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SoftRacing Again 5th August Handicap
- Prize money: £4004
- 0m 5f 212y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £11.10
- Place: £2.70
Form: -45620 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (3) |
15th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Loves it here, with all but one of his eight wins coming over C&D; however, failed to build on reappearance when well last of six over C&D at the end of May so his hopes are pinned on a change of stable (has left Stephen Hanlon) sparking a return to form. |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
30th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Loves it here, with all but one of his eight wins coming over C&D; not ground dependent; has been well below par in both starts since last winning (for Ann Duffield) here last September; not ruled out back here with 7lb claimed but it will need one of his better efforts from this mark. |
9/1 |
|
5th 4 (5) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner in October 2024 and won twice at Catterick last summer; never showed when beating only one rival over C&D when last seen in November; best watched for new trainer after break. |
20/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: -00023 CD
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (5) |
21st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Four C&D wins (mostly on soft), the latest when seeing off Chief Of State last October; has twice finished behind Evocative Spark over 7f here this year, so has work to do with that reopposing rival; latest effort - runner-up - was a definite step back in the right direction. |
11/1 |
|
2nd 8 (12) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
His last four wins have come over 6f here (good and soft), the latest last October; reappeared with 5l third of 12 over C&D last month but only seventh of nine over C&D (also good) since; 6f seems his optimum trip. |
25/1 |
|
7th 7 (6) |
22nd Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
All four of his turf wins have come at Catterick but over 6f; creditable effort back from a break when third (5l behind Evocative Spark) two weeks ago; can build on that but perhaps vulnerable to stronger stayers. |
8/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 691113 C BF
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 (9) |
9th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Game effort to win a 5f handicap at Thirsk (good ground) last month; dropped away having made the running at Newcastle 13 days ago; has run well at Carlisle before but over 5f and this test might be stiffer than ideal. |
12/1 |
|
11th 13 (5) |
26th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
Course winner (6f); arrives having been in good form, seeing off her 11 rivals at Thirsk (5f, good) three weeks ago; a 4lb rise shouldn't prevent another solid effort. |
12/1 |
|
1st 7 (9) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Won this last year (first-time visor) and quickly added to that with further wins at Catterick (7f), Newcastle (6f), and back here (6f), rising steadily in the weights; she's a likely pace angle, only worn down inside final furlong at Catterick (6f; 17-2) 25 days ago. |
7/1 |
6/1
Form: 237-80 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (6) |
9th Sep 2025 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
C&D scorer who got back on track when fourth of nine over C&D in July; one to consider off the same mark after a break. |
11/2 |
|
4th 4 (2) |
23rd Jul 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
In the frame on eight of his 12 course visits but only two of the last five, and about 3l behind Quercus when fifth in this race last year (good to firm; beaten favourite); can't fight the rider as much as he did behind Miss Rainbow on last month's return from a small break. |
6/1 |
|
2 (11) |
27th Jun 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Defied this mark at Catterick (6f, good) last April but that is his sole win since 2021; may have needed his reappearance run at Catterick in April but he's had another break since then and his AW record stands at 0-12; looks opposable back in this sphere. |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: 034339 C
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (12) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 218y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Dual C&D winner; got up late to win a handicap at Beverley (7.5f, good) last month and ran another respectable race when fourth in a classified event at Ayr (1m; Park Lane Penny was second) 11 days ago; claims. |
10/1 |
|
4th 6 (6) |
5th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Prevailed narrowly in Beverley handicap (7.5f, good) last time, bouncing back to form and showing that his old legs can still operate successfully; 1-1 at classified level; shortlisted. |
7/2 |
|
1st 10 (5) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 96y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Veteran who hasn't yet found his form this term and hasn't won a handicap for nearly two years; others preferred. |
25/1 |
15/2
Form: 70-746 CD
Last run: 105 days
W: 8st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (1) |
30th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 217y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Without a win since May 2023 when previously trained by this yard and he's since dropped a long way in the weights; below his best at Catterick (6f, soft; first-time visor) a week ago and needs to get back on track. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 (9) |
23rd Jul 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Course record of 3-9 includes a nose defeat of Quercus off topweight in this race in 2022 (good to firm); 5lb wrong this time and effectiveness on soft or worse untested since September 2021; debuted visor no certainty to inspire, all seven wins having been gained free of headgear. |
15/2 |
25/1
Form: 650
Last run: 46 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (4) |
1st Aug 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
4yo who has raced only four times; market check advised but she showed very little on her first three starts (1m2f/7f, good/good to firm) and it was the same story when 28-1 for her recent handicap debut (6f, soft). |
14/1 |
|
7th 10 (3) |
23rd Jul 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Disinclined to settle on all three starts (7f-1m2f) and beaten 21l or more; drop in trip probably worth a go in the short term, but no great appeal from out of the weights even so; tongue-tie added. |
25/1 |
|
4 (13) |
7th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Massive prices and she's finished tailed off in two maidens over 1m2f (good/good to firm) this spring. |
100/1 |
Form: 988-00
Last run: 72 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 17 (18) |
1st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Regressive 17-race maiden; too much to prove for comfort. |
66/1 |
|
8th 7 (6) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
16-race maiden; hasn't shown much in her two runs this season and was withdrawn after getting loose before the start at Newcastle three weeks ago; opposable. |
33/1 |
|
9 (2) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
16-race maiden; hasn't shown much in her two runs this year; others look stronger |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 149190 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (4) |
14th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
2-39 on turf, but creditable fourth at Ayr last week (6f, good); worth considering. |
11/2 |
|
4th 8 (7) |
6th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Has course form at 5f; losing run goes back to Thirsk (6f, good to firm) in May 2025 and he's been through troubled times since, despite taking a healthy slide down the weights; risky. |
33/1 |
|
10th 10 (11) |
21st Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Out of sorts since his last win and failed to beat a rival on seasonal debut; best watched unless the betting suggests a revival is likely. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £32.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £25.53 |
| Tricast | £74.14 |
| Trifecta | £131.10 |
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