14.20
SoftHappy Heavenly Birthday Sharon McManus Nursery Handicap
- Prize money: £3140.4
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.70
- Place: £2.20
Form: 0889
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (6) |
2nd Sep 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Bounced back to form to double his tally in 1m Southwell handicap last month; needs to reproduce it now off a 4lb higher mark. |
100/30 |
|
1st 6 (7) |
6th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Won off this mark at Leicester (7f, soft) last October and was subsequently gelded; well beaten in three starts this year and on his only previous try on the AW; others preferred. |
9/1 |
|
7th 12 (7) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 96y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Clear best form when winning at Leicester (7f) on final 2yo start and sole attempt on ground softer than good; only interesting if such conditions materialise. |
12/1 |
9/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 0704
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (5) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 80y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Came good at ninth attempt, in what has turned out to be a good race for this grade at Windsor (1m, good to soft) in June; should be fine over this shorter trip and will be favoured by any rain; major player. |
11/4 |
|
1st 14 (10) |
8th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 31y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Last three handicap runs nothing to crow about but what offers hope is that his two respectable shows in Leicester handicaps (6f-7f) were on good to soft and soft; should stay this far on breeding so not dismissed. |
10/1 |
|
7th 13 (15) |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Best effort when runner-up in nursery over C&D in October but he failed to fire in two subsequent AW runs to end 2025; needs to bounce back after a break. |
14/1 |
13/2
- Place: £3.00
Form: 845206
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (3) |
19th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Placed in two turf handicaps last year, including at Leicester when last seen in October; first-time cheekpieces are added on reappearance; likely to be competitive if ready to roll. |
7/1 |
|
8 (8) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Failed to take to the AW two starts ago but he wasn't far away in turf handicaps over an extended 7f (good to firm) and 1m (good to soft) either side; a bare 7f can suit and on the premises again. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 8 (8) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Failed to take to the AW two starts ago but he wasn't far away in turf handicaps over an extended 7f (good to firm) and 1m (good to soft) either side; a bare 7f can suit and on the premises again. |
13/2 |
9/1
Form: 56897
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 (11) |
22nd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Gained first win over 7f on Lingfield AW in January but he hasn't been finding much over that trip on Tapeta and turf for new trainer; however, the return to 6f looks worth a go. |
16/1 |
|
6th 5 (3) |
26th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Unproven on turf and his form has been up and down since he won at Lingfield (7f, AW) in January, with a below-par run at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) on last month's stable debut; however, he's not ruled out each-way. |
8/1 |
|
5th 4 (1) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Emphatic winner in first-time visor for Joseph Parr at Lingfield (7f) in January and signed off for him with two pretty good fourths on Polytrack in February/March; subsequently changed hands for 2,800gns; big player if he responds well to first-time blinkers on stable debut. |
7/2 |
12/1
Form: 6859
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 13 (9) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Versatile filly who has won twice on turf (7f, good/soft) this season and was a good third over 6f on her penultimate run; flopped at Redcar last time but she's been generally reliable this year and has claims if she can bounce back. |
12/1 |
|
12th 7 (8) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 217y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Last win was in a 7f classified event and is probably weighted to her best but she gives her running more often than not irrespective of trip. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 9 (6) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Doubled her tally when winning a classified event at Ayr (7f, soft) in June before a good second there in a handicap next time; did too much too soon and didn't get home over 1m at Leicester two weeks ago, and this free-going sort could go well now dropping back to 6f. |
6/1 |
7/1
Form: 745663
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (5) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Has met his match in four sprint handicaps off similar marks to today's but was hampered at the start at Newcastle (6f, AW) last month before coming through to take a late third of nine; unraced on ground slower than good but looks worth a go over 7f; yard also runs Spartacus Warrior. |
7/1 |
|
6th 6 (5) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Has met his match in four sprint handicaps off similar marks to today's but was hampered at the start at Newcastle (6f, AW) last month before coming through to take a late third of nine; unraced on ground slower than good but looks worth a go over 7f; yard also runs Spartacus Warrior. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 5 (4) |
26th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Not at his best on his last two starts (behind Martha's Shadow latest); even his best efforts need building on if he is to make it seventh time lucky. |
7/1 |
2/1
Form: 0891 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 6lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (7) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Little to show for early efforts but said to have been treated for physical issues before she was well supported for handicap debut at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) when winning with something to spare; up 7lb with very different conditions today but she looks promising. |
2/1 |
|
7th 3 (7) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Little to show for early efforts but said to have been treated for physical issues before she was well supported for handicap debut at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) when winning with something to spare; up 7lb with very different conditions today but she looks promising. |
2/1 |
|
1st 10 (5) |
11th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Always behind in three races; may fare better now handicapping but her form claims are poor. |
16/1 |
11/2
Form: 8836
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (6) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Kept on quite nicely when third of eight in 5f maiden at Bath (heavy) last month but she raced freely and couldn't sustain effort on handicap debut over 6f here (good to soft) this month; shade to prove over 7f. |
11/2 |
|
8th 1 (6) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Kept on quite nicely when third of eight in 5f maiden at Bath (heavy) last month but she raced freely and couldn't sustain effort on handicap debut over 6f here (good to soft) this month; shade to prove over 7f. |
11/2 |
|
6th 9 (2) |
7th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Half-sister to a 5f Listed 2yo winner; third of eight at Bath (5f, heavy) and that gives her a platform to build on now handicapping. |
5/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £22.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £22.61 |
| Tricast | £147.18 |
| Trifecta | £148.10 |
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