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15.24

Good To Soft

Jordan Road Surfacing Highways Solution Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6442.82
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Jordan Road Surfacing Highways Solution Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 560411

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Triple Flat winner who has been progressive over hurdles recently, with his wins over 2m1f and 2m3f at Fontwell (soft); escapes a penalty for his game win over a clear second on Boxing Day and he's a major player again on this drop back in trip.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

4

26th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

18:09 Plumpton

Motazzen

11st 1lb

J: J P O’Neill

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four-time hurdle winner and career-best form to win by 10l at Fontwell two runs ago (2m5f, good to soft); went up 8lb for that and was back down to earth on his return visit when beaten 20l; hard to know entirely what to expect from him.

100/30

8th

3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Motazzen

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four-time hurdle winner who rewarded good market support and showed career-best form when drawing clear to score by 10l here (2m5f, good to soft) in March; 8lb rise asks a fair bit of him but the forecast faster ground should not be a problem.

5/1

1st

3

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

15:00 Fontwell

Motazzen

11st 12lb

J: J P O’Neill

T: Henrietta C Knight

Four Flat wins and three over hurdles; has yet to win this season over jumps but two of his three placed efforts came here and he's likely to be a strong contender, for all that last two runs (hurdle/AW) weren't his best.

3/1

16/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 3F3403 C

Last run: 47 days

W: 10st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Placed over fences here (2m4f, good) in October but he's struggled in last two runs in that sphere; bit to prove again but he's had wind surgery since his last run and he defied this mark over hurdles here (made all) in May; not ruled out back in this sphere.
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8

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:30 Hexham

Eric Carmen

10st 13lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

In cracking form this season, with three wins and a second, until however he went down by 25l at Bangor (good) on latest start; maybe the ground that day was not soft enough; major player if bouncing straight back.

13/2

6th

10

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Eric Carmen

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

A lot more exposed than many in here but he's been in cracking form since returning from an absence and his defeat at Leicester was no backward step (2m4f, good to soft); firmly in the mix.

3/1

2nd

3

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

15:00 Leicester

Eric Carmen

11st 9lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Has thrived since returning from a break in December, winning two of his three runs over hurdles before adding a third win of the season reverting to fences at Market Rasen (2m3f, soft) last month, each time under Benjamin Macey; he's up 4lb for last time but is very much a leading contender in current form.

5/4

Form: 374-2 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 6yo who returned after a lengthy absence with a close second on handicap debut at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) last month; nudged up 2lb but that was a good front-running effort and he was a well-backed favourite in that race; respected.
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4

24th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

15:20 Leicester

Nedzor

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Henry Oliver

Still a maiden and this season has been a game of two halves, with his second-place finishes in November preceding a couple of poor efforts; doesn't look as if he's about to get off the mark.

11/2

4

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 40y

Class 5

16:15 Taunton

Nedzor

10st 13lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Henry Oliver

Disappointing favourite when back over hurdles last month but came second in two soft-ground chases in November (2m/2m4f) and will be on the premises if quickly back on song in first-time cheekpieces.

7/2

Form: 877

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Bought for £58,000 after finishing runner-up in Irish point in the spring; well held at big prices in three hurdle runs since October but he now switches to a handicap and is a possible improver at this level; needs watching in market.
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3rd

2

12th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Jack Hoola

11st 12lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Scored twice (around 2m4f) at Huntingdon and Southwell late in 2025 but off since a below-par seventh at Doncaster (2m3f) in January when also not looking the easiest of rides; needs to bounce back after a layoff.

5/1

7th

11

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 5

13:50 Doncaster

Jack Hoola

11st 7lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Tom Lacey

Underwhelming when mid-division at Catterick last month; however, he was in fine form previously, winning twice in the autumn (2m3f/2m4f, good/soft) and finishing second of 14 at Exeter (2m2f, soft) in December; major player if leaving last time behind.

6/1

8th

15

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 66y

Class 4

14:20 Catterick

Jack Hoola

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

In-form hurdler who is 2-4 in headgear since October, wins over about this trip at Huntingdon and Southwell (visored) followed by a keeping-on second of 14 in first-time blinkers at Exeter (about 2m2f, soft) last month; 1lb nudge won't stop him being a leading contender.

5/1

Form: 6852P

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won twice on AW at Dundalk last winter; good second on handicap hurdle debut at Fakenham (2m, good) in October but he weakened quickly before being pulled up at Fontwell (2m1f, good) nine days later; that may have come too soon but he needs to bounce back after a short break.
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6

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 5

19:02 Doncaster

Dreams Fled Away

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Barry Brennan

Inconsistent hurdler who's been off for five months since a poor effort here in the winter; nothing to suggest he's best caught fresh and it's tough to find any positives.

20/1

1st

4

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Dreams Fled Away

11st 5lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Dual Dundalk winner when based in Ireland; 0-8 over hurdles, once finishing runner-up in a 2m handicap off 3lb higher; only midfield on the Flat last time; others are more convincing.

16/1

5th

14

(10)

5th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Newbury

Dreams Fled Away

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Barry Brennan

Both wins were AW Flat early in 2024 over 1m4f in Ireland; downhill in Britain that spring, with pieces of modest hurdles form since; others are more enticing.

33/1

Non-runners

Bennettshill, Habibi, Hope Hill, Kuma Beach, No Guarantee, Now Then Wendy, Soldiers Leap

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Payout
Exacta £4.10
Straight Forecast £4.37
Trifecta £9.40

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