============================================================================== RACE: Bangor-on-Dee ? · 2026-05-23 Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Good · Chase · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. TWIG (GB) (#1) 11yo G · p Connections Jockey Beau Morgan Trainer Ben Pauling Owner Mrs Georgia Morgan Pedigree Sire Sulamani (IRE) Dam Southern Exit (GB) Damsire Poliglote Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 4.00 (Bet365) 16:20 4.33 (CopyBet) 17:01 4.00 (Bet365) 17:41 4.50 (Betfred) 18:01 4.33 (William Hill) 05:54 4.50 (William Hill) 06:39 7.50 (Coral) 06:44 9.00 (Spreadex) 09:25 8.50 (Coral) 10:19 9.00 (Unibet) 10:27 8.50 (Coral) 13:19 8.00 (William Hill) 13:37 7.50 (PricedUp Bet) 13:52 7.00 (BetWright) 14:06 7.50 (Spreadex) 14:45 8.00 (Coral) 15:00 7.50 (BetTom) ELO Horse 1750.4 (26 runs, 9 wins, 34.6%) Jockey 1530.9 (320 runs, 38 wins, 11.9%) Trainer 1585.2 (3175 runs, 500 wins, 15.7%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 7r 1w 14% A/E 0.74 (negative) Jockey × trainer 144r 20w 14% A/E 0.79 (negative) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 93r 12w 13% A/E 0.66 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 185r 23w 12% A/E 1.01 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 11r 3w 27% A/E 1.55 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 230r 31w 13% A/E 0.95 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 3/7 6/1 11.00L 145 149 Beau Morgan In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear 13th - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went third before last - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2) 2026-04-11 Aintree 4m2½f Good To S Cla 15/34 40/1 32.00L 146 55 Beau Morgan Pressed leaders early - prominent from 6th (1st Bechers) - hit 19th - soon lost position - midfield when hampered by faller 21st - weakened from 23rd (2nd Foinavon) - tailed off 2026-03-14 Uttoxeter 2m7½f Soft Cla 7/17 33/1 1.75L 139 134 Beau Morgan Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed before 3 out - kept on 2025-12-06 Aintree 3m2f Soft Cla 1/13 18/1 won 143 152 Beau Morgan In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 2 out - led approaching last - ridden run-in - soon hung right and faced challenge - kept on gamely - all out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1) 2025-11-09 Sandown 3m Good Cla 1/4 9/4 won 142 145 Beau Morgan Raced in second - disputed lead 4th - led clearly 16th - headed 17th - pushed along and disputed lead 3 out - ridden 2 out - hung right from last - led narrowly run-in - just did enough(op 3/1 tchd 4/1) 2025-04-05 Aintree 4m2½f Good To S Cla 10/34 50/1 21.00L 146 112 Beau Morgan Always behind(tchd 40/1) 2025-03-01 Doncaster 3m2f Good Cla 7/12 10/1 22.00L 146 123 Beau Morgan Raced wide - held up in rear - some headway 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon edged left - weakened quickly omitted 3 out - tailed off(op 15/2) 2025-01-01 Cheltenham 3m Soft Cla 7/9 14/1 1.25L 143 137 Beau Morgan Prominent - lost position 2 out - rallied last - weakened run-in(tchd 12/1) 2024-11-23 Haydock 3m½f Soft Cla PU/15 22/1 — 143 — Beau Morgan Pressed leader - weakened after 3 out - bad mistake 2 out - soon pulled up(op 20/1) 2024-11-02 Wetherby 3m Good Cla 2/4 9/1 2.50L 140 142 Beau Morgan Raced in second - challenging 2 out - ridden run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 10/1) 2024-04-13 Aintree 3m1f Good To S Cla 5/13 8/1 2.75L 147 144 Beau Morgan Prominent - hit 3 out - no extra approaching last (vet said gelding showed signs of post-race ataxia)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) 2024-03-12 Cheltenham 3m1f Heavy Cla 2/21 28/1 4.50L 143 147 Beau Morgan Raced wide - led - headed and prominent 3rd - pressed winner after 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - edged right and no extra final 110yds(op 33/1) 2023-12-02 Newbury 3m2f Good To S Cla 11/20 9/1 2.50L 143 132 Beau Morgan In touch with leaders - lost position 12th - slightly hampered 14th - weakened before 4 out(op 10/1) 2023-10-28 Cheltenham 3m1f Good To S Cla 2/13 4/1F 3.00L 140 144 Beau Morgan Midfield - headway from 16th - went fourth from 16th - disputing second 2 out - pressed winner run-in - stayed on until no extra towards finish(op 9/2) 2023-07-02 Uttoxeter 3m2f Good Cla 1/16 100/30F won 135 141 Beau Morgan Prominent - pressed leader after 16th - shaken up when led 3 out - not fluent last - pushed along and hung left run-in - kept on (vet said gelding was treated for post-race heat stress)(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) 2023-05-20 Uttoxeter 2m7½f Good Cla 1/9 7/4F won 135 138 Beau Morgan Prominent - pressed leader 9th - led after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - not fluent last - ridden when idled and faced challenge run-in - drifted right but kept on well towards finish(op 9/4) 2023-04-19 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good Cla 2/9 11/1 1.75L 129 127 Beau Morgan Prominent - led going best before 2 out - pushed along and 2 lengths ahead approaching last - no extra and headed inside final 110yds(op 12/1) 2023-03-03 Newbury 2m4½f Good Cla 1/6 4/9F won 130 128 Beau Morgan Raced in second - pushed along after 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - ridden run-in - drifted left final 110yds - always doing enough(op 1/2) 2023-01-28 Doncaster 3m½f Good Cla 6/10 15/2 12.00L 132 114 Beau Morgan Held up in rear - reminder after 5th - headway into midfield and going okay after 4 out - in touch with leaders but ridden before 2 out - weakened before last - finished tired (vet said gelding was showing signs of heat stress)(op 8/1) 2022-11-07 Kempton 2m5f Good To S Cla 1/6 1/4F won 132 129 Beau Morgan Prominent - shaken up and led before 2 out - ridden clear from 2 out - good jump last - kept on strongly(op 2/7) Comment In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear 13th - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went third before last - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2) Finishing result Position 3 SP 6/1 (7.000) Beaten (L) 11.00 Total beaten 12.50 OR after 145 In-running comment In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - dropped to rear 13th - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went third before last - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CRUZ CONTROL (FR) (#2) 9yo G · tp Connections Jockey Stan Sheppard Trainer Tom Lacey Owner F Green And J Chinn Pedigree Sire Saint Des Saints (FR) Dam En La Cruz (FR) Damsire Robin Des Champs Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 3.00 (Bet365) 16:20 4.00 (CopyBet) 17:01 3.75 (BetMGM) 17:41 4.00 (CopyBet) 06:06 4.33 (William Hill) 06:44 4.00 (BetTom) 06:46 3.75 (William Hill) 07:58 4.00 (Unibet) 09:11 4.33 (Unibet) 09:27 4.50 (Unibet) 09:33 4.33 (Unibet) 09:40 4.50 (Spreadex) 09:46 4.33 (Unibet) 09:58 4.50 (Unibet) 12:17 5.00 (Unibet) ELO Horse 1680.3 (22 runs, 7 wins, 31.8%) Jockey 1610.3 (1650 runs, 230 wins, 13.9%) Trainer 1660.3 (1762 runs, 310 wins, 17.6%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 62r 7w 11% A/E 0.80 (negative) Jockey × trainer 813r 141w 17% A/E 0.96 (fair) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 45r 4w 9% A/E 0.63 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 278r 52w 19% A/E 1.02 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 118r 10w 8% A/E 0.57 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 5/7 4/1 11.00L 139 153 Stan Sheppard Prominent - not fluent 11th - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out 2026-04-11 Aintree 3m1f Good To S Cla 5/13 8/1 0.75L 140 137 Stan Sheppard Midfield - weakened gradually approaching last(op 15/2 tchd 13/2) 2025-12-12 Cheltenham 3m2½f Good To S Cla PU/9 22/1 — 142 — Stan Sheppard In touch with leaders - mistake and dropped to rear 7th - not fluent 11th - struggling and detached 17th - pulled up after 4 out(tchd 25/1) 2025-11-29 Newcastle 2m7½f Good To S Cla 6/8 11/2 0.50L 143 123 Stan Sheppard Midfield - weakened before 4 out(op 9/2 tchd 6/1) 2025-04-05 Aintree 3m1f Good Cla 1/12 10/1 won 139 147 Stan Sheppard Midfield - not fluent 9th - steady headway 13th - pressed leader 3 out - led after 2 out - ridden and hung left before last - went clear final 110yds(tchd 9/1) 2024-12-26 Wetherby 3m Good To S Cla PU/7 11/4 — 140 — Stan Sheppard Led - mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - soon headed but pressed leader - pecked on landing 8th - reminder with one circuit to go - lost ground before 4 out - soon dropped to last - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 5/2) 2024-10-27 Aintree 2m4f Good Cla 7/9 12/1 9.00L 134 113 Stan Sheppard Prominent - led just after 1st - headed and prominent just before 3rd - not fluent 5 out - weakened after 3 out(tchd 11/1) 2024-05-04 Punchestown ( 3m½f Soft — 4/12 5/1 0.50L 140 130 Stan Sheppard Prominent early - left in lead 1st - hampered by loose horse 2nd - not fluent 4th - hampered by loose horse before 9th - ridden and headed before 2 out - lost third last - no extra run-in(tchd 9/2) 2024-04-13 Aintree 3m1f Good To S Cla 1/13 9/1 won 136 145 Stan Sheppard Made all - not fluent and stumbled badly 14th - hit 4 out - kept on well - ridden out(op 15/2) 2024-03-16 Newcastle 2m7½f Heavy Cla 1/5 6/5F won 130 141 Stan Sheppard Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader 2nd - briefly led after 9th - led narrowly or disputed lead from 13th - clear with one other 3 out - led clearly before last - ridden out(op Evens tchd 5/4) 2024-02-24 Newcastle 4m1½f Heavy Cla 5/12 5/1 3.25L 130 126 Brian Hughes Held up in last - headway 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 6/1) 2024-01-10 Doncaster 2m4½f Good To S Cla 2/9 7/4F 0.20L 127 134 Stan Sheppard In touch with leaders - led 4th - faced challenge from 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - headed approaching last - rallied run-in - just failed(op 2/1 tchd 13/8) 2023-12-16 Doncaster 2m3f Good To S Cla 2/9 3/1F 1.75L 125 130 Stan Sheppard Prominent - pressed leaders 3 out - raced in second from 2 out - kept on run-in - just held(op 7/2 tchd 18/5) 2023-11-23 Newcastle 2m4f Good To S Cla 1/5 5/4F won 120 130 Stan Sheppard Pressed leader - disputed lead 3rd - led 5th - hit 8th - joined before 3 out - ridden and clear with one other before last - edged right final 110yds - ran on(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) 2023-11-04 Ascot 2m3f Soft Cla 5/9 100/30F 0.75L 121 123 Stan Sheppard Prominent - raced in second 4th - mistake 6th - bit short of room and not fluent 7th - mistake 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - left in modest fourth when not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 4/1) 2023-10-15 Ffos Las 2m Good To S Cla 2/6 9/2 10.00L 122 124 Stan Sheppard In touch with leaders - mistake 8th - outpaced 4 out - headway after 2 out - went second run-in - stayed on but no match for winner(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) 2023-04-16 Huntingdon 2m Good To S Cla 4/7 11/4 1.75L 122 121 Stan Sheppard Raced in second - bad mistake 4th - lost second but prominent 5th - ridden before 2 out - soon beaten 2023-03-31 Wetherby 2m Soft Cla 1/9 30/100F won — 114 Stan Sheppard Made all - shaken up after 2 out - kept on well and went well clear run-in - comfortably(op 2/7 tchd 1/3) 2023-01-28 Cheltenham 2m4½f Soft Cla 7/10 10/1 17.00L — 103 Stan Sheppard In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1) 2022-12-26 Newcastle 2m1f Soft Cla 1/11 EvensF won — 122 Stan Sheppard Prominent - pressed leader from 5th - not fluent 3 out - shaken up when led before 2 out - pushed along and went clear run-in - eased towards finish - comfortably(op 6/5) Comment Prominent - not fluent 11th - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out Finishing result Position 5 SP 4/1 (5.000) Beaten (L) 11.00 Total beaten 27.75 OR after 139 In-running comment Prominent - not fluent 11th - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. MARS HARPER (GB) (#3) 10yo G · tp Connections Jockey Jamie Gambin Trainer Sarah Humphrey Owner Shooting Stars Pedigree Sire Sulamani (IRE) Dam Kizzy May (IRE) Damsire Definite Article Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 8.50 (Bet365) 06:17 9.50 (Bet365) 06:39 13.00 (William Hill) 06:44 15.00 (Coral) 07:33 17.00 (Coral) 09:07 19.00 (Coral) 09:11 26.00 (Spreadex) 09:19 23.00 (Coral) 09:25 26.00 (PricedUp Bet) 10:27 23.00 (William Hill) 10:33 26.00 (Spreadex) 11:04 23.00 (William Hill) 12:09 26.00 (Bet Victor) 12:17 23.00 (William Hill) 12:31 21.00 (William Hill) 13:37 19.00 (William Hill) 14:06 21.00 (Spreadex) 14:18 19.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1644.3 (52 runs, 5 wins, 9.6%) Jockey 1491.0 (56 runs, 6 wins, 10.7%) Trainer 1489.4 (559 runs, 55 wins, 9.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee no data Jockey × trainer 35r 4w 11% A/E 1.60 (value) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 19r 1w 5% A/E 0.61 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 185r 23w 12% A/E 1.01 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 336r 45w 13% A/E 1.11 (value) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 6/7 16/1 11.00L 135 150 Jamie Gambin Towards rear - dropped to last when not fluent 12th - not fluent 13th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1) 2026-05-04 Fakenham 3m Good Cla 2/7 28/1 2.75L 135 139 Jamie Gambin Raced in last - headway before 3 out - kept on and went second after last - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 33/1) 2026-03-08 Warwick 3m2f Good To S Cla 6/7 40/1 23.00L 129 88 Sean Bowen Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to last before 8th - weakened before 3 out(op 33/1) 2025-10-14 Punchestown ( 2m7f Good To Y — 13/17 22/1 0.30L 123 82 Finn Brickley In touch with leaders - towards rear 4th - in rear when mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 14/1) 2025-09-24 Perth 3m Good Cla 3/5 6/1 0.75L 136 139 Benjamin Macey In touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - rallied before last - stayed on and hung left inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2) 2025-08-01 Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Good — 11/20 22/1 1.75L 134 129 Jack Kennedy Towards rear - never on terms(op 25/1) 2025-04-30 Punchestown ( 2m4½f Yielding — 10/14 20/1 9.50L 135 96 Sam Ewing In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 5th - mistake and reminders 8th - dropped to rear after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 25/1 tchd 18/1) 2025-04-04 Aintree 2m5f Good To S Cla 13/30 40/1 0.50L 138 120 Sam Ewing Never better than midfield(op 50/1) 2025-03-13 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good To S Cla 4/20 100/1 0.20L 136 138 Tiernan Power Roch Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 80/1) 2025-03-02 Leopardstown 2m5½f Yielding — 4/13 20/1 5.00L 133 127 Sam Ewing Held up in rear - headway 2 out - not fluent last - went fourth but no impression inside final 110yds(tchd 16/1) 2025-02-02 Leopardstown 2m5½f Yielding — 12/16 28/1 4.50L 135 108 Jordan Gainford Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders on inner 9th - weakened 3 out(op 40/1) 2024-12-27 Leopardstown 3m½f Good To Y — 16/27 25/1 26.00L 132 86 Danny Gilligan Towards rear throughout(op 22/1 tchd 20/1) 2024-12-07 Navan (IRE) 2m4½f Soft — 2/19 18/1 3.75L 132 136 Carl Millar Midfield - switched right and headway before 3 out - led before 2 out - soon faced challenge - ridden when headed last - no extra run-in(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) 2024-11-17 Navan (IRE) 3m Yielding — 5/18 40/1 12.00L 133 122 Alex Harvey Midfield - not fluent 4th - in touch with leaders before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no extra - not fluent last(op 50/1) 2024-10-20 Limerick (IRE 2m3f Good — PU/9 10/1 — 136 — Jack Kennedy Midfield - towards rear 3rd - mistake and dropped to last 5th - struggling 10th - tailed off when saddle slipped and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said his saddle slipped backwards and he pulled up)(tchd 11/1) 2024-08-24 Killarney (IR 2m5f Yielding — 8/14 11/2J 4.50L 137 103 Jack Kennedy Never better than midfield - towards rear 4 out - some headway from last - never dangerous(tchd 6/1) 2024-08-02 Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Good To Y — 7/20 14/1 2.50L 138 124 Sam Ewing Midfield - headway after last - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 12/1) 2024-06-09 Punchestown ( 2m4f Good — 3/13 17/2 2.75L 138 137 Carl Millar Midfield - headway from 3 out - raced wide 2 out - jumped right last - ran on well and went third run-in - not reach leaders(tchd 9/1) 2024-05-03 Punchestown ( 2m4f Yielding — 5/17 33/1 13.00L 139 117 Danny Gilligan Midfield - in touch with leaders when hampered by faller 5 out - headway when not fluent 4 out - weakened after 2 out - no impression when not fluent last(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1) 2024-03-14 Cheltenham 2m4½f Soft Cla 13/21 80/1 4.25L 143 131 Jordan Gainford Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - brief headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) Comment Towards rear - dropped to last when not fluent 12th - not fluent 13th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1) Finishing result Position 6 SP 16/1 (17.000) Beaten (L) 11.00 Total beaten 38.75 OR after 135 In-running comment Towards rear - dropped to last when not fluent 12th - not fluent 13th - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOMESPRING SPECIAL (IRE) (#4) 8yo M · t Connections Jockey Ben Jones Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Owner Yeo Racing Partnership Pedigree Sire Westerner (GB) Dam Natural Spring (GB) Damsire Generous Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 4.00 (Bet365) 17:41 3.75 (Bet365) 18:01 4.00 (Bet365) 18:21 3.75 (Bet365) 06:06 3.50 (Bet365) 06:17 3.75 (Bet365) 06:44 3.50 (Boyle Sports) 06:46 3.25 (Bet365) 07:17 3.50 (PricedUp Bet) 09:19 3.25 (Bet365) 14:31 3.50 (PricedUp Bet) 14:37 3.25 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1640.4 (21 runs, 7 wins, 33.3%) Jockey 1577.4 (2237 runs, 354 wins, 15.8%) Trainer 1694.6 (824 runs, 133 wins, 16.1%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 42r 7w 17% A/E 0.96 (fair) Jockey × trainer 80r 16w 20% A/E 0.98 (fair) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 7r 1w 14% A/E 0.72 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 490r 58w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 3r 1w 33% A/E 2.13 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 337r 25w 7% A/E 0.68 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 1/7 7/4F won 129 147 Ben Jones Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - led and faced challenge before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on(op 85/40 and tchd 9/4) 2026-05-06 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good Cla 1/7 7/2 won 123 149 Ben Jones Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway before 3 out - ridden and challenging 2 out - led approaching last - went clear run-in - readily(op 11/2 tchd 10/3 and tchd 6/1) 2026-04-12 Wincanton 1m7½f Good Cla 3/3 5/2 40.00L 125 98 Harry Cobden Held up in rear - niggled along 7th - outpaced 9th - struggling when mistake 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off 2026-03-14 Kempton 2m4½f Good Cla 5/7 40/1 2.75L 125 108 Sean Houlihan Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went third 10th - lost position on turn before 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1) 2025-10-10 Chepstow 2m3½f Good Cla 1/7 3/1 won 118 128 Ben Jones In touch with leaders - prominent 8th - led 5 out - clear before 3 out - pecked on landing last - kept on well - comfortably(op 4/1) 2025-09-22 Fontwell 2m3½f Good Cla 3/6 5/1 1.00L 119 125 Callum Pritchard Prominent - mistake 2 out - kept on run-in - went third final stride(op 4/1 tchd 18/5) 2025-06-07 Worcester 2m4f Good Cla F/4 5/2 — 119 122 Callum Pritchard Raced in third - headway and went second after 3 out - mistake and fell 2 out(op 9/4) 2025-05-14 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good Cla 2/4 100/30 6.00L 120 125 Micheal Nolan Held up in last - headway when mistake 11th - bit short of room home turn - left in second 2 out - weakened last(op 16/5 tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2) 2025-04-17 Cheltenham 2m½f Good Cla 2/6 5/2 4.25L 119 125 Micheal Nolan In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader 3 out - led narrowly before 2 out - headed before last - no extra final 110yds(op 13/8) 2025-03-24 Wincanton 2m4f Good Cla 1/3 4/5F won 113 123 Micheal Nolan Jumped left on occasions - raced in third - went second 4th - led before 4 out - went clear after 3 out - comfortably(op 11/10) 2024-07-28 Uttoxeter 2m4f Good Cla 10/16 12/1 2.75L 117 101 Freddie Gordon Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - lost ground before 3rd - some headway after 10th - no telling impression(op 16/1) 2024-06-13 Worcester 2m½f Good Cla 4/4 7/2 51.00L 118 70 Ben Godfrey Jumped slightly left - raced in second - not fluent and lost second 5th - hit 5 out - dropped to last 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 4/1) 2024-05-18 Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Good To S Cla 5/11 7/2F 2.75L 119 111 Ben Godfrey In rear - headway and went second before 2 out - weakened before last 2024-04-18 Cheltenham 2m½f Good Cla 1/8 6/5F won 112 119 Ben Godfrey Towards rear - headway and prominent behind clear leader 8th - went second 9th - prominent 3 out - led last - idled run-in - always doing enough(op 5/6) 2024-04-14 Plumpton 2m3½f Good Cla 1/5 10/1 won 112 122 Ben Godfrey Jumped well - prominent - went second after 3 out - led after 2 out - soon went clear - comfortably(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) 2023-12-19 Wincanton 2m4f Soft Cla PU/6 12/1 — 112 — Ben Godfrey In touch with leaders - jumped left 12th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (trainer said mare made a respiratory noise; vet reported mare lost her right fore shoe)(tchd 17/2) 2023-10-19 Wincanton 2m4f Good Cla PU/5 11/4 — 114 — Ben Godfrey Led narrowly - jumped left 4th - headed after 12th - dropped to last and struggling after 13th - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly; vet reported mare lost her left-hind shoe)(op 7/2 tchd 5/2 and tchd 4/1) 2023-05-18 Fontwell 2m1½f Good Cla 1/7 EvensF won 111 115 Ben Godfrey Didn't always jump with fluency - made all - shaken up after 2 out - pushed out - readily(op 11/10) 2023-04-04 Fontwell 2m1½f Soft Cla 1/4 15/8F won 105 115 Ben Godfrey Made all - nudged along before 2 out - not fluent last - shaken up and went clear run-in - readily 2023-03-01 Wincanton 2m5½f Good Cla 3/5 33/1 1.75L — 104 Ben Godfrey Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 6th - pushed along after 3 out - every chance 2 out - ridden approaching last - no extra run-in(op 28/1) Comment Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - led and faced challenge before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on(op 85/40 and tchd 9/4) Finishing result Position 1 SP 7/4F (2.750) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 129 In-running comment Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - led and faced challenge before 2 out - ridden before last - kept on(op 85/40 and tchd 9/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. ALIEN STORM (IRE) (#5) 8yo G Connections Jockey David Bass Trainer Charlie Longsdon Owner The Alien Storm Partnership Pedigree Sire Getaway (GER) Dam Missusan (IRE) Damsire King's Ride Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 13.00 (Bet365) 05:54 12.00 (Bet365) 06:17 11.00 (Bet365) 06:33 10.00 (Bet365) 06:44 9.50 (Bet365) 07:06 10.00 (Bet365) 07:37 9.50 (Bet365) 08:04 9.00 (BetTom) 08:11 8.50 (PricedUp Bet) 09:25 8.00 (Bet365) 10:13 8.50 (PricedUp Bet) 10:21 8.00 (Bet365) 11:25 8.50 (Bet365) 11:58 9.50 (Unibet) 12:17 10.00 (Unibet) 12:38 11.00 (Unibet) 13:31 10.00 (Bet365) 14:00 11.00 (Unibet) 14:18 10.00 (Coral) 14:37 11.00 (Unibet) 14:39 10.00 (Betfred) 14:51 11.00 (Unibet) 15:00 12.00 (Unibet) ELO Horse 1660.0 (26 runs, 5 wins, 19.2%) Jockey 1614.1 (2590 runs, 359 wins, 13.9%) Trainer 1516.6 (2842 runs, 362 wins, 12.7%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 116r 15w 13% A/E 0.80 (negative) Jockey × trainer 124r 15w 12% A/E 0.77 (negative) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 190r 35w 18% A/E 1.05 (fair) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 404r 52w 13% A/E 0.95 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 18r 5w 28% A/E 1.54 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 287r 39w 14% A/E 1.03 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 2/7 17/2 1.50L 128 148 David Bass Raced in last - headway before 5 out - went second and pressed winner before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) 2026-04-19 Plumpton 2m4½f Good Cla 3/5 10/1 0.20L 122 123 Daire McConville In rear - headway after 3 out - in touch with leaders approaching last - ridden run-in - kept on inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) 2026-03-27 Fontwell 2m3½f Good To S Cla 6/8 12/1 5.00L 128 127 David Bass Towards rear - headway before 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - weakened after last(op 11/1) 2025-11-28 Doncaster 2m3f Good To S Cla 1/7 7/1 won 125 131 David Bass Took keen hold - prominent - led 11th - headed 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - rallied and led again against far rail inside final 110yds - kept on(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) 2025-10-20 Plumpton 2m4f Good Cla 1/5 9/4 won 120 130 David Bass Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in last - headway before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - ridden before last - good jump last - went clear run-in - readily(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) 2025-09-22 Fontwell 2m3½f Good Cla 2/6 4/1 0.75L 120 126 David Bass Took keen hold - jumped slightly right throughout - prominent - challenging when hit 11th - led 2 out - pressed winner when headed approaching last - kept on(op 7/2) 2025-04-20 Plumpton 2m1f Good Cla 4/7 4/1J 33.00L 121 95 David Bass In touch with leaders - hung right and lost ground quickly after 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off (vet said gelding lost his front-left shoe) 2025-03-16 Chepstow 2m Good Cla 2/5 5/1 5.00L 121 126 David Bass Prominent - left in second 1st - led 5 out - bad mistake 4 out - hit 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) 2025-02-02 Musselburgh 2m4½f Good To S Cla 3/7 7/1 37.00L 122 92 David Bass Towards rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 7th - went third 9th - weakened 4 out(op 6/1) 2024-12-16 Plumpton 2m3½f Good To S Cla 1/5 11/4 won 120 126 David Bass Held up in rear - went fourth 2nd - joined leader 3 out - going best and led home turn - ridden omitted 2 out - faced challenge and drifted left run-in - kept on - always doing enough(op 2/1) 2024-11-29 Doncaster 2m½f Good Cla 3/6 5/2 2.00L 121 125 David Bass Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - dropped to rear 3rd - hampered by faller but left in third 4 out - lost position gradually before 2 out - soon switched left - kept on and went third again run-in(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) 2024-10-20 Kempton 2m2f Good Cla 3/6 15/8F 5.00L 121 123 Paul O'Brien Held up in rear - headway 8th - hit 3 out - jumped left and not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in(op 13/8) 2024-09-22 Plumpton 2m1f Good Cla 1/5 5/4F won 113 126 Paul O'Brien Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 4 out - led going best 3 out - pecked on landing 2 out - ridden when good jump last - kept on well(op 6/5 tchd 6/4) 2024-05-06 Kempton 2m5f Good Cla 6/9 11/2 2.50L 117 73 Paul O'Brien Jumped left on occasions - midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 6/1) 2024-03-31 Plumpton 2m4½f Good Cla 3/9 22/1 15.00L 119 105 Paul O'Brien In touch with leaders - towards rear 3rd - outpaced 7th - rallied 8th - pushed along omitted 3 out - lost ground home turn - hung left approaching last - kept on run-in - went remote third towards finish(op 12/1) 2024-03-16 Kempton 2m5f Good To S Cla 11/11 8/1 3.25L 120 99 Sean Bowen Jumped left on occasions - led - headed 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 13/2) 2024-01-27 Doncaster 2m3½f Good Cla 4/13 7/1 1.50L 121 120 Bradley Roberts In touch with leaders - mistake 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon outpaced - rallied last - stayed on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 8/1) 2023-10-27 Cheltenham 2m½f Good Cla 6/18 11/1 0.30L 122 119 Bradley Roberts Midfield on inner - headway before last - stayed on run-in(op 12/1) 2023-09-24 Plumpton 2m Good Cla F/7 7/2 — 121 119 Bradley Roberts Prominent - went second before 2 out - pushed along and 1 length down when fell last(tchd 10/3) 2023-04-24 Kempton 2m Good Cla 2/8 100/30 2.75L 121 123 Bradley Roberts Prominent - went second 3 out - pressed leader home turn - ridden before 2 out - kept on but no impression from last - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 3/1) Comment Raced in last - headway before 5 out - went second and pressed winner before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) Finishing result Position 2 SP 17/2 (9.500) Beaten (L) 1.50 Total beaten 1.50 OR after 128 In-running comment Raced in last - headway before 5 out - went second and pressed winner before 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. LOUNGE LIZARD (GB) (#6) 9yo G · tb Connections Jockey James Best Trainer Sarah Humphrey Owner Sofa Surfers Pedigree Sire Kayf Tara (GB) Dam Lifestyle (GB) Damsire Karinga Bay Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 67.00 (Bet365) 18:21 51.00 (Bet365) 06:17 41.00 (Bet365) 06:58 36.00 (7Bet) 07:17 41.00 (PricedUp Bet) 12:09 51.00 (Bet365) 14:39 41.00 (Bet365) 14:49 51.00 (Bet Victor) 14:57 41.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1649.7 (24 runs, 4 wins, 16.7%) Jockey 1530.3 (3245 runs, 189 wins, 5.8%) Trainer 1489.4 (559 runs, 55 wins, 9.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 91r 8w 9% A/E 1.06 (value) Jockey × trainer 61r 6w 10% A/E 0.98 (fair) Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 19r 1w 5% A/E 0.61 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 716r 95w 13% A/E 0.95 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 5r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 115r 12w 10% A/E 0.74 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 7/7 50/1 7.00L 128 149 James Best Led but pestered - faced challenge before 3 out - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 33/1) 2026-03-30 Ludlow 3m Good Cla F/6 50/1 — 131 121 Richie McLernon Led - awkward jump 5th - hit 12th - not fluent 15th - headed 4 out - weakening when fell 2 out(tchd 40/1) 2026-03-01 Huntingdon 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/6 22/1 31.00L 134 66 Tom Cannon Prominent - not fluent 9th - lost position 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) 2025-11-07 Hexham 2m4f Good To S Cla PU/8 9/1 — 135 — David Bass Never going well - reluctant to race - in rear - cajoled along and headway into midfield 4th - slow jump 5th - bad mistake and almost fell 10th - soon struggling - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 8/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-04-04 Aintree 2m5f Good To S Cla 16/30 20/1 0.10L 135 116 Sam Twiston-Davies In rear - bumped 4 out - never on terms(op 25/1) 2025-03-02 Huntingdon 2m4f Good To S Cla 1/6 5/1 won 131 138 Sam Twiston-Davies Raced in third - went second before 10th - led before 12th - ridden and kept on run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a return to a sounder surface - officially described as good to soft - good in places - on this occasion) 2025-02-07 Kempton 2m4½f Soft Cla PU/10 10/1 — 133 — Jonathan Burke Prominent - went second 4th - weakened after 11th - pulled up before 3 out 2025-01-01 Cheltenham 2m4½f Soft Cla 4/8 15/2 9.50L 135 126 Sam Twiston-Davies Jumped right on occasions - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - not fluent 7th - jumped right and hampered rival 12th - disputing second 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) 2024-12-15 Carlisle 2m5f Soft Cla 3/7 4/1 2.25L 136 133 Jonathan Burke Disputed lead - prominent before 3rd - pressed leader before 6th - disputed lead before 10th - led before 4 out - disputed lead 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 9/2) 2024-03-03 Huntingdon 2m4f Soft Cla 1/8 5/2F won 133 136 Jonathan Burke Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - joined 6th - slow jump and headed 8th - soon niggled along briefly - led again 9th - headed 2 out - soon ridden - rallied and led again run-in - all out(op 2/1) 2024-01-27 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good To S Cla 2/13 25/1 1.75L 130 136 Jonathan Burke Raced wide - in touch with leaders - jumped right 6th - disputing second when mistake 5 out - challenging 2 out - hung left then mistake last - kept on run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) 2023-12-09 Aintree 3m2f Heavy Cla 5/12 11/1 99.00L 136 9 Charlie Deutsch Held up in rear - headway 5th - pressed leaders 10th - led 12th - mistake 14th - headed but prominent 15th - weakened before 2 out - tailed off - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 16/1) 2023-10-24 Exeter 3m Good Cla 3/11 6/1 0.75L 127 131 Harry Cobden Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway before 4 out - hung left but pressed leader approaching last - briefly disputed lead run-in - just held (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) 2023-05-19 Aintree 3m1f Good Cla 3/11 3/1 20.00L 129 126 Harry Cobden Midfield - headway and prominent 2nd - disputed lead 3rd - led clearly 12th - not fluent 14th - hit 5 out - not fluent 3 out - ridden and headed 2 out - lost second and weakened before last(op 7/2) 2023-04-27 Taunton 2m7f Soft Cla 1/4 9/4F won 120 129 Harry Cobden Made virtually all - briefly headed 4th - clear when good jump 3 out - readily(tchd 85/40) 2023-02-28 Catterick 3m1f Good Cla 1/5 5/2 won 111 132 Sam Twiston-Davies Made all - 4 lengths ahead 2nd - not fluent 4th - not fluent 7th - good jump 4 out - going easily 3 out - ridden approaching last - drifted left but kept on strongly run-in - pushed out(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) 2022-12-31 Warwick 2m4f Soft Cla 3/9 100/30F 5.50L 113 114 Richard Patrick Prominent - pushed along and lost position 13th - no extra from 3 out(op 7/2) 2022-11-26 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Heavy Cla 6/9 2/1F 22.00L 114 77 Richard Patrick In touch with leaders - shaken up when prominent after 14th - pushed along and lost position when jumped slightly right 3 out - soon ridden and no chance - mistake 2 out - tailed off(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) 2022-10-27 Worcester 2m7f Soft Cla 2/10 5/1 2.75L 113 116 Richard Patrick Raced freely - prominent - went second after 3rd - briefly disputed lead before 3 out - rallied run-in - went second again towards finish - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 9/2) 2022-03-18 Doncaster 2m3½f Good To S Cla 2/3 2/9F 2.25L 115 116 Tom O'Brien Chased leader - pushed along before 3 out - close up 3 out - ridden before 2 out - hung left and outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 2/7) Comment Led but pestered - faced challenge before 3 out - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 33/1) Finishing result Position 7 SP 50/1 (51.000) Beaten (L) 7.00 Total beaten 45.75 OR after 128 In-running comment Led but pestered - faced challenge before 3 out - headed and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 33/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. WALKING ON AIR (IRE) (#7) 9yo G Connections Jockey Harry Kimber Trainer Faye Bramley Owner The Cheeky Pups Pedigree Sire Walk In The Park (IRE) Dam Refinement (IRE) Damsire Oscar Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 15:21 9.00 (Bet365) 16:20 13.00 (CopyBet) 17:01 12.00 (CopyBet) 17:41 9.00 (BetTom) 18:01 6.50 (Bet365) 18:21 6.00 (Bet365) 06:13 5.50 (Bet365) 06:23 5.00 (Bet365) 06:46 4.50 (Bet365) 07:06 4.33 (Bet365) 07:58 4.50 (Bet365) 09:19 4.33 (Unibet) 09:25 4.00 (Bet365) 10:07 4.33 (Bet365) 11:46 4.00 (Bet365) 12:17 3.50 (Bet365) 13:25 3.75 (Bet365) 15:05 3.50 (William Hill) ELO Horse 1557.3 (21 runs, 2 wins, 9.5%) Jockey 1542.4 (976 runs, 112 wins, 11.5%) Trainer 1590.1 (148 runs, 20 wins, 13.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m no data Jockey @ 3m no data Jockey @ Bangor-on-Dee 10r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Jockey × trainer no data Trainer @ 3m no data Trainer @ Bangor-on-Dee 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m no data Sire progeny in Class 2 225r 17w 8% A/E 0.49 (negative) Dam progeny @ 3m no data Dam progeny in Class 2 7r 1w 14% A/E 0.97 (fair) Damsire grand @ 3m no data Damsire grand in Class 2 329r 35w 11% A/E 0.80 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Good Cla 4/7 11/4 4.25L 122 153 Harry Kimber Pressed leader - not fluent 12th - weakening when not fluent last(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1) 2026-05-09 Haydock 3m½f Good Cla 5/15 50/1 0.50L 127 — Richie McLernon Prominent on inner - not fluent 4th - lost position when hampered before 2 out - stayed on but not pace to challenge(op 40/1) 2026-04-18 Ayr 3m Heavy Cla F/11 20/1 — 123 — Harry Cobden Prominent on inner - not fluent 12th - fell 14th(op 14/1) 2026-04-06 Fakenham 2m5f Good Cla 2/3 9/4 16.00L 125 120 Kielan Woods Raced in second - pressed winner before 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 5/2) 2026-03-10 Cheltenham 3m6f Good To S Cla PU/17 25/1 — 127 — Harry Cobden Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - struggling 16th - lost touch and pulled up after 4 out(op 20/1) 2026-01-24 Doncaster 3m Soft Cla 3/8 11/1 0.75L 127 130 Brian Hughes Held up in rear - headway into midfield 11th - headway 3 out - went second before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) 2025-12-17 Newbury 2m4f Good To S Cla 8/9 18/1 53.00L 128 64 Kevin Brogan In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - soon dropped to rear - struggling from 12th - tailed off(op 28/1 and tchd 33/1) 2025-04-12 Ayr 4m Good To S Cla PU/23 33/1 — 128 — Richie McLernon Disputed lead - prominent from 6th - eased and pulled up before 15th (vet said gelding was lame on his right-hind)(op 28/1) 2025-03-13 Cheltenham 3m2f Good To S Cla 11/23 7/1 0.20L 129 122 Mr Alan O'Sullivan In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when not fluent 5th - some headway when hampered on turn after 4 out - in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 8/1) 2025-01-25 Doncaster 3m Good Cla F/13 16/1 — 125 135 Richie McLernon In touch with leaders - headway and switched right after 4 out - challenging from 3 out - joined winner when fell last(op 12/1) 2024-12-18 Newbury 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/6 40/1 23.00L 129 109 Kielan Woods In touch with leaders - towards rear 6th - stayed on and went remote third run-in(op 25/1) 2024-12-04 Haydock 2m5½f Soft Cla 6/7 66/1 44.00L 134 60 Richie McLernon Prominent - lost position 5 out - weakened before 4 out - tailed off(op 50/1) 2024-10-31 Stratford 2m3½f Good To S Cla PU/5 18/1 — 137 — David Bass Raced in second - slow jump and lost two places 5th - dropped to last 9th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) 2024-02-24 Chepstow 2m7½f Heavy Cla PU/12 9/2 — 139 — James Bowen Midfield - prominent with one circuit to go - weakened quickly before 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up approaching last - lost shoe (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than confirming that jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 4/1) 2023-12-30 Newbury 2m6½f Soft Cla 2/7 5/2F 0.30L 138 140 James Bowen Took keen hold - prominent - soon dropped to rear - headway 4 out - challenging 2 out - ridden and carried left run-in - soon switched right - ran on well towards finish - just failed(op 10/3 tchd 9/4) 2023-04-27 Punchestown ( 2m7½f Good To Y — 9/25 6/1 1.00L 136 128 Daryl Jacob In touch with leaders - prominent when mistake 3 out - bad mistake and lost ground 2 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 11/2) 2023-03-16 Cheltenham 3m Soft Cla 5/23 9/1 0.50L 138 139 Nico de Boinville Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - midfield - not clear run on inner on turn after 2 out - headway on far side of group when edged left approaching last - ridden and kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) 2023-02-12 Exeter 2m7f Good Cla 1/7 15/8F won 133 140 Nico de Boinville Travelled strongly - raced in second - prominent when lost second 3rd - made strong challenge 3 out - led 2 out - clear last - pushed out(op 7/4 tchd 2/1) 2022-12-29 Doncaster 3m½f Good Cla 4/9 6/4F 0.75L 132 132 Nico de Boinville Pressed leader - not fluent 8th - led narrowly after 8th - pushed along when headed 2 out - ridden and no extra run-in(op 13/8 tchd 7/4) 2022-12-03 Aintree 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/13 11/4F 4.00L 132 130 James Bowen Prominent - ridden after 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 5/2) Comment Pressed leader - not fluent 12th - weakening when not fluent last(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1) Finishing result Position 4 SP 11/4 (3.750) Beaten (L) 4.25 Total beaten 16.75 OR after 122 In-running comment Pressed leader - not fluent 12th - weakening when not fluent last(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (4 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-23 · Bangor-on-Dee · 3m · Class 2 · Good Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 1 Somespring Special (IRE) won SP 7/4F 2 Alien Storm (IRE) 1.50L SP 17/2 3 Twig (GB) 11.00L SP 6/1 4 Walking On Air (IRE) 4.25L SP 11/4 5 Cruz Control (FR) 11.00L SP 4/1 6 Mars Harper (GB) 11.00L SP 16/1 7 Lounge Lizard (GB) 7.00L SP 50/1 2025-09-22 · Fontwell · 2m3½f · Class 4 · Good BetGoodwin Lightning Withdrawals Handicap Chase (Fontwell Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) 2 Alien Storm (IRE) 0.75L SP 4/1 3 Somespring Special (IRE) 1.00L SP 5/1 2025-04-04 · Aintree · 2m5f · Class 1 · Good To Soft Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) 13 Mars Harper (GB) 0.50L SP 40/1 16 Lounge Lizard (GB) 0.10L SP 20/1 2024-04-13 · Aintree · 3m1f · Class 1 · Good To Soft William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB) 1 Cruz Control (FR) won SP 9/1 5 Twig (GB) 2.75L SP 8/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely an even-tempo, stamina-led gallop with no obvious front-runner; conditions and trip favour a proven 3m chaser like Twig over the up-in-trip Somespring Special. Narrative: Compact 7-runner Class 2 handicap chase on good ground where the ratings are tightly packed (RPR 147-153) but Twig is clearly best on official figures and elite on Elo (1750). He drops sharply in trip and class from a National flop and is only 2lb above his Becher-winning mark. Somespring Special arrives in form off a Newton Abbot win but faces a stamina test up to 3m for the first time, while Cruz Control gets first-time cheekpieces after a creditable Aintree fifth. Mars Harper is interesting back over fences post-wind surgery but the yard is cold. Recommended: Twig Clear top on OFR and an elite Elo of 1750; this drop back to 3m and Class 2 off a mark only 2lb above his Becher win is the right scenario, with the National run easily forgiven. Alternative: Somespring Special Genuinely in-form recent winner from a strong yard; the only doubt is the step up to 3m, but his stamina pedigree (Westerner) and last-time PB make him a fair second string. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-06-17 08:47 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11942866