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GoodBetfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap
- Prize money: £36078
- 0m 6f 111y
- Class 2
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
25/1
Form: 6320-5
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (8) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Still smart but has drawn a blank since taking a Meydan Listed race in December 2023 and the likelihood is the wait for his next win will go on. |
12/1 |
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2nd 4 (8) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Won his 2yo maiden over C&D when based in Ireland; last win was a Meydan Listed race in 2023, but he's kept good company during his losing stretch; remains capable of smart form and might have gone close in a valuable 7f handicap at Galway had he not been caught in a pocket; considered. |
7/1 |
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3rd 2 (3) |
2nd Aug 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Well-travelled and well-exposed 8yo is a long time winless; was running in stakes races in Dubai during the winter; held in handicap company in Britain last twice. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: 026872
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (7) |
5th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Not the force of old but a fire still burns and his third at Ripon in August came off 4lb higher; shouldn't be judged harshly on latest Ayr run and no surprise to see him bounce back with a big effort. |
14/1 |
|
16th 6 (22) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Heroic sprinter down the years, winning the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood in 2021 (soft) and 2022, and runner-up in the Gold Cup as a 5yo; harder to place now but was checked in his run at York in July and was a creditable third at Ripon after; not so good in a small field at Thirsk since but this type of race suits him better; refitted blinkers replace cheekpieces. |
33/1 |
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8th 5 (2) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
His last success was three years ago, but he was a Group 3 winner in his prime and he ran well to finish third off this reduced mark at Ripon (6f, good) last month; could be dangerous if he can back that up and two of his wins have come over C&D. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: -47906
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (4) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Below form on last two outings and remains without a win since 2023 but started off for new stable with three good runs in April-June (5f-6f) and lurks on a dangerous mark; can't be ruled out. |
12/1 |
|
9th 8 (9) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
No win since 2023 but he has raced mainly over 5f for new yard and may show the benefit of this return to 6f; attractively treated on plenty of form and can't be dismissed. |
7/1 |
16/1
Form: -42208
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (2) |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Has shown best form this season at Goodwood, namely three consecutive in-the-frame efforts that amount to knocking on the door; only midfield at Doncaster last time but enters calculations back here. |
4/1 |
|
7th 9 (9) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 111y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Held up these days; four AW wins (7f/1m) but none since 2024; 0-17 on turf but he's been competitive at Goodwood (7f/1m) on last two outings and was a close fourth in this race last year; blinkered once (below form) last year and now it's a visor which replaces his usual cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 5 (6) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Four AW wins, including over 1m; 0-16 on turf but he's in form, having finished fourth at Goodwood (7f) in last two starts; remains on a workable mark and enters calculations. |
9/2 |
9/2
Form: 00-253 BF
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 9 (10) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
All wins on AW but he is fully effective on turf; unplaced in two C&D runs this year, however, and hopes appear to rest on the return of a visor giving him a lift. |
14/1 |
|
14th 1 (2) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Rated 5lb higher than when a close fifth in this race 12 months ago; has done well on AW since, winning at Southwell (well backed) on New Year's Day and finishing a good fourth at Newcastle four weeks ago; not obviously thrown in but could still have a bit more to come. |
10/1 |
|
4th 4 (9) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Heavily backed when winning a 6f handicap at Southwell on New Year's Day; ran well over C&D a fortnight later but short of his best twice since, including after wind surgery when eighth of 22 at York last month; returning to AW can help and seems highly likely to run his race. |
15/2 |
25/1
Form: -67878
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (5) |
16th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Encouraging start for this yard with two fifth-place finishes off higher marks in the spring; however, his form has gone the wrong way subsequently and he needs to turn things around. |
9/1 |
|
8th 9 (6) |
10th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Encouraging start for this yard with two fifth-place finishes at Leicester and York (also 6f) in the spring but his last two starts haven't been as promising; nicely treated and he does have form here so a revival isn't out of the question. |
14/1 |
|
5th 2 (2) |
21st Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 13lb |
Ran well in Listed/Group races in 2024; on a three-year losing spell but his Class 2 form this term for new yard includes a couple of encouraging efforts; possibilities off current mark back down in grade. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 712909 C
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (4) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 3 |
10st 1lb |
In good form last June, winning off this mark over C&D (good) before an excellent second at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm); some fair efforts this season and on a good mark now; not out of it. |
4/1 |
|
6th 7 (1) |
4th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Beaten on his last 14 starts and he's been expensive to follow in that time, but he was denied a clear run at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) last month and again ran well when fifth of 19 at York (7f, good) last time; could be thereabouts. |
11/2 |
20/1
Form: 7-9810 C
Last run: 50 days
W: 8st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (9) |
27th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
C&D winner; responded well to a change of tactics when making all at Pontefract in July (6f, good); not so good in either start since but not handicapped out of things if bouncing back. |
12/1 |
|
11 (12) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 111y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Inconsistent 6yo who hasn't gone beyond a bare 6f for a long time and finished down the field at York in July when last seen; however, he won at Pontefract (6f, good) earlier that month and has shown some strong form here in the past (including a soft-ground win); could go well. |
20/1 |
|
12 (2) |
26th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
C&D winner; exploited his drop down the weights when making all at Pontefract 18 days ago (6f, good); still has handicapping scope despite a 4lb rise; one to consider. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 770007
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 11lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 13 (15) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
He enjoyed his finest hour over this C&D when winning the 2023 Wokingham off a 20lb higher mark; he hasn't won since and his second over C&D in May on his seasonal/stable debut hasn't been a springboard to better things; others look safer. |
14/1 |
|
6th 4 (4) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Having dropped down the weights he was a good second on his seasonal and stable debut at Ascot (6f, good) in May; however, two lesser runs have followed and this 8yo remains without a win since June 2023. |
7/1 |
|
5th 5 (8) |
17th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 6y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Having dropped down the weights he was a close second at Ascot (6f, good) in May on his stable/seasonal debut, and perhaps the soft ground didn't suit at Epsom last time; not written off but this 8yo has been regressive and remains without a win since June 2023. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 050693
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (9) |
2nd Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Three good runs over the winter (two of them from five runs in Bahrain) but he has struggled in two 7f runs back in Britain since April; handicapper slow to relent and this step up to 1m isn't sure to spark a revival. |
16/1 |
|
13th 6 (2) |
11th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
7yo who was well beaten in Bahrain and at Chester on his last two starts; however, he was drawn wide at Chester and showed some good form in Bahrain in January; he's run really well on both previous attempts at this C&D and is not ruled out each-way off a competitive mark. |
20/1 |
|
12th 3 (10) |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Campaigned back in Bahrain since December, best efforts when placed twice over 6f; well treated on historical data but hasn't won a domestic race since 2023; returns to 7f for first time since last July. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 001459 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 8st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (6) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Losing run goes back to last December but he's dropped down the weights and his recent narrow defeat against a smart rival at York (5f, soft; has won at about 6f and on good) was a cracking effort; back up 3lb on course debut but he should be very competitive. |
11/4 |
|
4th 4 (3) |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Yet to score this term but he's hinted he can put that right, his latest fourth at Beverley (5f, soft) being another such example; return to 6f is no bother and he won't mind how the ground is riding; career-low mark. |
11/2 |
|
4th 11 (11) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
Yet to score this term but his sixth of 21 at the Ebor festival (6f, good to firm) indicated he might be rediscovering his level; that didn't prove the case at Windsor last time but he's too well handicapped to ignore and rain would certainly not hinder him. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: -09722 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 18 (3) |
2nd Oct 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Returned from a break with a win at Windsor (6f, good to firm) in May but he hasn't come up to scratch in his four outings since; back on that successful mark but many others arrive with less to prove. |
25/1 |
|
7th 3 (10) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Returned from a break with a win at Windsor (6f, good to firm) in May but he hasn't come up to scratch on his three outings since. |
14/1 |
9/1
Form: 11-213 BF
Last run: 43 days
W: 8st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 1 (8) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Often leads; 7f winner at this meeting in 2024 and he went out on his shield in the Gold Cup (soft) last year off 1lb lower, giving up his lead only late on; had two wind surgeries in 2026, returning from the latest one with two solid efforts, struck into when sixth in the Portland at Doncaster last week; cheekpieces return in place of a visor; good form chance. |
8/1 |
|
6th 15 (3) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 143y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Made all in a 6.5f handicap at this meeting 12 months ago before a narrow defeat in the Ayr Gold Cup six days later (off this mark); first two runs this year weren't up to much but he had wind surgery in June and last month's midfield finish at York was much more like it; a visor is now reached for, replacing cheekpieces, and he is an interesting contender. |
12/1 |
|
9th 18 (8) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Ended 2025 with a Doncaster win and a narrow defeat in the Ayr Gold Cup (6f, soft); had a wind operation after the Ayr run but two heavy defeats this summer have seen him undergo another wind surgery; on a dangerous mark but Ayr next month might be the big target; cheekpieces back on today. |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £41.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.79 |
| Tricast | £133.95 |
| Trifecta | £249.30 |