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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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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 |
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 |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (3) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
23-race maiden who has tried various headgear (including combinations) since joining this yard but it was only today's tongue-tie he sported when close second at Kempton (6f, AW) in March; career-low mark and he's a contender if subsequent efforts can be forgiven. |
9/1 |
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11th 9 (1) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Still seeking his first win after 22 attempts; went close at Kempton (6f) in March but his two runs since haven't been of the same standard; has shown promise on turf; has worn each of today's accessories at some point but this is the first time they have been worn together. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 (4) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
21-race maiden but he was runner-up at Kempton (6f, AW; first-time tongue-tie) last month and posted another solid effort at Wolverhampton 19 days ago; has each-way claims. |
4/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (6) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Front-runner who is much better known as a sprinter, but won over C&D in 2022 and looked suited by return to this trip when close third here (good to soft; just behind Too Much Trevor) last week; back in action before 1lb nudge takes effect and will be fine on the faster ground; respected. |
7/2 |
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3rd 8 (2) |
21st May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 16y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Front-runner who has gained seven of her ten career wins at Chepstow; went backwards from a sound reappearance effort at Bath (extended 5f) when last of six over a bare 5f there 12 days later but a revival can't be ruled out back at Chepstow; raced exclusively at sprint trips since 2023 but won over C&D in 2022. |
12/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 14 (8) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Wins have come on good or softer but he ran fairly well on good to firm when second to Moonhall Lass at Salisbury three weeks ago; 9lb better off tonight but the winner had a good bit in hand and this one could have done without the summer weather arriving. |
16/1 |
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2nd 3 (3) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
11st 0lb |
Course winner over 5f, but stays 6f well; 1lb below his last winning mark and has the assistance of an experienced amateur, but he could really do with rain. |
10/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (3) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Dual 6f winner (once here) last summer; also suited by 7f but we haven't seen him since a disappointing AW run in September and he probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark. |
12/1 |
|
2 (5) |
20th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Dual Polytrack winner who boasts a patchy record round here; has enjoyed a good spell of late under Charlie Tucker but whether he's up to winning on Tapeta off his revised mark is the question. |
6/1 |
|
6 (5) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Thoroughly at home on this track, with three of his last four wins over C&D (good to soft and good) and the latest a fortnight ago, the day after a Windsor success; has won off higher marks than today's and his apprentice rider Charlie Tucker gets a sweet tune out of him; hat-trick is on the cards. |
9/2 |
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 |
|
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