16.35
SoftRacing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap
- Prize money: £21600
- 1m 2f 1y
- Class 2
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.50
- Place: £3.80
Form: 4-3515
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (7) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 3f 218y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Quite smart at his best for Ed Dunlop and he goes well on slow ground; however, essentially regressive in 2025 and new trainer has to turn him around. |
25/1 |
|
7th 3 (6) |
8th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 2f 50y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
All wins have come in the spring, mainly on soft ground, but there was no win this time round; has his lowest mark since 2020 but easily his best show this season was in March; usually wears a visor or cheekpieces and now he's blinkered first time. |
25/1 |
|
3 (3) |
16th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 23y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
All wins have come in the spring, with one on AW but mainly on soft turf; well handicapped on his best form last season but he's failed to beat a rival in his last two runs and needs a major revival after a break. |
25/1 |
33/1
- Place: £12.10
Form: 600-80 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (12) |
17th Aug 2025 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Disappointed when last in action and remains on a losing streak but competes off new career-low mark here and will be suited by the trip-and-surface combination; hooded for first time; can't be ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
7th 1 (2) |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 1m 5f 16y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Hasn't won for a while but his turn will come and a tactical race didn't suit when third to Spanish Hustle here recently. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 1 (1) |
18th Jul 2025 Good 1m 4f 15y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
No win since taking a Class 2 at Sandown (1m2f) in July 2023; kicked off 2025 with a pleasing AW effort at Newcastle (runner-up from 4lb higher) but unable to build positively on that since; latest 1m4f Ripon third (Haptics sixth) respectable but the wait for another win may go on. |
9/2 |
8/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 11-804 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (4) |
29th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Back-to-back AW wins at the end of 2023; tongue tied, respectable third in 1m2f handicaps at Redcar (soft; Zetland Gold Cup) and Haydock (good to firm; six ran) on last two starts and had similar form three starts back on his second crack at about 1m4f, but he needs a bit extra. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 1 (7) |
22nd Jun 2024 Good 1m 2f 42y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Hasn't progressed in quite the manner that looked likely after back-to-back AW wins at the end of 2023 but his latest third of ten in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, soft) was a creditable effort; likely to be competitive if in similar form. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 6 (2) |
27th May 2024 Soft 1m 2f 1y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Returned from break with novice and handicap AW wins at about 1m2f in late 2023, but he hasn't put it together at this trip and 1m4f in three starts since (cheekpieces latest; now tongue tied); the return to 1m2f can suit but soft ground is not sure to improve matters. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 55749-
Last run: 240 days
W: 9st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (8) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Not as good as he was in France and last two runs have been well below his best; however, on too good a mark to dismiss and inmates from this yard can return to form from nowhere. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 3 (6) |
1st May 2026 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Not as good now but remains generally consistent and is back on the mark off which he won here (1m2f) in the winter; needs to bounce back from a lesser effort over C&D when last seen six weeks ago. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 16-403 BF
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 15 (11) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 17y Class 2 |
8st 8lb |
All four of his wins were on soft or heavy ground, three at Goodwood; runner-up on his only two visits here, including at this meeting (good to soft) last year and he's 1lb lower today; that was over 8.5f and his creditable fifth on reappearance ten weeks ago was in the 1m Lincoln at Doncaster, but he stays 1m2f; strong each-way claims. |
7/1 |
|
5th 17 (4) |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Good fourth in this in 2024 (soft) and respectable eighth last season (good to soft), making his reappearance each time; runner-up on three of his five subsequent starts last term (good to soft/soft); his four wins have come on soft/heavy going and such testing ground today seems unlikely. |
28/1 |
11/2
Form: 163-54
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 (9) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Best run for this yard came at this venue last season (1m1f, soft); not as good in three subsequent outings and pulled up when last seen at Clonmel in September (blood at both nostrils); best watched on return. |
16/1 |
|
1 (10) |
11th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 1f 130y |
10st 0lb |
Won 7f maiden on soft ground for Harry Eustace at three; started 2024 season brightly before losing form; standout run this term when second at Leopardstown (1m1f, soft); well beaten on quicker ground at Ballinrobe before a solid fifth on soft at Galway. |
7/1 |
|
5th 7 (3) |
31st Jul 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 98y |
9st 7lb |
Won 7f maiden on soft ground for Harry Eustace at three; started 2024 season brightly before losing form; standout run this term when second at Leopardstown (1m1f, soft), well beaten on quicker ground since; wants rain. |
16/1 |
100/30
Form: 1/32-1 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Made a winning start for this yard in a novice handicap chase last November but pulled up in his final chase and has finished last in two subsequent Flat starts; capable hurdler but hardly returns to this discipline at the top of his game. |
25/1 |
|
7th 2 (3) |
22nd May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 27y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Made a winning start for this yard in a novice handicap chase at Southwell (2m4f, soft) last November; finished a long way behind Sea Of Kings at Doncaster on his return to the Flat four weeks ago; others appeal more. |
12/1 |
|
6th 3 (1) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 197y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Ended his time with Adrian Keatley below par last autumn but a winner over fences at Southwell for his new yard before being pulled up at Market Rasen in December; needs to bounce back after a layoff. |
16/1 |
5/1
Form: 1-2174 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (3) |
11th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Dual Newcastle winner who's generally struggled since returning from more than a year off; his only below-par effort on Tapeta came when not seeing out 1m6f, however, and the handicapper's given him every chance. |
10/1 |
|
13th 10 (7) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Often a front-runner; 13lb below last winning mark, but patchy form in five starts since returning from 14 months off in October; others make greater appeal. |
33/1 |
|
8th 6 (7) |
3rd Mar 2026 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Handy sort who was off for 14 months before returning for this yard in October; third of 11 when stepped up in trip at Southwell (1m4f, Tapeta; first-time cheekpieces) 11 days ago, but this will test his stamina further. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 6/1624 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (6) |
18th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 170y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
7yo whose losing sequence goes back 21 races to September 2024 but he went close behind Yermanthere over C&D (good) last month and was a good third at Ayr (1m2f, good) last time; might not be far away. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 3 (5) |
5th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
It's now 20 outings since his last victory; his run of good form came to an end when just third of five in 1m2f Beverley handicap 12 days ago; the sort to bounce back though. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 4 (5) |
23rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
All three of his wins have been on ground slower than good but he does act on quick ground; went close at Ripon (1m2f, good) five days ago and steps back up in grade slightly with good claims. |
6/4 |
16/1
Form: 21-240 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 (13) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 34y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Not a prolific winner, with his waiting tactics, and never involved when 7-1 for last year's 1m4f Duke of Edinburgh at this meeting; however, it would be unwise not to recall his fourth in the Ebor at York last August (1m6f, good to firm) off a 1lb higher mark and he was unsuited by the steady pace at York last time out (1m4f); could get competitive should this pan out favourably; stable won this in 2022. |
16/1 |
|
7th 3 (1) |
13th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Beaten a head in this race last year and fourth of 22 here in the Ebor in August; began 2026 with another solid effort, when second at Ripon; not a prolific winner with his waiting tactics but big each-way chance. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 10y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Smart handicapper who won at Haydock (1m4f, good) off 4lb lower last May and recorded several good efforts in defeat later in 2025; has gone well fresh before. |
9/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £359.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £635.99 |
| Tricast | £7646.54 |
| Trifecta | £5472.30 |
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