17.10
Good To SoftMichael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap
- Prize money: £3768.48
- 0m 5f 16y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £21.50
- Place: £4.40
Form: 846-U4 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (4) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Popped up from nowhere when winning in a first-time tongue-tie over C&D (soft) nine days ago; well drawn as it turned out that day and recent history suggests he's no certainty to repeat the effort, back up 4lb and into a better race. |
5/1 |
|
1st 4 (9) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
On a long losing run and he went too freely in first-time cheekpieces for his new yard when a below-par fourth of eight in 5f Lingfield handicap 18 days ago; tongue tied now with more required. |
14/1 |
|
4th 7 (11) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 4f 217y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
All four wins when trained by Philip McBride, the last of which was in September 2024; sold for 6,000gns to join new yard in February; unseated when rearing at the start on stable debut; first-time cheekpieces go on and he's best watched. |
33/1 |
14/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: -35060 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 1 (10) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Scored three times (including over C&D) in 2025; back to his best in refitted blinkers with head second of nine in 5f Chepstow handicap a week ago; up 3lb but holds very good claims with talented 3lb claimer Jack Callan up. |
100/30 |
|
2nd 6 (6) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
A three-time 5f winner in 2025; yet to hit top form this season though, going without headgear after three months off when last of 12 in 6f handicap here 16 days ago; blinkers return but he needs to get back on track. |
14/1 |
|
12th 5 (3) |
21st May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Three 5f wins on turf include his last start on grass in good-ground Haydock handicap (first-time blinkers; has won on heavy) in October; didn't quite match that in seven AW starts subsequently but now 2lb below that winning mark; placed just once from five starts at 6f and no headgear today, however. |
10/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 6-7704 BF
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (10) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Made all to win a 6f handicap at Wolverhampton nine days ago; had form at this trip in Ireland and he comes here in preference to an intended Wolverhampton run on Tuesday; suspicion remains that he's likely to prove a cut above this level. |
9/4 |
|
1st 4 (6) |
7th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Two creditable 5f efforts for this yard, including here, and he continues to edge down the weights; likely to be in the thick of it back at 6f. |
2/1 |
11/4
Form: -46533 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (4) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
C&D winner; should be well treated now but that has been the case for a while and he keeps finding one or two too strong; conditions no problem and likely to give his running again; stable also run Savannah Smiles. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 4 (4) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Losing run up to 13, but running well in defeat lately and fared best of those on his side when fourth of nine at Chepstow (5f, soft) 11 days ago; record over C&D reads 314; player. |
4/1 |
|
4th 1 (4) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
C&D winner who arrives in decent nick, leading long way when third of five over C&D eight days ago; must enter calculations off the same mark. |
11/4 |
7/2
Form: 363843 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 (7) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
8st 5lb |
In good form this year without managing to put his head in front; eligible for weaker races than this though and could prove vulnerable. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 (4) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Six of his eight wins have been at this track, the last three over today's distance; must come into calculations. |
9/4 |
25/1
Form: /6458-
Last run: 210 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (1) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who ended 2025 well below par; back from seven months off with plenty more required. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 4635-0 CD
Last run: 62 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 (5) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
C&D scorer but he's yet to fire in a pair of handicaps over C&D and at Chepstow this season; others appeal more. |
10/1 |
|
7th 5 (2) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Doubled his career tally over C&D in September; off five months and shaped as if in need of the run when a fading tenth of 13 in 5f Bath handicap on his return in April; can take a step forward. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 450940 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (3) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Sole success on turf came in 2023 when trained by Craig Lidster; has win three times since on AW and left Ivan Furtado last month; unplaced in three runs for current yard and doesn't look ready to capitalise on career-low mark. |
8/1 |
|
7th 7 (7) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Bagged a pair of 6f Wolverhampton handicaps for Ivan Furtado last autumn; ended his time with that yard below his best though and he's fared no better in 5f/6f Chepstow handicaps for his new handler recently. |
25/1 |
|
8th 7 (7) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
A fair 6f scorer for Ivan Furtado in 2025; changed hands for 2,000gns before coming in just tenth for new yard in 6f handicap here 16 days ago; needs to take a big step forward. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 72-655 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (6) |
1st Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
First visit here was a winning one (this trip; did it nicely; May 2025) and he hasn't run a bad race at the track since, most recent example when not getting the rub of the green in a 0-70 two starts ago (finished fifth); soft ground a valid excuse latest; of interest in first-time blinkers. |
8/1 |
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9th 2 (3) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Scored twice last summer (including over C&D) and comes here on the back of a solid fifth in 5.5f Bath handicap 25 days ago; not out of things from an easing mark. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 (5) |
12th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Twice a winner in 2025, once here; reappeared with a close sixth at this track last month and it was his first visit to Pontefract when below par three weeks ago; can go well. |
9/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £208.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £172.68 |
| Tricast | £781.66 |
| Trifecta | £547.90 |
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