14.08
GoodSky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £2450.7
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.13
- Place: £1.40
Form: 12 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
prominent, pressed leader going easily 4f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, comfortably |
2/1 |
|
1st 1 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
prominent, pressed leader going easily 4f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, comfortably |
2/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
23rd Oct 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
led, faced challenge 4f out, sustained duel with winner from 3f out, headed but rallied over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish |
11/4 |
5/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Two wins in small-field chases this season, the second over 2m5f here last month (good to soft); up 2lb; stamina to prove on first run at this trip. |
3/1 |
|
1st 1 |
8th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won three-runner chase at Leicester (2m, good) in December and probably bettered that form when second at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; set to finish second again before last-fence fall at Southwell (2m, good to soft) last month and could plausibly have untapped potential over this longer trip. |
4/1 |
|
5 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Consistent sort who comes here in good form, having won at Leicester (2m, good; three ran) in December and finished runner-up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) since; contender. |
2/1 |
7/4
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won good-ground Hexham bumper in the autumn; well beaten in three subsequent maiden hurdles (1m7f-2m4f, good to soft/soft) but had wind surgery during 69-day break and is back on good ground for this handicap debut; improvement possible. |
10/1 |
|
9th 5 |
24th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 156y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Won a bumper at Hexham (2m, good) in October; disappointing on his two hurdle starts (2m4f/2m, soft) and arrives with something to prove but the return to better ground could help and he might not be a forlorn hope. |
10/1 |
|
9 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Closely related to the high-class Ahoy Senor; his bumper form was on good ground, winning at Hexham and then beaten 13l under a penalty; finished tired on soft-ground hurdling debut at Fakenham where some 35l off the winner. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 4
Last run: 80 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
led, hung right 5f out |
7/2 |
|
4th 5 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
led, hung right 5f out, faced challenge 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out |
7/2 |
|
4th 5 |
27th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
prominent, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong |
5/1 |
100/1
Form: 7/
Last run: 573 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 |
19th Mar 2025 Good 2m 5f 50y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Didn't show much in bumpers and pulled up on both hurdle starts. |
100/1 |
|
5 |
23rd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Well beaten in three bumpers last year and pulled up when 250-1 for last month's hurdling debut; drops back from 2m3f today. |
100/1 |
|
11 |
12th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
jumped left on occasions, midfield, jumped badly left and bumped rival 6th, jumped left and hampered rival 7th, weakened 8th, pulled up before 3 out |
200/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: 88 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
took keen hold |
100/1 |
|
6th 2 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost ground quickly over 3f out, tailed off |
100/1 |
|
10th 2 |
19th Aug 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Failed to beat a rival in two good-ground bumpers six months apart; now goes hurdling after 375 days off and he can only be watched. |
40/1 |
|
4 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Only 12-1 for good-ground debut at Southwell in November but finished tailed off; had wind surgery and now tries a tongue-tie, so may do better. |
33/1 |
|
10th 4 |
13th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Only 12-1 for good-ground debut at Southwell in November but finished tailed off; had wind surgery and now tries a tongue-tie, so may do better. |
33/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £16.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.33 |
| Trifecta | £33.00 |
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