17.30
Good To FirmLester Aldridge Handicap
- Prize money: £5888.24
- 1m 1f 201y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 6-1115 CD BF
Last run: 96 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (3) |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Respectable fifth over C&D last June on his only visit here; that followed three wins (two on good ground) in the spring and he's now just 1lb above his last winning mark; still no joy over hurdles this winter and absent since December but a case can be made; stable runs three. |
7/1 |
|
9th 6 (3) |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Respectable fifth over C&D last June on his only visit here; that followed three wins (two on good ground) in the spring and he's now just 1lb above his last winning mark; still no joy over hurdles this winter and absent since December but a case can be made; stable runs three. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 7 |
12th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
0-5 over hurdles last term; however, has proved fairly useful on the Flat since, scoring three times, and faced a difficult task in the November Handicap most recently; very attractively treated back under this code and Freddie Mitchell's valuable 5lb claim is a bonus; respected. |
11/4 |
Form: 073333 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 14 (12) |
11th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
8st 8lb |
All eight wins have been on the AW and he's been coming up short in weaker handicaps than this on turf. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 1 (1) |
25th Sep 2024 Heavy 1m 1f 11y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
dwelt start, took keen hold, raced in second, led narrowly going best 2f out, headed over 1f out, no match for winner |
7/2 |
Form: 485357 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 9 (9) |
12th Apr 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
prominent, in touch with leaders after 3f, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on |
14/1 |
|
1st 9 (9) |
12th Apr 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
prominent, in touch with leaders after 3f, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on |
14/1 |
|
8 (6) |
26th Oct 2024 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Ran well here on April reappearance and some respectable efforts in a mixed record since; below form on soft ground this term (four races, including his last two) but won three times on it in previous campaigns; below form both runs on heavy; 3lb below last August's winning mark. |
16/1 |
Form: 6-3873 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (1) |
24th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f |
9/1 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
24th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
took keen hold, prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f, ran on final furlong, went second inside final 110yds |
9/1 |
|
6th 1 (6) |
11th Feb 2025 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
held up in rear |
6/1 |
Form: 3-6364
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (5) |
26th Oct 2024 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
prominent on outer |
7/1 |
|
5th 3 (9) |
9th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 2f 50y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
No wins in eight; back from being gelded when a 2.5l fourth at Southwell (1m4f) but he hung left on the heavy ground (and in new cheekpieces) when a well-held third at Chester; others look safer. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 3 (5) |
13th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 2f 70y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
towards rear, raced wide 3f out, headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final 110yds |
7/2 |
Betting Forcast
4/1 Kotari, 7/2 Zealot, 10/1 Sweet Reward, 4/1 Crystal Mariner, 9/2 User Amistoso
Non-runners
Diderot, Dayzee, Great Blasket
Verdict
Crystal Mariner (second best) is respected on a track that should suit with Ryan Moore back in the saddle and delaying his departure but a mark in the mid-80s didn’t look beyond KOTARI in a higher grade at Epsom last time out and he could be all the better for a subsequent break. Diderot also has possibilities but although Zealot ran a stormer at Goodwood recently this stiffer track asks another question, especially if the ground eases.[Emily Weber]