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Get today's free pick on Telegram →| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt | OR | RPR | TS | SP |
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| 2026-04-15 | 67d | Haydock | 20f | Good | 1 | 5/11 | 1.25 | Tom Bellamy tv | 156 | 134 | 130 | 98 | 22/1 |
| Grade 2 Chase Turf Unibet Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Led - faced challenge before 5 out - not fluent 2 out - headed and weakened quickly before last | |||||||||||||
| 2026-02-07 | 21d | Warwick | 20f | Heavy | 2 | 2/7 | 13 | Gavin Sheehan tp | 159 | 136 | 133 | 97 | 6/1 |
| Chase Turf Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase (Series Qualifier) Prominent - lost position after 5th - soon in rear - headway before 11th - mistake 12th - went second after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2026-01-17 | 36d | Ascot | 21f | Soft | 2 | 4/9 | 22 | Charlie Maggs tp | 148 | 140 | 123 | 120 | 28/1 |
| Chase Turf bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - went second 9th - lost second and weakened before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-12-12 | 28d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 2 | 5/8 | 4 | Charlie Maggs tp | 159 | 143 | 134 | 116 | 11/2 |
| Chase Turf Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Handicap Chase (Qualifier) In touch with leaders - some headway after 3 out - carried head awkwardly and weakened before last(op 9/2) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-11-14 | 212d | Cheltenham | 20f | Soft | 2 | 5/8 | 14 | Charlie Maggs t | 163 | 145 | 116 | 86 | 7/2 |
| Chase Turf Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase (Qualifier) In touch with leaders - went third after 3 out - lost third and weakened quickly approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-04-16 | 34d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Good | 1 | 8/10 | 1.75 | Charlie Maggs tp | 151 | 147 | 141 | 109 | 16/1 |
| Grade 2 Chase Matt Hampson Foundation Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-03-13 | 33d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | – | 15/20 | – | Sean Bowen tp | 159 | 148 | 124 | 100 | 20/1 |
| TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-02-08 | 56d | Newbury | 23.5f | Soft | 1 | 6/7 | – | Sean Bowen t | 160 | 148 | 148 | 125 | 12/1 |
| William Hill Bet10 Get10 On Racing Denman Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-12-14 | 28d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 3/11 | 7.5 | Sean Bowen t | 156 | 150 | 155 | 116 | 6/1 |
| Chase Turf Nyetimber December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear on inner - still plenty to do 3 out - headway when switched right and bit short of room home turn - went third 2 out - hung left and no extra run-in | |||||||||||||
| 2024-11-16 | 217d | Cheltenham | 20f | Good | 1 | 5/15 | 5.5 | Sean Bowen t | 153 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 28/1 |
| Chase Turf Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - hampered 11th - stumbled 11th - headway 3 out - went fourth 2 out - soon switched right - hung left last - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-04-13 | 30d | Aintree | 25f | Soft | 1 | 99/13 | – | Gavin Sheehan t | 168 | 154 | – | – | 33/1 |
| Chase Turf William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB) Held up in rear - headway after 11th - weakened after 15th - pulled up after 4 out(op 25/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-03-14 | 47d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 99/11 | – | Sean Bowen tp | 164 | 157 | – | – | 16/1 |
| Grade 1 Chase Turf Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (GBB Race) In rear - struggling when mistake 11th - pulled up 5 out(op 20/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-01-27 | 42d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Soft | 1 | 3/5 | 6.5 | Gavin Sheehan tp | 164 | 157 | 155 | 97 | 10/1 |
| Grade 1 Chase Turf My Pension Expert Clarence House Chase (GBB Race) Raced in last - not fluent 6th - slow jump and outpaced 8th - mistake 5 out - rallied before 2 out - went third just after last - kept on but no match for first two | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-16 | 28d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 1/12 | 0 | Gavin Sheehan t | 157 | 151 | 162 | 143 | 13/2 |
| Chase Turf Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up in rear - mistake 6th - headway after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went second last - pressed leader run-in - led final strides | |||||||||||||
| 2023-11-18 | 218d | Cheltenham | 20f | Soft | 1 | 4/14 | 4 | Gavin Sheehan tp | 159 | 153 | 151 | 138 | 12/1 |
| Chase Turf Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Took keen hold - travelled strongly - prominent - pressed leaders after 7th - not fluent 10th - not fluent 11th - lost third when mistake 2 out - weakened run-in | |||||||||||||
| 2023-04-14 | 29d | Aintree | 20f | Soft | 1 | 5/7 | – | Sean Bowen t | 164 | 153 | 140 | 121 | 11/1 |
| Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-03-16 | 47d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 2/23 | – | Sean Bowen t | 160 | 149 | 157 | 133 | 11/1 |
| Magners Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-01-28 | 32d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 2/16 | – | Gavin Sheehan t | 157 | 143 | 157 | 142 | 7/2 |
| Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-12-27 | 46d | Chepstow | 19.5f | Soft | 2 | 1/12 | – | Gavin Sheehan t | 147 | 133 | 152 | 127 | 6/1 |
| Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-11-11 | 218d | Cheltenham | 16f | Good | 2 | 2/8 | – | Kielan Woods t | 154 | 131 | 139 | 105 | 11/2 |
| Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-04-07 | 40d | Aintree | 16f | Soft | 1 | 8/16 | – | Stan Sheppard t | 146 | 133 | 117 | 82 | 33/1 |
| Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-02-26 | 49d | Chepstow | 16f | Heavy | 2 | 4/5 | – | James Best t | 156 | 135 | 139 | 90 | 7/1 |
| Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-01-08 | 21d | Newcastle | 16.5f | Soft | 3 | 1/4 | – | Kielan Woods t | 154 | 131 | 138 | 117 | 2/1 |
| QuinnBet And QuinnCasino Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-12-18 | 36d | Haydock | 16.5f | Soft | 3 | 99/4 | – | Nick Scholfield t | 160 | 131 | – | – | 7/4 |
| Virgin Bet Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-11-12 | 239d | Worcester | 16.5f | Soft | 4 | 1/10 | – | Nick Scholfield t | 166 | 120 | 136 | 90 | 11/2 |
| Royal Equestrian Bedding Supports Kemp Hospice Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-03-18 | 25d | Hexham | 16f | Soft | 4 | 3/11 | – | James Best t | 161 | 121 | 111 | 76 | 6/4 |
| Follow Hexham Racecourse On Facebook & Twitter Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-02-21 | 23d | Uttoxeter | 16f | Heavy | 4 | 1/9 | – | James Best t | 160 | 113 | 121 | 117 | 4/1 |
| Will Cemis Happy 30th Birthday Handicap Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2021-01-29 | 55d | Doncaster | 16.5f | Soft | 4 | 7/18 | – | James Best t | 158 | – | 94 | 27 | 50/1 |
| First Race Special On Sky Bet Tomorrow Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-12-05 | 28d | Aintree | 17f | Soft | 3 | 6/6 | – | James Best t | 152 | – | 64 | 30 | 25/1 |
| William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Novices Hurdle (Novices Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-11-07 | DEB | Aintree | 20f | Soft | 4 | 5/6 | – | James Best t | 152 | – | 100 | 83 | 16/1 |
| William Hill Extra Places Every Day EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (2-4wk) | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staying (13f+) | 30 | 5 | 16.7% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 23 | 4 | 17.4% |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Aintree | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
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