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GoodButterworth Spengler Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers’ Hurdle Series Qual)
- Prize money: £10033.9
- 3m 0f 149y
- Class 3
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
25/1
Form: 6908-6 C
Last run: 163 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
28th Jun 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Useful hurdler in his prime but out of form for a good while now, including on this month's two runs (latest a rare Flat run) for new stable; it's therefore hard to see him adding to the trainer's recent winners; Divilabother looks a much better chance for the yard but Harry Reed (who rides most of their British runners) is on this one. |
12/1 |
|
10th 12 (10) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 32y Class 5 |
8st 10lb |
Useful hurdler in his prime but has been out of form over jumps for a good while now, including when last of six on recent stable debut; this will be his first Flat run since a heavy defeat in summer 2023. |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
6th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
9-39 hurdles, but no win since quickening clear in a four-runner Class 2 at Kempton (2m5f, good; from 19lb higher) in November 2024; pulled up over fences (bled from nose) on final start for Harriet Dickin nearly four months ago; best watched on stable debut (£6,000 purchase). |
20/1 |
9/2
Form: 112021
Last run: 25 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Five-time hurdle winner but 0-6 over fences; hasn't had much go his way since scoring in October but he was still in contention when unseating three out over fences last time in a race won by Dunkerque; now 10lb better off with that rival and he should be competitive given a change in fortune; forecast rain is a concern though. |
11/8 |
|
2 |
11th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Strike-rate of 5-13 over hurdles and he's rated 10lb lower as a chaser (0-5); however, hasn't offered a lot in this discipline and it's over a year since he last went chasing. |
8/1 |
|
2 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 82y Class 3 |
11st 11lb |
Strike-rate of 5-12 over hurdles and won easily at Warwick (2m5f, good) before pulling up at Ascot in October; he does have a bit to prove off this mark even if returning in good order. |
13/2 |
6/1
Form: 3-3812
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 0f 20y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Close third over hurdles at this meeting 12 months ago (3m, good to soft) and won in that sphere at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) last July; ran pretty well in 5l third at Newbury (2m6f, good) in December when back chasing for the first time since 2023, but this 10yo needs a bigger performance today. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 149y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Won with this visor back on at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) in July and went close at Cartmel (3m1f, good) the following month; versatile ground-wise and can be in the mix if continuing the good work after a two-month break. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: -26014
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Inconsistent but he won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last July and returned from a break with a close third here (2m5f, soft) on Boxing Day, staying on nicely; he's fine at this trip; not his fault when unseating mid-race at Haydock last month; could be involved. |
12/1 |
|
6 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Inconsistent but he won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) last July and returned from a break with a close third at Wetherby (2m5f, soft) on Boxing Day, staying on nicely; he'll be fine now back up in trip and could be involved. |
11/1 |
|
4 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 149y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Returned to form to win at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July and again ran well when fourth there (2m4f, good) last month; stays this far and is effective on soft ground; goes well for Benjamin Macey, with form figures of 29214, and he could have a part to play. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: 2-8137 D
Last run: 119 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
Two wins last season, the first a four-runner Huntingdon handicap in May (3m1f, good), the second a six-runner handicap at Newbury (3m, good to soft) in March; far from disgraced in a competitive race at Aintree last time and not without a chance despite career-high mark. |
13/2 |
|
7th 22 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Ridden last ten starts by William Maggs; seventh hurdle win when seeing off five rivals at Newbury (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago but even a 2lb nudge seems likely to stop him in this much more competitive scenario. |
25/1 |
|
1st 5 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Ridden last nine starts by William Maggs; rarely seen on soft ground; six-time winner, most recently last May; good placed efforts at about 3m four times in a row in October-December, before he failed to show in a Pertemps qualifier at Musselburgh (10-1) nearly seven weeks ago; best form this term was over C&D, so he's not entirely ruled out. |
11/2 |
7/1
Form: 2P-152 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Won two handicaps over similar trips to this last season, both on good ground; latest run in a Class 2 wasn't too bad and he's capable when fresh; this mark isn't beyond him. |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Did well in cheekpieces last year, winning at Worcester (2m7f, good) in May and Aintree (3m, good) in October; not so good behind Super Survivor here (good to soft) in December but a return to form today looks possible for in-form yard; place hopes. |
8/1 |
|
6 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 149y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Won at Worcester (2m7f, good) in May in first-time cheekpieces (retained since); midfield at Market Rasen next time then runner-up back at Worcester (2m7f, good), albeit no match for the unexposed winner; also effective on soft/good to soft ground; might not be far away. |
7/1 |
33/1
Form: 3P/600 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 7lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Veteran whose last win under rules was in 2020 (won a point early in 2024); fourth of 16 at Chepstow in January may look the only positive result in his nine races this season but he was beaten 35l, so that does not persuade; not even with his 37lb fall in the weights this term. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In poor form over hurdles and fences for new stable this season and getting very long in the tooth now but has plummeted down the weights and may yet stage some sort of a revival; watch the betting. |
33/1 |
|
6 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
One-time smart hurdler/chaser but very much on the decline these days and is best watched after some ordinary efforts this season. |
16/1 |
9/2
Form: /5412-
Last run: 219 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 11 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who has made a big splash on his switch back to hurdling this season, winning soft-ground handicaps over about 3m at Cheltenham and Sandown; the form of the Sandown win is particularly strong but he couldn't reproduce it back on good ground in the Pertemps at Cheltenham and conditions may once again not be as soft as he prefers. |
20/1 |
|
18th 6 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who has made a big splash on his switch back to hurdling this season, ridden prominently when winning over about 3m at Cheltenham and Sandown (under Callum Pritchard last time); up another 8lb today; those wins were on soft ground, which probably helped him, but he keeps finding more and probably has deeper reserves, so cannot be passed over at all lightly. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
26th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 149y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Lightly raced French 2m1f hurdle winner who improved upon British hurdle form to win on chase debut at Newbury (2m4f, soft) in February and stayed on for a close second at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) in March; lower mark to work with now back hurdling and looks a good prospect for this longer trip. |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: -21613
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
25th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Best known for his heroics at Bangor but showed career-best form when winning narrowly at Warwick (3m1f, good) last month; 3lb rise demands even more from him here; usual cheekpieces left off; tongue-tie added. |
11/2 |
|
1st 4 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 5y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Goes particularly well at Bangor but was runner-up at Aintree on final run in October (3m, good); however, a 3lb rise sees him on a career-high mark and he's been off a good while. |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 924-0U CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 |
11th Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Ended last season in good form, winning at Hereford (3m1f, soft) before good second at Haydock (3m1f, good), and ran quite a bit better than eventual 20l defeat suggests when fourth in Cartmel marathon (3m5f, good) last month; no surprise if he features here. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 |
25th May 2026 Good 3m 5f 80y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Ended last season in good form, winning at Hereford (3m1f, soft) before good second at Haydock (3m1f, good); ran well (over hurdles) on only previous visit to Cartmel and has possibilities if this new trip suits; refused to line up and withdrawn at Aintree recently (8-1 at the time). |
7/2 |
|
9 |
15th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 210y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Went up 5lb for winning a Class 4 at Hereford (3m1f, soft) and raised another 1lb for his second in a better race at Haydock (3m1f, good), finishing just ahead of Jacks Parrot; this 11yo is thriving and entitled to play a part in the finish. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 211F-8 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Close third over hurdles at Wetherby (3m, soft) in January then won over fences at Catterick (3m1f, soft); ran pretty well when 5l third of three in Sedgefield chase (3m2f, good) last time; arrives in good heart and there can be optimism that she'll be fine now back down in trip; possible player. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
19th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 59y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Close third over hurdles at Wetherby (3m, soft) in January then made it 3-6 over fences when winning at Catterick (3m1f, soft); has won on good ground; it was a weak race last time but she's unexposed over fences and could still have more to offer in this sphere; respected. |
9/4 |
7/1
Form: 41-113
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 2 |
10st 8lb |
Won three in a row last April-June (about 2m7f, good) and resumed her progress with convincing wins at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November and Haydock (3m, good to soft) one month ago; raised another 6lb and in grade but such a progressive mare cannot be dismissed. |
8/1 |
|
1st 4 |
5th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Won three in a row last April-June (2m7f, good) and resumed her progress with convincing win at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November; two solid efforts since, including when third in a better race than this over C&D seven weeks ago; comfortably the most solid option. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 9 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 58y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Won three in a row last April-June (2m7f, good) and resumed her progressive ways with convincing win at Catterick (3m1f, good) in November; another good run when close third at Doncaster (3m, good to soft); needs something extra in this better race but further improvement isn't ruled out. |
13/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £162.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £133.34 |
| Tricast | £1964.93 |
| Trifecta | £2211.70 |