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SoftStar Sports Cheltenham Preview Panel Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5809.1
- 2m 3f 166y
- Class 4
- 2 runners
Runners: 2 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £1.23
Form: 135-42 D
Last run: 81 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
9th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Won three times over hurdles and got off the mark in this sphere in a match at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) four weeks ago; up 4lb and difficult to evaluate but on an upward curve and one to be interested in. |
11/4 |
|
1st 1 |
9th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 166y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Three-time hurdle winner (2m-2m5f; all on right-handed tracks); respectable efforts in both runs over fences, last time runner-up at Wincanton; won't mind returning to further or getting back on softer ground. |
11/4 |
15/8
Form: 5101
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Got off the mark on her chasing/handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m7f, soft; 20-1) in January before losing out in a match at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) last month; sports first-time cheekpieces and should run well. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
9th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 166y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
1-3 over hurdles and made a winning start over fences when the surprise winner (20-1 outsider of four) over nearly 3m at Huntingdon (soft); just 2lb higher and she has very low mileage on the clock. |
15/8 |
|
1st 4 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Form of last February's Irish point win looks better now following runner-up White Noise's recent British hurdling hat-trick; not much of an Exeter mares' maiden hurdle she won in October, however, and limitations exposed since; starts life over fences and in handicaps on a tough mark. |
6/1 |
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