14.25
Good To SoftSky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 2m 4f 62y
- Class 4
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.40
Form: 1-
Last run: 306 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 2 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 127y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who was very well backed at Carlisle three weeks ago and ran out a ready winner (3m1f, good to soft); raised 6lb but appeals as a horse with more to offer. |
3/1 |
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1st 2 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Won a Newcastle novice for Lucinda Russell last season (2m4f, soft); hasn't done quite as well since and was pulled up on first run back with Nicky Richards at Haydock in February after being hampered; capable of better than he has shown; chance |
9/2 |
100/30
- Place: £1.10
Form: 421-51 C
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 5 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Useful novice two seasons ago, last win over 2m here in March 2025; below his best on both starts last season; cheekpieces now tried; needs to bounce back. |
14/1 |
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5th 3 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Won a Wetherby novice (2m, good to soft) and a Hexham handicap off 6lb lower (2m, good to soft) last season; pulled up at Bangor in November on only start this term; unproven at this trip but an interesting contender. |
15/2 |
12/1
- Place: £3.50
Form: 153
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 9 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Won over hurdles in France (2m3f, heavy); some fair form since joining Micky Hammond and was a close second at Sedgefield in November (2m4f, soft) but hasn't run since. |
10/1 |
9/4
Form: 55-33
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 133y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won a maiden hurdle at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) last February and went close in a novice hurdle here (2m, good) next time; makes chase/handicap debut following a year off but with his trainer in phenomenal form; could have a big part to play, especially if strong in the betting. |
7/2 |
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2nd 3 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
prominent on inner, switched right and headway approaching last, challenging last, switched left and repeatedly short of room run-in, stayed on and went second final strides |
6/4 |
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2nd 3 |
14th Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
prominent on inner, switched right and headway approaching last, challenging last, switched left and repeatedly short of room run-in, stayed on and went second final strides |
6/4 |
3/1
Form: 16 D
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8 |
15th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Record of 2-6 over fences and when beaten at Kelso last time that was at the hands of an improver (3m2f, good to soft); gets in off the same mark here and could be a factor |
15/2 |
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2nd 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 39y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Has won two of his five chases and reportedly appreciated the drier surface (good to soft) when prevailing narrowly over 3m at Ludlow last time; off only 3lb higher and open to further progress, he's seriously considered. |
3/1 |
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1st 6 |
26th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 171y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Won three-runner contest at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November and probably bettered that form when close third at Wetherby (3m, soft; cheekpieces refitted) the following month; needs to rebound from last month's duff effort but remains lightly raced and enters calculations. |
7/1 |
66/1
Form: 9-66
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4 |
14th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Lightly-raced 7yo who returned from 14 months off/wind surgery with a well-held tenth on his handicap debut at Southwell (2m4f) three weeks ago; has plenty to prove. |
14/1 |
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10th 7 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Forgettable efforts in his qualifying races (2m4f/2m5f) and makes handicap debut after wind surgery and a long absence; would need to see some confidence behind him. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: 97P5
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 9 |
3rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 62y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
took keen hold, pressed leader, lost second run-in, kept on |
25/1 |
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7th 8 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Down the field in both bumpers; has struggled on both hurdle starts. |
100/1 |
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7th 8 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Down the field in both bumpers; has struggled on both hurdle starts. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: 866
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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11th 16 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Last of seven in 2m4f handicap at Sedgefield 15 days ago; very hard to make a case for in his bid for a maiden win from 4lb out of the handicap. |
25/1 |
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7th 7 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
0-6 over hurdles but made encouraging seasonal debut when third of six here (2m5f, soft) in December, and can probably be excused for finding 2m7f on heavy ground too taxing at Newcastle in January. |
5/1 |
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4th 11 |
27th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 149y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Didn't achieve much during last season's first campaign but he rallied when 6l third of six at Sedgefield (2m5f, soft) on last month's reappearance and the step up in trip could be a positive for this lightly raced 6yo. |
9/1 |
100/1
Form: 757P
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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9th 10 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Has shown very little in two bumpers and two novice hurdles. |
100/1 |
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9th 10 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Has shown very little in two bumpers and two novice hurdles. |
100/1 |
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3 |
16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Failed to beat a rival in two bumpers and same story when tailed off on hurdling debut at Catterick (2m3f, good) last month. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: 3-97
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Ex-Irish; third in a maiden hunter chase in January 2024 (2m5f, heavy); didn't show much in two chases for new yard in the winter, nor in two points in April; others stronger. |
33/1 |
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5th 2 |
1st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Placed in Irish hunter chase (2m5f, heavy) in early 2024 but struggled in maiden/novice hurdles for new stable last season and was pulled up when 66-1 for 2m4f handicap chase in December; upped in trip with tongue-tie/cheekpieces added today; leap of faith required to support him. |
20/1 |
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10th 14 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Placed in points and good third in hunter chase at Clonmel (2m5f, heavy) last January, but tailed off this winter on first two hurdle runs. |
100/1 |
66/1
Form: P
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Half-brother to a 2m-2m2f hurdle winner (RPR 112) but he was tailed off at 150-1 on last month's hurdle debut at Kelso (2m, good to soft). |
66/1 |
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6 |
28th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Half-brother to a 2m-2m2f hurdle winner (RPR 112) but he was tailed off at 150-1 on last month's hurdle debut at Kelso (2m, good to soft). |
66/1 |
25/1
Form: 58
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5 |
19th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
0-10 over hurdles and out of sorts since returning last November; beaten 35l at Perth last month in first-time cheekpieces which are retained here on chase debut; hard to make a case for. |
50/1 |
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9th 13 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Ran a couple of reasonable races towards the end of last season and he's dropped down the weights; however, he's been pulled up on all three starts this term; transformation needed in first-time cheekpieces. |
100/1 |
|
7 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 61y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
0-8 over hurdles, having been pulled up on both outings this season; had wind op during 111-day break; others have much less to prove. |
33/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.59 |
| Trifecta | £68.50 |
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