17.35
Good To SoftVirgin Bet Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 0f 190y
- Class 5
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.20
- Place: £2.10
Form: F-4P68
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 2 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Has done well both runs with cheekpieces, winning off a 9lb lower mark at Newcastle in January (2m1f, good to soft) before creditable third off this mark at Ayr last time (2m4f, soft); chance if as effective on this ground. |
6/1 |
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3rd 9 |
17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
The first-time cheekpieces appeared to make a huge difference at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) where he jumped well in front and won unchallenged by just over 5l; 9lb higher in a higher grade but he arrives here a relative unknown quantity, especially over this far. |
8/1 |
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1st 7 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
11lb lower now than on handicap debut and he's shown enough for his new yard this term not to be ruled out entirely; headgear first time. |
11/2 |
7/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 0313P3
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Comfortably doubled his hurdle score when winning at Hexham (2m, good) nine days ago, escapes a panalty for that success and Tom Midgley can claim his 3lb allowance here; another bold bid looks likely. |
3/1 |
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1st 1 |
21st Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Just 1-23 over hurdles but was well clear of the rest when 0.5l second to Snapaudaciaheros (2lb worse off) over C&D eight days ago; good chance. |
11/2 |
33/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: /379P7 D
Last run: 117 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Has returned from a break in good form, winning back-to-back Class 5 handicaps at about 2m4f on good ground (the first here); remains on a fair mark but this is a better race and a competitive one. |
12/1 |
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1st 1 |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Has turned a corner since returning from a break this spring and came good for current stable with front-running win at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; that form looks modest but he ought to give another good account here. |
11/4 |
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1st 2 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ended 2025 in poor form but kept on well to take third of 13 at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft; refitted tongue-tie) in March, after a break, and may benefit from moving back up in trip here; contender if able to build on that recent effort. |
4/1 |
7/1
Form: 727877 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Only 7l away when fourth at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) in March and remains on a good mark; without a win since 2023 but has possbilities; Leah Noreci is his regular partner. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 000
Last run: 120 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
0-8; scuppered his chance by making a final-fence mistake over C&D (The Flying Poet took full advantage) in May; unseated rider early over fences at Kelso next time and far from fluent back over hurdles at Cartmel latest; risks attached. |
10/1 |
|
8th 11 |
27th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced 6yo; in this new headgear combination when a late mistake (and some wandering) cost him a 3m chase at Perth and again he showed some quirks when ducking right and unseating at the first fence at Kelso on Sunday; capable of having a say on this return to hurdling but comes with an element of risk. |
13/2 |
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5 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 96y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who advanced his form on his chasing debut (in a first-time hood) when a short-head second of eight in 3m handicap at Perth 11 days ago, looking probable winner until blundered last; up 6lb but merits serious consideration in retained headgear. |
9/4 |
6/1
Form: 94-800
Last run: 94 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Has tended to race too freely and has been well held in all three handicap starts despite attracting market support, including after wind surgery; should be capable of better and this is a modest contest but he still needs to learn to settle. |
8/1 |
|
7th 10 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Unable to justify prominence in the betting when soundly beaten in first two handicaps, the latter over C&D last month, and his tendency to race too freely remains a worry; evidently thought capable of better, though. |
10/1 |
|
8th 13 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Best run was in a bumper; did appear to perform below expectations on handicap debut in March and he's since had wind surgery; all hope not yet lost. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 34506
Last run: 43 days
W: 10st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (2) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 39y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Won a Navan handicap for Joseph O'Brien last spring but suffered a succession of fairly hefty defeats on the Flat and over hurdles for this yard, including when beaten nearly 20l over C&D last month when back from a nine-week break; visor given a whirl. |
20/1 |
|
9th 2 (12) |
9th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 3f 39y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Ex-Irish; fair hurdler; only Flat win was over 1m2f at Navan in April 2025 (good); handles soft ground; not out of it. |
12/1 |
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7th 13 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Fair 1m2f Flat winner in Ireland last April; he hasn't yet found his level over hurdles, soundly beaten when tongue tied in handicaps on last two outings; tried cheekpieces before that and now sports blinkers. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 755
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 11 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
1m winner in 2024; well held in both handicaps over hurdles and tries a tongue-tie; risky. |
14/1 |
|
5th 10 |
20th Apr 2026 Good 2m 2f 25y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
1m Flat winner in September 2024 when trained by the Kublers; yet to make the frame in four starts over hurdles but has time on his side; hood worn on last two starts is left off; may do better at some point. |
16/1 |
|
8th 10 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
1m Flat winner in 2024; has run three times over hurdles, on second occasion showing modest form on New Year's Day on debut for this yard; not so good when hooded on soft ground next time and he refused to enter the stalls for a Flat race four weeks ago; bit to prove. |
8/1 |
9/1
Form: -P500F D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 10lb
12 yo Mare
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
12yo whose seven wins have been registered at either Market Rasen or Carlisle; latest was last April and she's now 9lb lower after a lean spell, but there were major signs of a revival on latest start before she fell (held in second at the final flight); considered but this may not be her track. |
9/1 |
|
1 |
8th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A three-time C&D scorer, including in this race 12 months ago; well below par this term, coming in last of 14 over C&D 20 days ago but this veteran mare still can't be totally dismissed from a plummeting mark. |
12/1 |
|
14th 11 |
16th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Veteran mare who has won seven races, three of them over C&D, but hasn't been in the best of form this season and others appeal more. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 384-P
Last run: 319 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 2 (11) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 4f 98y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Dual 1m2f course winner for David O'Meara in 2024; close 100-1 fourth here (again 1m2f) in March was a standout for this yard but otherwise it's been a struggle; has quite a bit to prove. |
25/1 |
|
9th 9 (7) |
1st May 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Wins for David O'Meara both came over C&D, including a division of this race two years ago; not beaten far at 100-1 here two months ago but looked flattered in a messy affair and he's generally struggled for this yard. |
16/1 |
|
10th 8 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
While not the force of old, his close fourth on the Flat this month showed that he's still capable of fair form in that sphere; went the wrong way in his four-race hurdle career last February-May but needs a second look. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 69P08
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Well beaten in two bumpers and he's struggled at massive prices in his three races over hurdles, two of them over C&D; handicap debut should offer improved prospects but he has no solid claims. |
25/1 |
|
8th 4 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Well beaten in two bumpers and he's struggled at massive prices in two hurdle runs this year, including over C&D. |
100/1 |
|
12th 1 |
3rd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Well beaten in two bumpers and pulled up on hurdles debut; best watched for now. |
100/1 |
10/1
Form: 876
Last run: 151 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Cut little ice in a handful of runs over hurdles but this Irish point runner-up was much improved on his chasing debut when a 28-1 winner of nine-runner handicap over C&D two weeks ago; up 5lb but open to progress, so he's a player. |
7/2 |
|
1st 6 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
0-6 over hurdles, having been well beaten in three handicaps this spring (2m1f-2m4f; cheekpieces added last time); last year's Irish point second offers a ray of hope on this chasing debut but it still takes a big leap of faith to support him. |
20/1 |
|
8th 3 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Hasn't raised his modest profile in two handicaps, pulling up in both; the tongue-tie tried last time is joined by cheekpieces; risky. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 3-PPP7
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
20th Apr 2026 Good 2m 2f 25y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Unexposed after only five hurdle runs but was pulled up on last month's handicap debut, having refused to settle; might be more relaxed without blinkers (worn for last three races) here but still looks too risky. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Third of five in a bumper last April; triple-figure odds for all four starts over hurdles and pulled up on first three; while 35l seventh of 11 at Kelso (2m, heavy) on latest was better, with tongue-tie added to blinkers, others clearly bring more solid claims to his handicap debut today. |
16/1 |
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| Exacta | £46.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £40.00 |
| Tricast | £501.99 |
| Trifecta | £373.70 |
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