14.42
Good To SoftGwyn Brace 86 Still Galloping Strong Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.10
Form: 1 C
Last run: 67 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Point winner (3m, soft to heavy) who was 2-3 over hurdles (wins at 2m6f/2m4f on good to soft/heavy); made a bad mistake and pulled up on chase debut at Ffos Las (3m1f, soft) in October; something to prove after that but he was sent off the hot favourite and this lightly raced 7yo retains potential. |
13/8 |
|
3 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 3m 1f 60y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Easily won slow-ground Irish point on debut in December 2023 and launched rules career with two hurdle wins here (2m6f/2m4f) towards end of last year; just a respectable fourth on handicap hurdle debut here (3m, soft) in January and absent since but looks a good prospect for chasing. |
7/2 |
9/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 37-18
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 98y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
A regular here in this first season over fences and might have won for a second time in this discipline but for unseating three out over Christmas; never really sighted when 33-1 for the Jack Richards at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) in which he was 5lb out of the weights; retains potential and a tongue-tie is added. |
4/1 |
|
20 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
10st 6lb |
Has shown most of his form on Welsh tracks, latterly Chepstow since switched to chasing; ran well when bidding for a 2m3f double and was in a narrow lead, albeit being challenged, when falling three out last time; faces a much stiffer task from 5lb out of the weights at this level. |
28/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.20
Form: 4C
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Progressive in handicap chases last spring for Warren Greatrex (2m2f/2m3f, good/soft) and last month's third on stable debut in a hunter chase at Carlisle (2m5f, good to soft), after an absence, can be upgraded as he hung left at that right-handed track; has plenty to find but this 7yo is very lightly raced and, now going left-handed, could go well at sizeable odds. |
25/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
8th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 198y Class 5 |
12st 2lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who opened account for Warren Greatrex with front-running success in Ffos Las handicap (2m3f, soft) last April; changed hands for £82,000 the following month and now makes his stable/hunter chase debut; could be hard to beat if fully tuned up. |
9/4 |
|
1st 7 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Still early days over fences and under rules; returning from a wind operation when runner-up at Fontwell (2m2f, good) and he stays this longer trip; in the mix. |
5/2 |
4/1
Form: 2
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 11lb |
Given wind surgery before handicapping on last three starts, on last two winning at Ascot (2m7f) in December and Doncaster (3m, again good to soft; from I Am Max) three weeks ago; the latter was by 7l from the front, since which he's been handed an 8lb rise but this 7yo retains potential. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 84y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Unexposed 7yo; off the mark when winning 2m7f novice handicap hurdle at Ascot in December (good to soft; second run after wind op); up 5lb, but progressive sort who should go well again. |
5/2 |
|
5 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won an Irish point last February before his £175,000 sale; second at Leicester (good to soft) in November and fourth of nine at Ffos Las (heavy) in December, both over about 2m4f, and he'll probably stay 3m; a tongue-tie is added and he can still improve, which is needed. |
4/1 |
10/1
Form: 161
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 97y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Won bumper and maiden hurdle when on good ground; scored at Ffos Las (3m1f, soft) in October and runner-up in four of his other six chases, including when mown down late on in a big field at Windsor (extended 3m4f, soft) in January; ran poorly over C&D next time and well beaten at Cheltenham Festival on latest but both those races were much warmer than this. |
5/1 |
|
8th 17 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 201y Class 2 |
10st 8lb |
Won at Ffos Las (3m1f, soft) in October and runner-up in four of his other five chases, including when mown down late on in a big field at Windsor (extended 3m4f, soft) in January; progressive to that point but then ran poorly behind Grand Geste at Haydock on latest outing. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 4f 97y Class 1 |
10st 7lb |
7yo who has improved for the switch to fences this season, winning at Ffos Las (3m1f, soft) in October and finishing second on his three starts since, most recently behind Neo King in a big field at Windsor (extended 3m4f, soft); progressive and he could be in the mix once more up 3lb for last time. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 1/5FP/
Last run: 643 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 177y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
4-7 over fences but ended 2025 with two disappointing hurdle runs and made very underwhelming return to chasing when seventh of eight at Newbury (2m7f, soft) in February; needs to turn things around. |
14/1 |
|
7th 1 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 7f 91y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Well handicapped on his old chase form but this is a belated return to fences and recent hurdling exploits leave him with much to prove. |
25/1 |
40/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Won a maiden at Market Rasen in July and a novice at Hexham the following month over around 2m4f but form has dipped since handicapping on his last two starts; blinkers replace cheekpieces on this drop in distance and he needs to be taken seriously in this low grade. |
5/2 |
|
2 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Won a maiden at Market Rasen in July and a novice at Hexham the following month over around 2m4f but form has dipped since handicapping on his last two starts; blinkers replace cheekpieces on this drop in distance and he needs to be taken seriously in this low grade. |
5/2 |
|
5 |
11th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 63y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
In good form in the summer, winning over 2m4f at Market Rasen and here; only fourth of five at Newton Abbot last time but ran respectably on the figures; shapes as if he'll be suited by this step up in trip; respected. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 2-
Last run: 263 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 4lb
|
Beaten by Potters Charm in his bumper but finished tailed off in two runs over hurdles last winter; retains potential but probably one for another day. |
25/1 |
|
5th 4 |
25th Jan 2025 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
All three starts on heavy ground; no match for top novice hurdler Potters Charm in a Ffos Las bumper but was clear of a subsequent winning hurdler; may have needed the run but could still have shown more than he did in a 2m4f novice hurdle back there just before Christmas. |
9/1 |
|
5th 4 |
25th Jan 2025 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
All three starts on heavy ground; no match for top novice hurdler Potters Charm in a Ffos Las bumper but was clear of a subsequent winning hurdler; may have needed the run but could still have shown more than he did in a 2m4f novice hurdle back there just before Christmas. |
9/1 |
100/1
Form: 6-P
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
25th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Maybe unsettled by early interference on April's chase debut (made mistakes after) but hadn't been showing enough over hurdles before to argue a clear case here, especially from 5lb wrong; cheekpieces added. |
50/1 |
|
11 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Placed in a soft-ground Irish point in March 2023 but showed only a glimmer of promise on hurdle debut the following June and, following a long absence, was pulled up twice here in the autumn; makes chase/handicap debut after another break and from 4lb out of the weights; had wind op in January; considered only if lively in the betting. |
20/1 |
|
11 |
6th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Placed in a soft-ground Irish point in March 2023 but showed only a glimmer of promise on hurdle debut the following June and, following a long absence, was pulled up twice here in the autumn; makes chase/handicap debut after another break and from 4lb out of the weights; had wind op in January; considered only if lively in the betting. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.05 |
| Trifecta | £119.80 |
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