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Good To FirmMadar Corporation Handicap
- Prize money: £9450
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 3
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: /342-3
Last run: 109 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (1) |
18th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Lightly raced since finishing second in this two years ago when 4lb higher; he may have needed his comeback run at Newbury in May but was well beaten and needs to be an entirely different proposition two months on. |
14/1 |
|
2 (10) |
16th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Fairly consistent and is capable of being involved off current mark; however, lacks recent match practice (off since November) and hasn't won for over three years; not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
|
2 (10) |
16th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Fairly consistent and is capable of being involved off current mark; however, lacks recent match practice (off since November) and hasn't won for over three years; not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
Form: 13/108 D
Last run: 116 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (5) |
1st May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Trainer on a lengthy losing run but has had a good few pop up at big prices here down the years; this gelding, whose best work for Archie Watson came on the AW, will need to improve a lot upon his two starts for current connections if he's to follow suit. |
66/1 |
|
9th 2 (5) |
1st May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Trainer on a lengthy losing run but has had a good few pop up at big prices here down the years; this gelding, whose best work for Archie Watson came on the AW, will need to improve a lot upon his two starts for current connections if he's to follow suit. |
66/1 |
|
12th 5 (5) |
7th Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
awkward start, in rear |
50/1 |
Form: 241082
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (4) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Won two in a row in Qatar (1m2f/10.5f) earlier this year; however, well beaten in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard (1m2f) and the Buckingham Palace Handicap (7f) since returning to Britain, and others are preferred. |
50/1 |
|
24th 4 (11) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Hampered when a never-nearer eighth of 18 in his sole 7f handicap in Britain, at Goodwood (good to firm) last July; much higher in the weights now following three 1m2f wins in Qatar over the winter and a remote finish in a Group 3 at Sandown (1m2f) recently left questions hanging. |
66/1 |
|
7th 3 (6) |
29th May 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Beaten off handicap marks in the low 90s in Britain last summer; three wins in Qatar this winter and not beaten far when bidding for a big handicap prize in Saudi Arabia in February on latest outing, but stiff task in this. |
66/1 |
Form: -10533
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 10 (6) |
4th Oct 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
led |
11/1 |
Form: 311115 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (5) |
13th Oct 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Had an excellent run in 1m turf handicaps this year, winning the first three, including over C&D, and losing nothing in defeat against a fellow improver at Newbury (heavy) 22 days ago; edged up 1lb but has much better claims than most. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 8 (12) |
21st Sep 2024 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Similar type to Atlantic Gamble, being a productive gelding who has a high strike-rate (5-8) in handicaps; close fifth off this mark last time (1m, AW) and remains in form; versatile ground-wise on turf. |
9/1 |
Form: 111385 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (7) |
10th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Tricky to settle and is held up in rear; won the Cesarewitch at Newmarket (2m2f, good to firm; 9lb higher today) last October and had some very solid AW form over 1m2f-2m this year; back to near his best when eighth of 20 at Royal Ascot (2m4f) but he needs to hit a new high if he's to win this. |
16/1 |
|
8th 1 (16) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 210y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Won the Cesarewitch at Newmarket (2m2f, good to firm; 9lb higher today) last October and had some very solid AW form over 1m2f-2m this year; not nearly so good in his two races back on turf but his recent run at Epsom (1m2f) should have teed him up nicely for this; current mark and tactical issues coming from the rear are the chief worries. |
12/1 |
|
10th 5 (17) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 17y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Acts on good to soft, much more to prove on soft; won the Cesarewitch at Newmarket (2m2f, good to firm; 10lb higher today) last October and had some very solid AW form over 1m2f-2m this year, prior to tailing off at 50-1 in the Group 3 Ormonde at Chester four weeks ago; he's not on a bad mark but plenty needs to go right if one of his late rushes is to prevail in this. |
33/1 |
Form: 5322
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 5lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (4) |
16th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Disappointed at Sandown (7f, soft) last month but the ground may not have suited and she was runner-up at Lingfield (7f, good) and Goodwood (1m, good to soft) in August; that form puts her in the picture and has possibilities if she can bounce back with hood added. |
11/4 |
|
4th 3 (2) |
13th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Bit keen for her own good when third on handicap debut over 1m at Goodwood (good to soft) having come in for support (5-1); interesting returned to 7f on this stiff course. |
9/4 |
Form: 57-775
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (5) |
20th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
midfield, weakened 2f out |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 (1) |
25th Aug 2024 Good 1m 3f 44y Class 3 |
9st 2lb |
Won for Ralph Beckett on debut last August but struggled on both Flat starts this spring and he hasn't threatened over hurdles the last twice; may be best watched now back in this code. |
33/1 |
Betting Forcast
11/2 Gloucestershire, 14/1 Noble Order, 4/1 Aafoor, 6/1 Monkey Island, 7/1 Phoenix Passion, 14/1 Beylerbeyi, 13/2 Faro Di Notte, 40/1 Spanish Poet
Non-runners
Excel Power, Sir Gabrial, Youarenotforgiven, Native King, Berkshire Nugget
Verdict
The suggestion in an open race is AAFOOR, whose latest Newmarket second is decent form and Oisin Murphy takes over in the saddle now. Fellow 3yos Native King (second choice), Phoenix Passion and Monkey Island head the many dangers along with Gloucestershire. [Andrew Sheret]
Selections
POSTDATA:
Phoenix PassionDaily Mail:
GloucestershireThe Guardian:
Faro Di NotteDaily Mirror:
Faro Di NotteThe Sun:
Monkey Island