20.30
Good To FirmRacing League 21 Handicap (For horses in the care of trainers registered to Racing League)
- Prize money: £38655
- 0m 7f 16y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
4/1 (Won)
Form: 901345 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (13) |
4th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
As usual, he was held up before breezing through the field to win the Balmoral Handicap over 1m here last October (soft; 4lb lower); needs to put this season's performances behind him but arrives here fresh and rain would heighten interest. |
12/1 |
|
8th 2 (3) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Held up; excellent 2024 in handicaps on varied ground culminated in his Balmoral triumph at Ascot (1m, soft) in October; never having raced beyond 1m asks a question but he saw it out well that day and has a form chance if putting this month's reappearance (18-1 in Listed race) well behind him. |
7/1 |
|
8th 2 (7) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Shaped well in a few top handicaps prior to deservedly landing a big pot in the Balmoral at Ascot (1m, soft) last October; whether his hold-up style lends itself to a Listed race around here remains to be seen but he's a big player on form if ready to roll after nine months off. |
4/1 |
6/1
Form: -02073 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 (10) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Three-time h'cap winner, including over C&D in final 2024 start; ran just three times last season; produced a smart display to win a 7f premier handicap at the Irish Champions meeting; towards rear throughout on comeback in a 7f Curragh Listed contest (soft to heavy); may be better suited by this ground but Tashakour looks like the yard's main hope. |
14/1 |
|
9th 5 (8) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Three-time handicap winner, including over 7f at Naas on his final start in 2024; ran only three times last season; produced a smart display to win a 7f premier handicap at the Irish Champions meeting; has run in only one stakes race, finishing a fair fourth of seven in a Listed race at Cork on last year's seasonal debut. |
11/1 |
|
1 (2) |
4th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
A 6yo having his 20th start but better than ever this season and did well to defy top weight so convincingly at Leopardstown (7f, good to yielding) having been dropped in from a bad draw; on the shortlist. |
10/1 |
9/1
Form: 05-960 C
Last run: 50 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (14) |
28th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Unbeaten as a 2yo but losing run now stands at 15; shaped well over C&D on his stable debut in June (wind op beforehand) but he hasn't built on it twice since; edging down the weights but others appeal more. |
14/1 |
|
11th 7 (9) |
21st Aug 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Close fourth of 13 at 40-1 on stable debut over C&D in June; failed to build on that at York next time but he continues to edge down the weights and is not discounted on just his second AW start. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 050040
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 (11) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
All six wins on turf over 6f/7f; steps up in trip on this return from a 556-day layoff; best watched. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 9 (4) |
13th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 3 |
8st 9lb |
Useful on turf for previous yard but inconsistent for current stable and has failed to repeat the form of his August success in two subsequent starts; not sure what to expect from him on belated AW debut. |
16/1 |
|
2nd 9 (4) |
13th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 3 |
8st 9lb |
Useful on turf for previous yard but inconsistent for current stable and has failed to repeat the form of his August success in two subsequent starts; not sure what to expect from him on belated AW debut. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 362200
Last run: 49 days
W: 9st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 (9) |
4th Oct 2024 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
slowly away, in rear |
9/2 |
|
12th 6 (12) |
7th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Runner-up twice in a row at Newcastle (7f/1m, AW) in March; not at his best in two turf starts this summer but his mark has eased 4lb as a result and his better AW record provides hope for a revival. |
25/1 |
|
5th 8 (2) |
8th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Runner-up twice in a row at Newcastle (7f/1m, AW) in March; handed tough assignment in Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot when back from a break (well beaten) but he's now just 1-17 on turf and others have more compelling credentials; wears a first-time tongue-tie. |
20/1 |
4/1
Form: 245219 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 28 (11) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Good 7f handicapper but has achieved his peak RPRs in the last two runnings of the Bunbury Cup, winning in 2024 and going very close in 2025; may be more interesting when going for a third attempt at Newmarket in July; his Ascot record isn't convincing. |
20/1 |
|
21 (15) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Reserve; won the Bunbury Cup (7f, good) last July and went very close in that same race this year (good to firm); should be fine at 1m but those Newmarket efforts have been his standout performances in the last two seasons and it's probably best to look elsewhere; wears a first-time hood. |
100/1 |
12/1
Form: 03-006 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (9) |
8th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Progressive last year, with two wins, and not disgraced in good handicaps at Royal Ascot and York the last twice, but needs to raise his game. |
12/1 |
|
6th 6 (12) |
12th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
prominent |
14/1 |
|
10th 24 (20) |
20th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
All five wins at 7f, on AW and turf, but he couldn't raise his game when well held off just 1lb higher in a similar C&D handicap (good) in October and this again looks a step too far. |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £12.81 |
| Tricast | £61.47 |
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