16.43
SoftBook Your Christmas Parties Here Handicap
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 0m 6f 6y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
8/1
Form: 949290 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (10) |
14th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
6f Polytrack winner; on the slide in the handicap for some time; drops again in grade for this first start at the track; has shown he acts on Tapeta at Newcastle and is on a very handy mark in relation to the form he showed there last October; blinkers go on; remains unproven over this trip. |
33/1 |
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9th 12 (7) |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
AW scorer for previous yard; inconsistent for current stable and has failed to show his form in two starts this term; well treated on best turf efforts but he's not particularly solid. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 410400 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 (8) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Difficult to recommend judged on last five starts, in which he's beaten very few opponents; supporters will cling to the hope that blinkers (replacing a visor) will help and that his two successes have come at Catterick. |
16/1 |
|
2 (6) |
22nd Sep 2025 Soft 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Below par on his last four starts, but Catterick (5f, good) a fortnight ago was a step back in the right direction and he won there (6f, good to soft) in July on his last encounter with slow ground; not ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
10 (7) |
9th Sep 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
6f win here in July off 1lb higher; not beaten many home in three runs since and a visor is now reached for (has been wearing cheekpieces). |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: -03849
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (4) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Won in first-time blinkers at Newcastle (6f, AW) last November but he's been well below that level in cheekpieces/blinkers on AW/turf on his three outings this spring. |
25/1 |
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8th 10 (6) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 195y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Recorded sole success in 6f AW event last November; below par kept to that sphere in 2026 and remains inconsistent for current stable; not the percentage call. |
16/1 |
9/2
Form: -94054 D
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 2 (9) |
10th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Heavy-ground turf win last October and he comes here on the back of second-place finishes at Newcastle (5f) and here (6f); sneaking back up the weights but should give it another good go. |
4/1 |
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2nd 10 (5) |
20th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Both of his wins have been on turf, with the most recent coming at Bath (5.7f, heavy) in October; went from the front when beaten a neck at Newcastle (5f, AW) 20 days ago and won't have an issue with the return to this trip. |
7/1 |
7/2
Form: 423653
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (7) |
22nd Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Off the mark for James Owen at the 14th attempt when leading late on in a 6f handicap at Wolverhampton 16 days ago; returning to 7f no problem but a 4lb higher mark in a higher grade does ask more of him. |
4/1 |
|
1st 4 (2) |
6th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Plenty of near-misses to go with his only win, which came over 7.2f here off a 7lb higher mark last autumn; latest effort can be ignored but the emphasis will be more on speed, running in a sprint for the first time in a while. |
6/1 |
|
10th 10 (9) |
17th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Record of 0-12 for current yard but his form over this C&D includes sole success, which was gained off 9lb higher last October, and an encouraging effort (finished second) on Friday; fighting chance provided he belies recent inconsistency. |
15/2 |
11/2
Form: 158947 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (7) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Not in the same form as he was in May and June last year but he's on a lowly mark now and, after being pushed along from some way out, he did stick well to the task when fourth over C&D (good to firm) recently; form case to be made down in grade. |
7/2 |
|
4th 7 (6) |
25th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Yet to be placed after six starts this season (5f-7f) but won off a much higher mark last spring, at Ripon (6f, good to soft), and may yet turn things around; worth a glance in the betting. |
12/1 |
|
7th 8 (8) |
8th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 195y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Campaigned mostly over 6f; inconsistent since sole win; his chance of taking advantage of a reduced mark partly depends on the effects of this return to 7f; record over this trip isn't fully conclusive. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 2-6784
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (2) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Disappointing filly who suffered heavy defeat over 1m on Tapeta on latest outing in January; reverts to sprinting with a lot to prove. |
33/1 |
|
1 (6) |
18th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
0-8; went close in a Dundalk maiden (7f, Polytrack) a year ago, but hasn't matched that form in six starts since returning in May including three for this yard; tongue-tie is given a go, but enough to prove; stable also runs Pit Boss. |
16/1 |
|
4th 6 (1) |
1st Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Useful effort when going close in her first AW run at Dundalk (7f) as a 2yo but she hasn't achieved much in handicaps for either yard; returns to the AW with plenty to prove on Tapeta debut. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: -87797 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (6) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 6y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
All three wins have been over 6f on soft ground, the latest an apprentice handicap at Carlisle last week when coming from well off the pace (Pop Star fourth); unpenalised; any rain a bonus. |
9/2 |
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1st 3 (9) |
8th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 182y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Shaped well and looked rather unlucky in two races at Thirsk in April; two attempts over this C&D (soft) comprise a second-place finish and success; likely player if bouncing back from below-par effort last time. |
7/2 |
|
9th 12 (2) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Soft-ground C&D winner last autumn who's twice been unlucky in big-field Thirsk handicaps switched to cheekpieces this spring; better off with Juan Les Pins than on his comeback and enters calculations. |
7/1 |
4/1
Form: 574383 CD
Last run: 35 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (3) |
18th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Just one win from his 22 starts and merely mid-division at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) last time in first-time blinkers (retained); however, he's twice finished runner-up this season and is not ruled out. |
8/1 |
|
9th 7 (7) |
1st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Just one win to his name from 21 attempts but he has finished second in two of his three runs this year and is still on a workable mark; new blinkers could spark something extra (ran well in one attempt in cheekpieces) and he's more appealing than many. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 4 (9) |
10th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
10st 11lb |
C&D win last May (good to firm) remains his only win from 20 starts; he has run two solid races in defeat this year, however, and would seem highly likely to run his race once more. |
100/30 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £25.32 |
| Tricast | £141.08 |
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