16.50
GoodStrong Flavours Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3828.72
- 2m 4f 114y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.60
- Place: £1.60
Form: 75692-
Last run: 150 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
7th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner last season (2m4f/3m2f); fell on chasing debut in May but returned with good hurdle run last month and could still have a good future over fences; one to consider. |
2/1 |
|
1 |
21st Sep 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 217y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Not seen since falling on chase debut in May but ended last season in good form, most notably when winning at Warwick (3m2f, good); also has a Plumpton win on his CV; major player if fully tuned up after break. |
11/4 |
|
3 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 30y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ended last season in very good form over hurdles, winning at Warwick (3m2f, good) before clear second at Huntingdon (3m1f, good); contender if he jumps soundly on this chasing debut. |
5/1 |
15/8
- Place: £1.20
Form: 55-122
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 130y |
10st 11lb |
Got his fifth hurdles win when beating subsequent Galway festival winner Winning Smut at Killarney in July (2m7f, yielding to soft); beaten 25l apiece in his two chase starts; makes handicap chase debut and chance on his best hurdles form but hasn't shown that yet over fences. |
18/1 |
|
5th 2 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Flat winner and very experienced hurdler; gaining his fifth hurdles win, and seventh in all, when taking a 2m7f Killarney handicap in July; remote fourth on chasing debut over a staying trip at Ballinrobe. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 7f 65y |
11st 12lb |
Heavily-raced 6yo was gaining his fifth win hurdling when taking 2m7f Killarney handicap last month; never counted at Galway however since; Flat-bred tries fences here. |
10/1 |
13/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 37-426 C
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
21st Oct 2024 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
held up in rear, fell 4 out |
15/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
22nd Sep 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Dual hurdle winner (once here); seemingly back in good nick when runner-up at Fontwell (2m3f, good) in June, his second run after a break, but disappointed there last month and needs a boost from the first-time cheekpieces today; probably best suited by good/good to soft ground. |
13/2 |
|
6th 1 |
30th Aug 2024 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner who locked back in good nick when runner-up here (2m3f, good) in June, his second run after a break; still on a workable mark after a 2lb nudge; shortlisted. |
9/2 |
20/1
Form: 6158-9
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
3rd Nov 2024 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Won off 3lb higher for Milton Harris 13 months ago (2m1f) but, following a spell with Sylvester Kirk, was well beaten on last month's stable debut (2m); has a lot to prove on this first venture beyond about 2m4f. |
25/1 |
|
11 |
3rd Nov 2024 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Won off 3lb higher for Milton Harris 13 months ago (2m1f) but, following a spell with Sylvester Kirk, was well beaten on last month's stable debut (2m); has a lot to prove on this first venture beyond about 2m4f. |
25/1 |
|
12th 12 |
10th Oct 2024 Good 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Now only 1lb higher than when scoring at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) for Milton Harris a year ago but both recent runs for Sylvester Kirk were disappointing and he needs to have been perked up by latest stable switch; cheekpieces refitted. |
25/1 |
Form: 8-242F
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
12th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
prominent, outpaced after 3 out, rallied before 2 out, pushed along to lead when good jump last, ridden and went clear run-in, comfortably |
2/1 |
|
1st 4 |
12th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
prominent, outpaced after 3 out, rallied before 2 out, pushed along to lead when good jump last, ridden and went clear run-in, comfortably |
2/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good To Firm 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Made the frame in three maidens (2m-2m4f) last summer but he's failed to complete in last two starts including when back in a handicap at Plumpton (pulled up) in September; hurdling record now stands at 0-12 and has something to prove on his return; change of headgear. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: /U00P- D
Last run: 308 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield on inner, dropped to rear 4 out, pulled up after 3 out |
50/1 |
|
6 |
17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield on inner, dropped to rear 4 out, pulled up after 3 out |
50/1 |
|
9th 8 |
21st Mar 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear home turn, lost touch 3 out |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 654
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
21st Oct 2024 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
prominent, not fluent and lost position 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out |
25/1 |
|
5 |
22nd Sep 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Regressive on the Flat nowadays and has shown only minor promise in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m2f) this summer; moves up in trip and sports refitted blinkers on handicap hurdle debut; improvement needed. |
10/1 |
|
4th 1 |
22nd Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Winning miler but now regressive on the Flat; has made a low-key start over hurdles. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 56-74F
Last run: 76 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
22nd Sep 2024 Good 2m 4f 114y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Looked beaten when falling on chasing debut in July but ran quite well when fourth over hurdles at Fontwell (2m3f, good) two starts ago and remains lightly raced; could have a say, even from 3lb out of the weights. |
14/1 |
|
13 |
8th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unexposed 6yo; well beaten on handicap debut in May but last month's fourth at Fontwell (2m3f, good) was much more encouraging, and further progress is possible on this chasing debut; 3lb wrong. |
14/1 |
|
4th 7 |
12th Jun 2024 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Showed only glimmers of promise in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m1f) during the winter and finished a well-held seventh of 12 on last month's handicap debut here (2m5f, good); down 4lb and back in trip but hard to warm to. |
20/1 |
100/1
Form: P5P8-P
Last run: 137 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 149y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Dual hurdle winner and only 2lb higher than for his win at Hereford in December; however, didn't look a natural on last month's chase debut and was pulled up. |
11/1 |
|
4 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 8y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Struck form with two 2m hurdle wins in December (Ludlow claimer and Hereford handicap) but three lesser efforts have followed, including a well-held third of five at Ludlow last month; still 4lb higher than for his last success and something to prove on this switch to chasing; reapplied cheekpieces replace a visor. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Struck form with two wins in December (C&D claimer/Hereford handicap) but two lesser efforts have followed and he was behind Aim Straight on more recent occasion; needs to kick on again. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £16.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.27 |
| Tricast | £34.51 |
| Trifecta | £56.60 |
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