16.30
SoftBlackmores Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4066.37
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £10.00
- Place: £2.50
Form: 335366
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
1-13 over hurdles; didn't go unbacked on chase debut when beaten under 4l by Loki's Mischief over 2m5f here recently and he's 7lb better off with the winner; clear claims. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 110y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Stable debut when winning a 2m4f hurdle here in March (soft) but hasn't built on that, albeit after going up 7lb; remains to be seen what he'll make of fences. |
14/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.20
Form: 6-24P4 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
5th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Proved well suited by the step back up to 3m1f and good ground when keeping on well to score at Ffos Las last month; faces a different question here off 5lb higher but likely to be thereabouts if reproducing the effort. |
5/4 |
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1st 2 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Inconsistent over the last 12 months or so, but second at Exeter in November showed that he stays 2m7f and his best effort since was on latest outing (a rallying third over 2m4f three weeks ago); much more to prove if the ground is not softer than good, but he has to be considered. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 2 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Pulled up on chasing debut in January (wore cheekpieces) and did not see out 3m on heavy ground when back over hurdles here (first-time blinkers) last month; current mark is workable and this drop back in trip looks the right move but others in the field have much less to prove. |
10/1 |
9/2
Form: /5011-
Last run: 363 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 13 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 127y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Last season he won 3m handicaps at Doncaster and Wetherby (both on good ground); his Ffos Las return was encouraging given the time he'd been absent and the soft conditions; in this scenario he's unexposed; considered. |
15/2 |
|
4th 3 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Lightly raced 7yo who struck form at around this time last year, winning 3m handicaps at Doncaster and Wetherby (both on good ground); open to further improvement but this hat-trick attempt comes after a long absence and the different trip-and-ground combination is not sure to suit. |
9/2 |
|
1st 2 |
18th Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 26y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
made all, increased tempo before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and wandered around approaching last, kept on well run-in, comfortably |
5/2 |
5/2
Form: 072111 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Aided by cheekpieces this year, winning three in a row here (2m-2m4f, heavy) in January/February; also suited by faster ground but managed only fifth behind Jack's Jury off this career-high mark over C&D (soft) last month. |
10/1 |
|
5th 1 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Thriving 5yo who has won three times on heavy ground here (2m-2m4f) this year; drew nicely clear of the others with another in-form horse when prevailing by a neck over C&D last time and remains unexposed over this trip; must be considered. |
5/2 |
|
1st 3 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Heavy-ground 2m wins here the last twice, and although the latter represented no further improvement on RPRs he was value for further than 2l having walked through the last; untried over this far and 7lb rise demands a career-best, but clearly in the heart to go close once more. |
9/4 |
10/1
Form: 2-P864
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won over hurdles and showed clear promise over fences in France last season; unplaced in four handicap hurdles for new stable in Britain this term but significant positives can be drawn from his fourth at Newbury (2m4f, soft) last time and he continues to slip down the weights. |
10/1 |
|
4th 11 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Did well in France, winning over hurdles and competitive as a chaser; has yet to get anything going over hurdles for current yard (hooded last twice) but on good or good to soft and getting back on the mud could make a difference. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
11th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Won a soft-ground hurdle in France in summer 2024 and came second in a heavy-ground claiming chase on latest outing in January; not easy to weigh up on this British/handicap debut but Sean Bowen is booked; market helpful. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 543
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Irish point winner who showed promise on all three hurdling starts, perhaps most notably when third in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good to soft) last month; no surprise if he features on this handicap debut. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
4th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Irish point winner who made quite promising rules debut when fifth at Chepstow (2m, soft) in November; took backward step when well-held fourth at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month but still enters calculations here. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 21-77P
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 |
16th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Won 2m novice last season but safely held in first two handicaps this term (1m7f/2m), then pulled up when upped to 2m4f last month; needs to get career back on track. |
16/1 |
|
4 |
17th Feb 2026 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Exeter novice winner (2m, heavy); hasn't looked on a good mark in his two handicaps and that could still be the case, though Murray Dodd claiming 7lb will help in that respect. |
20/1 |
|
1st 8 |
21st Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Never really got competitive when 150-1 for C&D maiden on last month's hurdling debut but kept on well for second against own age-group at Chepstow (2m, heavy) a fortnight later and has scope for further progress. |
16/1 |
3/1
Form: 432
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £42.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £33.07 |
| Tricast | £255.57 |
| Trifecta | £672.60 |
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