14.58
GoodJCB Mini-Excavator Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3828.72
- 3m 2f 0y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.60
- Place: £1.90
Form: 006937
Last run: 7 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 83y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Seemed well suited by the longer trip when gaining a breakthrough success in 3m2f Warwick handicap hurdle 24 days ago; not taken lightly despite a 2lb weights rise. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
He's raced eight times and has never come close to posing a serious threat; well beaten at 33-1 on recent handicap debut at Sedgefield (2m4f, good). |
9/1 |
|
7th 9 |
19th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 188y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
He's shown little across his seven starts but makes his handicap debut off a very lowly mark and his trainer's last two runners have won, so he's worth a second look. |
20/1 |
6/5
- Place: £1.60
Form: 0P8PP6
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 14 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
0-8 over hurdles, including four non-completions; responded well to first-time cheekpieces when close second at Warwick (3m2f, good) last month but that was a modest race; others here are more persuasive. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
0-8; achieved closest finish yet when sixth of 11 at Hereford (2m3f, good) recently, beaten just over 7l on that third handicap start; wears first-time cheekpieces and has major claims in a race very much lacking depth. |
6/5 |
|
6th 9 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Pulled up in both handicaps, with his jockey reporting that he stopped quickly at Ludlow (2m5f) last time; hard to make a good case for. |
14/1 |
5/2
Form: 8700
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 5y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Has shown improvement since stepping up in trip and switching to handicaps, latest when runner-up at Fakenham (2m7f, good) last month; should go close here. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 4 |
13th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Well beaten at triple-digit odds in her three qualifying races (2m-2m3f) but fared much better when third of seven on recent handicap debut at Warwick (3m2f, good); that was a modest contest but she remains lightly raced. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Third in a point-to-point bumper last April; tailed off at massive odds on her three hurdle starts (2m/2m3f) but now goes handicapping at a longer trip off a lowly mark and there's stamina in her pedigree; interesting. |
5/2 |
9/1
Form: P-43PP
Last run: 42 days
W: 10st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Unplaced all nine hurdling starts; gave fairly good account before weakening into fourth of seven over C&D (good) in March but is effectively 9lb higher from out of the weights today; gained his point win on soft to heavy ground. |
40/1 |
|
4th 8 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Didn't run badly when fourth over hurdles at Stratford last July and he's now 9lb lower; this 10yo is now 0-12 under rules having struggled on his three starts since but those were over fences; not ruled out. |
9/1 |
|
6 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Record of 1-7 in points and he's 0-11 under rules; still unexposed over regulations fences but he struggled back in this sphere in two runs at Worcester (2m7f, good) in the autumn; has lots to prove after four months off and he's well into the veteran stage. |
50/1 |
14/1
Form: -70879
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
No improvement for the switch to handicaps and he's been tailed off at 80-1 on both attempts in this sphere (2m4f/2m3f, good to soft/soft). |
14/1 |
|
9th 10 |
21st Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Well-beaten 80-1 shot when upped to 2m4f for handicap debut at Plumpton (good to soft) in December; needs refitted hood to help him settle much better here; tongue-tie also added. |
50/1 |
|
12 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 70y Class 3 |
10st 13lb |
Beaten a long way on hurdles debut when seventh of eight finishers at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft; 300-1) 12 days ago; others preferred. |
100/1 |
14/1
Form: 59U5P
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Not the biggest and her form figures are uninspiring but there were hints of ability before unseating in Wincanton novice in January; subsequent efforts suggest that might have been a false dawn and she's out of the weights again. |
40/1 |
|
16 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Soundly beaten in her first two handicaps (2m6f/3m2f) and competes from 5lb out of the weights here; needs to take a big step forward. |
50/1 |
|
6th 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Signs of promise prior to unseating in Wincanton novice (2m5f, heavy) in January but tailed off/pulled up on both runs since, most recently when 40-1 for handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft). |
14/1 |
11/1
Form: 6P8/PP
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 2lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
2nd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Won three points in spring 2024 but, following a long absence, has been pulled up on all three starts under rules for new stable this season; has too much to prove. |
50/1 |
|
5 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won three points in May/June 2024 but then absent until this winter, and he's been pulled up over fences (50-1) then hurdles (33-1) on his two outings this season; a major turnaround is necessary. |
11/1 |
|
6 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 119y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won three points in 2024 but his rules form has been regressive and he ran poorly over fences on his reappearance/stable debut; blinkers on; carries clear risks. |
14/1 |
Non-runners
Junior Des Mottes
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.97 |
| Tricast | £16.55 |
| Trifecta | £28.60 |