May 24 / 14.35 Fontwell

14.35

Good To Soft

V2 Radio Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 1f 162y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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V2 Radio Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

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6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 32514- D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat racer who opened hurdling account at fifth attempt, at Plumpton (2m2f, good) last month; not quite in same form when fourth there (2m, good) a fortnight later but still enters calculations.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Shalfa

12st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Lydia Richards

Fair Flat racer who opened hurdling account at fifth attempt, at Plumpton (2m2f, good) last month; not quite in same form when fourth there (2m, good) a fortnight later but still enters calculations.

6/1

4th

1

19th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:37 Plumpton

Shalfa

12st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Lydia Richards

Fair 1m2f Flat scorer; progressing really well in this sphere and she cosily got off the mark over 2m2f here two weeks ago; up 3lb but this strong-travelling sort is capable of better still; leading claims.

100/30

1st

1

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 169y

Class 5

14:55 Plumpton

Shalfa

11st 12lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Lydia Richards

Five-time Flat winner at an ordinary level; lightly raced hurdler who ran well for a long way on her handicap debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) and she'd approve should conditions be drier here.

11/2

11/2

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 08P4-2

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
0-5 over hurdles but posted good effort when keeping-on second here (2m3f, good) this month and has plenty of scope to build on that performance; no surprise if he features.
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2nd

8

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Jacquetta

10st 10lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

0-5 over hurdles but posted good effort when keeping-on second here (2m3f, good) this month and has plenty of scope to build on that performance; no surprise if he features.

11/2

2nd

5

6th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

19:12 Fontwell

Jacquetta

11st 0lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Backed into 7-2 for his handicap debut here last month when also tried in cheekpieces, but weakened when it mattered to be about 10l off the principals; could still build on that as it's early days.

4/1

4th

6

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:17 Fontwell

Jacquetta

10st 10lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Well beaten on all three hurdling starts (2m1f-2m3f) but has a lowly mark for this handicap debut and good market support will bring him into the equation; sports first-time cheekpieces.

7/1

Form: 5/831- C

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Back in prime form when winning from the front here (2m3f, good) last month and now 2-10 over hurdles; recent 3lb rise certainly doesn't look excessive, and he ought to be right in the thick of things again.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Hiero Sport

11st 1lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Back in prime form when winning from the front here (2m3f, good) last month and now 2-10 over hurdles; recent 3lb rise certainly doesn't look excessive, and he ought to be right in the thick of things again.

7/2

1st

12

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

19:50 Fontwell

Hiero Sport

10st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Defied this mark at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in October 2024; only four runs since but he returned after another break with a front-running third at Huntingdon (2m5f) three weeks ago; should benefit from that run and he's not ruled out on this drop back in trip.

13/2

3rd

3

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:50 Huntingdon

Hiero Sport

10st 12lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Scored at Fakenham (2m4f, good) in October 2024 off 2lb lower and should be sharper following his first run for 12 months when down the field here in December; hood is reinstated along with first-time tongue-tie; possibilities.

11/2

Form: 6F93-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful on the Flat for Andrew Balding; made inauspicious start to hurdling career last season but his close third on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m, good) five weeks ago was much better, and he may yet transfer more of that Flat ability to hurdling.
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Verdict Starting price

5

23rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

19:15 Newton Abbot

Chartwell Jock

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Nick Scholfield

0-5 over hurdles for Seamus Mullins but made the frame in two good-ground handicaps for him this spring (2m/2m1f); has refitted cheekpieces and Sean Bowen enlisted for this stable debut (same owner); interesting.

9/2

4th

4

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Chartwell Jock

11st 4lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Fairly useful on the Flat for Andrew Balding; made inauspicious start to hurdling career last season but his close third on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m, good) five weeks ago was much better, and he may yet transfer more of that Flat ability to hurdling.

11/4

3rd

8

19th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:37 Plumpton

Chartwell Jock

11st 1lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

A fair 1m2f Flat winner for Andrew Balding; yet to show any form of note in three juvenile hurdles this winter though and needs this switch to handicap company to yield major progress.

16/1

Form: 1/P84-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Absent for nearly 800 days after winning bumper debut for another stable in 2023 and did not show much in three maiden/novice hurdles (1m7f-2m) for Neil Mulholland last season; has tongue-tie fitted for this handicap debut, though, and remains unexposed; watch the betting.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

14:48 Uttoxeter

Giddyupadingdong

11st 1lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

2023 bumper winner but absent a long time before pulling up on hurdle debut in December; showed little in his next three runs after another break until a more encouraging 15l third of 12 at Stratford (2m, good to firm) last month on his second handicap start; still needs better.

6/1

3rd

4

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

14:40 Stratford

Giddyupadingdong

11st 7lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Lightly raced since winning bumper debut for another stable in 2023 and made low-key handicap debut when last of five finishers at Fontwell (2m1f, good; first-time tongue-tie) last month; may yet do better, though, and is well worth a glance in the betting.

10/1

5th

5

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Giddyupadingdong

11st 4lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Absent for nearly 800 days after winning bumper debut for another stable in 2023 and did not show much in three maiden/novice hurdles (1m7f-2m) for Neil Mulholland last season; has tongue-tie fitted for this handicap debut, though, and remains unexposed; watch the betting.

10/1

Form: 26835-

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
0-5 over hurdles for Harriet Dicken but signed off for her with respectable fifth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) last month, where her margin of defeat was magnified by a penultimate-flight error; drops back in trip for stable debut (same owners); interesting to see what Ben Pauling can do with her.
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2

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 10lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

0-5 over hurdles for Harriet Dicken but signed off for her with respectable fifth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) last month, where her margin of defeat was magnified by a penultimate-flight error; drops back in trip for stable debut (same owners); interesting to see what Ben Pauling can do with her.

4/1

5th

1

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 12lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Harriet Dickin

Second of four on hurdling debut at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in November but she's not gone on from that and was a remote third in a Chepstow maiden last month; now switches to a handicap needing improvement on this step up in trip.

14/1

3rd

3

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

15:20 Chepstow

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Second of four on hurdling debut at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in November but the value of that form is open to question and she was safely held on her next two outings; others look stronger.

20/1

Form: 40-5

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on both Flat starts for this stable in the autumn and showed nothing more than minor promise in three maiden hurdles this spring; may fair better now handicapping but others have more obvious claims.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

11

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:30 Uttoxeter

Whatcombe

10st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Steph Cameron

11-race maiden under both codes and only recently changed hands for 1,200gns after pulling up on his handicap debut over hurdles.

50/1

7

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Whatcombe

10st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Well beaten on both Flat starts for this stable in the autumn and showed nothing more than minor promise in three maiden hurdles this spring; may fair better now handicapping but others have more obvious claims.

12/1

5th

8

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

18:12 Hereford

Whatcombe

10st 12lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Faye Bramley

Hasn't progressed from a good 2yo effort and he holds weak claims on Flat/hurdles form for current yard; however, may be capable of a resurgent display, with this contest being far from strong.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £40.40
Straight Forecast £42.48
Tricast £130.88
Trifecta £123.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Chartwell Jock

D Express:

Jacquetta

WEST COUNTRY:

Lady Dapple Rose

Daily Record:

Hiero Sport

RP RATINGS:

Shalfa

The Star:

Jacquetta

POSTDATA:

Chartwell Jock

The Times:

Chartwell Jock

Telegraph:

Chartwell Jock

Daily Mirror:

Chartwell Jock

The Sun:

Chartwell Jock