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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 9 (7) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Only his second attempt over this far in a 31-race career came at Goodwood (soft) ten weeks ago when he came from the rear in a six-runner race to win by 5l; 6lb higher today (with more to prove if the ground is firmer than good) but new horizons as a stayer have been opened up. |
22/1 |
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1st 2 (6) |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Had a 1m4f win for Mick Appleby last September and another for Henrietta Knight at Thirsk this April; however, no show in a more competitive race on latest start, has never won over further than 1m4f and, although probably stays 1m6f, his sole attempt at 2m (final start last term) was not persuasive. |
20/1 |
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11th 8 (14) |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Won at Pontefract (1m4f, good to soft) for Mick Appleby last September and bounced back from below-par efforts to end 2025 when making a successful start for the Henrietta Knight stable over 1m4f at Thirsk (good) four weeks ago; did that readily but this looks significantly tougher than that five-runner affair. |
16/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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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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 |
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2nd 2 (5) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Six-time winner, latterly in comfortable fashion at the expense of three rivals at Salisbury (1m6f, good to firm); strongly considered off 4lb higher; Charlie Tucker claims 7lb, replacing Oisin Murphy. |
4/1 |
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1st 1 |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 44y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Not particularly consistent this term for new stable but his most recent Class 5 attempt resulted in Bath win (1m6f, good; narrowly off 1lb lower) in June; possibilities returned to this grade. |
Evs |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £88.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £87.46 |
| Tricast | £350.16 |
| Trifecta | £480.60 |
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