16.50
GoodStep Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1
Form: 56P-8P
Last run: 35 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Ex-Shaun Lycett; maiden under all codes; well beaten or pulled up in all his races this year so has plenty to prove. |
33/1 |
3/1
Form: 6-3142 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual 2m course winner in early part of last season; has mixed record since and is not yet proven over this far but seemed to have benefited from a wind operation when close third of five here (2m, good) last month. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Dual C&D winner on good ground in early part of last season; below best on all three starts since returning from a break this spring, with his C&D run three weeks ago particularly disappointing, but he's well handicapped if a recent wind op proves successful. |
9/2 |
|
6th 3 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Won twice here last summer and some sign of a return to form when fourth at Warwick last week; this mark isn't a gift but has each-way claims. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: F353-3 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Returned from break with two low-key runs this spring but looked back in good nick when third here (2m, good) last month and will be fine over today's longer trip; one to consider. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 1 |
11th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
C&D winner (three ran) last July and beaten a neck over 2m4f here (similar mark) last October; below par in two starts this year, lacking fluency when beaten 36l at Bangor (2m4f, good) latest; a possible on peak form. |
8/1 |
|
8th 7 |
23rd May 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won at Worcester (2m, good) last July and he ended last year with two close calls over 2m4f; well-held fifth on reappearance at Market Rasen last month but he may have needed that run and has claims if he can get back near best. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: U/38P-
Last run: 299 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
2nd Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Has made the frame three times but remains a maiden; pulled up when last seen at Bangor last September; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
4 |
6th Sep 2024 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Made the frame in two juvenile hurdles for Donald McCain in early part of last season and, following a layoff, belied 33-1 odds when placed on stable/hurdle debut at Southwell (2m, good) in June; struggled on soft ground in July but is back on a quicker surface here and could have untapped potential over the new trip. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: F136/6 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Won over hurdles at Bangor in August 2023; should strip fitter for his first run in 616 days when sixth of eight at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) last month but may be best watched for now. |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Consistent once sent into handicaps until disappointing on his final outing in September 2023; something was evidently amiss given subsequent absence and trainer can get them fit at home; on a good mark. |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Consistent once sent into handicaps until disappointing on his final outing in September 2023; something was evidently amiss given subsequent absence and trainer can get them fit at home; on a good mark. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: /322/8 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Missed all of 2024 and has shown nothing in three starts since returning for this yard. |
33/1 |
|
14 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Won twice over hurdles and once on the Flat for Philip Kirby in 2022, but missed the whole of 2024 and has shown nothing in two starts since returning for this yard last month. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
2nd Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Won twice over hurdles in 2022; never showed when last of eight finishers on first outing in 606 days at Perth (2m, good) last month; usual cheekpieces left off here; hard to fancy. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 080-99 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Has proved unreliable but he resumed winning ways at Uttoxeter (2m) in July and followed up with another 2m handicap win there 30 days ago, overhauling Ocean Heights late on; not taken lightly in his current mood. |
5/1 |
|
1st 6 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Resumed winning ways (in a change of headgear) in C&D handicap 17 days ago; he's not always proved the most reliable so needs to back it up now from a 5lb higher mark. |
3/1 |
|
1st 9 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Proven winner who had lost his way but got back on track with a near miss at Worcester (2m, good) 20 days ago; just 2lb higher but the new blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) cast some doubts. |
4/1 |
5/1
Form: 8P6-40 BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (4) |
16th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 27y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Reeled off four straight hurdle wins last summer before losing his way; switched to the Flat this summer and he's now 3-3 in Flat handicaps, having won on good to firm at Thirsk (1m4f), Lingfield (1m6f) and Nottingham (1m6f) in the space of a week last month; the last of those wins was much more hard fought, by a neck, and he's another 3lb higher today but 2m+ is plausible and he might yet do better still. |
3/1 |
|
1st 1 (2) |
30th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 6lb |
Reeled off four straight hurdle wins last summer before losing his way; minor form when qualifying for a mark on the Flat since but he's proved well ahead of it since handicapping with cheekpieces refitted, winning by 6l at Thirsk (1m4f) and Lingfield (1m6f; both good to firm); 3lb well in under big penalty; major claims. |
1/2 |
|
1st 1 (1) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Won four times over hurdles between July and September last year; lost his way in that sphere and struggled this summer in his first three Flat runs (1m2f-1m6f) but he should have a future in Flat handicaps, as he showed when winning well in a small field at Thirsk (1m4f, good to firm) on Friday; hard to beat under a penalty if in the same form. |
Evs |
33/1
Form: 4456-8
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 10 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Had wind surgery prior to posting one of her better efforts last time (2m4f) but isn't guaranteed to build on it, being an inconsistent maiden; again out of the weights. |
14/1 |
|
5th 12 |
18th Feb 2026 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Struggled last May-August in her first four handicaps and 8lb wrong at the weights today; a transformation is needed following wind surgery. |
100/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.83 |
| Tricast | £57.40 |
| Trifecta | £50.10 |
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