16.35
SoftMasons “Who Dares, Gins” Handicap
- Prize money: £3663.8
- 1m 4f 10y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.38
- Place: £1.30
Form: 08-141 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 6 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Back down in grade with blinkers tried he registered a second chase win when 6l to the good at Bangor (2m4f, good); 6lb rise has elevated him to a career-high mark but it was comfortable last time. |
6/1 |
|
1st 3 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in January when wearing first-time cheekpieces (retained) and subsequent defeats have come in better races than this; didn't run at all badly in the latest at Kelso (2m5f); back down in grade and with blinkers given a go, he's feared. |
9/2 |
|
6th 2 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 133y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in January when wearing first-time cheekpieces (retained) on his third chase start; disappointing since but this 5yo isn't written off today; won on good to soft ground on the Flat. |
7/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 4-0261
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (6) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Tongue-tie went on for six-runner handicaps on his last two hurdle races (2m1f/2m) and he won them both; his last Flat race was in 2024 for Tim Easterby and that was a pretty solid campaign; acts on Tapeta, unraced on Polytrack; needs to be at his best on return to Flat but no shock if he's a major player. |
6/1 |
|
1st 2 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Back to form in first-time tongue-tie when winning at Newcastle last time (2m1f, good; third has since won on the Flat); up 4lb; chance. |
9/4 |
|
1st 4 |
11th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 190y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Hasn't kicked on since making winning hurdles/stable debut at Kelso (2m, juvenile) in March 2025, failing to see out races at Doncaster, Kelso, and Ludlow; hopes are pinned on a revival with an added tongue-tie; trainer is 5-11 (45%) over jumps here in the last five years. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 78-54
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 (1) |
28th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 113y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Respectable fourth in the Great Metropolitan on last year's card; one win last year but it did come here in July and he was a respectable second at this track (also 1m2f, good to soft; has won on good) in September; below par over 1m on his final start in October and this trip again asks a question; market might help ahead of his comeback. |
10/1 |
|
1 (4) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Usually gives his running and best of the rest behind an in-form rival at Epsom a month ago (1m2f, good to soft); that is more his trip though. |
9/2 |
|
1 (4) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 53y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Usually gives his running and best of the rest behind an in-form rival at Epsom a month ago (1m2f, good to soft); that is more his trip though. |
9/2 |
7/2
Form: 35-451
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles and nothing wrong with his most recent efforts in handicaps at top tracks; every chance provided he's straight enough after a lengthy break. |
5/1 |
|
1 |
20th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Fair Flat racer who was 3-6 during first season over hurdles, the last two wins gained from the front in handicaps (2m/2m1f); well beaten when upped in grade at Cheltenham in April and absent since but may still have more to offer. |
13/2 |
|
15th 13 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Raised in grade after dominating single-figure fields at Ludlow (good to soft) and Fontwell (good), making most on both occasions; a collective rise of 17lb (Freddie Keighley claimed the 10lb last time) could spell danger but hard to dismiss. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 947
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (7) |
29th Aug 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Won here in June but had no obvious excuses when only seventh on his return visit. |
9/1 |
|
4 (3) |
26th Jul 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Sprung back to life off his reduced mark to beat 13 rivals over C&D a month ago; only 2lb higher and he's not had a lot of racing. |
4/1 |
|
7 (8) |
26th Jun 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
His mark continues to fall but for good reason and he made it 0-11 when dropped back to 1m and merely fifth at Southwell (AW) last time. |
15/2 |
20/1
Form: 415-26
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (2) |
4th Sep 2024 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Tapeta winner as a 2yo; latest third of six here (1m6f; visored first time) wasn't a bad effort but it will need bettering if he's to come out on top today. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 5 (1) |
26th Aug 2024 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Narrowly landed a Newcastle novice (1m, Tapeta) last October and second of four here (1m3f) in January, but three of his four efforts since have been moderate including at Kempton (2m, Polytrack) last time; needs to get back on track with a visor replacing blinkers. |
12/1 |
|
8th 9 (2) |
7th Aug 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Four AW runs much better than his three turf efforts; things didn't pan out his way on his first crack at 1m6f/first run in headgear last time and he can't be ruled out. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £5.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.87 |
| Trifecta | £25.40 |
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