15.17
GoodRead Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap
- Prize money: £18039
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 2
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Form: 64662- D
Last run: 273 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 1 (10) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Handicap debutant who is unlikely to defy top weight judged on 2025 efforts; however, very useful on his day and he's is on a handy mark based on the pick of his Listed/Group form. |
8/1 |
Form: 1146-5
Last run: 42 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 2 (3) |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Enjoyed a very good 2025 (three-time 9.5f to 1m4f winner) and he signed off with a good sixth in 1m6f Ascot listed race in October when set a lot to do; hood goes on and can't be ruled out on his seasonal return. |
6/1 |
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2 (6) |
3rd Oct 2025 Good 1m 6f 34y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Moving up to 1m4f brought handicap wins at Newbury (1m4f, good; unraced on softer) and Newcastle (AW; impressive) this summer; creditable third in hat-trick bid in a strong handicap at Haydock (1m6f) four weeks ago; needs to resume his improvement but has a place chance. |
14/1 |
Form: 3315-0 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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14th 5 (13) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Showed plenty of ability on all four starts (AW/good) as 3yo, winning a 1m novice, but he seems to have been hit hard by the handicapper following his fifth of seven last November in a 9.5f Listed race on Deauville AW. |
20/1 |
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5 (14) |
6th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
150,000euros yearling; 11-4 favourite in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket (1m, good) in April and and he made some promising late headway to finish third of 15; that form puts him firmly in the picture and he should be more streetwise this time; interesting contender. |
2/1 |
Form: 11-4 D BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 2 (5) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Won on debut at Kempton (1m, AW) last August and easily justified 1-9 odds in a novice at Newcastle (1m, AW) in September; his opening mark is a lofty one but he has the potential to be better than it; respected on return. |
4/5 |
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1st 1 (4) |
8th Sep 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Son of Persian King; overcame inexperience to land the odds on his debut in 1m Kempton novice 33 days ago, making up considerable ground to lead close home; he looks to have a lot more to offer and is very much the one to beat. |
1/5 |
Form: 1546-2 D BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 5 (4) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Narrowly landed skinny odds in a Ffos Las maiden (1m, good) last July and although out of the first three in three big-field handicaps (1m/1m2f) subsequently, he was far from disgraced; gelded since last seen seven months ago but looks the type with more to offer this year. |
3/1 |
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6th 5 (7) |
25th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Two solid handicap efforts since making all in 1m maiden at Ffos Las in July; proved himself in the mud when fourth of 18 in Ascot handicap last time and the first and third in that both ran well in the Balmoral back there last weekend; surprising were this 3yo to have reached his limit after only five starts. |
4/1 |
Form: -71009 D
Last run: 99 days
W: 9st 8lb
9 yo Horse
OR: 92
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8th 6 (8) |
5th Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Useful weights turnaround with Flying Frontier on C&D form last August and also with Arabian Light from Meydan (1m1f) in February; however, some question marks about his form since and whether he really wants a stiff test at 1m2f has yet to be proved. |
20/1 |
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10 (23) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Record of 0-17 for current yard doesn't tell the whole story, as he's capable of very useful form; last few efforts don't augur well, however, and he came up short (finished 11th) in this race in 2024. |
50/1 |
Form: 312010 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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24th 26 (15) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Low-mileage 4yo who is 2-5, all at about 1m on AW/turf, this year for new stable; prevailed at Epsom (good) returned to this sphere most recently, despite taking a good hold; may settle better and show further progress in this big-field scenario over a stiff 7f; not ruled out. |
14/1 |
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1st 3 (3) |
28th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 113y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
All starts on AW for this yard and he justified cramped odds when easily landing four-runner Chelmsford maiden (1m) in February; promising handicap debut when second over that C&D the following month and can be excused a lesser effort in highly competitive Good Friday event three weeks later; unexposed, particularly on this surface, and he warrants consideration. |
7/1 |
Form: 2-141
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 2 (5) |
13th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Went close on his debut last year and got off the mark at the second attempt when winning at Chelmsford (7f, AW) in March on his first start for 329 days; posted a solid effort at Leicester last month when trying to give weight away to some 3yos and he's open to improvement now handicapping. |
9/4 |
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4th 1 (11) |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Shaped with a lot of promise when beaten a head at Newbury (1m, good) last April; not seen again until last month but duly went one better when 1-2 at Chelmsford (7f, AW); carried his head high but brings plenty of promise. |
11/4 |
Form: 54-022 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 16 (12) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 113y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Acts on soft going; picked up a maiden here (7f, good) in July 2024 on his debut; fair run of form last year came to a crashing halt when virtually tailed off over C&D (good to soft) in September; subsequently gelded and he was back to near his best when second of 13 at Thirsk (1m, good) last time; far from dismissed. |
16/1 |
Form: 028-17 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 87
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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No Results Found |
Form: 2-2073 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 6 (7) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
He needs to produce more than he's managed back on turf on his last two starts but prior to those he was a good second at Kempton (7f, AW) in March, and he won on grass at Salisbury (1m, good to firm) last May; capable of having a say if getting back to his best. |
11/1 |
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7th 6 (9) |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Consistent of late on the AW, runner-up at Kempton in October and March, but his turf efforts have been more up and down; never better than midfield in Spring Cup at Newbury two weeks ago and only 1lb lower today. |
16/1 |
Form: 195-21 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 8st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 11 (6) |
1st May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
8st 10lb |
Won three handicaps on the AW in January 2025 (1m-1m2f) and showed that he's still on a fair mark with a second at Kempton on final run this January; however, this is tougher than he's accustomed to and has to prove himself on turf. |
25/1 |
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2nd 5 (7) |
21st Jan 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Reeled off a quick hat-trick last January (1m-1m2f); absent for ten months afterwards and finished well beaten on his reappearance; latest Lingfield run was better and he could be building up to something bigger. |
12/1 |
Betting Forcast
14/1 Cash, 20/1 Circus Of Rome, 20/1 Hard Endeavor, 7/2 Raammee, 7/2 High Degree, 33/1 Sean, 10/1 Shafdar, 11/4 Beagle Bay, 12/1 Hot Cash, 25/1 Tilted Kilt, 10/1 Cogitate, 14/1 Joolianoss
Verdict
Having been gelded prior to posting an improved RPR on his reappearance, HIGH DEGREE (nap) could be set for a good season. He’s taken to build on that effort and register a first handicap success. Raammee (second choice) remains of interest assuming he settles better in a first-time hood, while Beagle Bay commands respect with further improvement plausible and Cogitate is another to consider as he ties in with Raammee. A few others can also be viewed in a positive light.[Steve Boow]