13.54
GoodHappy Birthday Steve Grys Novices’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3564.67
- 2m 4f 145y
- Class 5
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.50
Form: 05P04U
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
7th Oct 2025 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In excellent form for new stable in the spring, winning three in a row under Fern O'Brien (2m4f-3m) on good ground; has fitness to prove after 116-day break and latest 10lb rise asks quite a lot of him but further progress is possible. |
7/4 |
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3 |
13th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Got off the mark over hurdles at Huntingdon (20.5f, good) in April and followed up in a four-runner contest at Ludlow (3m, good) last month with Galway Reel 13l back in second; up 7lb and holds strong claims once again. |
8/13 |
|
1st 2 |
11th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Mid-race unseat over fences on stable debut in March and got up late to win at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) three weeks ago when back hurdling; there's every chance the step back up in trip will suit and he could have more to offer for this yard. |
10/11 |
7/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 6644
Last run: 65 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
8th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Quirky customer who doesn't find much when striking the front but has won three times under well-timed Robert Dunne rides this season; unraced beyond about 2m4f under rules but well suited by good/good to soft ground and probably still on a workable mark. |
7/4 |
|
4th 3 |
27th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 2 |
10st 8lb |
Has won three of his six starts over fences and perhaps found the ground too soft when a tired second behind Mon Champion over C&D recently, as he looked threatening until late on; this surface brings him into it. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
14th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Never travelled after swerving to avoid a faller at Wincanton in December but otherwise he's done little wrong over fences, having valid excuses at Sandown before winning at Leicester (2m, soft; has won over 2m4f); every chance he defies a 3lb rise for last year's successful yard; first-time cheekpieces. |
2/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.70
Form: 4997
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Unexposed 5yo who encountered traffic in the straight when close third of 14 on last month's handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m4f, good; first-time tongue-tie); moves up in trip here and probably still has potential. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Unexposed 5yo who encountered traffic in the straight when close third of 14 on last month's handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m4f, good; first-time tongue-tie); moves up in trip here and probably still has potential. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Safely held in three maiden/novice hurdles (2m-2m3f) since quite promising debut in soft-ground Carlisle bumper in December, but represents a top stable and may fare better in handicaps; tongue-tie fitted. |
9/2 |
16/1
Form: 840465
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-13 under rules; ran well when fourth of 14 over hurdles in first-time blinkers (now removed) here (2m5f, good) last month (winner has gone in again since), but he comes up against some in-form rivals on chase debut; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
6th 5 |
20th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 189y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-13 under rules; ran well when fourth of 14 over hurdles in first-time blinkers (now removed) here (2m5f, good) last month (winner has gone in again since), but he comes up against some in-form rivals on chase debut; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
4th 14 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Returned from break with pretty good fourth here (2m3f, good to soft) in February, but was well beaten on both outings last month (3m1f/2m3f) and needs a big boost from the first-time blinkers. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 785P16 D
Last run: 114 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (1) |
5th Jun 2025 Standard 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Pulled up over fences latest; good start to her Flat career when second in an admittedly weak novice (9.5f) in January and it was her best run when third on handicap debut (also Wolverhampton, 1m4f) having been ridden prominently; new trip could eke out a bit more. |
6/1 |
|
1 (1) |
5th Jun 2025 Standard 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Pulled up over fences latest; good start to her Flat career when second in an admittedly weak novice (9.5f) in January and it was her best run when third on handicap debut (also Wolverhampton, 1m4f) having been ridden prominently; new trip could eke out a bit more. |
6/1 |
|
4 |
18th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Placed on the Flat since winning over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) in December and ran quite well when back over hurdles last month; has headgear refitted for this chasing debut but others have more pressing claims. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 23
Last run: 66 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
RPR of 99 for his early-2025 Wetherby novice third (2m4f, soft) increasingly looks an outlier; wind surgery hasn't been able to prevent two further weak finishes since, and hopes now rest with the tongue-tie. |
25/1 |
|
6th 2 |
28th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Placed in a pair of 2m4f Wetherby novice hurdles in 2024-25; very lightly raced since and has failed to go on, undergoing breathing surgery before coming in a well-held fifth of seven in 2m4f Sedgefield handicap 18 days ago; not easy to make a case for. |
14/1 |
|
5th 3 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Absent since very disappointing seasonal/chase debut in November (had wind op soon afterwards) and not easy to weigh up here but all three hurdle runs last season (2m3f-2m4f) were encouraging and he remains lightly raced. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 449773
Last run: 155 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
0-13 but ran well on his second race back after a year's absence when runner-up here (2m7f, good) last month; fair fifth at Worcester since and the drop back in trip may be in his favour. |
8/1 |
|
5th 8 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Maiden hurdler but has twice threatened in handicaps, last time going close over Uttoxeter's 2m7f; that was his second run after a lengthy break; up 4lb. |
6/1 |
5/1
Form: 754992
Last run: 14 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
0-10 over hurdles but seemingly aided by tongue-tie on last two appearances, more recently when clear second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last month; competes off same mark here and enters calculations. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 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 |
20/1
Form: P473
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
6th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Low-grade Flat winner last summer; 0-6 over hurdles when trained by Tjade Collier and makes stable debut from 3lb out of the weights; needs to have benefited significantly from a change of scenery. |
20/1 |
|
9 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Kept on for respectable third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) on handicap hurdle debut in February but well beaten twice since (Flat/hurdles) and not the most obvious answer here. |
20/1 |
|
9 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Kept on for respectable third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) on handicap hurdle debut in February but well beaten twice since (Flat/hurdles) and not the most obvious answer here. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 3344P-
Last run: 452 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
|
10th 10 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Not seen over hurdles since pulled up on handicap debut for Stuart Edmunds in January 2024; placed off basement Flat mark for new stable in January this year but not in same form since; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
|
10th 12 (2) |
12th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
0-19 (Flat/hurdles); posted a promising effort on stable debut over 1m2f at Lingfield in January; failed to build on that in her next two starts but then shaped encouragingly in first-time blinkers (retained) over 1m at Chelmsford in March; needs to back that up now switching to turf. |
9/1 |
16/1
Form: 512U55
Last run: 205 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Three wins on good ground at about 3m; good run at Southwell last time as the winner got first run; went up 3lb but he's in the mix. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won twice last year on good ground (once over C&D) and is entitled to have benefited from last month's reappearance run but may find others in this field better handicapped. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
7th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 10y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Dual hurdle winner last year, latterly over C&D (good) in October; absent since lesser effort here in November, though, and will need to resume in prime form to have a chance off his current mark. |
5/1 |
33/1
Form: -67976
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Managed only sixth of seven (albeit not beaten that far) when upped to 2m4f for last month's handicap debut at Southwell (good; first-time hood); needs to learn to settle better. |
33/1 |
|
8 |
19th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Managed only sixth of seven (albeit not beaten that far) when upped to 2m4f for last month's handicap debut at Southwell (good; first-time hood); needs to learn to settle better. |
33/1 |
|
6th 4 |
27th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Hasn't achieved much in bumpers and novice/maiden hurdles (2m), and improvement is needed off his opening mark; however, his dam won at up to 2m4f and the first-time hood could help him settle now up in trip; not ruled out, and the betting may be informative. |
12/1 |
40/1
Form: 5707
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 12 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Left behind previous efforts when winning at Market Rasen (2m6f, good; hooded) in May after wind surgery, her fourth handicap start, but never figured over 3m there the following month; bought for £3,000 since and, despite the drop in trip not being an obvious plus, she can have a say. |
7/1 |
|
4th 10 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Either or both of the wind surgery and headgear tweak inspired her to dig in for a head victory here latest (2m6f, good; Time Was pulled up); need to hope that improvement can translate to longer trips also, but clearly far enough down the weights to make hay if a corner has been turned. |
15/2 |
|
1st 8 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all six hurdle runs, most recently when pulled up in soft-ground handicap on stable debut in January; combination of wind surgery, first-time hood and return to good ground could plausibly prompt a better performance here, though; worth a glance in the betting. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 8-8PP7
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 4lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
13th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 16y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
0-11 under rules and little sign of encouragement this year; hood is now removed and has plenty to prove. |
40/1 |
|
7th 11 |
7th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
always behind |
33/1 |
|
7th 11 |
7th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
always behind |
33/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £15.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £13.65 |
| Tricast | £86.29 |
| Trifecta | £122.30 |
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