16.20
Good To SoftGet Raceday Ready With Lucas Bookies Handicap
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 0m 6f 16y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1
Form: 443954
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (1) |
29th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Failed to beat a rival on stable debut at Wolverhampton last month when returning from 137 days off (typically started slowly); tongue-tie returns and is a dual winner on turf (5f; one on good to firm) but hard to support. |
33/1 |
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12th 10 (5) |
28th Jun 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Won two of his first four starts but his losing run is up to 15 and he was short of his best in three runs early in the year; sold for 5,000gns in February and new yard quick to get him back sprinting; worth a market check off his reduced mark. |
12/1 |
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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 |
8/1
Form: 241924 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (1) |
9th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Denied Connie's Rose close home off 2lb higher at Chepstow in June (6f, good to firm), but behind that rival the last twice (softer ground not to blame) and her season is starting to trail off; others persuade more. |
20/1 |
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11 (12) |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Again inclined to hang left behind Connie's Rose last time, when well below market expectations; won over C&D this time last year but that was off a 7lb lower mark and she's weighted to her best. |
10/1 |
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2 (8) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Added a C&D win (a little to find with the runner-up Connie's Rose) in June to two over 6f (good to firm and soft) in 2024; shade below best at Ffos Las four weeks ago but can't rule out back on this course. |
8/1 |
6/1
Form: 335627
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (3) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
A maiden after 28 starts, with tendencies to start slowly and race too freely, but has made the frame on his last five appearances, including two seconds in this grade at Brighton (6f, good to firm) this summer; fine over 7f and a likely contender once again; has tried various headgear combinations this year; goes in just the refitted cheekpieces today. |
6/5 |
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4th 5 (1) |
29th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 217y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Exposed 27-race maiden; runner-up in 6f classified events at Brighton on his last two starts (beaten favourite on each occasion); should run his race but others appeal more for win purposes. |
7/2 |
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2nd 13 (8) |
7th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
26-race maiden but did remarkably well to snatch second behind Big Time Rascal over C&D (good to firm) last Tuesday, when breaking awkwardly and pulling hard; clearly not the most straightforward and another change of headgear is tried but should go close if he gets the breaks. |
2/1 |
6/1
Form: 332532 CD BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (7) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Acts on any ground and mainly consistent, again running with credit when third of eight here (7f, good to soft) on Saturday; has only managed to win one of her last 32 starts, though, and may prefer further than this now. |
4/1 |
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3rd 4 (3) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Acts on any ground, but the last nine of her ten wins have been over sprint trips; has had some close calls over C&D this summer but she's not easy to predict and has been well held in her last two runs; risks attached. |
8/1 |
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3rd 3 (7) |
18th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Seven-time course winner who's become hard to win with, landing just one of her last 30 starts; she's not been this low in the weights for years but isn't as good now; yard also responsible for Savannah Smiles. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 6456-6 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (4) |
26th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
All four wins have come on turf (5f-6f) but he has run well on AW on his last two starts (1m/7f); drop back in trip demands he's sharper at the stalls but he is a major player all the same. |
3/1 |
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4th 10 (6) |
4th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Spent most of his career running in sprints but has been fine with 1m lately, latterly when chasing home a subsequent winner at Kempton; fairly treated now back in form and is one to consider. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 8 (11) |
8th Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Got back on song for his new yard with third of ten in 1m Chepstow handicap 23 days ago; no forlorn hope off an easing mark. |
11/1 |
9/2
Form: 670211 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 1 (9) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Triple course winner who is on a dangerous mark but he's been out of sorts at big prices in his four runs this season; has plenty to prove and all of his nine wins have been over 6f. |
25/1 |
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8th 7 (4) |
18th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won this last year, one of three C&D victories, for Charlie Tucker off a 2lb higher mark in a small field; yard enjoying a better spell of late and this may have been the plan but he doesn't arrive in the same form as last year; the years might be catching up. |
20/1 |
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6th 5 (5) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Conditions to suit and this veteran is likely to find more races this year; the evidence of his two runs in 2026 suggests he may need some more help from the handicapper before he is of renewed interest though. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: 37-8
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (6) |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Made a promising 2yo debut 12 months ago (7f, soft) but she was well beaten when odds-on for her second 2yo start and neither run this year has been too encouraging; this is her first 7f outing since debut, while cheekpieces are now given a go, so a revival wouldn't be a complete bolt from the blue. |
8/1 |
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7 (7) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Beaten favourite in both 2yo starts, at Newbury (7f, soft) and Windsor (6f, heavy), and the cause was lost at the start, when carried right, on her Newbury reappearance in August; bred to be considerably better than those results so no surprise if there's a good deal of improvement on handicap debut. |
7/2 |
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10 (10) |
5th Aug 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Favourite for both starts last year, taking third of 11 in maiden here (7f, soft) but a flop when 8-11 at Windsor (6f, heavy); has a useful pedigree and it will be interesting to see whether her backers return. |
6/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £11.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £15.24 |
| Tricast | £162.52 |
| Trifecta | £98.20 |
Selections
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Connie's Rose