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Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 3f 123y
  • Class 5
  • 12 runners
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Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: /324/7 D

Last run: 83 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
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7th

1

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

13:42 Hexham

Bobby Socks

12st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Won twice over 2m4f in 2023 for Olly Murphy but his career has been punctuated by lengthy absences since; shaped as though retaining ability when returning from a break in November 2024 and again in two subsequent starts after a second wind operation, but absent again since February 2025; makes stable debut and not ruled out if fully tuned up.

11/2

4th

6

28th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

14:13 Newbury

Bobby Socks

11st 4lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

held up in rear, headway 3 out, hung left but disputing third approaching last, weakened run-in

4/1

Form: 37-585 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

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5th

3

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:51 Worcester

Faded Fantasy

11st 12lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Won twice last summer (2m7f/3m2f) but returned from a break with two disappointing runs last month (both 2m7f) and this drop back in trip is not an obvious move.

25/1

8th

6

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

20:53 Uttoxeter

Faded Fantasy

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Has four wins over hurdles but last success was last August off 7lb lower; needs to come down a few pounds before winning again.

14/1

Form: 0105-7 CD

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 98

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7th

1

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:12 Cartmel

Present Fair

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Free-goer who won twice at Bangor last year (2m3f/2m7f); absent since consecutive heavy defeats last July/September, though, and returns with quite a bit to prove.

12/1

Form: 513-54

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 95

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4th

2

23rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:08 Worcester

La Lolita

11st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

2m5f novice winner in October; made handicap debut at Stratford last month (2m2f, good to firm) and ran as though that race was needed after a break of 252 days; better expected.

16/1

5th

4

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

17:20 Stratford

La Lolita

11st 10lb

J: James Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

Showed improvement in the autumn when last seen, winning at Luldlow (2m5f) then running well under a penalty at Huntingdon (2m3f), both times under James Bowen; may do better still; interesting handicap debutante.

13/2

Form: 0-2950

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 94

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11th

2

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:06 Stratford

Eyeeye

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Clare Ellam

Predictably struggled in good-quality Irish Flat maiden last month and is now 0-30 under all codes; has much more realistic assignment now back in a low-grade handicap hurdle for new stable but still makes only limited appeal.

33/1

17th

5

(4)

29th Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 43y

19:15 Galway

Eyeeye

11st 12lb

J: Mr J Dunne

T: Paul John Gilligan

Long-standing maiden in both codes; hard to fancy.

100/1

Form: 43-741 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

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1st

7

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

20:04 Market Rasen

Ballynoe Boy

10st 13lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Nine-race maiden who hasn't really improved for going into handicaps (2m3f-2m6f; 0-4) and was never remotely threatening last time at Cartmel; mark continues to fall and he's in good hands, so all hope not yet lost.

10/1

4th

7

28th Jun 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:27 Cartmel

Ballynoe Boy

11st 8lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Has made the frame twice over hurdles and ran as though the run was needed when seventh of 12 at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) 15 days ago following a six-month break; steps up in trip and has dropped to a career-low mark; should not be far away.

11/2

Form: 776-13 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 96

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3rd

6

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

20:04 Market Rasen

Ashdown Forest

11st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Left Jedd O'Keeffe for £21,000 in May and given wind surgery; first run since when justifying 5-6 favouritism in 11-runner handicap at Uttoxeter three weeks ago (2m, good); he did that narrowly but he was delivered late, so the 7lb rise could be very manageable.

2/1

Form: 77-456

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

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6th

7

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:06 Stratford

Lord Cauvelliere

11st 5lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

Unplaced all five hurdling starts but wasn't beaten far in his two handicaps in the spring (2m/2m1f, good) and now returns to this track for first time since comfortably winning a bumper last spring; interesting

12/1

5th

6

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Lord Cauvelliere

11st 6lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

Good-ground bumper winner who failed to transfer that ability in three novice hurdle runs last year, but showed more switched to handicaps at Ludlow (2m, good) last month when keeping on after a mistake at the last; likely has more to offer and is one to consider eased slightly in the weights; unraced on ground worse than good.

9/2

Form: 67-8

Last run: 111 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 83

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No Results Found

Form: 3-5356 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 78

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6th

5

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

16:57 Cartmel

Cawthorne Cracker

10st 13lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Triple hurdle winner who is 0-8 over fences but he's on a dangerous mark and wasn't beaten far when third at Market Rasen (2m2f, good) on penultimate run; has possibilities if he can get back near that level and yard is in good form; wore blinkers last time but regular cheekpieces now return.

11/2

5th

7

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:05 Worcester

Cawthorne Cracker

10st 10lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Back from break with three respectable runs this spring, perhaps most notably when third of five at Market Rasen (2m1f, good); now 0-7 over fences, though, and probably needs today's headgear switch (blinkers instead of cheekpieces) to give him a boost.

7/1

Form: 4344-7

Last run: 111 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

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7th

10

16th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Dantes Inferno

10st 9lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Enough in his final two races last year (one here) suggested a return to 2m3f-2m4f is worth a go, having paid for trying to take on the winner on his previous run at such a trip; longest absent in the line-up.

16/1

4th

9

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Dantes Inferno

10st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Stella Barclay

Beaten 13l in his first handicap (2m) and 24l in the latest (2m4f) when sent off 40-1; not hard to turn elsewhere.

12/1

Form: P60-63

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

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3rd

10

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:08 Worcester

Lucky In Taipan

10st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Struggled in four novice/maiden hurdles last year and was beaten nearly 33l when 9-4 second favourite for last month's stable/handicap debut; needs significant improvement over this new trip but it will be interesting to see whether he's strong in the betting again.

11/2

6th

8

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

17:01 Perth

Lucky In Taipan

10st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Placed on bumper debut in 2024 for Fergal O'Brien; struggled in four novice/maiden hurdles for Max Young last year but makes stable/handicap debut off a lowly mark and it will be very interesting to see what Ben Pauling can do with him.

2/1

Betting Forcast

16/1 Bobby Socks, 16/1 Faded Fantasy, 8/1 Present Fair, 7/1 La Lolita, 50/1 Eyeeye, 9/2 Ballynoe Boy, 3/1 Ashdown Forest, 16/1 Lord Cauvelliere, 10/1 Cappa Lass, 20/1 Cawthorne Cracker, 25/1 Dantes Inferno, 4/1 Lucky In Taipan