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Golf Membership On Sale Now Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5712.05
  • 2m 5f 82y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Golf Membership On Sale Now Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: P67513 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Back in good form this year, winning in refitted cheekpieces at Fontwell (2m5f, soft) before good third off today's mark at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft); also suited by good ground and seems very likely to make his presence felt again.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:47 Southwell

Shengai Enki

11st 8lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Chance on last year's peak form but he appears to have lost his way; quiet so far for current yard.

50/1

5th

4

18th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:02 Bangor-on-Dee

Shengai Enki

11st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Has the form to feature off this mark but in two runs for this yard he's been tailed off over hurdles and pulled up on chase debut.

33/1

7

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:08 Uttoxeter

Shengai Enki

10st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Barry Brennan

Ended last season with string of good efforts over hurdles for the Newland-Insole stable; sold for 18,000gns last spring; may have needed his reappearance run here in October but he now returns after another break and this is a tough assignment on his chase debut.

25/1

Form: 93-657

Last run: 75 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 6yo who was placed in a soft-ground bumper last spring and has also shown promise in three novice hurdles this season (2m-2m4f); untested on ground quicker than good to soft but should have some improvement to come in handicaps.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

7

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 4

14:55 Exeter

George Henry

11st 6lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Paul Nicholls

Tailed off at Lingfield (2m7f, soft) in December on sole outing this season; something to prove on that back of that but this very lightly raced 7yo is with a good yard and has shown promise previously; wears first-time cheekpieces and he's not written off.

14/1

2

24th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

15:00 Wincanton

George Henry

11st 11lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Paul Nicholls

Unexposed 6yo who was placed in a soft-ground bumper last spring and has also shown promise in three novice hurdles this season (2m-2m4f); untested on ground quicker than good to soft but should have some improvement to come in handicaps.

11/4

7th

4

8th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

12:45 Taunton

George Henry

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Placed in the second of his two bumpers and he ran well for a long way when a 7l sixth on hurdling debut at Exeter (2m, soft; first run after wind surgery) last month; didn't build on that when fifth at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft) last time but it's still early days and he should have more to offer; one of two runners for Paul Nicholls.

12/1

Form: -34255

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Pretty consistent over fences and hurdles on good/good to soft ground this season and has slipped to a good mark; campaigned mainly at around 2m but has won over an extended 2m3f; probably won't be far away.
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3

24th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

15:00 Wincanton

Mr Mackay

11st 8lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Pretty consistent over fences and hurdles on good/good to soft ground this season and has slipped to a good mark; campaigned mainly at around 2m but has won over an extended 2m3f; probably won't be far away.

5/2

5th

8

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

17:07 Doncaster

Mr Mackay

11st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Seemed in good form over fences before the turn of the year and reportedly suffered an overreach on his return to hurdling at Musselburgh; on a competitive mark.

12/1

5th

2

1st Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

16:27 Musselburgh

Mr Mackay

11st 13lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Fair efforts in the autumn across first three chase starts, finishing second last time (2m, good) despite not jumping well; on a handy mark on last season's best hurdle form; could be a contender now back in this sphere.

8/1

Form: 927-68

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 7yo who returned from a layoff with a fairly encouraging 2m run last month; needs that outing to have brought him on but he's on a workable mark, will be suited by the forecast good ground and is unexposed over this sort of trip.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:32 Perth

Rascal

11st 11lb

J: Mr Rian Corcoran

T: Tom George

in touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out

13/2

6th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:32 Perth

Rascal

11st 11lb

J: Mr Rian Corcoran

T: Tom George

Record of 0-6 in handicaps but is bred to be suited by this new trip and the first-time headgear looks another possible help; interesting.

13/2

4

24th Mar 2025

Good

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

15:00 Wincanton

Rascal

11st 1lb

J: Mr Tommie M O’Brien

T: Tom George

Lightly raced 7yo who returned from a layoff with a fairly encouraging 2m run last month; needs that outing to have brought him on but he's on a workable mark, will be suited by the forecast good ground and is unexposed over this sort of trip.

5/1

Selections

POSTDATA:

Shengai Enki

TOPSPEED:

Mr Mackay

SPOTLIGHT:

Rascal

The Times:

George Henry

Telegraph:

Shengai Enki

Daily Mail:

Shengai Enki

Daily Mirror:

Shengai Enki

The Sun:

Shengai Enki

Daily Record:

Shengai Enki

RP RATINGS:

Rascal

The Guardian:

Mr Mackay

D Express:

Mr Mackay

The Star:

Mr Mackay