16.20
Standard To SlowBrooke Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.50
Form: 981-03 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (5) |
8th Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Gained a second 1m win here in May but only eighth of 11 in 1m Newmarket handicap 18 days ago; goes well round here but has his stamina to prove on his first try beyond 1m. |
9/1 |
|
8th 2 (4) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Majority of starts on AW and he scored on that surface at Kempton (1m) off 4lb lower in May; things didn't pan out ideally when good fourth of 14 over that C&D three weeks later and he brings some momentum to this switch back to turf. |
5/1 |
|
4th 6 (11) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Managed third in a C&D 0-80 last month and duly did the business in 0-75 company, also over track and trip, 23 days ago; this is even easier, although he's up 4lb, and Jack Dace can keep the ride in this apprentice contest; headgear (hood) goes on, presumably in attempt to settle him. |
4/1 |
7/2
- Place: £2.00
Form: 552-7
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 (8) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Promise over C&D (good to firm) on debut last May; best efforts since have come on AW, including his breakthrough success at Kempton four weeks ago (1m); up in class and back on turf but he does smack of one with a fair bit more to come. |
5/2 |
|
1st 2 (9) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Five-race maiden but he's finished runner-up twice including in a C&D handicap (5-1) two weeks ago; looks interesting off only 1lb higher and he still has potential as a handicapper. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Placed once in four starts and that was when a well-held second of three in a Newcastle novice (1m, Tapeta) in October; surprising if he isn't capable of better, though, given his pedigree and 240,000gns price tag. |
7/2 |
16/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 29-794
Last run: 53 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (11) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
2-17 on turf for Tim Easterby; well held switched to AW on first three runs for current yard but he raised his game with a solid third over C&D two weeks ago; ties in with Influential on that form and has claims if he can build on that. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 1 (3) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
2-17 on turf for Tim Easterby, but unplaced in three starts on Polytrack (1m/1m2f) since joining this yard; down again in grade, but a longer trip back on grass may be what he needs. |
16/1 |
|
4th 3 (5) |
12th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Won twice on turf for Tim Easterby; big prices and well beaten in two runs for new yard this year; edging down weights but others look safer. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: 46861- D
Last run: 195 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (2) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Blinkers did the trick when winning a Tapeta handicap for Roger Varian last autumn and he made it 2-2 in headgear off 3lb lower over C&D (good to soft; cheekpieces) early in the month; been taken out on account of good to firm going before; player otherwise. |
9/4 |
|
1st 4 (5) |
4th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Signed off for Roger Varian with a victory at Newcastle (1m AW) in first-time blinkers; shaped okay on yard debut when in no headgear at Kempton (1m) and could be a factor now tried in cheekpieces. |
6/1 |
|
4th 5 (6) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Ended his time with Roger Varian with success at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta; first-time blinkers, now removed) in October; changed hands for 22,000gns soon afterwards; market useful on stable debut after 195 days off. |
5/1 |
10/1
Form: 0487-0
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (1) |
2nd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 3y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
11-race maiden but his best two efforts have been over this C&D; probably didn't stay 1m2f here 35 days ago and has since been dropped a further 3lb; tongue-tie now goes on and he has possibilities back at 1m. |
6/1 |
|
4th 4 (3) |
28th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 23y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Ten-race maiden who has form figures of 0487057 in handicaps; had some traffic issues when prominent in the market at Kempton last week but this is competitive back on turf and he still has stamina to prove at this trip; others preferred. |
11/2 |
|
7th 11 (3) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Nine-race maiden who has form figures of 048705 in handicaps and he finished behind two of today's rivals over C&D two weeks ago; continues to drop down the weights but he needs to raise his game. |
9/1 |
7/2
Form: 2-3213
Last run: 29 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (8) |
13th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Turf and dual Tapeta winner who justified favouritism with a narrow success at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in March; still looks feasibly treated on that form but he flopped at Bath (1m, firm) last time and needs to bounce back after that heavy defeat. |
12/1 |
|
4th 2 (4) |
26th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Course winner (1m2f, good to soft) last September and he has made good progress since, adding two AW successes (9.4f/7f) to his tally; close third over C&D last month (good ground) but not in the same form at Kempton three weeks ago; can't ignore if as effective on today's faster ground. |
7/2 |
|
6th 7 (1) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
8st 12lb |
Most consistent since switched to the AW in October (1332321) and ran well back on turf when beaten a length into third of 11 at Bath (1m, good) last month; gets on well with Laura Coughlan; respected. |
7/2 |
10/1
Form: 72260-
Last run: 191 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (13) |
13th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
16-race maiden but he was runner-up three times last season and wasn't beaten far when fifth in new headgear at Kempton (6f, AW) 11 days ago; that was eye-catching from off the pace and he's in the mix back up in trip. |
5/1 |
|
5th 6 (4) |
2nd Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
15-race maiden but he did finish runner-up on three occasions last year (twice on the AW); however, he's been down the field in three starts this year and drops back in trip with a bit to prove; first-time visor replaces cheekpieces. |
9/1 |
|
8th 8 (1) |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
14-race maiden; no impact in his two runs this year (following a wind operation) and the addition of cheekpieces isn't enough to tempt. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 10-690 CD
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (12) |
7th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
11-time AW winner; quiet for Chelsea Banham this year but dropping down the weights and he is one of four runners on the card for connections that all require close market surveillance. |
9/1 |
|
9th 13 (1) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
11-time AW winner but he's been out of sorts for new yard since December and was last of eight over C&D last time; mark is tumbling but he has lots to prove and needs a major revival. |
66/1 |
|
8th 6 (8) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
All 11 wins on the AW, including one over C&D, though his latest success for the Moores was in a Newcastle seller (1m, Tapeta) in October; out of the frame in all four starts for this yard since then and may be best watched despite his declining mark. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £17.30 |
| Tricast | £119.96 |
| Trifecta | £148.70 |
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