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Good To FirmAgainst All Odds…Fingers Crossed Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3267.6
- 1m 7f 169y
- Class 4
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
7/4 (Won)
Form: 4-2 BF
Last run: 153 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
12th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Ludlow maiden winner in November; mark remains the same after respectable efforts in his first two handicaps (2m4f/2m6f); should have some say but perhaps vulnerable once more. |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Yet to add to his 2m Ludlow maiden hurdle win but has run with credit since, most recently on handicap debut at Market Rasen when staying on over 2m4f after racing wide; likely to be involved off an unchanged mark if stamina holds up over this longer trip. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Just did enough to win 2m Ludlow maiden in the autumn and was a very respectable third of six in novice event over that C&D (again on good) last month; moves up in trip for handicap debut; should have more to offer. |
5/1 |
7/2
Form: 3
Last run: 156 days
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
More tractable than often the case when obliging at Taunton in April (2m1f, good); signed off for Tom Lacey on a low note after, and mark still 5lb above that winning one has no wriggle room about it. |
16/1 |
|
8th 3 |
19th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Safely held after racing too freely on handicap debut in March but displayed improvement to win at Taunton (2m, good; first-time tongue-tie) last month and could easily have more to offer; good chance. |
9/4 |
|
1st 2 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
A fair maiden hurdler but she went too freely on her first go in handicaps when only sixth of eight at Hereford (2m) last month; tongue tie is added. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 2
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 174y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Lightly raced 5yo who won a novice at Catterick (2m3f, good to soft) in December; finished lame when pulled up on handicap debut at Kelso (2m7f, heavy) in February and he bounced back with a fair fourth at Market Rasen (2m4f; cheekpieces added) last month; looks worth another try at this sort of trip and he's not ruled out in first-time blinkers. |
13/2 |
|
4th 4 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 171y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Lame when pulled up on last month's handicap debut at Kelso (2m6f, heavy); won on hurdle debut at Catterick (2m3f, good to soft) in December before no match for two useful sorts there (2m3f, good to soft); could bounce back with good run in first-time cheekpieces now back on better ground. |
16/1 |
|
4 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Ran well in defeat in both bumpers and won on hurdle debut at Catterick (2m3f, good to soft) in December; held in third there (2m3f, good to soft) since but he now goes handicapping off what could be a workable mark and the step up in trip is a possible plus. |
9/2 |
5/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Finished last in his only bumper and beaten between 15l and 36l in three maiden hurdles (2m2f-2m4f); hard to make a compelling case for him but he has shown something and this is weak. |
15/2 |
|
4th 4 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
He hinted at ability in two hurdle runs this spring following wind surgery, albeit beaten 25l and 15l, most recently when fourth of eight at Warwick (2m3f, good) in May; may be one for further down the line but has place claims. |
6/1 |
|
4th 3 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Last of four in a Ludlow bumper in October; had wind surgery subsequently and stayed on well when fourth of ten finishers in a Ffos Las maiden (2m4f, good to soft) last month on hurdles debut; that was a step in the right direction but more is required here. |
6/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £6.69 |
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