14.55
GoodPauraic Sweeney Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £11758.78
- 3m 2f 13y
- Class 2
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.00
- Place: £2.20
Form: P40-PP C
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
14th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 214y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
He won two in a row in the summer (3m2f/2m7f, good) but was pulled up at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in October and soundly beaten in the Rehearsal at Newcastle (2m7f, good) last time; needs to bounce back. |
25/1 |
10/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: P/4P-3
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
1st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 2f 1y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
All three of his wins came in autumn 2022; running creditably this season, including over 3m2f, but he could not hold his own in a valuable handicap at Ascot on latest occasion and it's likely to be the same story today unless first-time cheekpieces receive a very positive response. |
40/1 |
|
8 |
15th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 1 |
10st 7lb |
Record of 0-5 for current stable; consistent efforts at Uttoxeter (twice, in the summer) and Bangor (autumn) this season but faces a stiffer task in this field. |
25/1 |
2/1
Form: 152-21 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 159
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 38y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
9-28 over fences, the latest win gained at Chepstow (2m7f, good to firm) in October; below that form three times on good to soft ground since but didn't run badly on penultimate appearance and will be better suited by the forecast good ground here; might be the answer. |
9/2 |
|
4th 1 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
12st 1lb |
Strike-rate of 9-27 over fences and his third in a veterans' chase at Newbury in February (3m2f) was encouraging given he had been absent for three months and good to soft ground would have been slow enough; should run well. |
15/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
12st 2lb |
Successful in similar event at Chepstow in October (penultimate start) and returns from another break with Rian Corcoran taking off a useful 7lb; however, chance largely depends on what the weather does (ideally needs a sound surface). |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: P113-P D BF
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 2lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 |
28th Jul 2024 Good 3m 2f 13y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m6f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in April; flopped when tried in cheekpieces at Newton Abbot two months ago and they are now removed; position 10lb out of the handicap here demands a big career best. |
20/1 |
|
2 |
29th May 2024 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m5f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham last month (3m1f, good); hard to fault and cheekpieces are now added. |
13/8 |
33/1
Form: 35F/76
Last run: 45 days
W: 10st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 54y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Useful in his prime but without a win since April 2022 and has looked out of sorts over fences and hurdles this season; needs to turn a corner. |
40/1 |
|
10 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 2f 54y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Useful in his prime but without a win since April 2022 and has looked out of sorts over fences and hurdles this season; needs to turn a corner. |
40/1 |
|
6th 3 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Tailed off in his last hurdle race and suffered a similar fate in three subsequent chases; that's more his game, so opposable on this occasion. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Exelerator Express, Hometown Boy, Francky Du Berlais, Streets Of Doyen, Go On Chez
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £14.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £19.56 |
| Trifecta | £28.70 |
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Hang In ThereTelegraph:
Hometown BoyTOPSPEED:
Francky Du BerlaisRP RATINGS:
Kinondo KwetuThe Guardian:
Hang In ThereDaily Mail:
Hang In ThereD Express:
Hang In ThereDaily Mirror:
Hang In TherePOSTDATA:
Francky Du BerlaisThe Star:
Francky Du Berlais