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FirmFree Tips Daily On attheraces.com Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £2450.7
- 2m 0f 53y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13 |
16th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Struggled to get competitive in three maiden/novice hurdles for Fergal O'Brien in the spring; makes stable/handicap debut from a lowly mark but still needs last month's wind op to have made a big difference. |
40/1 |
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5th 1 |
9th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Flat-bred 5yo who was well beaten in a bumper and two hurdles (1m7f/2m3f) last season; needs addition of tongue-tie to make a massive difference. |
25/1 |
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5th 1 |
9th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Flat-bred 5yo who was well beaten in a bumper and two hurdles (1m7f/2m3f) last season; needs addition of tongue-tie to make a massive difference. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
By no means an instant success over fences but came good in a small field here last week (good); returns to hurdles off the very same mark and he did win a maiden in this discipline. |
5/4 |
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1st 2 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Good-ground 2m maiden hurdle winner a year ago and he's looked a work in progress since switching to fences last season; latest 5l fourth at Ascot (2m1f, good) returned to better ground was encouraging though and he's come a long way down the weights; needs to build on that and not of of this if doing so. |
2/1 |
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4th 5 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 172y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
It's been a ropey start over fences (last four races) but he could be happy to get away from soft ground, having won his maiden hurdle on good; better can be expected but he's risky. |
5/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2 BF
Last run: 70 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8th 11 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won his point on heavy but similar ground was very taxing when beaten 28l by the favourite in a 3m1f Hereford maiden last time; went close in a Haydock handicap the time before off 4lb lower (3m, good); enters the reckoning. |
13/2 |
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2nd 2 |
11th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Seems to handle any ground; Irish point winner who is proving consistent under rules, clear second at Haydock (3m; handicap debut) most recently; that form has received a couple of boosts since; solid chance. |
7/4 |
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3rd 3 |
27th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Won heavy-ground Irish point in spring 2024 and was runner-up in three soft-ground bumpers last season; makes hurdling debut after eight-month absence and is likely to encounter quicker conditions this time, but Sean Bowen is booked; features prominently in calculations. |
11/4 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 3 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Hadn't improved for contesting handicaps but that changed when upped to 3m1f at Warwick (good) where he was well backed; didn't win with loads in hand but only went up 4lb. |
3/1 |
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1st 5 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 5y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Yet to be placed from seven runs but shapes as though this step up in trip will suit; has dropped another 4lb and should do better. |
20/1 |
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5th 10 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Has had few chances but he called it a day on his handicap debut at Huntingdon in November and his finishing effort was sorely lacking at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to soft) in February; hard to fancy for now. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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9th 10 |
6th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Tailed off in two bumpers and three runs over hurdles, starting big prices every time; is 16lb out of the weights for tonight's handicap debut. |
50/1 |
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9th 10 |
6th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Tailed off in two bumpers and three runs over hurdles, starting big prices every time; is 16lb out of the weights for tonight's handicap debut. |
50/1 |
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4th 3 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 2f 111y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
took keen hold, pressed leader, not fluent 1st, lost ground after 3rd, not fluent 5th, headway before 4 out, weakened before 3 out |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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10th 14 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Second 2m novice hurdle success when comfortably seeing off 11 rivals at Huntingdon 23 days ago; third in a 2m Kempton race (again on good) which has worked out well in his sole handicap; respected for a stable which has had a few run well in this in recent years. |
9/1 |
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1st 2 |
18th Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Won at Stratford (2m, good to soft) in October on second hurdle start and, unlike Dream Diamond, has kept his form in his three starts since, including on good ground; leading form claims. |
8/11 |
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2nd 1 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Won at Stratford (2m, good to soft) in October on second hurdle start; similar form in defeat since in warm novice hurdle at Kempton (2m, good) and handicap at Kempton (2m, good); up in trip on different ground but showed promise in a 3m point on heavy; leading form claims under a 7lb penalty. |
8/15 |
Abandoned
Form: 4
Last run: 238 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 4 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Ten-race maiden; sent handicapping for last four starts, on last two occasions finishing runner-up on soft going over 3m2f at this track and Fontwell; different ground is forecast today but he's in serious calculations. |
11/4 |
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3 |
18th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
From a very good jumping family; struggled in two slow-ground maiden hurdles in February (2m6f/2m3f) but took huge step forward and belied triple-digit odds wen very respectable fourth at Ffos Las (2m4f, soft) last month; has strong claims here if he handles the quicker conditions (ran okay in a good-ground bumper last spring). |
5/4 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 2 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Definite promise in all three bumpers that were won by smart horses, including Storming George and Mydaddypaddy; makes hurdles debut but has been off since last April. |
11/4 |
Verdict
The best form on offer is that of Douglas Hyde who was an excellent second on his rules debut at Bangor in October but preference is for the Skelton’s runner COBBLER’S BOY who was bought for £115,000 after finishing second in an Irish point and could be an exciting prospect. Wandering Ego finished well when third on his rules debut at Newbury in November and is another to consider. [Andrew Bladen]