19.15
StandardRead Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap
- Prize money: £3140.4
- 0m 7f 14y
- Class 6
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Rain
3/1
Form: 678376 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (6) |
17th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Fairly useful on his day but is on a long losing sequence and current mark reflects a general decline in his form; a regular at Newcastle and rarely seen at Wolverhampton. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 (2) |
19th Feb 2026 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run stretches back to December 2023; ran okay over C&D in November off a 7lb higher mark but he hasn't built on it since. |
16/1 |
|
7th 9 (10) |
30th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Losing run stretches back to December 2023; not beaten far at Newcastle in November (7f) but that is flanked by lesser efforts; blinkers back on today but others appeal more. |
18/1 |
7/2
Form: 452823 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (9) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Back to form when winning at Redcar in June (7f, good) and finished a sound third off 6lb higher at Beverley last time (7.5f, good to firm); down 1lb; a possible. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 2 (1) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 96y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Back to form with a 20-1 win at Redcar where he and runner-up Reginald Charles benefited from racing alone; did that comfortably and a 6lb rise wouldn't be too troublesome if he has turned a corner. |
5/1 |
|
1st 10 (5) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Formerly consistent and has dropped to a handy mark on the pick of his form, but heavy defeats over 1m here and at Ripon in his last two starts leave him with enough to prove. |
14/1 |
7/2
Form: 534913 CD BF
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
13th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Gained five of his nine wins over C&D, the latest eight days ago (good ground); still on workable mark under 4lb penalty and ought to be right in the thick of things again. |
2/1 |
|
1st 4 (6) |
5th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Gained four of his eight wins over this C&D; made the frame off today's mark on consecutive starts at Carlisle last month (7f, soft/1m, good) and is sure to be suited by the return to this track; respected. |
5/1 |
11/2
Form: 252254 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (4) |
1st Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
First 7f win at Newmarket in May; just 1-22 on the AW but this surface suits and he was unlucky in his sole C&D run, when runner-up in September, and looks well worth another go back over this trip. |
11/2 |
|
6th 5 (4) |
1st Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
First 7f win at Newmarket in May; just 1-22 on the AW but this surface suits and he was unlucky in his sole C&D run, when runner-up in September, and looks well worth another go back over this trip. |
11/2 |
|
4th 6 (2) |
21st Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
All bar one of his seven wins has come over 6f, but he has finished runner-up in both goes over this trip including here; still 6lb above his last winning mark, though, so needs to find a bit more. |
9/1 |
25/1
Form: -67849
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (2) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Disappointing filly who suffered heavy defeat over 1m on Tapeta on latest outing in January; reverts to sprinting with a lot to prove. |
33/1 |
|
1 (6) |
18th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
0-8; went close in a Dundalk maiden (7f, Polytrack) a year ago, but hasn't matched that form in six starts since returning in May including three for this yard; tongue-tie is given a go, but enough to prove; stable also runs Pit Boss. |
16/1 |
|
4th 6 (1) |
1st Nov 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Useful effort when going close in her first AW run at Dundalk (7f) as a 2yo but she hasn't achieved much in handicaps for either yard; returns to the AW with plenty to prove on Tapeta debut. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: 557320 BF
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (5) |
18th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
In good heart this season and he returned to winning ways over C&D (good) last Monday; a 5lb rise takes this 5yo to a career-high mark but he has a solid record here and could be firmly in the shake-up once more. |
3/1 |
|
1st 6 (9) |
6th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Respectable fifth at Beverley three days ago; largely solid record at Ripon features a success in 2024 and peak effort this season (close second in early June); likely player returned to this course. |
9/2 |
|
5th 1 (5) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 96y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Only 3-34; a well-held third behind Travis and Reginald Charles at Redcar where he was beaten by the track bias; off the same mark he should make his presence felt. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 946073 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (2) |
6th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
No problem with conditions but on a losing run and he needs to step up a level judged on recent efforts. |
14/1 |
|
6th 9 (2) |
19th Feb 2026 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
He has run some fair races this winter (had a third wind op prior to his return in October) but he was never in contention behind The Gay Blade over C&D nine days ago; others appeal more for win purposes. |
8/1 |
|
6th 12 (6) |
10th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Without a win since October 2024 but made the frame over C&D off his basement handicap mark on three of his last four appearances and has each-way claims again in this classified race. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
Bass Player