April 25 / 17.35 Chepstow

17.35

Good To Soft

Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5650.67
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 0/5538 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Winless since the 2022 Betfair Hurdle and no certainty what to expect following an up and down 2024-25 campaign, but he has his lowest mark since May 2021 to exploit here; no ground issues.
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3

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

16:30 Worcester

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Smart in his prime but needed considerable help from the handicapper before driven-out win at Chepstow (2m, good) in April; subsequent defeat in valuable Haydock race is not viewed harshly but he's not yet proven over this far and others in the field have more appealing profiles; cheekpices removed after one use.

11/2

11th

5

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Tom Lacey

Winning for the first time since the 2022 Betfair Hurdle when digging deep to edge out Helnwein at Chepstow two weeks ago (2m, good); will do well to defy a 4lb rise in this deeper race but he'll give it his best shot; cheekpieces added.

14/1

11th

5

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Glory And Fortune

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Tom Lacey

Winning for the first time since the 2022 Betfair Hurdle when digging deep to edge out Helnwein at Chepstow two weeks ago (2m, good); will do well to defy a 4lb rise in this deeper race but he'll give it his best shot; cheekpieces added.

14/1

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7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: -24437 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Didn't go on from a good chasing debut in November; very little in hand of this 5lb higher mark than for last April's Sandown novices' handicap hurdle final win (2m, good), but trip and grade more in his favour than the Aintree Grade 3 of last time, at least.
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4th

7

9th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:15 Haydock

Helnwein

11st 5lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Often gives his running in strong handicaps (second in this event 12 months ago) but losing sequence is up to 11 and he looked held when falling two out in the Plumpton race won by Indemnity last time; cheekpieces left off today; opposable off unchanged mark.

10/1

3

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 2

16:05 Plumpton

Helnwein

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Had strong handicap form even before finishing second to Alexei in the Greatwood and fifth in an Ascot handicap that could barely have worked out any better, with the four ahead of him all delivering high-profile efforts in the meantime (well in with fourth-placed Mondo Man); failed favourite backers in a lower grade at Newbury but this strong traveller might have won had he not been left in front two out (then idled); every chance should this pan out more favourably; all ground seems fine.

13/2

2nd

1

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

15:00 Newbury

Helnwein

12st 2lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Had some very strong handicap form even before his last two runs when second to Alexei in the Greatwood and fifth in an Ascot handicap that could barely have worked out any better, with the four ahead of him all delivering high-profile efforts in the meantime; must have every chance in this lower grade; drying ground won't bother him.

13/8

Form: 9232-4 D BF

Last run: 349 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bombed in a Warwick chase when last seen, and although all three wins have been gained when fresh, none of those absences were of this 349-day magnitude; career-low mark today, but yet to land any sort of handicap.
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9th

3

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:32 Worcester

Ukantango

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Triple hurdle winner and chase winner (2m4f), on good or slower; that chase win came readily on his penultimate start, at Southwell; unable to back that up after a 7lb rise and step up in grade at Uttoxeter (2m5f, good) latest; still well treated on his winning effort, if he can repeat it.

11/2

4th

3

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:50 Uttoxeter

Ukantango

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Bumper winner and has three wins over hurdles; got off the mark on the return to fences when a convincing winner at Southwell (2m4f, good) last month; up 7lb but looks sure to give another bold account.

7/2

Form: P-1131 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Four rules wins, including in an Exeter class 4 this month (2m1f, good), have each been gained making all despite a seemingly incurable refusal to settle; 5lb rise and better race demand more, and Palacio will want a piece of the lead also, but stamina to spare as a 2m4f-3m winner.
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3rd

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 219y

Class 4

18:39 Plumpton

Seeyouinmydreams

11st 11lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

5-11 over hurdles for Paul Nicholls and arrives on the back of a wide-margin success in a seller at Hexham (2m, good) 24 days ago; bought for £26,000 and commands major respect on chase debut for his new stable.

3/1

1st

2

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Seeyouinmydreams

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Paul Nicholls

Four hurdle wins at trips ranging from 2m-2m4f; was running well in handicaps in the autumn after chancing her arm over fences last September and this is a very winnable race given the favourable terms; strong claims for top yard that's 4-5 here.

2/5

100/30

Form: 5-1342 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Soon dealt with once headed at Ffos Las 19 days ago (2m, good to soft; debuted hood retained), but that ought to have knocked the freshness off him; accommodating mark next to the RPR for October's all-the-way C&D novice success (soft), and he's firmly in the mix on handicap debut.
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6

18th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 1

13:10 Ayr

Palacio

10st 2lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

He's had his ups and downs in a short chasing career and his jumping can lack fluency but he made it 2-5 in this sphere when making virtually all to win at Newbury (2m, good to soft) four weeks ago; won on soft ground over hurdles; major player if things click again today.

13/2

1st

3

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 92y

Class 3

16:10 Newbury

Palacio

11st 7lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Unseated rider at halfway on this course last month; in and out overall but he would have a chance on his clearcut reappearance success over this distance at Chepstow and drying ground would not inconvenience him.

9/2

2

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 187y

Class 3

14:40 Newbury

Palacio

11st 7lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Campaigned only at about 2m; has failed to back up the form of his Chepstow reappearance win and, contrary to parts of his pedigree, doesn't shape as if he's crying out for this new trip.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.40
Straight Forecast £17.76
Trifecta £61.20

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Seeyouinmydreams

POSTDATA:

Helnwein

SPOTLIGHT:

Palacio

D Express:

Ukantango

RP RATINGS:

Glory And Fortune

Daily Record:

Palacio

Telegraph:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Guardian:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Sun:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Star:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Times:

Helnwein

Daily Mail:

Helnwein

Daily Mirror:

Helnwein