19.35
GoodBlock Free Services Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £5677.07
- 2m 1f 43y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
11/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.60
- Place: £2.80
Form: 4135-6 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Dual chase winner but his good runs back from an absence were over hurdles and he returned to fences last time when not so clever; considered off what remains a competitive mark. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 |
6th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 2m 0f 213y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Dual chase winner who returned from long absence with a game hurdle success in July and has since run well again in that sphere; reverts to fences on career-high mark but evidently in good heart. |
13/2 |
11/4
- Place: £2.80
Form: 33P6-1 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Signed off for Charles and Adam Pogson with 2m5f Fakenham chasing win last May; has failed to complete on all his five runs for his current stable however, tried in cheekpieces when pulled up at Leicester (2m4f) in February last time. |
66/1 |
|
4 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Four chase wins last season and he's well handicapped on his best form; however, he's struggled this term; cheekpieces go on. |
66/1 |
|
5 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 67y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Four chase wins last season and well handicapped on his best form; however, pulled up on first two runs this term and 200-1 when unseating early at Ludlow last month; plenty to prove. |
100/1 |
4/1
Form: 6461-2 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
5th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 213y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
8yo who has form figures of 221 for his new stable this year and that win was a dominant display at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) three weeks ago after a break; up 7lb but that was a personal best and he may have more to offer. |
9/4 |
|
1st 5 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
First start for this stable when runner-up over C&D and had the hood back on then; no match for the winner at Newton Abbot but that was behind a Skelton hotpot; respected. |
13/2 |
25/1
Form: 2209-8 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Mixes chasing with hurdling and he's stuck on a losing run; last three efforts thoroughly underwhelming. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
1st Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 77y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Course winner but it's now 16 starts since his last victory and he came in a remote fifth of seven over C&D on Boxing Day; he's not one to rely on. |
9/1 |
|
8 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 2m 1f 14y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Last win was at Cartmel in August 2024 (2m1f, soft); best run since when third over same C&D in July (good); bit disappointing last twice, but no surprise if he were to run well. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 125F4- D
Last run: 131 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
14th Jun 2024 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear |
8/1 |
|
4th 3 |
4th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Ended last year with below-par C&D run (bled from the nose) and was beaten when falling over 2m4f here on New Year's Day; needs to get back in the groove but has very good chasing strike-rate (7-25) and his current mark is workable. |
4/1 |
2/1
Form: /222-1 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
26th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form. |
9/1 |
|
5th 2 |
26th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form. |
9/1 |
|
6th 4 |
14th Jun 2024 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
in touch with leaders |
2/1 |
11/2
Form: F42-44
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Capable chaser on his day having won two of his 16 races in this discipline but he's very up and down; others are safer. |
9/1 |
|
4th 3 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Landed his second win over fences, at Catterick (2m3f, soft) in February with the assistance of first-time cheekpieces (retained since); ran well when runner-up at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April but emptied quickly at Warwick last month; claims if putting his best foot forward. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £34.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £32.22 |
| Trifecta | £176.40 |
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