18.20
Good1664 Biere Novices’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 2m 7f 70y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.80
- Place: £1.60
Form: 16322- BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
A fair bumper winner who has shown similar form when placed on all his three runs in this sphere, though he made mistakes when second of seven in 2m4f Bangor handicap four weeks ago; cheekpieces worn there are left off and he can't be ruled out. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 9 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Useful bumper form on good ground, winning at Ludlow and sixth of 16 at Cheltenham (Listed); yet to replicate that over hurdles but chased home an unexposed Henderson horse here last time; handicap debut. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
31st Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Useful bumper form on good ground, winning at Ludlow and sixth of 16 at Cheltenham (Listed); the ground was good to soft when a weak finisher on hurdle debut at Catterick; back on a drier surface and with headgear tried, he should fare better. |
9/2 |
2/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: U3182- D
Last run: 163 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
1-5 over fences and went close in December on final chase start; another second over hurdles next time and he just never went a yard in his final race; has a big effort in him if bouncing back. |
11/2 |
|
3 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Won a chase over 3m in September and nearly won another two runs back; produced a solid effort in defeat on his return to hurdling here last week and Sean Bowen rides again. |
5/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Gained a breakthrough win over fences at Market Rasen (3m) in September and posted a good second in handicap chase at Leicester (2m7f) when last seen out in December; proved reliable over hurdles so rates a player back in this sphere off a reduced mark. |
2/1 |
14/1
Form: 0346P-
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Points scorer but she's failed to progress over hurdles and was tried in cheekpieces when pulled up in 2m5f Warwick handicap 23 days ago; headgear is quickly dispensed with. |
14/1 |
|
12 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Point winner; the Ludlow third in December (2m5f novice; good to soft) offers some hope off this mark but lesser runs have followed, including her handicap debut when a 25-1 chance; cheekpieces added. |
40/1 |
|
6th 9 |
15th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 3 |
10st 7lb |
Point winner who is lightly raced under rules and this is her handicap debut; has run well enough on her last two starts to merit attention off this sort of mark. |
14/1 |
9/1
Form: 6FF45- BF
Last run: 170 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Maiden who fell in consecutive chases last autumn and was tailed off in 3m handicap hurdle on latest outing in November; has something to prove after a layoff; had wind surgery in March. |
9/1 |
|
2 |
7th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
0-13 over hurdles but was runner-up three consecutive times in the spring (2m3f-2m7f, good); in contention for a place behind a handicap blot before penultimate-fence fall on last month's chasing debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good); good chance here if his confidence has not been dented. |
4/1 |
9/2
Form: 52/7-3
Last run: 14 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Fair maiden hurdler; failed to kick on sent handicapping when only fifth of seven at Uttoxeter (2m7f) in May; remains with few miles on the clock, though, so not written off. |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Lightly raced 7yo who wasn't discredited when third of seven in 2m novice here two weeks ago; goes handicapping now with this return to further a plus; not out of things. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 1 |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Made a promising debut in this sphere when second here (2m7f, good) in March 2025; beaten 25l when seventh of nine on his first run since back here (2m4f, soft) in March; step down in trip not certain to suit. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 8/462/
Last run: 448 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Career already subject to two significant interruptions, and offered little in a debuted tongue-tie when starting out for current connections here last month (2m7f, good). |
66/1 |
|
3 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Lightly raced mare who signed off for the Newland/Insole stable with a remote second of four in 2m4f handicap hurdle at Newcastle last February; needs to hit the ground running for her new yard; tongue-tie added. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: /7556/
Last run: 425 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
0-10 and has been off for 14 months since coming in a below-par sixth in 3m Southwell handicap hurdle; not easy to warm to. |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
17th Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Launched handicap career with two close seconds at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft/heavy) last spring but has not been in the same form on his three outings this season, most recently when upped to 3m in January; needs to up his game. |
13/2 |
|
5th 5 |
23rd Jan 2025 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
midfield, some headway when not fluent 3 out, kept on, never on terms |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.23 |
| Trifecta | £40.40 |
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