20.05
Good To FirmVail Williams Handicap
- Prize money: £6280.8
- 0m 7f 3y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.80
- Place: £1.80
Form: 27-931 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (1) |
10th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Off the mark in a Catterick handicap (7f, good to soft) in June and followed up over C&D (good to firm) five weeks later; couldn't complete the hat-trick when bombing out at Pontefract (6f) off this mark last time; might bounce back returned to this venue. |
10/1 |
|
8th 4 (3) |
5th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Took eight starts to break his duck but he's now strung three improving efforts together, scoring at Catterick (7f, good to soft) and by over 3l at Epsom (7f, good to firm) latest; up 7lb; his prominent style of racing and the stiff track may enable him to cope with the drop to 6f; unexposed and interesting. |
3/1 |
|
1st 5 (4) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Can make the running and he went on before halfway when gamely winning a six-runnner handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) five weeks ago, getting off the mark at eighth attempt; back up 2lb and unraced on good to firm, with this track a new experience too, but that latest run gives him a shot. |
11/4 |
11/4
- Place: £2.00
Form: 880172 D BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (5) |
19th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Form figures under Chloe Lyons read 1212, that initial success over C&D (good) in May and the partnership scored again (by 6l) on the July course (7f) last month; was 2lb well in under a penalty when second over latter C&D (good to firm) one month ago but looks likely to give another good account. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 (9) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Has had plenty of racing since winning on the Rowley course (7f, good) under Chloe Lyons in May but he found something new when striding right away over this C&D (good to firm) on Saturday; due an 8lb rise so 3lb well in; much respected. |
9/4 |
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1st 1 (4) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
He was having just his second start on turf when a ready winner at the other Newmarket track (7f, good) in May; finished runner-up on his last three starts, twice over C&D including last time under Chloe Lyons, and now takes a drop in class; has to be considered. |
9/4 |
6/1
Form: 21-586 CD BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 (13) |
14th Oct 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Two turf wins for previous yard; campaigned mostly at Epsom for current stable, best effort when runner-up on penultimate start; has something to prove back on AW. |
14/1 |
|
8th 1 (1) |
27th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Won this last year when trained by Andrew Balding (good to soft) and returned to form with second over C&D (good to soft) recently; has won on fast ground; ticks a lot of boxes. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 2 (6) |
10th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Unconventional tracks look to be her thing as she made the breakthrough in a Brighton maiden (6f) last June and signed off for Andrew Balding with a win over C&D (good to soft; beat Silver Trumpet) just under a year ago; last three starts have all come over C&D and she'll need to step up on those, but she's dipped below her winning mark. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 7107-2 CD BF
Last run: 166 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (1) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
C&D winner in 2024 but three subsequent visits have not gone nearly so well; none too consistent but two of his last four AW runs, including in January latest, give him a shout if he's ready following the absence; he's twice been runner-up after longer layoffs. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 5 (3) |
31st Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
C&D winner as a 2yo and back to form when successful at Kempton (7f; solid form) in October; below that level twice since but better than the result when seventh of 12 over C&D latterly having been caught wide from the outside stall; has fared better with the draw this time and could be dangerous having dipped to only 1lb above the mark he defied at Kempton. |
11/2 |
|
2 (9) |
22nd Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Ran okay in a hot race over C&D last month and duly built on that when winning by a cosy neck 12 days ago (also C&D); major claims off 3lb higher; a positive showing from Waistcoat, who he beat last time, in the 6.40 would increase confidence. |
7/2 |
9/4
Form: 13-322 D BF
Last run: 99 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (4) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Placed on four of his five starts in 2026, although wasn't at his best when beaten over 9l into third in amateur rider race at Ascot (1m, good) 13 days ago; acts on soft. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 (4) |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
Perhaps ill at ease on the track when a disappointing favourite at Epsom in July; reliable in the main, winning twice last summer (7f, AW; 1m, good to firm) and runner-up on two occasions back in the spring (AW); considered. |
9/1 |
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5th 4 (3) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Reliable sort (on turf and AW) who won twice last summer and was runner-up in March/April on his last two outings; stable has struck often enough this summer for him to be given a close look despite this new track. |
9/4 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £12.65 |
| Trifecta | £44.80 |