1-14 in points; 100-1 when refusing to race at Wetherby, 200-1 when she trailed home tailed off here, and 100-1 when pulled up at Huntingdon.

50/1

2

19th Feb 2026

2m 4f 145y

Class 4

14:16 Huntingdon

Callmesusie

11st 6lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Louise Allan

Only 1-14 in points; 100-1 when refusing to race at Wetherby and 200-1 when she trailed home tailed off at Fakenham.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Extraordinarily regally bred for one to have made its racecourse debut between the flags, being an ex-Godolphin gelding by a Derby winner out of an Oaks heroine; Flat-race speed there for all to see on last month's Ystradowen point Flat race debut win (good); argues a compelling case.
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4th

8

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:20 Chepstow

Bells Of Ufford

11st 1lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Tim Vaughan

0-8 over hurdles but came second over C&D (good) last spring and made pleasing seasonal debut when fourth at Uttoxeter (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces) in October; well beaten on soft ground twice since but gets back on a quicker surface today and is on a good mark now; tongue-tie refitted.

16/1

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bred for middle distances; second in both point Flat race starts, but remains to be seen whether the 5lb swing (including claims) proves sufficient to overturn Anariza's 8l superiority on their respective debut runs.
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8th

7

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Zloty

11st 12lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: D Peters

Bred for middle distances; second in both point Flat race starts, but remains to be seen whether the 5lb swing (including claims) proves sufficient to overturn Anariza's 8l superiority on their respective debut runs.

25/1

8th

7

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Zloty

11st 12lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: D Peters

Bred for middle distances; second in both point Flat race starts, but remains to be seen whether the 5lb swing (including claims) proves sufficient to overturn Anariza's 8l superiority on their respective debut runs.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Homebred gelding getting better with practice, culminating in a gutsy 2m4f maiden point success at Overton latest (good); something to find with Anariza and Zloty on March's point Flat race form, however.
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9th

5

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Modder River

11st 12lb

J: Mr Jack Teal

T: Jack Teal

Homebred gelding getting better with practice, culminating in a gutsy 2m4f maiden point success at Overton latest (good); something to find with Anariza and Zloty on March's point Flat race form, however.

25/1

9th

5

17th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 3

20:40 Aintree

Modder River

11st 12lb

J: Mr Jack Teal

T: Jack Teal

Homebred gelding getting better with practice, culminating in a gutsy 2m4f maiden point success at Overton latest (good); something to find with Anariza and Zloty on March's point Flat race form, however.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to David Brace's prolific Pink Eyed Pedro, and not hard to imagine his best days similarly await him over jumps; readily burned off by Bells Of Ufford at Ystradowen last month.
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6

14th May 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:50 Newton Abbot

Pink Eyed Pancho

10st 3lb

J: Connor Brace

T: David Brace

His first time on fast ground and only his second run in a tongue-tie when narrowly winning on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) where the front two pulled clear; 7lb higher for this and they claimed 3lb last time, so has more on his plate; unexposed, though.

13/2

6

14th May 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:50 Newton Abbot

Pink Eyed Pancho

10st 3lb

J: Connor Brace

T: David Brace

His first time on fast ground and only his second run in a tongue-tie when narrowly winning on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) where the front two pulled clear; 7lb higher for this and they claimed 3lb last time, so has more on his plate; unexposed, though.

13/2

1st

12

23rd Apr 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

18:30 Taunton

Pink Eyed Pancho

10st 5lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: David Brace

Lightly raced 5yo but he didn't show much in first three runs over hurdles including a remote third at Ffos Las (2m4f, good) last month; 3lb out of the weights on this handicap debut and he needs major improvement.

14/1

Non-runners

Ahanaglogh, Top Man Tom

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.10
Straight Forecast £16.38
Trifecta £169.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bells Of Ufford

RP RATINGS:

Prophesea

The Star:

Anariza

The Times:

Bear Market

Daily Mail:

Bells Of Ufford

D Express:

Bells Of Ufford

Daily Mirror:

Bells Of Ufford

Daily Record:

Anariza

Telegraph:

Bear Market

POSTDATA:

Prophesea

The Guardian:

Prophesea

The Sun:

Prophesea