13.50
GoodHolland Cooper ‘Chasing Excellence’ Novices’ Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £21784
- 1m 7f 199y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly sunny
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2125-1 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Front-runner who made it 2-2 over fences when winning at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) in October; however, his limitations seem to have been exposed since and he finished well adrift of No Questions Asked and Be Aware at Windsor last time; has had wind surgery but still hard to recommend. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
16th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 37y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Front-runner who made it 2-2 over fences when winning at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) in October; won on soft ground over hurdles; carries a 3lb penalty today and his progress has stalled on his last two starts, but he's made mistakes each time and could make a bold bid if cutting out the blunders. |
9/1 |
7/1
- Place: £4.10
Form: 04-F51 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
11st 5lb |
Found things too demanding in the Grand Annual, and has been campaigned ambitiously overall since a Fairyhouse beginners' win last October; will be more at home in this company. |
12/1 |
|
13th 18 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Won on chase debut at Fairyhouse (2m, yielding) in October and very creditable second in quality novice over this C&D (good to soft) 13 days later; well beaten both starts since but they have been on testing ground; could bounce back and play a leading role now he's back on a better surface. |
11/1 |
5/2
Form: 1215-2 C
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
17th Oct 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Useful novice hurdler in 2024; lacked fluency in his two chases last autumn and gave his short-odds backers a last-fence scare when making all in small field at Uttoxeter (2m, good; first-time hood/tongue-tie) a fortnight ago but he's the only one in this line-up to have run recently; will be a tough nut to crack if his stamina holds out over this new trip and he avoids serious errors. |
11/8 |
|
1st 1 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Lightly raced bumper/hurdle winner who ran creditably (second of three) in this race last year on reappearance, then lost any chance with a bad mistake two out at Cheltenham later in October; absent since; leading player, assuming he responds well to fitting of tongue-tie and hood. |
8/15 |
|
3rd 6 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 199y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Point runner-up and bumper winner who won two novice hurdles last season (2m/2m1f, good to soft), including here, and also ran well on soft ground; beaten just under 4l by Alnilam when second of three on his recent chase and seasonal debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) but he's 5lb better off with the winner today and could improve for that latest run; firmly in calculations. |
5/2 |
8/1
Form: -00321 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
24th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 55y |
11st 7lb |
Won around Sligo last year and handicap winner over this trip at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting; also ran well when third at DRF; 2m6f was too far in the Galway Blazers, but fitter for that and this looks a good opportunity. |
13/8 |
|
6th 1 |
31st Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 13lb |
Won twice over fences in 2025, most recently off 9lb lower at Leopardstown in December (2m1f, yielding); has come up short in three starts since, weakening on latest when upped to 2m5f in the Topham at Aintree; stamina a query upped further in trip. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 251-51
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Two hurdle wins and got off the mark over fences at this meeting last year over this trip; hit and miss since but posted a solid hurdle run last time at Kilbeggan; a chance. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y |
11st 12lb |
Two hurdle wins at 2m2f but has lost her way since Listowel novice chase win in September; others in better form. |
33/1 |
|
7th 8 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 160y |
11st 4lb |
Two hurdle wins at 2m2f but has lost her way since Listowel novice chase win in September; others in better form. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 111121 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
27th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 75y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Free-going front-runner who won four times over C&D early last season including this race; now 4lb lower than for his last success but he's struggled since returning from a break in May and was a long way behind Breaking Cover at Stratford last time; has some questions to answer and he needs to get back on track. |
7/1 |
|
5th 1 |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 213y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Free-going front-runner who won five 2m chases in early part of last season; comfortably reeled in on both outings since returning from a break this spring, though, and comes here with a point to prove. |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Highly progressive over fences in the first half of last season, winning here four times (2m, good to soft/good); 2m5f here appeared to stretch him last month following some time off; has a lower mark to work with back over hurdles and he could play a leading role back down in trip. |
7/2 |
9/4
Form: 4-1131 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 17 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 13lb |
One-time smart hurdler; three chase wins in the space of four runs last year included a beginners chase at this meeting and a 2m2f Grade 3 at Punchestown; hasn't kicked on at all from that sequence and he'd be a surprise winner. |
50/1 |
|
5th 4 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Useful chasing campaign last season returned three wins from seven starts; not at his best in a Newbury Grade 2 last November or in Aintree Grade 1 in April; 140 hurdles rating puts him 8lb behind Bowensfire. might be more effective than his stablemate on this ground. |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.49 |
| Trifecta | £77.30 |
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