15.05
SoftSouth West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4955.32
- 2m 3f 1y
- Class 4
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
33/1
Form: 057
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 6lb
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 4 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Early casualty behind Touquet two runs ago and 2m3f looked too far for him last time out, but he appeared value for a greater rise than 5lb for his Lingfield success (2m, good to soft; Touquet over 1l third) before all of that; remains of interest. |
4/1 |
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3rd 3 |
9th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 51y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Off the mark on third chase start when scoring at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) in December; fair run over this trip at Ffos Las on previous start but he fell last time out; a possible on earlier form. |
4/1 |
33/1
Form: 7549
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Consolidated rather than improved upon previous best efforts during last season, despite the addition of cheekpieces; remains on a tempting mark, but significant rain wouldn't be welcomed. |
8/1 |
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4th 8 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
0-8 over hurdles but came second over C&D (good) last spring and made pleasing seasonal debut when fourth at Uttoxeter (2m, good; first-time cheekpieces) in October; well beaten on soft ground twice since but gets back on a quicker surface today and is on a good mark now; tongue-tie refitted. |
16/1 |
3/1
Form: 52-153
Last run: 157 days
W: 11st 6lb
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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1st 1 |
14th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
French Flat winner who has hung right and occasionally been inclined to jump that way; sets a clear standard on either of his last two placed efforts at about 2m4f, though, and there won't be any excuses dropping back in distance. |
7/4 |
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2nd 3 |
26th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 116y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
French Flat winner; 0-5 over hurdles but showed marked improvement when finishing a 2.75l third at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft) last month; entitled to come on again; leading contender returned to a maiden. |
7/4 |
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3 |
18th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won 1m5f AQPS event at Vichy last spring and in the second of two hurdle runs at Auteuil (2m1f, very soft) in September he had two behind him who have gone on to better things; sold 120,000euros in September; goes without his usual hood/tongue-tie; very interesting for yard that's 27% at Taunton in the last five years. |
3/1 |
16/1
Form: 1-437
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Disappointing over fences this season (four attempts) and never really recovered from bad, first-flight error when back over hurdles last month; on dangerous mark for this first venture beyond about 2m6f, though, and has first-time cheekpieces and Harry Cobden enlisted; interesting. |
14/1 |
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2 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Bumper winner who looked a promising hurdler last season when runner-up three times; hasn't taken to chasing this term and now switches back to hurdles; Harry Cobden looks to be a notable booking. |
7/1 |
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7th 2 |
20th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Three good runs in maiden hurdles at up to 2m4f last spring but he's fallen, been pulled up and finished remote in three chase runs this winter; big turnaround needed for the step up in trip. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: 02
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 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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1st 3 |
11th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Maiden winner and up to winning a handicap off this mark as he was a clear second last time at Fontwell (2m3f, good to soft); thereabouts. |
7/2 |
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2nd 2 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Battled well to win Taunton maiden (2m3f, good to soft) last season but has not been in the same form in any of his four handicaps this term (2m4f-3m); drops back in trip here; needs to up his game. |
10/1 |
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6th 7 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Maiden winner; only six ran when a 10l third in his first handicap (2m7f, good to soft) but should really have run better since then, for all that he was back over 2m4f. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 955
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 6lb
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 3 |
22nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Signed off for Paul Nicholls in good form, winning a 2m3f good-ground chase at Fontwell where he was in front a good way out before holding on; just 4lb higher; bought for £40,000. |
5/1 |
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2 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Still a maiden but looks set to make a better chaser after finishing a close second over C&D three weeks ago (good); stayed on well that day from off the pace and might well go one better. |
15/8 |
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2 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Still a maiden but looks set to make a better chaser after finishing a close second over C&D three weeks ago (good); stayed on well that day from off the pace and might well go one better. |
15/8 |
11/4
Form: 3 BF
Last run: 79 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 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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1st 1 |
5th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Beat the only other finisher by 35l over C&D (good) last month on third chase attempt and second start in cheekpieces; open to further progress in this sphere and warrants respect up just 2lb. |
5/2 |
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1st 1 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Good-ground hurdle winner; jumped better on second run over fences when third on soft ground at Wincanton (3m1f; first-time cheekpieces) and these conditions should be more to his liking; off for three months but should have every chance. |
Evs |
9/4
Form: 73
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 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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8 |
18th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won Irish point in early 2024; he dropped right out when favourite for a Chepstow bumper in October but showed his true colours when a taking third to a smart one on C&D hurdle debut (soft) last month; said to have made a respiratory noise there and now tongue tied; looks promising. |
9/4 |
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3rd 11 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Bought for £70,000 soon after his winning Irish point debut (yielding ground) in February; disappointing when favourite for a Chepstow bumper in October but he now switches to hurdling over this longer trip and it wouldn't be a surprise if he left that latest form well behind; stablemate of George Henry. |
5/1 |
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3rd 11 |
8th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
prominent |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 74
Last run: 69 days
W: 11st 6lb
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 6 |
18th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Lightly raced 6yo but he's not shown a great deal and was pulled up on chase debut over C&D (good to soft) in January; had wind surgery since but he needs a transformation after a short break; tongue-tie added. |
10/1 |
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7th 8 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Displayed minor promise when fourth on hurdling debut at Hereford (2m3f, good to soft) in December; two less encouraging runs followed towards end of last season but improvement is possible in handicaps this term. |
13/2 |
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4th 6 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Minor encouragement in November's Hereford 2m4f hurdling debut fourth (backwards step since) and ought to have something to offer at this trip or further, albeit likelier in handicaps after this. |
100/1 |
66/1
Form: 83764
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 2 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won three handicap hurdles within the space of four runs last year (all at 2m on goodish ground) and the last of those was off this mark; may have needed the run last time after a break and showed some aptitude for fences when an 18l third at Uttoxeter in October. |
2/1 |
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5th 8 |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Won three around this time last year, latest over C&D (good to soft); beaten four times since, the last two over fences; switches back to hurdles and worth a look in the betting. |
12/1 |
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1 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In good form over hurdles this spring, making all three times (2m, good/good to soft); recent efforts suggest the handicapper may have her measure now but, nevertheless, she can give this a good shot from the front if she jumps well on her chasing debut. |
5/1 |
25/1
Form: 2-447
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 5 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Looked quite promising in bumpers last spring and is still unexposed over hurdles but was beaten about 38l on last month's handicap debut at Hereford (2m3f, good) and will clearly need a much better performance here. |
20/1 |
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7th 5 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 5f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Looked quite promising in bumpers last spring and is still unexposed over hurdles but was beaten about 38l on last month's handicap debut at Hereford (2m3f, good) and will clearly need a much better performance here. |
20/1 |
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7th 2 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Promise in bumpers last spring; respectable efforts in her first two hurdle races (wind surgery in between); no show when remote on latest but it's possible that she's about to show more now that she goes handicapping. |
9/1 |
25/1
Form: 6
Last run: 36 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Point bumper winner and was second in a Fontwell mares' novice hurdle (2m5f, good) in April; still went off 80-1 for handicap debut at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) and went out like a light. |
33/1 |
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1 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won a point bumper last November (soft); showed little on her first two rules starts before improving to be 6l second in a Fontwell mares' novices' hurdle (2m5f, good) in April; failed to back that up at Worcester (2m4f, good) latest, giving her a bit to prove again. |
12/1 |
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1 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won a point bumper last November (soft); showed little on her first two rules starts before improving to be 6l second in a Fontwell mares' novices' hurdle (2m5f, good) in April; failed to back that up at Worcester (2m4f, good) latest, giving her a bit to prove again. |
12/1 |
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