19.30
GoodDr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £6280.8
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.40
Form: 544-11 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 13 (6) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 182y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
His six successes include four last season; retains all his ability but he's still above his last winning mark and he was only eighth at York last Saturday. |
16/1 |
|
8th 8 (18) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Started 2025 with three wins; wasn't as forward for this year's reappearance but quickly back on form when second (Kats Bob fourth) of nine at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 4 (8) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Started 2025 with three wins but didn't seem as forward for this year's reappearance, never threatening at Ripon 16 days ago; he'll need to have come on a bit but is nicely handicapped again if staging a revival. |
11/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 1039-3 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (10) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Six-time C&D winner; easing mark and back to form, just held by U Sure Do over C&D (good; 25-1) under four weeks ago; is capable of handling easier ground, and well drawn close to the stands' rail in stall 10; stablemate of William Dewhirst. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 9 (2) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Six-time course winner but well held in his three runs this year and latest was over C&D (good to soft) last month; has form figures of 1242 in this race in the last four years but he needs to turn things around off a sliding mark. |
12/1 |
12/1
- Place: £4.70
Form: 652574 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
29th May 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Four wins on Tapeta elsewhere, at 5f-7f, all in 2024; has been involved in several tight finishes since December, including for Oisin Murphy at Kempton (6f) in April, and while he's been on much the same mark throughout, he's worth another go over a bare 5f; thereabouts. |
4/1 |
|
12th 8 (12) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Yet to win in ten starts for current stable but he has been placed in seven of them, including back on turf at Wetherby 13 days ago (5.5f, good to firm); should run his race but this looks a tough race in which to end his losing streak. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 3 (3) |
26th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 110y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
String of good AW runs for current yard since December; his turf record is less compelling but he has been placed on good ground; others are preferred for win purposes. |
100/30 |
6/1
Form: 049-15 CD
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (9) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Handicapper hit him hard after he made it 2-2 at Leicester off 7lb lower last month and he's struggled in two runs since; hit and miss now and, while it's possible he'll bounce back, others have more pressing claims. |
16/1 |
|
8th 4 (10) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
6yo who hit a personal best with his emphatic win at Leicester (6f, good) last month but he flopped off this revised mark there 12 days later; has won at Ripon but he's not easy to predict and needs to bounce back again after that last run. |
9/1 |
|
4th 2 (5) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Winner of both C&D starts, in October (good to soft) and when pulling well clear (good) 12 days ago; has won on good to firm so the warm weather shouldn't be a problem but the new 9lb higher mark might be. |
3/1 |
12/1
Form: 343-66 D
Last run: 118 days
W: 8st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 (9) |
24th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Resumed winning ways at Southwell (6f; 10-1, from a 2lb lower mark) early in the New Year, having regularly caught the eye here prior; no obvious excuses when fourth over C&D latest (14-1); others more appealing. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 (6) |
10th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Came from off the pace to score at Southwell last month, his seventh success; probably still on a workable mark but his latest run was below par and his record in recent months is very mixed. |
8/1 |
|
7th 4 (13) |
1st Nov 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
His Carlisle win in July (6f, soft) was a comfortable one and he is only 3lb higher tonight; not far behind Sugar Baby at Redcar a fortnight ago but this will require more. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 4297-4 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (5) |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Below par last time but consistent otherwise of late and may well rebound, especially back at Pontefract; form here features two wins in 2025 and a close second this spring. |
6/1 |
|
8th 6 (5) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Closed out last season with a pair of soft-ground wins and has resumed in good form off his revised mark, latterly when having two of these behind at Chester last weekend; adaptable as regards ground and tactics, and can't be discounted. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 16 (7) |
8th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 17y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Ended 2025 in top form and he has returned to action with two solid placed efforts; 2lb ahead of the handicapper and no obvious reason why he wouldn't give it another good shot. |
9/1 |
8/1
Form: -61035 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (10) |
27th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
All three wins have been on AW and latest was at Chelmsford (6f) in January; now 4lb lower than for that success but he's been tailed off in last two runs (turf/Tapeta) and needs a major revival. |
10/1 |
|
13th 7 (8) |
31st Jul 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Better on AW than turf and wouldn't judge him too harshly on latest Ascot run (reportedly unsuited by the fast ground); 2lb lower than for his Chelmsford win in January (6f); not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
12 (5) |
11th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
Won three times on AW over the winter and now back to the last winning mark; more to prove on turf though and others have greater potential. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 6395-0 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (2) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Currently 2-3 on Tapeta but he's generally struggled since leaving Karl Burke, his only win coming when allowed his own way in a small field last summer (been dropped in lately); the first-time tongue-tie will need to make a difference. |
14/1 |
|
6th 2 (6) |
21st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
5-24; hit by the handicapper after making all at Yarmouth (6f, good) last June, and has taken a while to come back down the weights (now 3lb below that winning mark); posted low-key seasonal reappearance at Leicester; cheekpieces introduced seeking more. |
25/1 |
|
11 (9) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 9lb |
Scored off 3lb higher at Yarmouth (6f, good) last June but he's not come close to that form since and was seventh of nine on Leicester reappearance last month; plenty to prove and four of his five wins were as 2yo; cheekpieces added. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 4710-6 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 (1) |
27th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 2y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Scored three times last March-August; he's now just 1lb above his last winning mark, having ended last season on a low note and continued in same vein this year; best watched unless the market speaks positively. |
25/1 |
|
4 (4) |
9th Jun 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Scored three times off lower marks, including over C&D, last year; however, the 8yo has failed to show his form in two runs this term and is best watched unless the market speaks positively. |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 (7) |
9th May 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
prominent, lost ground over 3f out |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 30/73- CD
Last run: 150 days
W: 8st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (2) |
30th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Standing dish at Ripon, where he's recorded ten of his 12 wins; his 71st start is his first here; below par in both starts this season; drops 2lb but perhaps needs further favours from the handicapper to win again. |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 (3) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Ten-time course winner who ended last season with two wins (6f/5f) at Ripon; struggled on Thirsk reappearance last month but he doesn't have a great record when fresh and he's not ruled out back at his favoured track; acts on good to firm and soft. |
11/2 |
|
15th 2 (2) |
10th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Best known as a Ripon specialist with ten wins there, including his last two starts of 2025; has won fresh, but has tended to need his reappearance in recent years. |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.92 |
| Tricast | £87.46 |
| Trifecta | £119.00 |
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