13.35
SoftChampion Equestrian Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4901.4
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Evs (Won)
- Win: £1.91
- Place: £1.20
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Seemingly boosted by change of headgear when winning by 6l over C&D (good) in first-time blinkers in April; obvious contender if judged on that evidence but ran a lacklustre race at Aintree last month and it's hard to tell whether he'll be in the right mood in first-time visor today. |
3/1 |
|
8th 6 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Back down in grade with blinkers tried he registered a second chase win when 6l to the good at Bangor (2m4f, good); 6lb rise has elevated him to a career-high mark but it was comfortable last time. |
6/1 |
|
1st 3 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) in January when wearing first-time cheekpieces (retained) and subsequent defeats have come in better races than this; didn't run at all badly in the latest at Kelso (2m5f); back down in grade and with blinkers given a go, he's feared. |
9/2 |
6/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
6th Dec 2024 Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
raced in second, outpaced and lost second just before 2 out, weakened approaching last |
7/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
6th Dec 2024 Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
raced in second, outpaced and lost second just before 2 out, weakened approaching last |
7/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
12th Oct 2024 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Sixth foal; half-brother to four winners including connections' smart hurdler Nemean Lion; dam Listed-placed 1m1f winner (93); bought for 38,000gns in May; good market support will need to be heeded. |
6/1 |
7/2
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Won his maiden hurdle here in September (15.5f, gd-yld); creditable run when second in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown in November; disappointed both starts since, including when beaten 30l at Punchestown on return from break in April; sharper for that and tongue-tie goes on now. |
10/1 |
|
16th 12 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 12lb |
Off the mark in a Roscommon maiden hurdle last September (15.5f, gd-yld); respectable run on handicap debut here in November (19.5f, heavy) but disappointed in a stronger race at Limerick (2m, sft-hvy) when last seen; may do better back on a sounder surface. |
7/1 |
|
1st 12 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 1m 7f 135y |
11st 7lb |
Is 0-9 on Flat and 0-3 over hurdles for Alan King, though his Flat form was useful; finished third of 20 on debut for Willie Mullins when made favourite for a handicap hurdle at Galway; good chance. |
7/4 |
16/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Safely held when fifth in first-time cheekpieces here (2m, good) last month and now 0-10 over hurdles; upped in trip and tried in a visor today; improvement required. |
12/1 |
|
5th 9 |
16th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
0-9 over hurdles; ended 2025 with two poor efforts and was safely held in March, after a break; needs good boost from first-time cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
5th 5 |
25th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Has failed to build on an encouraging reappearance at Ffos Las in October, finishing tailed off in November and pulled up the following month; absent since, but returns on a handy mark, albeit with something to prove. |
12/1 |
4/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Flat winner but he's 0-9 over hurdles and has been beaten 17l or more in four handicaps (2m1f-3m) since November; mark continues to fall but he needs the cheekpieces to make a difference on this drop back in trip. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.71 |
| Trifecta | £9.40 |
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