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SoftFollow @RacingTV On X “Hands And Heels” Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals & Amateurs)(Racing Excellence)
- Prize money: £3168.6
- 2m 3f 154y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Form: P36-07 D
Last run: 125 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 1 |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Ex-Irish; bettered his first run for Olly Murphy when 3.5l fourth in a 3m handicap at Wincanton last time (good); has won on soft ground; chance. |
3/1 |
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4th 10 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 3m 0f 150y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Largely out of form for an Irish stable last year and ought to have coped better with the soft ground when well-held fourth behind Mr Griffiths on last month's stable debut at Warwick (3m2f); sports refitted cheekpieces today, though, and may yet stage a revival for Olly Murphy. |
9/1 |
Form: 241325 D
Last run: 90 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 171y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Tailed off at Market Rasen in November and same story at Catterick last month on her sole run since; however, she may have needed that latest outing and runs off the same mark as for her win at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) in September; yard's horses are running well and she's not discounted. |
7/1 |
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7th 7 |
24th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Tailed off at Market Rasen in November last time, but she'd enjoyed a predominantly consistent spell previously and maybe a break will have helped; has won here twice over fences; not ruled out on her return. |
10/1 |
Form: 5-23
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 21 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 5lb |
Scottish raider; 0-5 but getting closer with each run this season; 2.5l behind Judicial Deference on penultimate at Kelso (22.5f, heavy); beaten a neck at Hexham on latest (2m4f, soft); cheekpieces go on now; can't discount. |
25/1 |
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2nd 1 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Lightly raced sort who took a big step forward on his handicap debut when a running-on second of eight at Kelso (2m6f) 40 days ago; this Irish point second merits serious consideration nudged up 1lb. |
4/1 |
Form: 2P/64P
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
19th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Took big step back in right direction and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when fifth at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) in March, but was generally very disappointing last season; others have more appealing profiles. |
16/1 |
Form: 911338 C
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
2nd May 2026 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Two wins over hurdles last October (first over 3m) and creditable runs since; quite interesting on her chase debut. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Made a winning start for this trainer at Wetherby (2m5f, good) in October; hasn't really built on that since (beaten 17l when second over just short of 3m at Newcastle latest) but this is a weak race and being dropped another 2lb can only help. |
3/1 |
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2nd 7 |
3rd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 149y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Made a winning start for this trainer at Wetherby (2m5f, good; 4-1) in October, but she has found a few stronger since, including when a weakening third at Southwell (3m; beaten 12l) a fortnight ago; place possible, but no more than that from this mark. |
7/1 |
Form: 276564
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
19th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Got off the mark over hurdles at Carlisle in February and made a winning chase debut over C&D (good) 17 days ago; only four of the 13 managed to complete but a 3lb rise may not be enough to stop him following up. |
4/5 |
|
1st 2 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won a novice handicap hurdle at Carlisle in February (2m3f, soft); creditable second over 3m at Doncaster next time but was disappointing with cheekpieces tried at Musselburgh last time (3m, good to soft; reportedly never travelled); headgear retained for chase debut. |
10/1 |
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11th 11 |
20th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Won at Carlisle (2m3f, soft) last month on third handicap start and 14l second of seven at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) 13 days later; kept to a similar trip, today's sharper track could be a positive, and this lightly raced 6yo wears first-time cheekpieces; remains open to improvement. |
12/1 |
Form: 46PU2
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Came good over hurdles at eighth attempt, winning from the front over C&D (good) in first-time cheekpieces last month; subsequent 5lb rise doesn't look excessive and further progress is possible; must be considered. |
7/4 |
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1st 4 |
5th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
0-7 over hurdles but ran ran big race from the front when close/clear second over C&D (good to soft) in early February and returns here after pretty good third at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) last month; visored for recent runs; could be hard to catch if he responds well to first-time cheekpieces. |
6/1 |
Form: 559-5 BF
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
13th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Came good under rules at Huntingdon (2m3f, heavy) in February, her second handicap; found one just too strong when odds-on to follow up at Market Rasen (2m2f, good to soft) last month but was given a wind op soon afterwards and now moves up in trip; probably still has potential. |
13/8 |
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2nd 3 |
15th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 2f 140y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Stable debut at Leicester in January landed her amateur rider in hot water, but she made no mistake under Sean Bowen at Huntingdon (2m4f, heavy) last month; up 8lb and it remains to be seen if testing ground is important to her, but she remains unexposed; should be hard to beat. |
1/2 |
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1st 5 |
19th Feb 2026 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Irish point winner; picked up for £15,000 in October after heavy defeats in non-handicaps for previous yard; favourite for stable debut at Leicester (2m4f, heavy; first-time tongue-tie) after an absence but never got involved for a jockey having her first ride under rules; plenty to find with After Many Days on that run but Sean Bowen now takes over. |
3/1 |
Form: P4P5-P D
Last run: 31 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
27th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
He was looking when regressive even before pulling up in his first two runs for this yard but ran better at Taunton (2m3f, good; ridden by Kayla Ruddy), where he was no match for the front two but did come from well off the pace; possibilities; 1lb wrong. |
5/1 |
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3rd 8 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Out of sorts at the end of last term for Robert Stephens and he's been pulled up in handicaps (around 3m2f) at Fontwell and Warwick for his current yard this year; it's easy to look elsewhere. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Three-time hurdle winner but the latest was back in November 2023 and it's been a long time since he posed a serious threat; pulled up when a 3-1 shot for last month's stable and seasonal debut at Fontwell. |
12/1 |
Form: /P0P-0
Last run: 47 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 |
16th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 61y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Two Flat wins, the latest at 2m in 2023, but he's shown very little in a handful of starts on the Flat and over hurdles since spring 2024. |
66/1 |
Betting Forcast
11/2 Kells Priory, 5/1 Spot On Soph, 5/1 Another High Five, 25/1 Justus, 10/1 Princesse Milania, 11/2 Scairp Dubh, 4/1 De Deli Counter, 11/2 Natus Vincere, 11/1 Wot You Wearing, 66/1 Gold Ring
Verdict
The very lightly raced mare NATUS VINCERE caught the eye making late headway in the straight at Leicester and she’s taken to score on her second handicap start. Another High Five is open to improvement now up in trip on his handicap debut and he is second choice ahead of recent Market Rasen runner-up De Deli Counter.[Ben Hutton]
Selections
RP RATINGS:
De Deli CounterTelegraph:
Another High FiveSPOTLIGHT:
Natus VincereDaily Mirror:
Scairp DubhPOSTDATA:
Princesse MilaniaD Express:
Spot On SophTOPSPEED:
De Deli CounterThe Times:
De Deli CounterThe Sun:
De Deli CounterThe Guardian:
Another High FiveThe Star:
Another High FiveDaily Record:
Another High FiveDaily Mail:
Natus Vincere