16.28
Good To SoftPaul Ferguson’s Jumpers To Follow Best Mate Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £8713.65
- 3m 0f 54y
- Class 3
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
10/1
Form: /6132/ CD
Last run: 606 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Well treated on old form but he's been lightly raced since his chase win at Exeter (3m, good) in November 2022; returned from 11 months off with fair fourth at Ascot in November but he was tailed off at Hereford the following month; cheekpieces are now added and he has something to prove after another break. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: P/PPP- C
Last run: 183 days
W: 11st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
led, clear before 5th |
7/1 |
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5 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
led, clear before 5th |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 23235-
Last run: 194 days
W: 11st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
8th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Very useful handicapper on good ground but he's 1-17 over fences and fluffed some very winnable opportunities last season in hunter chases; ran okay in a C&D handicap last month but he's rarely the percentage call and now tries a visor. |
8/1 |
3/1
Form: 26134- D
Last run: 185 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 9 |
17th Nov 2024 Good 3m 3f 71y Class 1 |
10st 3lb |
Front-runner who reappeared with a rallying second at Exeter (3m, good to soft) last month and he's back in cheekpieces today, in which he showed improved form earlier this year (including 10l win at Newbury); only seven and there's every chance this trip will be within range; one to consider. |
11/2 |
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1st 9 |
17th Nov 2024 Good 3m 3f 71y Class 1 |
10st 3lb |
jumped well, made all, kept on well, ridden out, collapsed after finish, heart attack |
11/2 |
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4 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Not an instant success over fences last season but won by 10l in first-time cheekpieces at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in January and signed off with creditable fourth in valuable novices' handicap at Ayr (3m, soft) in April; respected. |
3/1 |
14/1
Form: 368/25 C
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 2 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Missed last season and has not fired this term but he's now 14lb below his peak mark and all of his wins have been on good ground; he's been too well beaten for comfort this term, notwithstanding the softer ground, but needs a close look and market check. |
7/1 |
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2 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Missed last season and has not fired this term but he's now 14lb below his peak mark and all of his wins have been on good ground; he's been too well beaten for comfort this term, notwithstanding the softer ground, but needs a close look and market check. |
7/1 |
4/1
Form: 33214- D
Last run: 205 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 11 |
17th Nov 2024 Good 3m 3f 71y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Has run well on good ground here and won at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; reappeared with solid third at Exeter (3m, good to soft) last month and she should be fine with today's test (albeit well beaten 12 months ago); 2lb out of the handicap but not discounted for bang-in-form yard. |
11/1 |
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5th 11 |
17th Nov 2024 Good 3m 3f 71y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
prominent, outpaced after 3 out, lost fourth approaching last |
11/1 |
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6 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Thorough stayer who gained last season's chasing win at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; not quite in same form at Plumpton later that month but has good record when fresh and begins her new campaign on a workable mark; had wind operation in August; good chance. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: P7852- CD
Last run: 188 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
27th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Six-time chase winner who returned to form with a rallying second at Taunton (3m4f, good) last month; only 1lb higher here and has claims if he can build on that back in trip. |
13/2 |
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2nd 1 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 85y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Six-time chase winner but now appears to be on the downgrade; pulled up when bidding to win the Grimthorpe at Doncaster for the third time in February and was tailed off at Ascot (2m5f, good) 11 days ago; can only be watched at present. |
12/1 |
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4th 1 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 13y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Ran no race in Doncaster's Grimthorpe last month (3m2f, soft; blinkers returned) and he had a good record in that race; did run quite well there the time before; unwise to focus too much on his reduced mark when clearly not the force of old, but he has returned to winning ways from out of the blue in the past, and he'll enjoy getting back on forecast good ground; earns respect. |
12/1 |
4/1
Form: 42517- BF
Last run: 185 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 1 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Now only 1lb higher than for emphatic win at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in March 2024 but absent since a lesser effort the following October and entitled to benefit from this outing. |
6/1 |
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8 |
22nd Oct 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Did not jump well enough when disappointing favourite at Ayr on final start last season but came good over fences with ready win at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in March and still has plenty of scope to progress from that performance. |
4/1 |
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7th 12 |
20th Apr 2024 Soft 3m 0f 20y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
On a career-high mark after going up 8lb for winning at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) but impressed with how he jumped and travelled that day (won easily); that was also a new trip for him, offering plenty of encouragement for this far. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 0315-5 C
Last run: 166 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 8y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Won twice as a novice last season and ended up in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham (tailed off after racing freely); this campaign is going well and he should stay okay as he wasn't stopping when runner-up over Exeter's super-stiff 3m6f in December (soft); the race he won at Wincanton last time (3m1f, heavy; cheekpieces returned) rather fell apart but he did hack up and the 6lb rise could been a whole lot worse; it's a nagging concern that all five wins have been on right-handed tracks but there's lots to like otherwise about this 7yo. |
9/1 |
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1st 4 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 30y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Dual chase winner who goes well in the mud and he could have done with slower ground when a 6l third over C&D on Boxing Day (good to soft); entitled to step up on that effort here and enters the reckoning. |
5/2 |
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11th 18 |
11th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 5f 201y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
Scored at Exeter (3m, good to soft) in October on second attempt over fences and brushed two lesser efforts aside with a game, front-running win in first-time cheekpieces at Taunton (2m7f, soft) five weeks ago; up 4lb but stays 3m well and could have more to offer. |
50/1 |
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