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Good To FirmTom’s Big Bike Ride “Confined” Handicap (For horses which have not won a Flat race In 2025)
- Prize money: £4396.56
- 0m 5f 42y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
4/1
Form: -44395 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (7) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Dual 5f turf winner; would have each-way claims if able to reproduce his Newcastle effort from three starts ago but has taken a couple of backward steps since. |
9/2 |
|
1 (6) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Both wins over 5f, on good to firm and soft; on a good mark now and he has run creditably over 6f but might prefer an easier test at the trip than this, especially with the ground having eased. |
8/1 |
|
1 (3) |
3rd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 42y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Has won on good to firm and soft; two good runs out of four since moving yards, including last time at Musselburgh (5f, good) where he would have been closer with a clearer passage; temptingly handicapped. |
4/1 |
7/2
Form: 990784 CD BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (11) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 4f 217y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
All four wins when trained by Philip McBride, the last of which was in September 2024; sold for 6,000gns to join new yard in February; unseated when rearing at the start on stable debut; first-time cheekpieces go on and he's best watched. |
33/1 |
|
5 (12) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Four-time turf winner but he's 0-6 on AW and finished down the field at Chelmsford (6f) and Southwell (5f) in final two runs for Charlie McBride; changed hands for 6,000gns and he has something to prove for new yard after 166 days off; blinkers removed. |
16/1 |
|
3 (2) |
30th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Proving expensive to follow of late and his effectiveness on AW is still to be proven; stepping back up to 6f could help though and his rider takes off a handy 5lb. |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: -64694 C
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 (1) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
All five wins have been on turf, rattling up a three-timer in October 2024; it's been downhill since and while cheekpieces replace usual blinkers, he makes little appeal here. |
25/1 |
|
5th 6 (2) |
28th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Finished second here just before Christmas but over 6f; struggled since, including over C&D latest; Sedgemoor is the more obvious of the stable pair. |
20/1 |
9/2
Form: 543545
Last run: 2 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (1) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
All five wins have been on the AW over further than this, the latest at Wolverhampton in January; below his best in three starts since finishing third there in February and he's 0-15 on turf. |
12/1 |
|
7th 8 (6) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Five-time AW winner who scored at Wolverhampton (7f) in January but he's been out of sorts on Tapeta in his last two runs; has plenty to prove again and all of his wins have been over longer trips. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 56-045 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (11) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won twice on the AW over 7f in February and has gone close on his last two starts, including over this trip 28 days ago; has form on turf and this prominent-racer has claims. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 2 (3) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won twice over 7f (including on Polytrack) in February and he went close off this mark at Southwell last Tuesday; usually races prominently and he's strongly respected on this drop back in trip. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 1 (6) |
28th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won twice over 7f (once here) in February and confirmed his wellbeing with respectable fifth at Kempton (6f) this month; probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark but ought to be in the shake-up again. |
6/1 |
3/1
Form: 586852 D
Last run: 5 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (6) |
18th May 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won off this mark at Yarmouth (5f, good to soft) last October but hasn't got going in four runs this year, beating only one rival; needs to show more. |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 (1) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; had a good time of things in 2025, winning four times; she has finished last in her three AW runs this year and has only dropped 3lb; may need some more help from the handicapper. |
20/1 |
|
7th 4 (1) |
21st Apr 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Won at her beloved Yarmouth (5f, good to soft; from 4lb lower) last October; hasn't been at her best since returning to AW recently; this is a fraction easier and she could strip fitter but others are more appealing. |
25/1 |
13/2
Form: 326553 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 8st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (7) |
29th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Habitual slow starter who has one win from 33 starts; beaten a neck at Lingfield (5f, AW; first-time cheekpieces) last month but he's failed to beat a rival home in two outings since; others preferred. |
18/1 |
|
8th 7 (8) |
21st Jan 2026 Standard 0m 5f 6y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Not one to rely on and she was very slowly away when last of 12 in 5f Southwell handicap 17 days ago; she's very hard to make a case for. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 1 (2) |
3rd Oct 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Huge chance on this year's best form, notably a C&D second off 7lb higher in February; refused to race at Yarmouth on her penultimate start though and that, allied to a modest effort at Chelmsford two weeks ago, leaves her with too much to prove for comfort. |
7/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £31.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.30 |
| Trifecta | £123.40 |
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