17.20
Good To SoftTennent’s Lager Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £8246.4
- 1m 5f 26y
- Class 3
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
20/1
Form: 15335/
Last run: 1440 days
W: 9st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 10 (10) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Well beaten in 2018 in his only AW race; peak Flat form came with big-race placings over 2m4f in summer 2021; there's been a four-year absence since and his 2m win at Beverley (2lb higher today) this April showed that stacks of his ability remains, form which was backed up at Thirsk on latest start but this contest demands more; cheekpieces (absent this term) return. |
50/1 |
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4th 1 (12) |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 13y Class 3 |
10st 0lb |
Smart staying handicapper for Mick and David Easterby in 2021 when competitive at some of the top meetings; only his second run since when winning over 2m at Beverley (good to soft; 2lb higher today) in April, while 1m5f helps to explain his last of five at Hamilton four weeks ago; not dismissed. |
16/1 |
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5th 1 (3) |
3rd May 2026 Good 1m 5f 16y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Smart staying handicapper on the Flat for Mick and David Easterby in 2021 when competitive at some of the major meetings; having only his second run since that year when winning well over 2m at Beverley last month (good to soft); still useful, clearly, and has only gone up 2lb. |
13/2 |
13/8
Form: 110
Last run: 92 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 5 (24) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 5f 188y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Won at Leicester (1m4f, good to soft) last October and reappeared with a good second at Goodwood (1m6f, good) in May, both from the front; soft ground was likely to blame at Epsom on Derby Day but recent return to action was pretty spectacular when a change in tactics saw him come from last to first in a well-contested 13-runner race at Southwell (1m3f, AW); has a 4lb penalty after that narrow win but this lightly raced 4yo now promises better still and a good 5lb claimer is enlisted; player if the ground isn't too soft. |
25/1 |
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1st 2 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Looked a progressive sort last year (3-5) and ran well to finish runner-up on his Goodwood reappearance (1m6f, good) in May; soft ground the likely reason for his dismal effort at Epsom (1m4f) on Derby Day and better expected if taking to the AW. |
6/1 |
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12th 2 (1) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Unraced as a juvenile but now boasts 3-6 record, winning his first two and back on the scoresheet when making all at Leicester (1m4f, good to soft) in October; bumped into a quite well-regarded sort when second at Goodwood (1m6f, good) a fortnight ago and this unexposed 4yo looks a big contender to build on that encouraging return. |
11/2 |
5/2
Form: 92110
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 9lb |
Dual Flat winner on good-to-firm in Britain; likely to have finished second but for unseating at the last at Galway on hurdles debut 21 days ago; that rates strong form so a similar effort could be good enough. |
7/4 |
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11 |
1st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 175y |
11st 9lb |
Two wins up to 1m4f when trained by William Haggas before being sold for 30,000gns; makes hurdling debut after an absence and could run well; the market can help. |
12/1 |
5/2
Form: 717-22 BF
Last run: 132 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
1st Nov 2025 Soft 2m 0f 110y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
7-23 overall and she arrives on a roll after wins over hurdles at Hexham (2m, good to soft) in June and on the Flat here (1m5f, good to soft) in September; should make a chaser and could be hard to peg back if getting into a good rhythm. |
11/4 |
|
1 |
1st Nov 2025 Soft 2m 0f 110y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
7-23 overall and she arrives on a roll after wins over hurdles at Hexham (2m, good to soft) in June and on the Flat here (1m5f, good to soft) in September; should make a chaser and could be hard to peg back if getting into a good rhythm. |
11/4 |
11/1
Form: 353529 CD
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 11lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (7) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
First visit here; excels at Hamilton, where she was short-headed last month (1m4f, soft), and she was always behind at Ayr on Thursday on a very rare crack at 1m2f (heavy); attempts at this trip have also been scarce but there have been hints that it's a distance at which she could have untapped potential. |
16/1 |
|
2 (7) |
9th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Course winner who was beaten by a short head at Hamilton (1m4f, soft) last time; she excels at Hamilton and has never won over a trip this short, but her surplus stamina may be no bad thing given the testing conditions. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
22nd Sep 2025 Soft 1m 4f 15y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Lost a lot of ground at the start at Ayr last Thursday so there's a risk attached on the back of that; however, in the circumstances she did well to finish third of six (beaten just over 9l) and three of her last four wins have come here (on various ground) including this race last year; capable. |
6/1 |
20/1
Form: 42516-
Last run: 348 days
W: 8st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (1) |
25th Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 4f 98y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
8yo who has run 20 times at Newcastle (vastly more than any other track) and had two wins here plus six seconds; latest second was in the 2m Northumberland Vase on latest start, having also been placed at this track three times over 1m2f this year, so he is likely to serve up the same highly competitive show over today's 1m4f. |
6/1 |
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2nd 18 (3) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
8yo who has run 19 times at Newcastle (vastly more than any other track) and had two wins here plus five seconds; second in this race in 2022 and 12th in 2024; his most fruitful trip this year has been 1m2f but he won over 1m6f last November and was a C&D second last August; has a competitive mark too, for a stable in good form. |
14/1 |
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3rd 6 (12) |
1st May 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Stays a deal further but has always liked it here and has run well a couple of times over C&D this year; a good pace would help but finished behind Say What You See on turf last time and others hold stronger claims. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.00 |
| Trifecta | £20.90 |
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