17.55

7/4

Form: 3/3/2-

Last run: 74 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict

Didn't want for fitness on March's return from 22 months out at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft), only just missing out in a protracted duel, and coped fine with good ground before his layoff; chance.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 2	25th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 4	15:47 Uttoxeter Ilestdancingspirit 12st 0lb J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	Low-mileage 7yo who made the frame on his first three hurdling starts (2m4f, good/good to soft); ran poorly when last in action but moves up in trip for this handicap debut and should still have potential.	12/1
4	9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4	16:15 Southwell Ilestdancingspirit 11st 4lb J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	Similar sort of form in his three races over hurdles, here and at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter (all at about 2m4f); last time he chased home the long-odds-on favourite; every chance.	7/2
3	17th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4	17:55 Uttoxeter Ilestdancingspirit 11st 3lb J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	Didn't want for fitness on March's return from 22 months out at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft), only just missing out in a protracted duel, and coped fine with good ground before his layoff; chance.	7/4

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

7th

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:47 Uttoxeter

12st 0lb

Low-mileage 7yo who made the frame on his first three hurdling starts (2m4f, good/good to soft); ran poorly when last in action but moves up in trip for this handicap debut and should still have potential.

12/1

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:15 Southwell

11st 4lb

Similar sort of form in his three races over hurdles, here and at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter (all at about 2m4f); last time he chased home the long-odds-on favourite; every chance.

7/2

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

17:55 Uttoxeter

11st 3lb

7/4

OUR TIP

3rd

At Mangan Bridge

J: Harry Reed

T: Stuart Edmunds

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Brother of Miss Goldfire (races in the 5:20); hasn't really been seeing out 3m as well in his most recent British pointing outings as he had in Ireland last December (good), shorter trip probably the way to go for now, but passed over on rules debut nevertheless.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 2	17th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 4	14:40 Fakenham At Mangan Bridge 11st 9lb J: Charlie Hammond T: Stuart Edmunds	Only had to reproduce previous hurdles form to get off the mark in a pretty thin Southwell novice this month (2m4f, good), making all on his first outing since wind surgery; initial mark demands further improvement, but confidence will be high.	15/8
1	2nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4	16:10 Southwell At Mangan Bridge 11st 2lb J: Charlie Hammond T: Stuart Edmunds	Hadn't been seeing out 3m too well in British points earlier in 2025, but outpaced on both hurdling starts in the summer (beaten 17l over C&D latest) and staying handicaps appeal as the way to go now.	11/2
1	9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4	16:15 Southwell At Mangan Bridge 11st 4lb J: Harry Reed T: Stuart Edmunds	0-5 in points; got outpaced over 2m4f at Uttoxeter and finished just over 6l behind Ilestdancingspirit; more needed.	10/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

1st

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 4

11st 9lb

Only had to reproduce previous hurdles form to get off the mark in a pretty thin Southwell novice this month (2m4f, good), making all on his first outing since wind surgery; initial mark demands further improvement, but confidence will be high.

15/8

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

11st 2lb

Hadn't been seeing out 3m too well in British points earlier in 2025, but outpaced on both hurdling starts in the summer (beaten 17l over C&D latest) and staying handicaps appeal as the way to go now.

11/2

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

11st 4lb

0-5 in points; got outpaced over 2m4f at Uttoxeter and finished just over 6l behind Ilestdancingspirit; more needed.

10/1

4th

J: Kevin Brogan

7/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

28,000euros 3yo nephew of bumper/AQPS, Flat and 2m-2m6f jumps winners; no surprise if his present optimum needs aren't immediately clear, and possibly a concern the tongue-tie goes on right away, but market can help place his chance relative to stablemate Ilestdancingspirit.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 2	16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5	18:27 Worcester Knightsbridge 11st 13lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	Maiden hurdler but he's been a big improver since switched to fences, winning over 3m at Warwick last month before following up over about 2m4f here (both on good) two weeks ago; up another 7lb but he won going away last time and is a major player again in his bid to make it 3-4 as a chaser.	13/8
1st 4	1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5	13:50 Worcester Knightsbridge 11st 4lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	Maiden hurdler who is already doing better over fences, having stayed on well to win at Warwick (3m, good) in June on his second chase start; had run well over a similar trip to today's the time before and, although back up 5lb, he should have more to come.	7/4
1st 6	3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y Class 5	20:00 Warwick Knightsbridge 10st 13lb J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill	0-7 over hurdles but was close up in a 2m3f handicap off 5lb higher; ran okay when 8l off the winner on chase debut here in March (2m4f, good) and worth another go at 3m.	6/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:27 Worcester

11st 13lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

Maiden hurdler but he's been a big improver since switched to fences, winning over 3m at Warwick last month before following up over about 2m4f here (both on good) two weeks ago; up another 7lb but he won going away last time and is a major player again in his bid to make it 3-4 as a chaser.

13/8

1st

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

11st 4lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

Maiden hurdler who is already doing better over fences, having stayed on well to win at Warwick (3m, good) in June on his second chase start; had run well over a similar trip to today's the time before and, although back up 5lb, he should have more to come.

7/4

1st

3rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Warwick

10st 13lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr