15.45
Good To FirmSteve Brooks 70th Birthday Handicap
- Prize money: £5574.2
- 1m 1f 207y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.10
Form: 133312 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 11lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (4) |
24th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Narrowly beat Individualism when winning over C&D off 2lb lower in June (good to firm); excuses for two lesser runs since (soft ground; too free); contender. |
6/1 |
|
2 (9) |
10th Aug 2025 Good 1m 2f 100y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Soft ground provides an excuse for below-par effort last time; solid record (1333121) otherwise for current stable and gained the most recent success, at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm), in game fashion; remains of interest. |
6/1 |
|
9th 8 (12) |
24th Jul 2025 Soft 1m 2f 23y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
In very good form since being upped to 1m2f, which continued when he won at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) last month; it's a long time since he ran well on slow ground but he's in the mix if the surface isn't an issue. |
13/2 |
12/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: 216-87
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
17th Oct 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 188y |
11st 4lb |
Dual Flat winner in Britain but safely held in three maiden hurdles for this yard; potential improver entering handicaps although yard has a seemingly stronger contender here in Lenjoleur De Palma. |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Dual Flat winner in Britain and useful in that scene; however, beaten 30l and 25l over hurdles and looks one for handicaps. |
50/1 |
|
6th 2 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Dual Flat winner in Britain (rated 80); fair enough effort on stable debut over C&D in May; last of seven on the Flat 39 days ago, however; up against it. |
20/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 0-4416 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (11) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 70y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
It was leg three of a four-timer when he beat Box To Box in this 12 months ago so he was in flying form back then; hit and miss this campaign, but has posted figures of 112 in three of his races and this mark isn't beyond him. |
10/1 |
|
11th 7 (11) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 4f 15y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Two wins over 1m2f at Ripon this year (good/good to soft) and a good second to Salamanca City (with whom he is 4lb better off) when stepped up to 1m4f there last time (good); won over 1m2f last September on only previous start here; interesting. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
18th Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 10y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Down the field at York and Windsor on his last two starts but he's won on his last four visits to Ripon (1m2f, good/good to soft), including twice this year; it's surprising he's only ever had one crack at 1m4f, given how well he kept on over that trip in 2024; firmly in calculations back here. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 015-45 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Didn't come off the bridle when making a winning handicap debut at Southwell (2m Class 4, good) in June for his third win over hurdles; ran well when third over C&D subsequently (Indemnity second and a few of these rivals behind); latest Perth effort (fifth) was slightly underwhelming. |
14/1 |
|
5th 3 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Fair Flat racer who won three of his first four hurdling starts and was creditable third in Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen (2m, good) on latest outing four weeks ago; not yet fully exposed over jumps; must be considered. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 10 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
1m4f winner who has gone 3-4 over hurdles for Tom Lacey and easily won on handicap debut last time at Southwell (good; second run in this headgear combination), albeit against only four rivals; up 8lb but has momentum behind him. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 5-3310 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (2) |
19th Sep 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Several creditable efforts this season, and she had an excuse when stepped back up to 1m4f here (did too much too soon) last time; has possibilities if she can bounce back but she's not easy to predict and all of her three wins have come on turf; cheekpieces reapplied. |
25/1 |
|
6th 7 (4) |
5th Sep 2026 Standard 1m 4f 99y Class 5 |
8st 8lb |
Wins have come on turf in the summer and her record on Tapeta would be mixed at best; generally been running consistently of late but over shorter and this is a different test upped from 1m1f. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 8 (8) |
24th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 208y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Record of 3-33 on turf; good third at Doncaster in July (1m, good to firm) but well beaten last time (1m2f, good to firm); lacks consistency. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: 60-614 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (10) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Recent form has been patchy, but he's now 5lb lower than when winning over C&D in May; each-way claims if he can reproduce that sort of form; stable also runs Hosanna Power. |
16/1 |
|
2 (10) |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 5f 26y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Both wins at 1m2f, on good to firm and the AW; third at Beverley last month before struggling in a Class 4; could go well, though has mostly steered clear of slow ground. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 246-60 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (7) |
16th Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 207y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Landed a pair of 1m2f handicaps at Pontefract in June; not disgraced both runs since, coming in a close sixth of nine at Newcastle (1m2f) 13 days ago; this C&D winner is not out of things in a refitted tongue-strap. |
8/1 |
|
6th 1 (2) |
3rd Sep 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Took advantage of a reduced mark when bagging his first two starts of the term (Pontefract; 1m2f, good) but couldn't complete the hat-trick when last of three at Newmarket four weeks ago; 0-6 on the AW. |
11/2 |
4/1
Form: 14-303 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 |
19th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Respectable hurdles form since joining this yard; no impression switched back to the Flat in a 2m handicap at Galway in July; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
10th 17 (10) |
29th Jul 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 110y |
9st 7lb |
Twice a winner in Britain for James Ferguson at 1m4f; kept to hurdling so far by current trainer, just okay form; first try at this extended trip, okay mark. |
14/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £17.40 |
| Tricast | £102.88 |
| Trifecta | £119.90 |