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SoftDiplomat Hotel Handicap
- Prize money: £3454.44
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1
Form: -0U645 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (7) |
20th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Has modest strike-rate in recent years and ought to have coped better with the heavy ground when safely held on last two starts at Ffos Las (1m2f/1m); needs to up his game. |
14/1 |
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1 (7) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole handicap win over 1m on good ground but he has form on soft and heavy; signs of a revival two starts ago but he failed by a long chalk to confirm it on this track since; still capable of going well off his reduced mark if refitting cheekpieces helps. |
8/1 |
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4 (6) |
9th Sep 2025 Heavy 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Has dropped to a handy mark, but he didn't get going until it was too late when fourth of eight over C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago; capable of playing a part if things drop right; stable also runs Zambezi Magic. |
6/1 |
100/30
Form: 331461 CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (7) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Returned to form when winning two classified events at Southwell (1m) last month but he flopped in his hat-trick bid there (handicap) last time; has bit to prove again after that heavy defeat and he's 1-17 on turf. |
9/2 |
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9th 1 (9) |
21st Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Goes well at the track and he arrives chasing a hat-trick after back-to-back C&D wins in classified company; sneaking up the weights but another bold bid is expected. |
4/1 |
9/2
Form: 500763
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (9) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Heavy-ground winner over 7f on final 2yo start; conditions have mostly been difficult for her this year but her staying-on third of ten at Bath (1m, good to soft) 15 days ago was more promising; in the thick of it if adding cheekpieces has a good effect. |
9/2 |
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3 (9) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Improved to win 7f nursery on heavy ground last autumn but well below that form this season (five runs; 7f-1m2f), including when back on slow turf a fortnight ago. |
16/1 |
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6th 1 (2) |
29th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Ended her 2yo campaign with a heavy-ground success on handicap debut at Leicester (7f); that was off 2lb higher but she's struggled in four runs this season and a tongue-tie didn't make any difference at Kempton three weeks ago; has lots to prove including stamina at this new trip. |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: 417566 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (1) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
In-form filly who has been placed twice (1m2f/1m) since last month's comfortable win at Bath (1m, firm); lost out only by a short head when back at Bath a week ago and is 1lb ahead of the handicapper for this first attempt at 1m4f; has big role to play if stamina holds out. |
5/2 |
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2nd 4 (3) |
22nd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Just two wins from 30 starts but her last success was by 4l over C&D (firm) last month and she backed that up with a close third at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm); on same mark as last time and she should be in the thick of things again. |
6/1 |
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3rd 1 (9) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
10st 3lb |
Ended a losing run in emphatic style at Bath (1m) ten days ago; hiked up 9lb but not taken lightly on her first go over 1m2f. |
5/2 |
4/1
Form: 214433 CD
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (3) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Just one win from 35 starts and he finished eighth of nine in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.4f) last month; remains unexposed over this trip but he's hard to predict and others are more convincing. |
14/1 |
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8th 2 (5) |
23rd Feb 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Record of 1-34 but his win was at Ffos Las last summer and he returned from a break with an encouraging fifth here (8.6f classified) last month; should benefit from that run and he could be dangerous back up in trip. |
13/2 |
5/1
Form: 604616
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 (9) |
25th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Sole win (from 13 attempts) came off this mark at Chepstow (7f, soft) last September; however, unable to match that form on her next four starts last season and she returns from a break minus cheekpieces. |
16/1 |
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8 (8) |
20th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Off the mark at the ninth attempt when winning a 7f handicap at Chepstow last month (soft ground; cheekpieces first time); fair sixth at Bath next time and latest heavy defeat at Ffos Las defeat excusable on account of the testing going; others are still more appealing. |
20/1 |
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7 (6) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Most races over shorter, off the mark over 7f at Chepstow (soft; first-time cheekpieces) this month but stamina didn't seem to be a problem back over 1m when a close sixth of 11 at Bath since; thereabouts. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 574734
Last run: 30 days
W: 8st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 13 (10) |
11th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Long time since his sole win and hasn't offered much this year; hard to make a case for. |
50/1 |
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7th 11 (8) |
4th May 2026 Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Beaten 25 times since his 7f AW win in July 2024; well short of his best in three runs this year and he looks vulnerable again. |
25/1 |
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13th 15 (10) |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 43y Class 5 |
8st 9lb |
Sole win from 28 starts was in July 2024; hasn't shown enough in two AW classified events in recent months to think a second win is imminent, particularly as he's 6lb out of handicap here. |
40/1 |
12/1
Form: 57785
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 14 (1) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Sole win from 12 came in the mud at Ffos Las (1m, heavy) last September; didn't offer much in her first three starts this year, and only a smidgen more when sixth of nine at Kempton (1m; 28-1, beaten 3l) four weeks ago. |
16/1 |
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6th 8 (9) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won at Ffos Las (1m, heavy) last autumn but she's been well below that form in three runs this year; record is now 1-11 and she needs to turn things around. |
20/1 |
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7th 8 (7) |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 100y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Best form, including sole success, on ground softer than good; perhaps unsuited by AW this year but again seems unlikely to have ideal conditions and removal of usual hood presents another question mark. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: 867700
Last run: 26 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (1) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
8st 7lb |
Modest form over a variety of trips and although the return to 1m is worth a go she has a lot of work to do. |
50/1 |
|
14 (2) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Poor form on the Flat and fell on her hurdle debut in July; no appeal. |
100/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £37.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £50.70 |
| Tricast | £396.33 |
| Trifecta | £318.90 |
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