16.45
GoodFirst Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3247.81
- 2m 3f 147y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.20
- Place: £1.10
Form: 7972-
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
5lb well in under a double penalty when completing a ten-day hat-trick over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good); 7lb higher this time but this 4yo is improving and seems game, so could well continue the good work as a chaser. |
5/4 |
|
1st 3 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Big improver who made it 2-3 in handicap hurdles when completing a double in smooth style at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to firm) on Tuesday; that was a three-runner race but he won with lots in hand and is 5lb well in under a double penalty here; leading contender. |
8/11 |
|
1st 4 |
19th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Looked unlucky not to make winning handicap hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m, good to soft; made bad jumping error) in March but gained compensation with 21l win at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm) a week ago; ought to be hard to beat under 7lb penalty here. |
1/2 |
16/1
- Place: £6.30
Form: 7O404-
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Only modest form shown thus far and he had breathing surgery before coming in a remote fourth of nine in 2m1f Exeter handicap 25 days ago; cheekpieces are now tried. |
16/1 |
|
4th 5 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 161y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Unplaced in five starts; best effort came over C&D (good) last November; well below that level on his handicap debut latest; has since had wind surgery and drops 4lb; may be able to get competitive. |
22/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 21287- D
Last run: 74 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Scored twice (around 2m4f) at Huntingdon and Southwell late in 2025 but off since a below-par seventh at Doncaster (2m3f) in January when also not looking the easiest of rides; needs to bounce back after a layoff. |
5/1 |
|
7th 11 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Underwhelming when mid-division at Catterick last month; however, he was in fine form previously, winning twice in the autumn (2m3f/2m4f, good/soft) and finishing second of 14 at Exeter (2m2f, soft) in December; major player if leaving last time behind. |
6/1 |
|
8th 15 |
21st Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
In-form hurdler who is 2-4 in headgear since October, wins over about this trip at Huntingdon and Southwell (visored) followed by a keeping-on second of 14 in first-time blinkers at Exeter (about 2m2f, soft) last month; 1lb nudge won't stop him being a leading contender. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 43632-
Last run: 166 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (3) |
15th Jul 2026 Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
10yo who was tailed off over hurdles a fortnight ago but respectable fourth here (2m1f, good) last month and he won twice here last season (1m6f/1m5f, good to firm/firm); could give a good account. |
9/1 |
|
8th 8 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
A fair 2m1f winning hurdler who wasn't disgraced when fourth on the Flat at Bath 18 days ago; this veteran is no forlorn hope back in this sphere. |
9/1 |
|
4th 1 (4) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Veteran whose two 2025 wins were at this track over 1m6f and 1m5f; not at his best so far this year and while this ease in grade will help, he wouldn't want the ground to be too slow. |
7/1 |
12/1
Form: 53PP7- C
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Course winner in 2024 but she failed to take to fences last season and came in last of seven back in this sphere at Newton Abbot (2m) last month; others are much preferred. |
12/1 |
|
7th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Close third over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in October but she's not taken to fences this winter and has been pulled up in last two starts; bit to prove but she's on a dangerous mark back in this sphere and could be a big factor if she can revive; blinkers worn in last two starts are removed. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: P79-
Last run: 117 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (3) |
13th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
15-race maiden who has been out of sorts over hurdles and on the Flat this year; hasn't been with Tony Carroll for long but he was beaten 8l in a classified event at Brighton (1m2f) last week and others are preferred; stablemate of Masqool. |
8/1 |
|
4th 4 (8) |
7th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 207y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
0-14 under rules and has been out of sorts over hurdles and on the Flat this year for Joe Ponting; makes his debut for shrewd yard but hard to make a case for. |
20/1 |
|
7th 7 (1) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
0-13 under rules; runner-up in one of his nine starts for Sir Mark Prescott, but has shown nothing in five outings for this stable, four of them over hurdles. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 69334-
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Has shown ability over hurdles but she's struggled in her last three runs including when pulled up in a handicap at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) last month; overall record is now 0-9 and others are more convincing. |
16/1 |
|
5 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Never travelling when pulled up at Hereford last month, and no more encouragement returned to novice company since; new career-low mark still insufficiently tempting. |
16/1 |
|
4th 8 |
24th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Returned from break with respectable fourth on handicap debut at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month but that form leaves her with a bit to find here and she needs to bounce back quickly from a poor run 12 days ago. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 55533- D
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Won off 10lb higher at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) last May but he's been disappointing since and was beaten 10l back on the Flat (1m6f) two weeks ago; has lots to prove and this is his first run beyond 2m5f. |
6/1 |
|
5th 4 (2) |
4th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Regressed over hurdles since well held in two Flat starts last August; ran poorly in one previous try in a visor (usually wears cheekpieces), so positives are thin on the ground. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £34.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £37.97 |
| Tricast | £105.82 |
| Trifecta | £174.30 |
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