14.28
SoftCountry Land And Business Association Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 1m 7f 182y
- Class 5
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/1
Form: 40643- D
Last run: 225 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Generally disappointing last season but showed the benefit of a wind op when making the frame on final two appearances (2m/2m4f); begins new campaign on a workable mark and will be suited by the ground; a possible. |
6/1 |
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1 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Generally disappointing last season but showed the benefit of a wind op when making the frame on final two appearances (2m/2m4f); begins new campaign on a workable mark and will be suited by the ground; a possible. |
6/1 |
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3rd 7 |
17th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
in touch with leaders |
13/2 |
7/2
Form: 23P-2
Last run: 12 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on handicap debut for James Ewart in March but made short-odds favourite work very hard when second in C&D maiden (good ground) for new yard this month; player if in same form on today's slower ground. |
7/2 |
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2 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on handicap debut for James Ewart in March but made short-odds favourite work very hard when second in C&D maiden (good ground) for new yard this month; player if in same form on today's slower ground. |
7/2 |
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2nd 2 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Placed on first two of his three hurdling starts for James Ewart last season (2m/2m1f); disappointed when upped to 2m5f for handicap debut in March and was sold for £5,000 in May but can be competitive here if back on song for new stable; tongue-tie fitted. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form: 5433-6
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 9 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
10st 6lb |
Having an excellent season, winning at Ffos Las and Kempton (both 2m) in the autumn and finding further improvement when upped to 2m5f back at Kempton on Boxing Day; raised another 6lb for latest win but he may not have reached his limit just yet. |
7/2 |
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3 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Unexposed 6yo who made a very encouraging seasonal/handicap debut when sixth of 14 at Uttoxeter (2m, good) three weeks ago; could be better suited by the slower ground here and that run might have brought him on. |
7/1 |
33/1
Form: P44P9-
Last run: 194 days
W: 11st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 6 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Won by a nose at Leicester in November (1m7f, soft) but she's struggled in three subsequent runs and was pulled up at Ffos Las last month; had another wind operation since but she needs a major revival back up in trip; hood and tongue-tie are removed and cheekpieces are now tried. |
33/1 |
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3 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Nosed home off this mark at Leicester in November (soft) but comfortably beaten otherwise this season; the hood is reapplied for the first time since Leicester but she's not overly convincing. |
16/1 |
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8th 2 |
20th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Battled well for narrow course win (1m7f, soft) in November, her seventh hurdle run, but was safely held on her latest outing and is probably not one to rely upon heavily; ventures beyond 2m1f for first time. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: /4254- D
Last run: 222 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 1f 77y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Placed lots of times over hurdles but won only once in 24 attempts; hasn't been close to his best this season and he's not bred for fences. |
16/1 |
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4th 5 |
4th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Just 1-23 over hurdles, the win gained in 2023; out of form at around 2m this season but this longer trip might suit him better now and he has slipped to a very good mark; worth a glance in the betting. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: 80-656
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Not beaten far when fifth of 15 on handicap debut at Roscommon (2m, good) in July but made a low-key stable debut last month and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing. |
10/1 |
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6 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Not beaten far when fifth of 15 on handicap debut at Roscommon (2m, good) in July but made a low-key stable debut last month and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: -41151 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Three hurdle wins this season, most recently when given a nicely judged Joe Anderson ride from off the pace over C&D (good) 12 days ago; 4lb rise is not excessive but the ground may have turn against him now. |
4/1 |
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7 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Three hurdle wins this season, most recently when given a nicely judged Joe Anderson ride from off the pace over C&D (good) 12 days ago; 4lb rise is not excessive but the ground may have turn against him now. |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 7P384- D
Last run: 195 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 7 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Bumper winner who is 0-10 over hurdles, but he made a promising start over fences when third of six at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last month; that was eyecatching from an unpromising position and he wasn't far behind the runner-up Hawk Stone; interesting contender with cheekpieces added. |
9/2 |
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3rd 6 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Chepstow bumper winner who has made the frame several times over hurdles at Ffos Las; could go well off a reduced mark, provided he takes to fences. |
12/1 |
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3rd 3 |
19th Nov 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
0-8 over hurdles and very inconsistent but kept on for respectable fourth here (2m, soft) on seasonal debut three weeks ago and is probably worth another crack at 2m4f. |
4/1 |
25/1
Form: P-2897
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Dual chase winner in France in spring 2024 but 0-6 and generally disappointing for three different stables in Britain; well beaten in 3m2f chase on last month's debut for Debra Hamer; looks too risky in this 2m hurdle. |
25/1 |
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9 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Dual chase winner in France in spring 2024 but 0-6 and generally disappointing for three different stables in Britain; well beaten in 3m2f chase on last month's debut for Debra Hamer; looks too risky in this 2m hurdle. |
25/1 |
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7th 1 |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Dual soft-ground chase winner in France in spring 2024 but 0-6 and generally disappointing for two different stables in Britain; needs to turn a corner on debut for latest new trainer. |
33/1 |
7/1
Form: 63544/
Last run: 784 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 4 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Yet to score but he comes here on the back of a good second of six in 2m handicap here in February; the winner and third there have both gone in since, so he's a player off an unchanged mark. |
11/4 |
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2nd 4 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
0-16, but C&D second on October's return from two years out took course record to 322; longer trip excuses flop next time, but Windsor disappointment latest is trickier to forgive, unless he simply doesn't act on that day's good ground any longer; as likely to revive here as anywhere. |
5/1 |
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10 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Absent since September 2023 and untested on ground slower than good to soft but has a largely consistent record (albeit 0-9) over hurdles; returns on a good mark and with Sean Bowen booked; market reference recommended. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 55P
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 10 |
18th Feb 2026 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who is one to watch in the market but he's failed to get competitive in his three handicaps; needs something extra. |
9/1 |
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9 |
30th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Big prices on soft ground at this track in both of his handicaps, finishing closer last time when upped to 2m4f from 2m (about 12l fifth of 11); there was encouragement for this longer trip and, at early stage in his career, it would not be a surprise were he to prove capable of better. |
7/1 |
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11 |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Did not get competitive in his three 2m novice/maiden hurdles at Worcester (good/good to soft) this spring/summer but makes handicap debut from a lowly mark here; improvement possible. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 32214- D
Last run: 244 days
W: 10st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 10 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 136y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Won chase debut in February 2025 and back to form with blinkers enlisted when second on last two outings, but all three of those runs were over 2m and there is plenty to prove judged on his attempts at 2m4f/3m; cheekpieces return and their previous usage includes that one win. |
9/1 |
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2nd 5 |
6th Mar 2026 Soft 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Took a step forward in a change of headgear when second of eight in handicap over C&D 22 day ago, hindered by a blunder two out; this C&D winner is a likely player if blinkers have the same effect a second time. |
9/2 |
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2nd 8 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Opened his account when winning on chase debut over C&D (soft) last February but he's not come close to that form in four subsequent runs; overall record is now 1-21 and he needs new headgear to give him a boost. |
7/1 |
12/1
Form: 801-79
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 3lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 13 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won handicap debut at Bangor (2m3f, soft) last February 2025 but he's been well held in eight runs this season and latest was at Hereford last week; out of the weights again and he can only be watched. |
50/1 |
|
6th 8 |
16th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won handicap debut at Bangor (2m3f, soft) in February 2025 but safely held on all seven starts this season; chasing debut latest; 4lb out of the handicap. |
16/1 |
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4th 5 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Made a winning handicap hurdle debut off today's mark at Bangor (2m3f, soft) a year ago but safely held on all six starts this season; considered only if lively in the betting before this chasing debut. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £82.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £46.69 |
| Tricast | £269.21 |
| Trifecta | £494.30 |
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