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SoftDean Stonehouse Memorial Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £2450.7
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
13/8 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £2.10
Form: 2 BF
Last run: 73 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 17 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Low-mileage 6yo who has a solid record (yet to finish out of the first three) and may still have further progress in him; made all in Warwick maiden (2m3f, heavy) most recently; interesting handicap debutant. |
12/1 |
|
1st 4 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner on soft; beaten favourite in his three runs over hurdles but has performed to a smart level, last time going down narrowly in a Cheltenham maiden (2m4f, good); should win this en route to something a lot better; the tongue-tie is new. |
Evs |
3/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 22
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
3/1
Form: 3
Last run: 87 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
18th Feb 2026 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Close second at Uttoxeter (heavy) in December but found a sharper test at Huntingdon (also 2m, soft) against him when a distant third last month; step up in trip looks a positive; firmly in the picture with Sean Bowen up. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 13 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Represents the sponsors; improved from first run to second in bumpers and did likewise when beaten under 1l on his latest hurdling outing at Uttoxeter (heavy), albeit flattered a little by the proximity; sharper 2m not strictly a plus, but live claims still if more improvement forthcoming. |
9/2 |
12/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Has stamina in his pedigree but didn't strictly improve for a step up to 2m7f at Bangor (handicap debut) most recently; however, still ran respectably and may build on that effort. |
8/1 |
|
4th 4 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Definite improvement when beaten about 13l into third in a soft-ground maiden at Hereford (2m3f) and the front two that day have progressed to better things; this gelding might do likewise now sent further for his handicap debut. |
5/1 |
|
4th 5 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Ran okay in two bumpers last season but was tailed off when 150-1 for hurdle debut at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) in November; had wind surgery subsequently but was then beaten 48l in a Ludlow maiden (2m5f, good to soft) last month and doesn't look the answer here. |
50/1 |
7/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Fell mid-race on chasing debut last month; better 18 days later on second attempt in that sphere (albeit last of three) and peak hurdles efforts make this look an attractive mark, but they were all at about 2m and this sort of trip is totally new under rules for this 2024 Irish 3m point winner. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Fell mid-race here on chasing debut 18 days ago but twice ran well in today's headgear combination over hurdles last month and, with good ground suitable, has a good chance if able to transfer that form to fences. |
13/8 |
|
2 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Yet to take his form to any higher level since receiving a tongue tie and wind surgery, but he won't mind any drying ground as a hurdles winner on good and there's winning chasing prowess in the pedigree. |
4/1 |
14/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Half-borther to fairly useful Irish hurdle winner Hi Ho Phoenix; only 7-1 for soft-ground Chepstow bumper in February but showed his inexperience and was tailed off. |
33/1 |
|
8th 7 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Half-borther to fairly useful Irish hurdle winner Hi Ho Phoenix; only 7-1 for soft-ground Chepstow bumper in February but showed his inexperience and was tailed off. |
33/1 |
|
6th 6 |
22nd Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Fourth foal; half-brother to Irish maiden hurdle winner Hi Ho Phoenix and a point winner; dam unraced sister to useful jumper Thelobstercatcher; stable has occasional bumper winners. |
14/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.56 |
| Trifecta | £24.00 |
Selections
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