18.40
Standard To SlowMerv Cox Memorial Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Showers
Form: 4-4041 CD
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 6 (4) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
All three wins on the AW and ground this slow will be a first for him; however, his usual cheekpieces are back on after keeping on well for fourth at Salisbury (1m, good) and he enters the equation. |
5/1 |
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4th 6 (9) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
All three wins have came at Kempton AW (7f/1m); caught out wide and was found to have an irregular heartbeat after finishing last back there last time; may be best to wait until he returns to the Sunbury venue. |
20/1 |
Form: 219-60
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 (4) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Down the field in both handicaps after winning a Chelmsford novice at odds of 1-16f; hopes rest on the step up in trip having a positive effect. |
25/1 |
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6th 6 (3) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Chelmsford win at long odds-on last November didn't amount to much and he's perhaps best judged on his subsequent handicap debut, when never involved; needs to improve a deal on that back from five months off. |
6/1 |
Form: -86444 C BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (6) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Triple Polytrack winner who has been running well this spring and was only beaten around 2l on turf at Yarmouth (7f, good) last time; continues to edge down the weights and she should go well again back up in trip. |
7/1 |
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4th 5 (3) |
28th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 3 |
8st 9lb |
In first-time cheekpieces she was a closing fourth last time at Lingfield (7f, AW) in a race she won the previous year; all three wins have come on the AW but has comparable turf form (0-3); enters the reckoning. |
6/1 |
Form: 7/279-
Last run: 285 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (14) |
29th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Handicap and turf debutant who has a workable opening mark judged on the pick of his AW novice form; gelded since last run six months ago; market may give further guidance. |
16/1 |
Form: -16100 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (5) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Won twice this year (post wind surgery) for Ivan Furtado, keeping on well at Southwell (1m, Class 5; from 4lb lower) on penultimate start; not at his best at Wetherby (tenth) latest, but there's still a chance he can prove competitive from this revised mark. |
12/1 |
Form: 25-331 CD
Last run: 105 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 3 (3) |
25th Feb 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Sole win came on British debut last April (1m1f turf); not with Mike Murphy, who has hit form since this one last ran, long and twice managed third over C&D despite being unwanted in the betting; could be the answer from handy draw. |
5/1 |
Form: 43-421 CD
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (4) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
A three-time 7f/1m AW winner in 2025; back on song when runner-up to Bella Bisbee over C&D 16 days ago, so must enter calculations nudged up 1lb. |
7/1 |
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2nd 6 (1) |
14th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Bagged AW handicaps at Wolverhampton (7f) and Kempton (1m) last summer; not disgraced after five months off when a fading fourth of seven at Kempton (7f) last month so possibilities eased 1lb. |
16/1 |
Form: 10-665 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (13) |
9th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 216y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Easily landed an uncompetitive fillies' novice at Southwell (1m, Tapeta; 4-11) last September, but hasn't built on it; return to this trip may suit but others are more compelling. |
5/1 |
|
5th 2 (7) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Struggled since winning a 1m Tapeta novice last autumn, latterly returned to that trip on Polytrack without the usual hood (left off again today); something to prove now. |
10/1 |
Form: 790824
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (2) |
12th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 37y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
11-race maiden who returned to form with a near-miss over 1m2f on the AW 14 days ago, despite being slow to break; first-time headgear might do something for him; effective on grass. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 3 (8) |
28th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Ten-race maiden and out of sorts so far this year; had little chance the way the race panned out in a 1m handicap here two weeks ago but he was keeping on well at the finish, boding well for today's return to 1m2f; drops in class too and he's of interest. |
4/1 |
Form: 866322 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 14 (12) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Eight-time AW winner who has finished placed over C&D in his last two starts; drawn out wide this time but he's tactically versatile and remains feasibly treated off his last winning mark; in the mix. |
8/1 |
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2nd 10 (3) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Has done most of his winning over 7f, most recently off current mark at Kempton in January; however, posted best effort since when keeping-on third over C&D last time; fighting chance. |
10/1 |
Form: 4788-0
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 7 (7) |
20th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
All of his four wins have been at 6f on turf and last three were in 2024; well handicapped on old form but he was out of sorts in the autumn and has something to prove back up in trip for new yard (changed hands for 1,500gns). |
25/1 |
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8th 8 (4) |
9th Oct 2025 Heavy 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Three 6f wins last autumn, two of them on heavy ground; lightly raced this year but unable to threaten on soft going on his two outings last month and he needs to raise his game. |
14/1 |
Form: 892126 CD
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (2) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
5yo who was in top form on AW in the spring, with a win at Kempton (1m) being sandwiched by two seconds; showed some promise in May 2024 when he last raced on turf; key player if transferring good form back to grass. |
7/1 |
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2nd 9 (5) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Resumed winning ways in 1m Kempton handicap 29 days ago; up 4lb but must enter calculations. |
7/2 |
Form: 7035-5 D
Last run: 151 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (6) |
14th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 53y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Five-time AW scorer who opened his turf account in Redcar contest (1m, good) on penultimate start; respectable third, despite not getting the clearest of runs, at Newmarket latest; remains in form. |
7/2 |
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3rd 11 (2) |
25th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Four 1m AW wins earlier this year and he's run really well in this headgear combination on turf on his last two starts, coming from the rear to win with authority at Redcar (1m, good) last Tuesday; unexposed on grass and he's ahead of the handicapper under a 5lb penalty; key player. |
7/2 |
Form: 606413 CD BF
Last run: 12 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (6) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Mostly campaigned on AW but he's now 2-9 on turf having landed C&D classified (good to firm) in June and Lingfield handicap (7f, good) last Tuesday; took advantage of a golden highway that day but did well to pick his way through from the rear and he's respected under a 5lb penalty (1lb well in). |
7/4 |
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1st 7 (8) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Won twice on the AW at Chelmsford in January over 7f; outpaced on his return to turf here (5f, good to firm) ten days ago until staying on well for fourth; back to a more suitable distance and not out of this. |
11/2 |
Betting Forcast
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