16.55
GoodColin Willcocks Memorial Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £9849.06
- 2m 5f 122y
- Class 3
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.20
Form: 11348- CD
Last run: 280 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
28th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 52y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, towards rear |
5/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
13th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
held up in midfield, headway and disputing second when mistake and lost ground last, rallied run-in, went fourth towards finish |
12/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
13th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
held up in midfield, headway and disputing second when mistake and lost ground last, rallied run-in, went fourth towards finish |
12/1 |
6/1
- Place: £3.30
Form: 1-2693 C
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 2m 5f 122y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Front-runner who posted some good efforts over hurdles and fences for Neil King in second half of last year, including a second in this race; makes debut for Ben Pauling after eight-month break but will be a danger to all off current mark if fully tuned up. |
4/1 |
|
9 |
17th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 89y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Front-runner; looked a non-stayer over 3m at Doncaster last month but his close second there (2m3f, good) two starts ago was a good effort and he'll be fine on this right-handed track; no surprise if he give this a good shot. |
8/1 |
|
9 |
17th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 89y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
pressed leader, struggling when lost position after 7th, dropped to last 9th, soon pulled up |
8/1 |
12/1
- Place: £4.60
Form: /16-77
Last run: 94 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
18th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, led, headed when not fluent 2nd, reminders when lost second after 7th, struggling from 9th, weakened before 4 out |
11/8 |
|
3rd 1 |
18th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, led, headed when not fluent 2nd, reminders when lost second after 7th, struggling from 9th, weakened before 4 out |
11/8 |
6/1
Form: 7F-83U C BF
Last run: 98 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
20th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 166y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Very useful chaser in his prime but last month's hurdling win at Fontwell (2m5f, good) came off a hugely reduced handicap mark and it's not easy to predict whether his revival will gather momentum. |
4/1 |
|
1st 2 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Has been through a quiet spell but he ran respectably when fourth at Worcester (2m4f, good; tongue-tie refitted) last time; likely to need more. |
13/2 |
|
6 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Very useful chaser in his prime but this year's efforts, in three hurdles and a chase, make him tough to recommend. |
14/1 |
4/1
Form: P-4321 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 1lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Veteran with seven hurdling wins on his CV; returned from layoff with fairly encouraging 2m3f run three weeks ago and may be better suited by this sort of trip nowadays but younger rivals appeal more. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Veteran who held on narrowly to capitalise upon some help from the handicapper here (2m7f, good) last summer, his seventh hurdling success; back down to the same mark now but had gone off the boil again when last seen in the autumn. |
14/1 |
|
6th 5 |
26th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Just held on to win off a reduced mark at Bangor (2m7f, good) in September and is only 1lb higher here but he's getting long in the tooth now and wasn't quite in the same form on his last two appearances. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: -11541 C
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Multiple hurdle winner at up to 2m5f on a sound surface; 1-2 over fences; won a three-runner chase at Wincanton (1m7f, good) when last seen in March; encouraging record after a break; up 3lb and is unexposed as a chaser over this trip; player. |
6/1 |
|
1st 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
5-19 over hurdles, with all wins gained on good/good to firm; well beaten on last month's chasing debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) but will be much better suited by today's quicker conditions and may yet have a future over fences. |
6/1 |
|
6th 9 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
5-19 over hurdles, the latest win gained at Taunton (2m3f, good to firm) in November; makes chasing debut from fairly tough mark, though, and does not have a good record on soft ground. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 4-1133 C
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
24th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Six-time course winner, all on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); left behind a couple of poor efforts earlier in the year when a respectable fourth over 2m5f here in May but refused to line up when withdrawn here three weeks ago; well handicapped on old form and hard to dismiss if in the mood. |
6/1 |
|
7 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Six-time course winner on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); woeful in two starts away from this track in the spring but he'd dropped to a dangerous mark when a respectable fourth here (about 2m5f, good; winner's won since) last month; will appreciate a strong gallop on this drop back in trip and can rarely be ruled out here. |
10/1 |
|
7 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Six-time course winner on good ground (2m1f-2m2f); woeful in two starts away from this track in the spring but he'd dropped to a dangerous mark when a respectable fourth here (about 2m5f, good; winner's won since) last month; will appreciate a strong gallop on this drop back in trip and can rarely be ruled out here. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: -21095
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 45y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, held up in last, outpaced before 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened run-in |
50/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 45y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, held up in last, outpaced before 4 out, rallied 2 out, weakened run-in |
50/1 |
|
6th 1 |
8th Oct 2024 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
always behind, awkward jump 7th, weakened after 9th, tailed off |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.12 |
| Tricast | £328.99 |
| Trifecta | £209.30 |
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