15.12
GoodCL Cleaning Services Ken Boulton Memorial Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4594.47
- 1m 7f 168y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Form: P-44U4 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
12th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Fourth in a claiming hurdle before having a complete off-day over fences five weeks ago, when he lost lengths at the start and jumped poorly before ultimately unseating; hard to win with at the best of times and now makes debut for a new Irish yard. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 50y |
11st 7lb |
Not the easiest to win with but often runs well in defeat; beaten 7.75l off 3lb higher on his last start in this sphere at Wexford on penultimate; 9l fourth in claiming hurdle back there on latest; best chase effort came when a 6l third in a Grade 3 novice here (18.5f, gd-yld) in October (Birdie Or Bust second); big chance on that form and has won here over hurdles. |
17/2 |
Form: -1112V BF
Last run: 2 days
W: 11st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Vastly improved this summer (after wind surgery) and completed a quick hat-trick over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f) in May; shaped very well on his chasing debut with short-head second of eight in 2m4f handicap here 17 days ago; hiked up 11lb but can regain winning ways. |
13/8 |
|
2nd 8 |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
5lb well in under a double penalty when completing a ten-day hat-trick over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good); 7lb higher this time but this 4yo is improving and seems game, so could well continue the good work as a chaser. |
5/4 |
Form: 3531-0
Last run: 89 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 11 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 12lb |
Flat winner is 1-17 over hurdles, the win coming in a Sedgefield maiden on latest (2m4f, good); previously proved no match for Laughing John in a handicap at Wincanton and work to do to turn that form around in new headgear. |
20/1 |
|
1st 1 |
1st Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
A fairly useful maiden hurdler/chaser for Denis Hogan; went too keenly on his first three outings for his current yard but bounced back to form when (refitted with tongue strap) third of 15 in 2m4f Wincanton handicap 35 days ago; the clear form pick back in maiden company; headgear retained. |
5/4 |
Form: 139F-4
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Killarney maiden hurdle winner (2m1f, good) in May last year who made an encouraging start for this stable when third in a Worcester novice in June, but disappointed on handicap debut following a break and hasn't been seen since a heavy fall in November; returns with something to prove. |
14/1 |
|
3 |
26th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Signed off in Ireland with maiden hurdle win at Killarney (2m1f, good) in May but managed only third when warm favourite for modest novice here (2m, good) on stable debut in June; needs a much better performance today. |
20/1 |
Form: 052-10 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Runner-up in his first handicap (on good) and then made all the running on soft ground at Hexham, beating Scots Poet by some 17l; raised 9lb for that but he's far from exposed. |
5/2 |
|
1st 1 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Unexposed; showed improved form on handicap debut when second at Sedgefield last time (2m1f, good); further progress likely; a possible. |
5/1 |
Form: 223-41 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
1st Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Nearly won a bumper here last summer and later close up in two runs over hurdles; no improvement when beaten 10l here 20 days ago but he did race freely after a break; entitled to be in the thick of it. |
11/2 |
|
4th 1 |
11th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Went close in good-ground course bumper a year ago and was placed on both hurdling starts last summer, the latter over C&D; has fitness to prove after 284-day absence and ground slower than good would be new to him but he still enters each-way calculations. |
9/1 |
Form: 76-513 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Lightly raced; it was only a Class 5 he won at Worcester (2m, good) but that was quite straightforward in the new tongue-tie and he's open to considerable improvement; raised a fair 6lb. |
4/1 |
|
1st 5 |
11th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Runner-up in a Warwick bumper and glimpses of ability over hurdles, none more so than when falling two out at Ludlow (2m, soft) in February; lacked the pace to challenge on handicap debut at Aintree (2m1f, good) but still unexposed; tongue-tie added. |
4/1 |
Form: 344-F7 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Won twice at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last summer and was subsequently placed off higher marks than today's; made just a satisfactory reappearance here in April and fell heavily when last in action but will be a danger to all if back in prime form. |
7/1 |
|
3 |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Both wins over hurdles have been over C&D, the latest in September off 6lb lower; will have benefited from his recent pipe-opener when fourth at Market Rasen (2m,good) and should run well. |
11/2 |
Betting Forcast
33/1 War Correspondent, 7/4 Ice Jet, 10/1 Bright Legend, 20/1 Romany Brown, 7/1 King Sacre, 4/1 Drombeg Lad, 4/1 Emerald Time, 13/2 Diesel Line