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Good To SoftSky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.10
Form: 765
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
A dual 2m hurdles winner last season; nowhere near that form sent chasing this season, a remote fourth of six in 2m handicap here 48 days ago; others appeal more. |
10/1 |
|
4th 3 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won two handicap hurdles (2m, good to soft/good) towards end of last season but has not really convinced on his three chasing starts this term, with best run coming in race in which half the fences were omitted; the forecast ground here might be slower than ideal; others preferred. |
12/1 |
|
3 |
29th Sep 2025 Good 2m 0f 75y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Displayed significant improvement when switched to handicap hurdles towards end of last season, winning at Southwell (2m, good to soft) and by 10l at Plumpton (2m, good); makes chasing debut after 161-day absence and takes on two in-form rivals but could still have more to offer. |
4/1 |
12/1
- Place: £8.00
Form: 276
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
20th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Low-grade mares' handicap winner at Fakenham in March (2m, good to soft) off 3lb lower but she hasn't kicked on from that in four runs since, although her latest fourth at Market Rasen (2m, good) 11 days ago was a step back in the right direction. |
7/1 |
|
5th 6 |
20th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Low-grade mares' handicap winner at Fakenham in March (2m, good to soft) off 3lb lower but she hasn't kicked on from that in four runs since, although her latest fourth at Market Rasen (2m, good) 11 days ago was a step back in the right direction. |
7/1 |
|
4th 3 |
9th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
led, slowed dramatically then joined 4th, headed and outpaced before 2 out, not fluent last, no chance but rallied and kept on run-in |
10/1 |
6/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 47-683
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 15 |
16th Sep 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
0-7 over hurdles; placed twice off today's mark at start of this year (1m7f/2m, good to soft) but absent since a fall in March; tongue-tie fitted for first time here. |
16/1 |
|
9 |
26th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Third on good to soft at Catterick (2m) and Southwell (2m1f) in the last two of her three handicaps; not so good over this sort of trip on previous two outings but worth a second look. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
3rd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Good third at Catterick (1m7f; second handicap attempt) last time, improving on previous rules form; has place possibilities on that effort and win possibilities if improving further. |
6/1 |
14/1
Form: 4755
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
0-6 over hurdles but signed off in March with a pretty good third at Wincanton (2m4f, good) and is open to improvement over fences this season. |
10/1 |
|
10 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
0-6 over hurdles but signed off in March with a pretty good third at Wincanton (2m4f, good) and is open to improvement over fences this season. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
31st Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
in rear |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: P475
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
26th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Irish point winner; dropped from about 2m4f to 2m for his two handicaps but was pretty disappointing, favourite when tried in cheekpieces last time; now has his tongue tied as well and moves back up in trip. |
12/1 |
|
5th 2 |
3rd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Irish point winner, failed to improve for the drop to 2m on handicap debut most recently; chance partly depends on how well he responds to first-time headgear. |
8/1 |
|
5th 4 |
4th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
midfield |
13/2 |
7/2
Form: 32P431 C
Last run: 5 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
In cracking form this season, with three wins and a second, until however he went down by 25l at Bangor (good) on latest start; maybe the ground that day was not soft enough; major player if bouncing straight back. |
13/2 |
|
6th 10 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
A lot more exposed than many in here but he's been in cracking form since returning from an absence and his defeat at Leicester was no backward step (2m4f, good to soft); firmly in the mix. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
6th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Has thrived since returning from a break in December, winning two of his three runs over hurdles before adding a third win of the season reverting to fences at Market Rasen (2m3f, soft) last month, each time under Benjamin Macey; he's up 4lb for last time but is very much a leading contender in current form. |
5/4 |
33/1
Form: 0P2/77
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
24th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield on inner, mistake 3rd, soon hung right and reminder |
40/1 |
|
11 |
24th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
midfield on inner, mistake 3rd, soon hung right and reminder |
40/1 |
10/1
Form: P35-37
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-17 and she beat only one in 2m4f Warwick handicap chase in March; a change of headgear is adopted now. |
50/1 |
|
8th 9 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-14 over hurdles and soundly beaten last of three on last month's chase debut at Leicester; others are preferred. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 0-5609
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
24 |
2nd Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 19y |
10st 0lb |
Won first four races for this stable at around this trip and ran well again here at Christmas when third to Duke Silver, having made most; blinkers now replace cheekpieces but has it to do from 5lb out of handicap, and ideally may want better ground. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 5567-7 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Two bumper wins early in 2023 kicked off her career but she's struggled over hurdles and pulled up on recent chase debut; fourth run for this yard and they now turn to headgear. |
20/1 |
|
9 |
23rd Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Two bumper wins early in 2023 kicked off her career but she's struggled over hurdles and pulled up on recent chase debut; fourth run for this yard and they now turn to headgear. |
20/1 |
|
3 |
2nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 3f 48y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Two bumper wins for previous yard but she's generally struggled in six hurdle runs and was last of ten in a Southwell handicap (2m, good to soft) last month; dropped another 5lb but has plenty to prove back up in trip on chase debut. |
6/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £168.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £199.91 |
| Tricast | £1493.32 |
| Trifecta | £1415.20 |