October 02 / 15.40 Southwell

15.40

Good

Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5650.67
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 3
  • 4 runners
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Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50

Form: 1P216- D

Last run: 166 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Did well last season (three wins); can be excused his below-par run in series final at Haydock in April (made bad jumping error) but we haven't seen him again since; had another wind op (his fourth) last month.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

8

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:50 Uttoxeter

Bluegrass

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

All five wins over hurdles have been at 2m; hasn't won since his return to action in October and ran poorly when eighth of nine finishers at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) last month; handicapper is at last relenting but his best chance of success in the short-term may be back at 2m.

8/1

8th

1

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:07 Chepstow

Bluegrass

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Record of 5-23 over hurdles and placed a few times as well; a bit up and down this season but ran respectably in the new blinkers at Fakenham last time and now regular cheekpieces return over a longer trip that may suit him better.

10/1

Form: 521-36 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Returned from layoff with good third at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in July and certainly didn't run badly when only sixth at Cartmel (2m1f, good) the following month; still on a workable mark and may have a fitness edge over some (or all) of today's rivals.
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5th

2

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 3

18:50 Stratford

Forget The Way

11st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Has three wins in this sphere and made a solid return when runner-up at Warwick (2m, good) ten days ago following a six-month break; should be thereabouts.

5/2

2nd

3

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Warwick

Forget The Way

11st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

In decent form when last seen in November, winning a seller at Huntingdon and not beaten far in a better race there subsequently; this looks a competitive race for his return to action but he is not discounted.

6/1

2nd

5

2nd Nov 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:48 Huntingdon

Forget The Way

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Won this race in 2024 and has posted a couple of good efforts since returning from a layoff in the summer; major player if on song today but didn't really fire at Market Rasen last month and regular rider Alex Chadwick is on stablemate Mermaids Cave here.

7/4

OUR TIP

Form: 5P5P-0 D

Last run: 155 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle and three-time chase winner when based in Ireland; makes stable debut from a workable mark and will find this easier than Punchestown festival hurdle he contested in April but has fitness to prove and would appeal much more on soft/heavy ground.
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3rd

1

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

15:40 Southwell

Whiskeywealth

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Dual hurdle and three-time chase winner when based in Ireland; makes stable debut from a workable mark and will find this easier than Punchestown festival hurdle he contested in April but has fitness to prove and would appeal much more on soft/heavy ground.

7/1

11th

4

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Whiskeywealth

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Terence O’Brien

Encouraging return at Galway in October but disappointing over both hurdles and fences since; best form on softer ground than what is likely.

25/1

11th

4

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Whiskeywealth

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Terence O’Brien

Encouraging return at Galway in October but disappointing over both hurdles and fences since; best form on softer ground than what is likely.

25/1

Form: 31249- D

Last run: 201 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Dual 2m novice hurdle winner for the Newland and Insole stable last autumn; safely held in two handicaps in February/March (1m7f/2m4f) and makes debut for new trainer (same owner) after 201-day break; market helpful.
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5

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

15:00 Newbury

Nowmelad

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Henry Oliver

Just the one blip in five runs since joining Henry Oliver and ran his usual honest race when going down narrowly at Hereford in January (2m, soft; effective on drier); the winner of that race has failed to frank the form but this 7yo could still be in the thick of it here.

6/1

2nd

4

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 3

15:30 Hereford

Nowmelad

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Henry Oliver

Won twice for the Newland/Insole stable in the autumn of 2024; creditable efforts in three of his four runs for current yard including when a close second in Market Rasen handicap (2m2f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; up 3lb but he went down fighting last time and that was behind a major improver; respected.

9/4

Non-runners

Yes Indeed

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.60
Straight Forecast £7.27
Trifecta £20.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Forget The Way

Daily Mail:

Bluegrass

The Sun:

Yes Indeed

TOPSPEED:

Nowmelad

RP RATINGS:

Forget The Way

POSTDATA:

Forget The Way

The Times:

Forget The Way

Telegraph:

Forget The Way

The Guardian:

Forget The Way

Daily Mirror:

Forget The Way

D Express:

Bluegrass

Daily Record:

Bluegrass

The Star:

Yes Indeed