13.57
Good To SoftWasdell Group Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
- Prize money: £4901.4
- 2m 0f 11y
- Class 4
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
66/1
Form: 8/
Last run: 710 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 17 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Half-brother to the stable's Grade 1 winner Roksana; won only narrowly on his handicap debut over slightly shorter here (good to soft) but was strong in the market and strong in the finish after travelling well; no doubt has more to give but has been withdrawn from races on account of soft ground on two occasions, which is a nagging concern. |
5/2 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Kateson (useful bumper and 2m3f-2m4f hurdle) and Fair Kate (2m hurdle); dam bumper and useful 2m3f-3m2f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to bumper and 2m3f-2m7f hurdle/chase winner Another Kate; bred to have a future but likely best watched on first start. |
33/1 |
7/1
Form: 134-
Last run: 225 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Made a solid start to hurdling career on good ground; second on handicap debut at Newbury in November and went one better next time in taking fashion at Wetherby (again about 3m on soft) in February; raised 7lb but it's easy to think he has significantly more to give. |
11/4 |
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1st 7 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Bumper winner who landed a maiden here (2m3f, good) in October on second hurdle start before good second on handicap debut at Newbury (3m, soft) in November; there can be optimism he'll continue to progress for his top trainer and he's high on the list. |
7/2 |
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1st 1 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 154y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Ran well under penalties after winning his first bumper and has the benefit of hurdling experience after chasing home a well-touted horse (promising) at Chepstow (2m, good); faces nothing of that one's calibre here and very hard to oppose. |
2/5 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Point winner; didn't hang about over hurdles and was running well when clouting two out on handicap/chase debut at Chepstow, where he was made favourite in this new headgear combination; has to be of interest. |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won small-field Irish point on debut in October 2024 (good ground) and also showed promise in two of his three novice/maiden hurdle runs last autumn; makes chase/handicap debut after a four-month break but sports new tongue-tie/cheekpieces and remains unexposed; market helpful. |
5/2 |
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4 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Won a small-field Irish point 12 months ago (3m, good) and two of those he beat are now exposed as limited under rules. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 2-
Last run: 181 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 8 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Won a C&D novice (soft) in November and was a good second in a Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft) in January; looks interesting on that form but he's taken backward steps on his last two starts and is now 1-8 over hurdles. |
6/1 |
|
6th 7 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 2f 183y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Has seen much more action than most of this field and took a novice at Chepstow (2m, soft) in November; second in handicap here (2m, good to soft) was the clear best of his last three outings (seemingly stretched by 2m4f the time before) and this looks a competitive mark, but his hurdling score is 1-7 and he may well prove vulnerable to an improver. |
8/1 |
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6th 5 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Won soft-ground C&D novice event in November and returns here after good second in Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft) last month; likely to be right in the thick of things again. |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 4-
Last run: 176 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 7 |
27th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Beat a dual subsequent winner when scoring by 4l over C&D (soft) on handicap debut in November and held every chance before penultimate-flight fall at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft; race in which West To The Bridge finished second) last month; now 13b above his winning mark but must be considered. |
7/2 |
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2 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Took five goes to win an Irish point; made an encouraging start over hurdles when fourth at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) in April but he failed to build on that when a remote sixth at Chepstow last month; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Took five goes to win an Irish point; made an encouraging start over hurdles when fourth at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) in April but he failed to build on that when a remote sixth at Chepstow last month; others preferred. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 176 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 10 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Bumped into progressive winner when second on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) on New Year's Eve then went one better there (2m, soft) last month; could settle better now in a hood and he's in good hands to keep on improving; firmly in calculations. |
9/2 |
|
1st 3 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Low-mileage 6yo who bumped into a big improver when clear second over C&D (good to soft) on last month's handicap debut; gets another chance off the same mark today and his penultimate run suggests he'll cope pretty well with the slower ground; respected. |
6/4 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Comfortably held in a 3m Irish point and a 2m maiden hurdle at Ffos Las (good to soft); looks to be stable's second string. |
25/1 |
6/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 267 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
90,000euros 2yo; probably needed the experience when fifth in a Wincanton bumper (good to soft) in January and didn't appear to be unfancied at 100-30; now hooded; stable won a division of this 12 months ago. |
6/1 |
|
5th 4 |
16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
prominent |
11/4 |
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5th 4 |
16th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
prominent |
11/4 |
100/1
Form: 063-0
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 12 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Displayed improvement to score on heavy ground at Ffos Las (2m6f) last month but raced too freely and was a disappointing favourite when well-held third at Lingfield (2m7f, heavy) three weeks ago; others appeal more. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Outpaced when 11l behind second-placed Getaway With You on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, heavy) before devouring the near-2f longer distance at Ffos Las (heavy); sharper track than either of those isn't necessarily a plus, but this latest step up in trip is and a 6lb rise looks about right. |
Evs |
|
7 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Well beaten in two 2m hurdles this season; moves up in trip today; cannot be recommended. |
100/1 |
25/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 246 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Showed ability over an extended 2m4f in two Leicester novice hurdles, before pulled up over 3m on handicap debut at Wetherby one month ago; there's stamina in his pedigree and he had wind surgery soon after that latest start, but even his best form leaves him with a fair bit to find. |
20/1 |
|
10 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
He's shown ability at up to an extended 2m4f in novice hurdles; there's stamina in his pedigree and his trainer won this last year with a 5yo who was going up in trip on handicap debut; interesting. |
13/2 |
|
10 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Ran green and was only midfield in a Huntingdon bumper earlier this year (good to soft; 16-1); best watched for now. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: 68
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Tailed off in a bumper and suffered the same fate when 200-1 for hurdling debut. |
100/1 |
|
8 |
16th Sep 2025 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Tailed off in Newton Abbot bumper (good to soft) on debut in June; can only be watched on this hurdling debut. |
100/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Made rapid progress when switched to handicaps during the winter, winning twice (2m4f/2m1f), and returned from two-month break with creditable second at Plumpton (2m4f, good; first-time hood) last month; probably still has more improvement to come; good chance. |
9/2 |
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2nd 11 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 116y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Won on handicap debut over C&D (good to soft) in December and followed up at Fontwell (2m1f, good to soft) 11 days later, before clear second to well-handicapped winner at Kempton (2m5f, good to soft) in February; he's up 4lb for last time but the form reads very well and he could settle better in a first-time hood; lots to like. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Kept a low profile in first three hurdle runs for new yard but there are some smart jumpers close up in his pedigree and he duly improved when quite a taking winner of his handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good to soft); hardly turned a hair under a penalty at Fontwell after and although up a further 9lb he has scope for more off a still-modest mark. |
100/30 |
5/4
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 5 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
2-3 over hurdles, with those novice wins (2m/2m3f, good/good to soft) sandwiching a creditable Grade 2 second at Haydock (1m7f, good to soft) in November; this bright prospect is open to further improvement but others have more substance to their form; first run since December. |
22/1 |
|
13 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Quickened up well to win his 3m Irish point on good to yielding ground at Stowlin; this course provides a very different test than that sharp track but he could be useful. |
5/4 |
100/30
Form: 211- D
Last run: 302 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 144y Class 2 |
10st 6lb |
Despite failing to settle he showed a good attitude to win a 4yo handicap at Exeter (2m, good to soft) in November; pulled up at Ascot in December but that was his first run on soft going and he bled from the nose; very lightly raced and could be suited by the big-field scenario; retains potential. |
16/1 |
|
14 |
10th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Ran in three juvenile hurdles, the first for a different yard; beat the same Skelton-trained horse for his two wins and he's now exposed as modest (beaten in a seller), as is the third last time who was 100-1; however, he did win comfortably at Taunton and brings potential into this higher grade. |
100/30 |
|
1st 2 |
12th Dec 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
raced in second |
13/8 |
100/1
Form: 5-4164 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 4 |
5th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Won a good-ground bumper last summer; needed to up his game on handicap debut in October but was beaten 13l at 16-1. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won good-ground Worcester bumper in good style this summer and ran well to a point on hurdle debut there (2m, good to soft) in September but both runs this month were disappointing and he needs to up his game in this first handicap. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
31st Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won good-ground Worcester bumper in good style this summer and ran well to a point on hurdle debut there (2m, good to soft) in September but both runs this month were disappointing and he needs to up his game in this first handicap. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £30.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £25.79 |
| Trifecta | £75.90 |
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