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- Prize money: £3716.14
- 1m 6f 21y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Sunny
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £27.70
- Place: £7.40
Form: 44-147
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (7) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 16y Class 5 |
8st 7lb |
Five-time turf winner who went close at Wolverhampton (1m6f, AW) in February when last seen; not discounted but it's possible this 8yo will improve for this first run since; question mark about slow ground nowadays. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 1 (1) |
17th Feb 2026 1m 5f 219y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Conditions shouldn't be an excuse and this trip is more suitable than the 1m he tackled at Newcastle last month; however, he finished down the field when back up to 1m4f here last night. |
15/2 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
16th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Drop back to 1m provides an excuse for latest effort; not disgraced in last three attempts at about 1m4f; possibilities off 7lb below last winning mark. |
7/1 |
6/1
- Place: £2.70
Form: 257-74 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (6) |
10th May 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
slightly awkward start, soon recovered and prominent, challenging 3f out, weakened from over 1f out |
20/1 |
|
5th 6 (6) |
10th May 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
slightly awkward start, soon recovered and prominent, challenging 3f out, weakened from over 1f out |
20/1 |
|
9th 16 (10) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 4lb |
Multiple winner but an exposed 10yo who doesn't arrive here in the best of form. |
66/1 |
7/2
Form: /8156-
Last run: 155 days
W: 9st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
3rd May 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
led, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out |
11/4 |
|
5th 5 |
3rd May 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Multiple winner but a 10yo now and the handicapper knows the score with him; no match for the winner last time at Fakenham (2m4f, good) where he kept jumping to the right; wouldn't want to repeat that here. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 1 |
1st Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
jumped right throughout, led, headed before last, kept on |
5/1 |
10/11
Form: 11-112 D BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (1) |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Highly fruitful in his two and a half years with this yard, including two wins (Flat/hurdles) this February/March; needs to bounce back from a rare flop but the chief concern is his 0-15 record on Flat turf. |
18/1 |
|
5th 4 (4) |
9th Apr 2026 Standard 2m 0f 102y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Thriving at present and he followed up 1m6f Chelmsford success in February with an emphatic victory over hurdles at Huntingdon last month; big shout once more. |
9/4 |
8/1
Form: 3173-6 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (3) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Four-time turf winner who last scored at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm; has won at this trip) two years ago; went close on two occasions at 1m3f (visored) during latest AW campaign but his latest effort when last of ten at Southwell (1m4f; raced freely) wasn't an ideal springboard for this switch back to grass; blinkers (has won in them before) go back on. |
8/1 |
|
10th 10 (9) |
28th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Just 1-30 on the AW, but the win came over C&D and he was only beaten a head by Jack Andrea here (1m3f) last month; 5lb pull makes him a player even though his losing run is mounting up. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 2 (9) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Only 1-29 on AW but gained the win at Southwell (in 2022) and is currently in a consistent vein of form, mainly here and most recently at Chelmsford; frame possibilities. |
13/2 |
20/1
Form: 304-75 C
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Lots of Flat racing and lowly rated these days; hadn't shown much over hurdles but kept finding to finish a 5.5l third over 2m4f here 22 days ago on his handicap debut, and this longer trip looks the obvious move. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 11 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Lowly rated these days on the Flat and has shown little in three runs over hurdles; makes handicap hurdle debut up in trip and needs to show significant improvement. |
14/1 |
|
4th 3 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
A fair 1m6f Flat winner; built on his hurdling debut seventh when third of four in 2m Doncaster novice 27 days ago but this demands considerably more. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £110.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £140.55 |
| Trifecta | £690.60 |
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