18.10
GoodLes Ballard A Lifetime Of Laughter Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 2m 7f 0y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £9.50
- Place: £2.30
Form: 5-41
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Won three small-field chases in early part of last season (2m3f-2m4f, good) and ran better than eventual 18l defeat suggests at Perth (2m4f, good; hampered by final-fence faller) last month, after a layoff; will be fine over today's longer trip and goes on the shortlist. |
4/1 |
|
6th 1 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 20y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Made a good start to his chasing career last year, winning three times between May and September (2m3f/2m4f, good), with two of them over C&D; also effective on good to soft, unproven on softer; he has a very solid record here and could play a leading role if fully tuned up after a break. |
4/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 2-
Last run: 298 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Won at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft) last March on second hurdle start and followed up on handicap debut at Newton Abbot (3m2f, heavy); tailed off at Wincanton (3m, good to soft) on Boxing Day on sole run this season but retains potential; wears first-time cheekpieces; one to watch in the betting. |
10/1 |
|
1st 5 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
in rear |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 3m 2f 105y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Not an obvious stayer on pedigree but he kept on well when losing out late in 2m7f maiden at Worcester (good) in September before getting off the mark at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft; narrowly) last month; acts on soft; potential improver now handicapping. |
3/1 |
8/1
- Place: £4.30
Form: 356/3-
Last run: 482 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Should be well handicapped but was pulled up over hurdles and fences before departing early in a handicap chase here 12 days ago; best watched. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
25th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Back below the mark of November's mares' handicap win at Fakenham (2m6f, good to soft); rarely operated at that level since, with little about two latest runs suggesting April's wind surgery has done anything for her. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Won over fences last season (2m5f, good to soft) but it was an up-and-down campaign in both disciplines; ran moderately on the back of wind surgery on return to hurdles at Southwell but certainly has a big run in her if she can rediscover her form. |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: 807-P6
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
6th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Failed to go on for Willie Mullins; just her second run for this yard when a close fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good; 100-1) up in trip in September but below that form on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month; still early days but needs to do better. |
14/1 |
|
7th 2 |
6th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Failed to go on for Willie Mullins; just her second run for this yard when a close fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good; 100-1) up in trip in September but below that form on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month; still early days but needs to do better. |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 |
14th Oct 2024 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
soon led narrowly or disputed lead, raced in second after 2nd, led from 5th, headed 3 out |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: B32P-3
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
24th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Consistent gelding on his favoured good ground, winning twice this year in small fields; beaten 9l into second in another last time but there's a big run in him. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
5th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
In great form on good ground this spring, winning twice and running well in between; raised only a further 2lb for Wincanton performance (3m1f) last time; likely to remain competitive. |
5/2 |
|
1st 3 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won 3m handicap hurdle at Newbury last March on good to soft; dug deepest to get off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) and ran well last week at Exeter, for all that only two got round (he was hampered by the faller). |
7/4 |
5/1
Form: 5/623-
Last run: 157 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
6th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
0-5 over hurdles and 1-14 as a chaser; clearly difficult to win with but arrives here in a good run of form and always a chance that new headgear might give him a lift; an assured stayer. |
6/1 |
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4th 6 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 85y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
His sole success came when landing this race last year (good to firm) in first-time cheekpieces off 3lb lower mark; has ran with credit since when placed and his second at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) in February will have set him up nicely for a repeat bid. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
26th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Has 1-17 strike-rate and is not one to rely upon too heavily but he ran well when clear second over C&D (good to soft) six weeks ago and gets another chance off the same mark today. |
7/2 |
12/1
Form: 0/07-5
Last run: 3 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (8) |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 13y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Rediscovered the knack for new stable last year, including two front-running wins over 2m in four-runner Flat races and two places when the action got more competitive; returned to some hurdles form on last two outings in that sphere; a lesser show on Musselburgh Flat in between was over 1m6f but this race may also prove too tough. |
16/1 |
|
4th 15 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 8lb |
Four-time Flat winner is 2-19 over hurdles; 8l behind Laughing John when runner up in qualifier for this at Wincanton on penultimate; modest run on the level at Musselburgh on latest; others make more appeal. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 42 BF
Last run: 80 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Runner-up four times over hurdles prior to getting off the mark in a tight finish here (3m, good; 13-8 favourite, added tongue-tie) last September; off since and set to make chasing debut but there's no reason why he shouldn't take to fences; merits respect. |
11/4 |
|
4 |
25th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Lightly raced maiden but looks a winner waiting to happen and was clear of the rest when chasing home the odds-on favourite at Worcester (2m7f, good; first-time cheekpieces); big shout off the same with a tongue-tie added. |
5/2 |
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2nd 5 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Unexposed 6yo who chased home a next-time-out winner on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m4f) in May and was back on track, after a blip, when second of 11 over C&D (also good) in July; can likely do better and he's respected in first-time cheekpieces. |
3/1 |
33/1
Form: P-94
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Stayed on from unpromising position for close fourth in first-time blinkers at Fontwell (2m5f, good to soft) last month but is now 0-5 over fences, and it's not easy to predict whether the first-time visor will get the best out of him here. |
8/1 |
|
8 |
29th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-4 over hurdles and has the same record over fences (raced only on good ground) but ran well for a long way when third at Warwick (3m; wore cheekpieces) in early June and has possibilities off lowly mark here if switch to first-time blinkers has positive effect. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: /04-F2 BF
Last run: 92 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Lightly raced 8yo; twice runner-up over hurdles and, although he never threatened to beat him, his latest Worcester conqueror was Potters Charm who won so well at Cheltenham on Friday; has to be of interest off this mark now sent chasing; should stay 3m. |
5/1 |
|
1st 5 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 30y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Lightly raced 8yo; twice runner-up over hurdles and, although he never threatened to beat him, his latest Worcester conqueror was Potters Charm who won so well at Cheltenham on Friday; has to be of interest off this mark now sent chasing; should stay 3m. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
27th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Back to around his best on June's second of 14 at Southwell (2m4.5f, good), albeit hanging left for pressure; jumping mishaps either side of that effort have underlined his status of capable but risky. |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: /7575-
Last run: 405 days
W: 11st 7lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
7th Oct 2024 Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
in rear, not fluent 2nd, hit 4th, struggling before 10th |
66/1 |
|
8 |
11th Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Remains winless over hurdles and fences and he returns from 13 months off with enough to prove; it's easy to look elsewhere. |
66/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £34.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £43.36 |
| Trifecta | £730.80 |
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