May 22 / 20.10 Southwell

20.10

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Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 4f 88y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £15.00
  • Place: £4.80

Form: PPP7-5

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Point winner; 0-17 under rules and pulled up in three of his last five starts; took a step back in a more positive direction here (2m; fifth of ten) a fortnight ago but others have more to offer.
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8

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:30 Hexham

Eric Carmen

10st 13lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

In cracking form this season, with three wins and a second, until however he went down by 25l at Bangor (good) on latest start; maybe the ground that day was not soft enough; major player if bouncing straight back.

13/2

6th

10

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Eric Carmen

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

A lot more exposed than many in here but he's been in cracking form since returning from an absence and his defeat at Leicester was no backward step (2m4f, good to soft); firmly in the mix.

3/1

2nd

3

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

15:00 Leicester

Eric Carmen

11st 9lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Has thrived since returning from a break in December, winning two of his three runs over hurdles before adding a third win of the season reverting to fences at Market Rasen (2m3f, soft) last month, each time under Benjamin Macey; he's up 4lb for last time but is very much a leading contender in current form.

5/4

6/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 0663-3

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
19-race maiden; made the frame on both starts for Mark Walford with his latest Sedgefield effort (2m1f, good) in line with the pick of his best form in Ireland for Liz Doyle; will probably find a few of these rivals better handicapped.
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6th

8

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 65y

Class 5

17:32 Sedgefield

Huit Reflets

10st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Good second at Market Rasen on latest start over fences (2m1f, good); has won over 2m1f here; on a fair mark; each-way contender.

5/1

2nd

6

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

16:05 Market Rasen

Huit Reflets

10st 13lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Dual hurdle winner who scored over fences at Sedgefield (2m, good to soft) last December but he hasn't really fired in his last three runs; chase record is now 1-11 and others are more persuasive.

9/1

Form: 8904-1 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Left previous form behind when scoring with plenty in hand at Ludlow (2m5f, good; 9-4 favourite) last week; said to have appreciated the quicker ground there and he is probably well in under a 7lb penalty; should make his presence felt against these rivals assuming that the rain stays away.
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5th

2

11th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:25 Ludlow

Jaxonne

11st 5lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Easily won a division of this last year (good) and he returned to form when second at Wincanton (2m4f, good) in March last time; key player.

5/2

5th

2

11th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:25 Ludlow

Jaxonne

11st 5lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Easily won a division of this last year (good) and he returned to form when second at Wincanton (2m4f, good) in March last time; key player.

5/2

Form: 2/3P-4

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a Market Rasen bumper last year; mixed fortunes over hurdles but encouragement is taken from his fourth in a 2m maiden here (good) a fortnight ago; this extra yardage may prove helpful; handicap debut.
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5th

6

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 5

14:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Hiero Sport

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alex Hales

2-11 over hurdles, the latter win gained from the front at Fontwell (2m3f, good) in April; unseated rider at first fence on recent chasing debut but current mark ought to be workable if he avoids mishap; raced mainly on good/good to soft ground.

10/1

7

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

17:33 Worcester

Hiero Sport

10st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

2-11 over hurdles, the latter win gained from the front at Fontwell (2m3f, good) in April; not quite in same form when dropped back to 2m1f there in May and makes chase debut after three-month break but could have a say.

9/1

3rd

6

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Hiero Sport

11st 1lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Back in prime form when winning from the front here (2m3f, good) last month and now 2-10 over hurdles; recent 3lb rise certainly doesn't look excessive, and he ought to be right in the thick of things again.

7/2

Form: 50V7-1 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in style over C&D (good; 31l winner) last week; escapes a penalty for that conditional jockeys' success, so is well ahead of the handicapper; fascinating to see if he can replicate that dominance with rain - a risk factor - forecast.
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6th

6

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Knacker Trapper

10st 11lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Infrequent winner (1-23) but has finished in the frame in three of his last four starts, going down by a short-head to the determined Heart Above at Kelso (2m5f, good) 19 days ago; bit more needed from this 2lb higher mark.

9/2

2nd

11

24th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:37 Kelso

Knacker Trapper

10st 8lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Didn't seem to stay 2m7f when below-par at Hexham last time, having run creditably on his two previous starts; could go well but on a long losing run.

10/1

9th

14

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:15 Hexham

Knacker Trapper

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Only win came in a Southwell novice handicap in May 2024 (2m4f, good); good run when second at Sedgefield last time (2m4f, good); stamina to prove, but could be in the mix.

12/1

Form: /4FU5-

Last run: 217 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Maiden (0-10); has failed to complete in two of his last three starts; absent since October when fifth of ten at Wetherby (2m3f, good; 50-1, beaten 23l); others are more persuasive.
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8th

4

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

19:15 Sedgefield

Indian Sunbird

11st 11lb

J: James Best

T: Sara Ender

Three wins between 2m7f & 3m1f, most recently from a 4lb lower mark at Huntingdon in October; wasn't at his best when fourth at Worcester (beaten 19l) 37 days ago; dropping back to 2m4f represents a risk; others preferred.

14/1

4th

7

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Worcester

Indian Sunbird

11st 9lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Three-time hurdle winner, all at around this trip on good ground; he needs things to fall right and remains on a challenging mark, though a reproduction of his Southwell second last month would give him place claims.

12/1

6th

4

5th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:25 Market Rasen

Indian Sunbird

11st 8lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Sara Ender

Three wins on good ground at about 3m; good run at Southwell last time as the winner got first run; went up 3lb but he's in the mix.

7/1

Non-runners

Blazing Court, Zoran, Luckie Money, The Dark Edge, We Gotta Getaway, Rafferty, Etoile Brillante

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Payout
Exacta £79.90
Straight Forecast £93.53
Tricast £260.75
Trifecta £181.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jaxonne

RP RATINGS:

Knacker Trapper

Daily Mirror:

Zoran

POSTDATA:

Knacker Trapper

The Sun:

Knacker Trapper

Daily Record:

Knacker Trapper

WEST COUNTRY:

Jaxonne

The Times:

Jaxonne

Telegraph:

Jaxonne

The Guardian:

Jaxonne

Daily Mail:

Jaxonne

D Express:

Jaxonne

The Star:

Jaxonne