17.40
Good To SoftPlyvine Catering Ltd Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 2m 5f 55y
- Class 5
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.00
- Place: £2.30
Form: 509-39 BF
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
19th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Responded to pressure to win at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) in October on his third handicap start; fair fourth at Southwell (2m4f, good) since, when making a bad mistake at the final flight; might not be far away. |
10/1 |
4/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 5692-1 D
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| 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 |
6/1
- Place: £2.70
Form: 7572-1
Last run: 170 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Placed all three starts since winning over C&D (good to soft) in May 2024, most recently when creditable third of 13 at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; hampered on run-in) in January, after a long absence; not yet proven on heavy ground but still features prominently in calculations. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Ran some solid races when switched to handicaps in 2024; missed all of 2025 but is on a competitive mark if retaining his ability; watch the market. |
11/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
10th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Won over C&D (good to soft; acts on soft) in May in his second handicap and placed in the other two; that amounts to the most solid claims in this field, far more solid than those of the vast majority. |
3/1 |
15/2
Form: 0899
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
No leap forward for the switch to handicaps and addition of a tongue-tie latest (retained), but this is easier than that Gowran Park 0-109; sole runner on the card for Irish trainer 1-6 here previously. |
15/2 |
|
9th 19 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 40y |
10st 8lb |
Little to recommend from three maiden hurdle runs; tongue-tie tried for his handicap debut. |
50/1 |
|
9th 6 |
10th Aug 2024 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Better effort on second start when mid-field at Downpatrick but can't be fancied. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: -35746
Last run: 102 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
30th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Beat Testlight here in July but not in their rematch; bounced off the fast ground when winning well at Stratford 12 days ago to earn this 8lb higher mark; had some soft-ground form back in the day. |
13/8 |
|
5 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 3m 3f 119y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Dual point winner this spring; well beaten over hurdles on rules return in June but won comfortably when back over fences at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last month and ran well in defeat over that C&D a fortnight later; likely contender again. |
9/4 |
13/2
Form: 0-6443 BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Successful over 2m at Uttoxeter (good) but out of form since, with recent 14.5l third at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) no big step back in the right direction. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Badly out of form since the autumn but has a first-time tongue-tie fitted here and is now now 10lb lower than when winning at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last summer; well worth a glance in the betting. |
20/1 |
|
6th 6 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Drying conditions will be in his favour but this 7yo has been struggling for a while now on all sorts of surfaces; potentially on a good mark even from out of the handicap but he's a risky proposition at the minute. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 90-455
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
2m4f hurdle winner on good ground; 0-5 as a chaser and failed to convince stamina-wise when stepped up to 3m at Southwell, finishing 28l off the winner; to give him the benefit of the doubt, that run was after a break. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
11th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Won 2m4f hurdle at the start of 2025 and made a fairly encouraging chase debut when third of six at Newton Abbot (2m, good) one year ago; returned from break with three disappointing runs from November to January, though, and has questions to answer on first attempt at 3m; hood refitted. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 540PF-
Last run: 184 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
14th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders |
9/1 |
|
5th 3 |
14th Nov 2024 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, pulled up before 2 out |
9/1 |
|
8th 2 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Half-sister I Spy A Diva won the mares' novice on this card in 2022, and dam's brother was a C&D scorer also (all for the same connections); non-stayer of trips in excess of 2m last winter, and fate likely rests on how much he's come on during a six-month break. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: PP45-4
Last run: 168 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
8th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Yet to win and has a regressive profile, with recent form figures of PUP hardly a ringing endorsement; wind surgery, coupled with the fact that he competes from a lowly mark at a realistic level, are the positives; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
6 |
8th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Yet to win and has a regressive profile, with recent form figures of PUP hardly a ringing endorsement; wind surgery, coupled with the fact that he competes from a lowly mark at a realistic level, are the positives; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
8 |
12th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Best of his 11 runs was a 2l second here last April but hadn't been in great form before unseating early at Hereford four days ago. |
14/1 |
15/2
Form: 3/63-4
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 |
20th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 192y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Irish point winner; still unexposed after only four hurdling starts but finished well down the field on last month's handicap debut (2m5f); tongue-tie added today; improvement required. |
14/1 |
|
9th 9 |
20th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 192y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Irish point winner; still unexposed after only four hurdling starts but finished well down the field on last month's handicap debut (2m5f); tongue-tie added today; improvement required. |
14/1 |
|
10th 1 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Recent seasonal/stable debut fourth at Chepstow wasn't a step forward form-wise, but she saw out the near-2m4f no worse than before; initial mark aligns closer to her previous Southwell bumper placing. |
15/2 |
100/1
Form: PP969-
Last run: 183 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Point bumper winner in 2023 but has shown only modest form over hurdles/fences under rules, although latest C&D run was more encouraging; more needed again from out of the weights. |
50/1 |
|
6 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Out of form in points this spring and well beaten in 2m4f chase here when back under rules in June; effectively only 4lb lower today; very difficult to enthuse over. |
50/1 |
|
5th 9 |
12th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all nine hurdling starts and was pulled up (albeit on heavy ground) on chasing debut; back under rules after three very uninspiring points runs this spring and 8lb out of the weights; can't be recommended. |
50/1 |
25/1
Form: 83P9-6
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 1m 7f 145y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Maiden who showed patchy form over hurdles and was well beaten last time, but he was a good second at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) two starts ago in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) and his trainer's horses often make better chasers; this 6yo is not ruled out. |
12/1 |
|
6th 2 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 1m 7f 145y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
towards rear but in touch with leaders, weakened after 2 out, hit last |
12/1 |
|
11th 10 |
12th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Nine-race maiden who ran well in first-time cheekpieces at Ludlow most recently, finishing 1l second to El Vigaro; may build on that effort; possibilities in the retained headgear. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 40/5P-
Last run: 497 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
14 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
12 |
31st Dec 2024 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield 5th |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £36.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £36.46 |
| Tricast | £289.18 |
| Trifecta | £362.00 |
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