16.40
GoodBrooks Macdonald Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £6337.2
- 2m 7f 180y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.60
- Place: £2.40
Form: 050-61 C
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
0-6 over hurdles when trained by Gordon Elliott but finished well from poor position to cause 28-1 surprise here (2m4f, good) on stable/chase debut in six weeks ago; it's probably wise to treat that form with a degree of caution but today's step up in trip ought to suit him. |
5/2 |
|
1st 7 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 20y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Ordinary form over hurdles for Gordon Elliott; bought for £1,800 in May and now goes chasing on his stable debut; bit to prove. |
12/1 |
|
6th 7 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Placed in a point and with a top yard but yet to fire under rules; heavy defeat on handicap debut at Down Royal in March when 13-2; blinkers reached for now. |
9/2 |
6/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: PP7-54 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
1-22 under rules and largely out of form this year, though he did go close over 3m at Perth in August before finishing a 22l fourth of five over C&D 11 days ago; has a chance on his best form but comes with risks. |
8/1 |
|
4th 5 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
1-21 under rules but took a step in the right direction when runner-up at Perth (3m, good) last month; drops back in trip but win record is off-putting. |
5/2 |
13/2
Form: P30-P4
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Eight-time hurdle winner; generally disappointing for current stable since last summer but seemed to respond well to first-time visor when respectable fourth of 14 over fences at Uttoxeter (3m, good) three weeks ago; can feature if the new headgear continues to aid. |
13/2 |
|
4th 7 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Mostly out of form since joining current stable just over a year ago and was pulled up when upped to 2m7f for Bangor hurdle race last month, after a layoff; reverts to chasing in first-time visor; has too much to prove. |
50/1 |
|
1 |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Won two claiming hurdes for Archie Watson (1m7f/2m) last spring but was 0-6 in handicaps for current stable afterwards; absent since heavy defeat over 2m3f in November and this reappearance run is his first venture beyond 2m5f; not the percentage call. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: /351/3
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 12lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Absent for 571 days after winning at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and was probably flattered by his proximity when last of three on last month's reappearance outing at Cartmel (3m1f, good), having set a slow pace for a long way; remains quite tricky to weigh up as a 12yo but that recent run might have brought him on. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 3m 1f 107y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Left clear at final fence to exploit reduced mark at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and will be fine over this longer trip but this is his first run since and he's a 12yo now. |
7/1 |
8/1
Form: 5P-73P D
Last run: 24 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 110y |
10st 11lb |
Won two hunter chases in 2023 (including over C&D) but has come up dry since; solid run at Cartmel in June but pulled up at Wexford and well held at Perth twice since; others more convincing. |
14/1 |
|
5th 1 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Irish raider; without a win since 2023 and far too inconsistent to rely upon heavily but gave a good account when third off today's mark at Cartmel (3m1f, good) two starts ago and the booking of Sean Bowen catches the eye; reserve (non-runner) in the 5.40 at Tramore on Friday. |
8/1 |
11/4
Form: -3P311 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
6th Sep 2026 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Four-time chase winner on good ground this year (2m7f-3m1f); current mark is probably not beyond him but he needs to bounce back from two lesser efforts last month. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
28th Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 135y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Four good-ground chase wins this year, the latest from the front at Worcester (2m7f) last month; didn't fire at Perth a fortnight ago, though, and needs to kick on again to overcome this mark. |
13/2 |
|
6th 4 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Made all for clearcut success at Worcester (2m7f,) last month and has now won four good-ground chases this year; should also be suited by this right-handed track but latest 6lb rise might leave him vulnerable. |
11/4 |
33/1
Form: 14P4P- D
Last run: 149 days
W: 10st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Dual chase winner last year, latterly off today's mark at Hexham (3m, good to soft) in October; well beaten on last three appearances, though, and returns from five-month break with quite a bit to prove. |
33/1 |
|
10 |
19th Mar 2026 Good 2m 5f 28y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
Two wins at Hexham (3m, good to soft) last year and on a handy mark on that form; soft ground may not have suited here last time but he's now been well below par on his last two starts and has to get back on track. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £25.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £19.52 |
| Trifecta | £113.90 |