16.22
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- Prize money: £2639.97
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.10
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
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 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 124y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Record of 4-5 overall and 2-2 since switched to hurdles; jumped slickly on his way to an impressive success from the front at Chepstow (2m, good to soft) most recently; clear top on ratings and again should be difficult to peg back. |
4/9 |
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9th 13 |
5th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 209y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
took keen hold, towards rear |
9/2 |
9/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 2
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 4 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Irish point winner (3m, good) who won a novice hurdle at Bangor (2m, soft) in November and he ran respectably in handicaps (2m4f/3m) in his final two runs during the winter; should have a future at this new discipline and he needs a close look on chase debut. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Didn't fail for stamina but equally didn't strike as obviously ahead of his mark when almost 6l fourth on last month's Uttoxeter handicap debut (2m4f, soft); hopes likely rest on this first return to 3m since winning an Irish point in spring 2024 (good) unlocking further potential. |
7/2 |
|
4th 1 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Irish point winner who added a Bangor novice in November (2m, soft) and posted a higher RPR when beaten under a penalty at Leicester; Lewis Saunders takes off a handy 5lb on this handicap debut and he should stay okay (kept to about 2m so far under rules). |
15/8 |
20/1
- Place: £5.80
Form: 25
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 4 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Best finish came when a close second in a good-ground Hereford bumper on debut; peak effort came in a subsequent Wetherby maiden bumper (soft); respectable effort when 11l third on handicap debut at Hereford (2m, good) latest; drops 3lb; each-way player. |
5/2 |
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3rd 5 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Fair form shown in bumpers but she's yet to match that level in three hurdling runs, seventh of 12 in 2m Leicester novice in January; she could still do better now going handicapping after a break. |
14/1 |
|
7th 13 |
20th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 113y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Placed in two of her four bumpers last season (good/soft) and wasn't beaten far on either hurdling start last month (2m, soft/good to soft) but needs to improve to land a telling blow here. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 83
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |
22nd Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
The best of her three bumper runs was the middle one when about 10l behind the winner at Wetherby (good to soft); looks vulnerable on this switch to hurdles. |
33/1 |
|
4th 9 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Belied her 100-1 odds with third-place finish over C&D last time; however, it remains a long time since her stable's last bumper win. |
10/1 |
|
4th 9 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Belied her 100-1 odds with third-place finish over C&D last time; however, it remains a long time since her stable's last bumper win. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 4
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
3rd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Point winner (£100,000 purchase); made all over C&D (heavy; 9-1) five weeks ago, his trainer unable to offer an explanation for the apparent improvement in form; still appears nicely weighted from this 5lb higher mark, so should go very well if returning in similar fettle. |
5/2 |
10/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
1st Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
towards rear, pulled up quickly before 4 out |
33/1 |
|
6th 1 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Second in small-field Irish point in November; sold for 27,000euros since; hard to gauge and the betting should give further guidance. |
10/1 |
|
6th 1 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Second in small-field Irish point in November; sold for 27,000euros since; hard to gauge and the betting should give further guidance. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
13th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
didn't jump well, in rear, not fluent 1st, reminders after 2nd, dropped to last and struggling before 5th, tailed off 3 out |
50/1 |
|
7th 7 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
First foal of a poor but well-related maiden; yard is only 1-20 in bumpers; best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise. |
25/1 |
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7th 7 |
1st Feb 2025 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
First foal of a poor but well-related maiden; yard is only 1-20 in bumpers; best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise. |
25/1 |
6/1
Form: 5-3
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 7 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Back from wind surgery when winning narrowly at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft) but well beaten off this 5lb higher mark back there, finishing behind Thickthorn Tom; unraced beyond 2m5f. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Had wind surgery before he cashed in on a falling mark to open account over C&D (good to soft) last month; up 5lb for that head success but recent form counts for plenty in this race and he's a big player. |
4/1 |
|
1st 6 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
11-race maiden with unconvincing record over fences this season (five attempts; remote when third last time); needs recent wind op to have made a difference. |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 8
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |
21st Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 61y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Won modest maiden hurdle in March but struggled on recent stable/chase debut at Uttoxeter (race contested by Anyharminasking and Willie Shake Hands) and is effectively 1lb higher from further out of the weights here; swaps hood for first-time cheekpieces. |
40/1 |
|
4 |
14th Jun 2025 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Made all to cause 20-1 surprise in modest maiden hurdle at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) for Micky Hammond in March but was sold for £5,000 after two subsequent heavy defeats (2m3f/2m5f) and is 3lb out of the weights for this stable/chase/handicap debut; drops back in trip and is fitted with first-time hood/tongue-tie; too risky. |
16/1 |
|
6th 1 |
7th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Unplaced in bumpers but off the mark immediately over hurdles at Market Rasen (2m4f, good; 20-1) in March, making all under Brian Hughes; that was an emphatic success but he flopped under a penalty at Carlisle last month and needs to bounce back after that heavy defeat. |
4/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £3.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £2.81 |
| Trifecta | £47.70 |
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