15.20
HeavyLadies’ Day 4th July Novices’ Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 2m 4f 25y
- Class 5
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.75
- Place: £1.30
Form: 55d-51
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
First past the post in the same novice handicap at Taunton (2m2f, soft/heavy) in two of his three chase attempts, last time comfortably making amends for being disqualified a year earlier (banned substance found in sample); may have more to offer over fences; shortlisted. |
6/4 |
|
1st 7 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 40y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Won this race readily (soft ground) on chasing debut at year ago, only to be disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance; made low-key reappearance on good ground here in December but still features prominently in calculations. |
9/4 |
13/8
- Place: £1.40
Form: 5-0082 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Placed in both points; duly posted a promising effort, despite failing to justify favouritism, at Hereford (2m5f, heavy) last time on handicap/chase debut; open to progress in this sphere; respected. |
13/8 |
|
2nd 5 |
11th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Modest form when placed in Irish and British point; nothing to show for three starts in novice hurdles but unexposed and may do better on this handicap/chase debut; watch the market. |
5/1 |
12/1
Form: 3F-PP7 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
23rd May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Now 9lb below the mark of her sole hurdling success (2m3f, heavy), but aptitude for chasing remains unproven, falling mid-race on one attempt and racing too freely on the other. |
33/1 |
|
1 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Mid-race faller in sole chase attempt; has a doubt over current form but is nicely treated assuming this return to fences prompts a resurgence; gained sole hurdles success off 5lb higher. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: -3253P
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Course winner in 2024 but she failed to take to fences last season and came in last of seven back in this sphere at Newton Abbot (2m) last month; others are much preferred. |
12/1 |
|
7th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Close third over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in October but she's not taken to fences this winter and has been pulled up in last two starts; bit to prove but she's on a dangerous mark back in this sphere and could be a big factor if she can revive; blinkers worn in last two starts are removed. |
8/1 |
11/2
Form: 3-226P
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Still a maiden and this season has been a game of two halves, with his second-place finishes in November preceding a couple of poor efforts; doesn't look as if he's about to get off the mark. |
11/2 |
|
4 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 40y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Disappointing favourite when back over hurdles last month but came second in two soft-ground chases in November (2m/2m4f) and will be on the premises if quickly back on song in first-time cheekpieces. |
7/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £4.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.77 |
| Trifecta | £5.30 |
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