20.40
Good To FirmTony Smith Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £3402.1
- 0m 7f 3y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
5/1
Form: 3-7375
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 (12) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
15 races for one win, at Epsom (7f, good to firm; from 9lb lower) last July; faced 7f on AW for last four starts, with career-best form in two close calls, the latest under Mikkel Mortensen at Southwell late last month but today's stronger race for return to turf surely demands better still. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 7 (1) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Sole win at Epsom (7f, good to firm; from 8lb lower) last July; fine on AW, as shown with near miss at Kempton (7f; beaten a neck) last October; sixth - faring best of the three involved in this race - in recent 7f Class 5 at Kempton; may strip fitter, with Mikkel Mortensen's 5lb claim handy. |
9/2 |
|
6th 1 (7) |
8th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Has run very well in his last two starts over C&D, only going down by a neck in October; not seen since, though, and may just need the run. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 54-668
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (6) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
8.6f winner at Wolverhampton on her final start for Roger Varian; two modest efforts for her new yard last month; something to prove for now. |
12/1 |
|
10th 5 (11) |
31st Jan 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Ended time with Roger Varian with a breakthrough success over the extended 1m at Wolverhampton but well beaten over that same C&D on her first outing for new connections; back down in trip. |
10/1 |
|
3 (6) |
20th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Free-going filly; consistent rather than progressive but she's edging down the weights and has been running respectably at a modest level; this is her first run in 0-60 company and she should make a bold bid. |
3/1 |
11/2
Form: 352105 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (13) |
16th Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Inconsistent since winning off current mark over C&D in May; however, holds a fighting chance provided he takes well to new headgear and turns up in top form. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 (7) |
13th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won a 7f handicap at Brighton in May off 1lb lower; back to form when second at Chelmsford 16 days ago (7f); runs off the same mark and shouldn't be far away. |
7/1 |
5/1
Form: 654
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (6) |
29th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Promise in her novice starts and again when fifth of 11 in a 7f handicap here two weeks ago; looked worth another crack at 6f on that occasion and she remains of interest off a reduced mark. |
10/1 |
|
7 (6) |
29th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Promise in her novice starts and again when fifth of 11 in a 7f handicap here two weeks ago; looked worth another crack at 6f on that occasion and she remains of interest off a reduced mark. |
10/1 |
|
9 (5) |
15th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Down the field in her two handicaps but she hinted at much better in her novice runs; remains capable of better and market support would look significant. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 511369 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 (3) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won four times on AW in the first three months of last year for Gay Kelleway but left that yard under a cloud and hasn't built on encouraging first go for this stable in March; work to do on his return to turf. |
25/1 |
|
7th 7 (2) |
29th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Regular slow starter; like The Spotlight Kid, his four wins have come in two lots of two; not beaten all that far in his two runs since leaving Gay Kelleway but more is needed from him. |
14/1 |
|
7th 5 (8) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Showed signs of a revival back from a break when fifth on stable debut at Kempton (1m) three weeks ago; was beaten less than 3l in that race and he's now 8lb lower than for his win at Newcastle (7f) last spring; one to keep an eye on. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 704834
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (9) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Epsom winner last August for regular partner Donagh Murphy off a 5lb lower mark; fair comeback over C&D behind Buy The Dip in April (6lb better off today) but didn't build on that back on turf a fortnight ago. |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 (7) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Consistent sort who got off the mark at Epsom (8.5f, good) last August and has made the frame in all five starts since, latest when third of 12 here (1m, AW) last month following six-month break; should strip fitter and be thereabouts. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 3 (4) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Ended last season with string of good efforts on turf, including a win at Epsom (8.5f good) and second in higher-grade company at Newmarket (1m, good); not yet proven on AW, though, and his fitness must be taken on trust. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: 506079
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (7) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 135y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Front-runner who finished unplaced in his first 11 starts, but made a winning reappearance here on the AW in March; posted another solid effort at Wolverhampton (7f, AW; beaten 1l) 11 days ago and has claims if handling this switch back to turf. |
5/1 |
|
4th 11 (3) |
8th May 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Front-runner who finished unplaced in his first 11 starts, but improved to make a successful reappearance at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) in March; not hard to pick holes in the form, though. |
7/1 |
|
1st 9 (3) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
11-race maiden who has yet to be placed and was beaten 11l here in his final run last year; looks opposable back from 141 days off. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 396351
Last run: 29 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (7) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
3-14 on the AW for Simon Dow and 0-7 on turf; may need this first start for her new trainer after 256 days off and is probably better over a bit further now. |
8/1 |
|
7 (4) |
15th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
All three wins have been on AW and latest was at Lingfield (5f) in June; that was a brave success but she's been up and down since and was disappointing in classified event at Chelmsford last time; still lightly raced on turf but this is competitive back in a handicap and others are more solid. |
14/1 |
|
8 (8) |
30th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Course winner at 6f, also successful over 5f on Lingfield AW in June; mixed since but she was in better form when runner-up returned to that C&D last week and can be on the premises back in a classified. |
11/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £30.32 |
| Tricast | £154.97 |
| Trifecta | £105.90 |
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