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19.26

Good

Bob And Babs Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5148.97
  • 2m 5f 89y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Bob And Babs Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: P55-1P D BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 12st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

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2

31st May 2026

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:37 Fakenham

Hurricane Bay

11st 12lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Well below best last season but exploited some help from the handicapper when winning in pretty good style at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) this month; even after a 5lb rise, he's still 5lb lower than when winning this race in 2025; good chance.

7/4

1st

2

7th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 4

13:45 Huntingdon

Hurricane Bay

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Well handicapped if judged on his two good-ground wins in cheekpieces last spring (2m7f/2m5f) but has been well below best (in various headgear) in recent months; ran well for a long way before weakening quickly at Market Rasen (3m, good) last time and might benefit from this drop back in trip but others have much less to prove.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2146-P

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 121

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1

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

King Roly

12st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Won three small-field chases in early part of last season (2m3f-2m4f, good) and ran better than eventual 18l defeat suggests at Perth (2m4f, good; hampered by final-fence faller) last month, after a layoff; will be fine over today's longer trip and goes on the shortlist.

4/1

Form: 5544-6

Last run: 28 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

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6th

8

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Fringill Dike

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Continues to hurtle down the weights but latest 13l defeat at Perth was another unconvincing run.

14/1

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Fringill Dike

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Won four of his first five completed starts over fences (2023/24) but just one success since, a Newton Abbot handicap, and he wasn't finishing his races off last year; 185-day break may have helped but this forecast soft ground raises further doubts.

16/1

Form: 3431-1

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

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1st

1

5th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

17:42 Hereford

Maximum Offers

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Beat the only other finisher by 35l over C&D (good) last month on third chase attempt and second start in cheekpieces; open to further progress in this sphere and warrants respect up just 2lb.

5/2

Form: PP4P-P

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

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5

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:50 Uttoxeter

Doyouknowwhatimean

11st 8lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Won four times for the Skeltons but, following a good second on his stable debut here (2m4f, heavy) in December, he has been pulled up on three of his last four starts; hard to fancy.

20/1

2

18th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Doyouknowwhatimean

11st 11lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Ex-Dan Skelton; went close on yard debut in December (2m4f, heavy) but then twice pulled up and was beaten 14l here 18 days ago (good); wouldn't be the percentage call.

11/2

Form: 4526-P

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 106

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5

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

17:05 Stratford

Okavango Delta

11st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Paul Robson

Absent since below-par run in December but returned from break with creditable second at Musselburgh (2m, good to soft; stays much further) in November and won when fresh last spring; has travelled from Northumberland for this race and Sean Bowen is booked; interesting.

3/1

5th

4

3rd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 4

15:20 Perth

Okavango Delta

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Paul Robson

Did well for new yard last season with two wins at Musselburgh (good to soft/soft) and was back on the scoresheet at Worcester in May; absolute shocker at Warwick (also 2m4f, good) 29 days again, though, beaten 62l with no obvious excuses.

5/1

Form: 104P-4

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 105

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6th

9

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 88y

16:53 Thurles

Wudya

11st 11lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Gordon Elliott

Califet mare; half-sister to dual bumper winner You Oughta Know; dam unplaced in two bumpers (favourite each time), sister to bumper/2m4f hurdle winner Pont Aval, half-sister to smart 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Pont Alexandre; interesting newcomer.

8/1

Betting Forcast

7/1 Hurricane Bay, 6/1 King Roly, 10/1 Fringill Dike, 13/8 Maximum Offers, 9/1 Doyouknowwhatimean, 15/2 Okavango Delta, 4/1 Wudya