18.42
GoodGroundshore Cup Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £3696.7
- 2m 3f 207y
- Class 5
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 79-5
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
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No Results Found |
Form: 96843-
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 93
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8th 1 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 51y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Showed only minor promise when a 33-1 outsider for two 2m novice hurdles this autumn; needs to take a good step forward. |
33/1 |
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3 |
11th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Made the frame in bumpers at Catterick and Wetherby (both good ground) last season; no immediate promise on hurdling debut at Perth (2m, good to soft; 33-1) last month and may be more of a long-term prospect. |
28/1 |
Form: 67728-
Last run: 88 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 92
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7th 3 (5) |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 23y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Needed a drop to Class 6 to open his account in Catterick event (1m4f, good) last time; back up in grade but may build on that win and also have more to offer in the retained cheekpieces. |
4/1 |
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1st 1 (4) |
8th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 13y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Maiden who returned from wind surgery to finish a respectable fifth on AW Flat and backed that up when 15l second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Southwell (soft) last month; a lesser effort in a handicap hurdle at Wetherby three weeks ago needs forgiving but he dips into a Class 6 for the first time now back on the Flat and has the ability to make his mark at this level; cheekpieces rejoin the tongue-tie. |
4/1 |
Form: 03-65
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 91
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No Results Found |
Form: 50-66
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 91
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No Results Found |
Form: 6636-3
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 86
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No Results Found |
Form: 6874P-
Last run: 99 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 80
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No Results Found |
Form: 0235-4 BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 78
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4th 6 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Showed modest form for Max Young, including in two handicaps; it will be interesting to see if the switch to this major stable can eke out any improvement; betting may well be significant. |
7/1 |
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5th 6 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Showed no significant promise in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m1f) towards end of last year but belied 150-1 odds when staying-on third on recent handicap debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) and it will be interesting to see whether he can build on that performance. |
8/1 |
Form: 8555-4
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 84
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4th 9 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Quiet at about 2m over hurdles before going up to 3m on handicap debut at Southwell, a trip she might not have stayed; she's still got plenty to prove. |
9/1 |
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5th 7 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Beaten a long way in her three qualifying runs around 2m (good to soft/heavy) this winter but her yard has been among the winners in recent days and she's one to monitor closely in the betting now handicapping over a significantly longer trip. |
9/2 |
Form: 7/7-25
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 77
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5th 8 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Maiden hurdler but has twice threatened in handicaps, last time going close over Uttoxeter's 2m7f; that was his second run after a lengthy break; up 4lb. |
6/1 |
Form: 9454-2
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 77
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2nd 9 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
Ran well to finish a clear fourth in a Taunton handicap (2m, good) last month; has each-way claims if he can back that up but he's not easy to predict and is still a maiden after 21 starts; cheekpieces added. |
10/1 |
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4th 9 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Longstanding maiden over hurdles who hasn't done enough to suggest he's about to shed his maiden tag, finishing 17.5l adrift of Little Lady Lucy at Wincanton (1m7f, good) last time; has a bit to find on the revised terms but not ruled out for minor honours. |
10/1 |
Form: 773-P5
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 78
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5th 8 |
20th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Has shown modest form (best penultimate start) and needs improvement. |
25/1 |
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8 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced 4yo; came from long way back to finish third on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft; 50-1) in March but she was beaten 11l and this is tougher from 5lb out of the weights; has work to do. |
16/1 |
Form: P9P-
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 69
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No Results Found |
Form: PP/P8-
Last run: 114 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 69
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8th 9 |
19th Feb 2026 1m 7f 171y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
His standout effort was in 2023; pulled up again on stable debut here two weeks ago after wind surgery. |
66/1 |
Betting Forcast
14/1 The Brave Guy, 6/1 Ballynoe Boy, 8/1 Roland Garros, 5/1 Kaylas Friend, 10/1 No Risk Today, 7/1 Winstons Oath, 33/1 Fane Court, 6/1 Onehundredneighty, 12/1 Mya Du Clos, 8/1 Saint Vic, 8/1 Saucats, 50/1 Babychino, 25/1 Sims Law, 33/1 Celine Man
Verdict
An open-looking contest with some top stables represented, one of them being Olly Murphy and his charge KAYLA’S FRIEND. She is preferred after three promising efforts so far with improvement possible in her first handicap. A gamble was foiled on Onehundredneighty last time but the step up in trip may well do the trick and he is second choice. Ballynoe Boy has been placed in his last two handicaps and shouldn’t be far away, while Winston’s Oath may deserve another chance after getting badly hampered last time. [Andrew Bladen]
Selections
RP RATINGS:
SaucatsSPOTLIGHT:
Kayla's FriendD Express:
Ballynoe BoyThe Guardian:
OnehundredneightyThe Star:
Kayla's FriendDaily Mirror:
Ballynoe BoyThe Sun:
OnehundredneightyWEST COUNTRY:
SaucatsDaily Record:
Saucats