18.30
Standard To SlowVirgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap
- Prize money: £13400.4
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Clear
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2023-7 CD
Last run: 70 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (3) |
10th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Running in this for the third time, finishing second in 2023 and 2025; on both occasions he arrived on the back of a 7f win at Kempton and he landed that same race yet again 23 days ago; should give it another good shot. |
7/2 |
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1st 1 (2) |
18th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
James Doyle is 5-5 on him, three of those successes coming in this race (2023, 2024 and 2025); he's 2lb lower than last year but weakened into last place when back in a handicap over track and trip ten weeks ago. |
7/2 |
|
6 (3) |
31st May 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 37y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Listed winner at Deauville (7f, AW) last November and defied lofty mark in Kempton handicap (7f, AW) in March; also effective on turf and was second of six in a good conditions race at Thirsk last month; however, this 6yo needs to be better than ever if he's to take this. |
22/1 |
7/4
- Place: £1.30
Form: 6/121- CD
Last run: 113 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (11) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 37y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
His latest Newcastle defeat isn't the run to judge him on and he had been progressing well beforehand; no problem with the return to turf and stepping back up to 7f will be of benefit; interesting with cheekpieces now given a go. |
9/2 |
|
13th 8 (1) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Unexposed and progressive handicapper who has two wins and two seconds to his name from four AW appearances; lost little in defeat at Kempton 16 days ago when chasing home a smart rival who was winning the race for the fourth time; a stiff 6f should be fine but stall 1 might not be beneficial given the forecast of a brisk crosswind; stable also runs Ferrous. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 5 (1) |
18th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Ridden forward and improved each of his three starts last year, achieving a first and second over C&D before seeing off Serengeti at Wolverhampton (also 7f); looks set to make an even better 4yo and prove tough to beat. |
7/4 |
3/1
Form: 003-41 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (10) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Inconsistent sort who made it 1-20 on turf (that grass win came here in 2yo campaign) when well beaten at Royal Ascot last month; however, two starts ago he was a close sixth in the Thirsk Hunt Cup (1m, good to firm) when he was denied a clear run, and he's not ruled out. |
7/1 |
|
18th 12 (18) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Eye-catcher, amid traffic issues, in the Thirsk Hunt Cup last time; form over C&D comprises a respectable eighth (off current mark) in this contest last year and creditable third (did well having been hampered) later in 2025; still has a much better strike-rate on AW than on turf, however. |
22/1 |
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6th 4 (15) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 218y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Three fine efforts on AW to start the year but his run of good form came to a halt when well behind Blue Rc at Newcastle over Easter; acts on turf but has a much better strike-rate on AW; drawn widest. |
20/1 |
11/1
Form: 5410-4 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (5) |
13th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Similar efforts since wearing cheekpieces, finishing 3l fourth both times, latest over 6f (usually races at further); remains well treated on peak performance, namely a 7f success off 7lb higher last season. |
12/1 |
|
4th 9 (8) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Gained both wins over 7f; raced too freely when fourth in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at Sandown (7f, good to soft) last month but is worth a crack at sprinting in the new headgear and has become well handicapped. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 (6) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Won this race last year on soft ground and he's now 4lb lower; shaped well from unfavourable draw when seventh at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) two weeks ago; returning to 7f should suit, and rain would not inconvenience him in the slightest; wears headgear for the first time; big player despite unflattering form-figures. |
5/1 |
8/1
Form: 0125-4 D
Last run: 76 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (5) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Four runs for Mike Murphy have yielded three heavy defeats and a shock 1m2f win at Windsor in May; opposable on balance of form. |
33/1 |
|
15th 19 (6) |
19th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
In his third yard since leaving Aidan O'Brien last autumn; third run for current trainer when upped to 1m2f and tongue tied first time at Windsor (good to firm) last month, starting 50-1 in a six-runner race but leading 1f out and narrowly holding off two challengers; back up just 1lb but this is another new trip and it's a vastly more competitive race. |
66/1 |
|
1st 3 (6) |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Not particularly solid on his 7f/1m form for a few yards since leaving Ballydoyle; chance largely depends on the effects of new trip and first-time tongue-tie. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: -51826 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 9 (10) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Ten-time winner who scored at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) in Janaury but he's not got involved in his last three starts; now 2lb lower than for that last success but he needs to rediscover his spark. |
20/1 |
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5th 2 (7) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Consistent record round here (2-4 over C&D) and is back on the mark off which he won here in January; not in the same form of late, there's always a chance he'll blow the start and it's no certainty the race will be set up for him. |
8/1 |
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6th 3 (3) |
9th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner who gained his sixth success on the AW at Lingfield (7f, AW) in January; didn't quite see 1m out when sixth there in February and he never featured in a 0-105 at Kempton (7f) 22 days ago; will appreciate the drop in grade but he'll want a good gallop to aim at over this shorter trip. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 10001- C
Last run: 130 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 12 (4) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Creditable fourth over C&D in this year's Victoria Cup but his subsequent form, comprising mostly duck eggs, reads poorly by comparison; major resurgence is required. |
66/1 |
|
10th 2 (1) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Couldn't set your watch by him but he's a smart performer on his good days, as when beating 21 rivals at Doncaster (6f, heavy) last November; finished fourth in the Victoria Cup here (7f, good) in May, and he is 5lb lower today, but there hasn't been much to cheer since then. |
33/1 |
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19th 3 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Inconsistent but he is a smart performer, as when beating his 21 rivals at Doncaster last November (6f, heavy); raced exclusively at 7f since, with mixed results, but this mark isn't beyond him and a big run could be on the cards back down in distance. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.29 |
| Trifecta | £18.90 |