16.25
GoodTruly Independent 15th Year Gallop Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Qualifier) (GBBPlus)
- Prize money: £6280.8
- 1m 6f 0y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
2/1
Form: 411-7 BF
Last run: 82 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 (2) |
18th Jul 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Won 1m4f novice events at Kempton and Ascot (soft) last autumn; flopped on handicap debut at Southwell (AW) in April but she's still unexposed and is a half-sister to a useful winner at this trip; has claims if she can bounce back and any rain would be welcomed. |
2/1 |
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4 (8) |
27th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Progressive in three novices last year, winning at Kempton (1m4f, Polytrack) in September and under a penalty at Ascot (1m4f, soft) the following month; makes her handicap debut after seven months off and, like many of these, the market should indicate what is expected. |
7/2 |
13/2
Form: 111130
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (4) |
25th Aug 2025 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Habitual slow starter who has had major blips in two of his last three runs, but he's also won five times (1m2f-1m6f) this season including at Haydock (good) on his penultimate run; still looks feasibly treated on that form and has claims if he can bounce back again with Patrick Mullins booked; tongue-tie added. |
6/1 |
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8th 7 |
1st Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 97y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Habitual slow starter; badly overdid it on penultimate outing (tailed off) but otherwise having a cracking season; that's despite another markedly slow start when upped to 1m6f at Haydock (good; not proven on softer) on latest outing, in which he got up by a neck in a slowly run race; raised another 3lb but it's the extra 6f which gives him far more to prove. |
16/1 |
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2 (3) |
18th Jul 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Blew the start and was tailed off at Epsom last month; has done well over middle distances otherwise this season, completing four-timer prior to a good effort at Newbury in May; still has scope for further progress but has bit to prove after that last run and this is a new trip. |
13/2 |
9/2
Form: 221-40 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (1) |
8th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Consistent on varied ground last season, which she rounded off with a win in this race; no joy this term but still makes appeal on some of that turf form. |
5/1 |
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1 (2) |
11th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Consistent during her 3yo campaign, winning at Leicester (1m4f, good to soft) and Nottingham (1m6f, heavy) either side of four runner-up finishes; not beaten far on her last two starts (1m6f) and she's a solid contender back down in trip. |
9/2 |
16/1
Form: 1311/9 C
Last run: 195 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (3) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Very hit and miss across his four starts this season and well beaten at York (2m, good) last month; however, he's posted two comfortable wins in small fields this term (1m4f/2m, good/soft) and this two-time course winner is not written off with the forecast slow ground in his favour. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: 410/4- D
Last run: 525 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (6) |
6th Sep 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Lightly raced since 2023 and still needs to prove he retains peak ability; has won over C&D (off 4lb higher) but failed to repeat the form back here last time. |
20/1 |
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3 (4) |
13th Aug 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
His improved form in 2023 culminated with a C&D win but he's run only three times since and he didn't show enough at Haydock in July, following an absence, to earmark for this race. |
20/1 |
11/2
Form: 14155- D
Last run: 281 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Fair Flat racer who battled well to pip Don Virginia in small field at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last month and is now 2-4 over hurdles; ought to run his race again but others have more compelling form. |
12/1 |
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3 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Dual Flat winner who scored on hurdling debut at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) in May and came second on both subsequent hurdling starts (2m5f/2m; form well advertised by the two winners since); not at best when back on the Flat last month but a major player. |
6/4 |
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6 (5) |
18th Jul 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Won two handicaps (1m6f/2m) on the Flat last season and he's done well switched to hurdling for new yard since May including a win at Huntingdon (2m4f, good); still has potential as a stayer on the Flat and he's in the mix back in this sphere. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 231/3
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (5) |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Has developed into a useful chaser for current yard, winning twice at Listed level; disappointing in February when last seen but is interesting off a very attractive mark returned to the Flat. |
10/1 |
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5th 1 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Better than ever for current yard, gaining two Listed wins on right-handed tracks (good to soft); jumped that way at times when held at left-handed Doncaster in hat-trick attempt; clear on ratings and the return to a clockwise course is ideal. |
1/3 |
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1st 4 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good 2m 3f 210y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
All her improvement for Willie Mullins came over longer trips and she very nearly won last season's Killarney National over 3m2f; however, after two respectable Flat runs for this yard, she returned to jumps with a near miss over a similar trip to today's in Chepstow's always-competitive Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle; clearly retains significant ability. |
5/2 |
5/1
Form: 391136 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 9 |
1st Oct 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 44y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Two 1m6f wins this summer; not so hot on good to soft ground for last two outings, albeit not disgraced on latest, and others seem to have more pressing claims despite his return to what should be a good mark. |
14/1 |
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6th 2 (12) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Two wins (one over C&D) for new stable this season; struggled on good to soft ground at Epsom recently but conditions ought to be more suitable for him here; no surprise if he features. |
20/1 |
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14th 11 (5) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Two wins since joining Rod Millman, the latest a wide-margin success in a small field at Salisbury (1m6f, good to firm) last month; second at Chepstow 25 days ago; handles good to soft but more to prove if it is slower. |
16/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £88.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £87.46 |
| Tricast | £350.16 |
| Trifecta | £480.60 |
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