============================================================================== RACE: Perth 4:27 · 2026-06-07 Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 2m7f180y · Good · Class 2 · Chase · Turf ============================================================================== Field size 10 Prize £17,690 Going (detail) GOOD (GoingStick 6.8) Weather Rain Market payout 90.9% (book holds 9.1%) BF payout 95.4% (BF margin 4.6%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SOMESPRING SPECIAL (#3) 8yo M · 152lb · Draw 0 · t Connections Jockey Ben Jones Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White (Bilbrook, Somerset) Owner Yeo Racing Partnership Breeder The Natural Spring Partnership Trainer 14d 0/0 (None%) DOB 2018-02-09 Pedigree Sire Westerner (GB) Dam Natural Spring (GB) Damsire Generous Form / ratings Form string 153-11 Last run (days) 15 OFR 134 RPR 150 TS 134 Market prices Best 5.00 (Bet365) · BF 5.30 All bookmaker prices Bet365 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 4.75 (3.75/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 4.5 (7/2) Betfair Exchange 5.3 (5.3) Best-odds movement 14:20 4.00 (Bet365) 16:21 4.33 (Bet365) 18:21 5.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:00 5.50 (SmarketsSBK) 21:21 5.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:41 5.50 (SmarketsSBK) 22:41 5.00 (Midnite) 07:04 5.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:18 5.00 (Bet365) 09:07 5.50 (PricedUp Bet) 12:06 5.00 (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 @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 199r 36w 18% A/E 1.11 (value) Jockey @ Perth 5r 1w 20% A/E 0.77 (negative) Jockey × trainer 80r 16w 20% A/E 0.98 (fair) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 88r 9w 10% A/E 0.69 (negative) Trainer @ Perth 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 901r 108w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Sire progeny in Class 2 490r 58w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 3r 1w 33% A/E 2.13 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 120r 23w 19% A/E 1.31 (value) 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) Spotlight Has enhanced her good strike-rate over fences with back-to-back wins at Newton Abbot (2m5f) and Bangor (3m; again on good); it was harder work last time after a 6lb rise and she now has another 5lb to contend with, though last time was her first go over this far. Comment Up the weights for recent wins but last time was her first go at 3m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. BREIZH RIVER (#9) 8yo G · 142lb · Draw 0 · tp Connections Jockey Harry Reed Trainer Tristan Davidson (Irthington, Cumbria) Owner Border Caravans Ltd Breeder Scea Haras Des Evees & Mr Daniel Cherdo Trainer 14d 2/8 (25%) DOB 2018-03-28 Pedigree Sire Stormy River (FR) Dam Ilerda (GER) Damsire Lando Form / ratings Form string 1251-3 Last run (days) 23 OFR 124 RPR 156 TS 137 Market prices Best 5.00 (Bet365) · BF 5.30 All bookmaker prices Bet365 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Coral 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 4.33 (10/3) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Betano 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 4.75 (3.75/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 7Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 5 (4/1) Betfair Exchange 5.3 (5.3) Best-odds movement 14:20 9.00 (Bet365) 16:21 9.50 (Bet365) 17:20 10.00 (William Hill) 21:41 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:52 10.00 (Bet365) 06:04 9.00 (Bet365) 06:19 8.50 (Unibet) 06:25 8.00 (Bet365) 06:43 7.50 (Bet365) 07:04 8.00 (Bet365) 07:10 7.50 (BetTom) 07:16 7.00 (Bet365) 07:18 7.50 (Bet365) 07:57 7.00 (Bet365) 08:14 6.50 (Bet365) 09:09 6.00 (Unibet) 09:13 5.50 (Bet365) 09:26 5.00 (Bet365) 09:34 5.50 (Bet365) 09:40 5.00 (Bet365) 10:05 5.50 (Bet365) 10:31 5.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1693.7 (25 runs, 5 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1512.6 (1603 runs, 139 wins, 8.7%) Trainer 1576.6 (920 runs, 124 wins, 13.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 139r 14w 10% A/E 0.90 (fair) Jockey @ Perth 86r 11w 13% A/E 1.10 (value) Jockey × trainer 257r 40w 16% A/E 1.06 (value) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 34r 4w 12% A/E 0.66 (negative) Trainer @ Perth 17r 1w 6% A/E 0.37 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 10r 2w 20% A/E 1.30 (value) Sire progeny in Class 2 11r 2w 18% A/E 1.58 (value) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 5r 2w 40% A/E 2.68 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 51r 4w 8% A/E 0.58 (negative) Damsire grand in Class 2 108r 13w 12% A/E 0.98 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-15 Aintree 2m4f Good Cla 3/9 2/1F 0.75L 123 136 Harry Reed Raced in second - briefly led after 12th - led just after 3 out - headed when mistake 2 out - kept on but lost second run-in(op 11/4) 2026-04-20 Kelso 2m5½f Good Cla 1/8 9/2 won 118 127 Harry Reed Pressed leader - led 3rd - headed 5th - pushed along before 2 out - led again approaching last - edged left towards finish - stayed on(op 11/2) 2026-03-22 Carlisle 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/13 11/2 4.00L 119 108 Harry Reed In touch with leaders on outer - no impression from 3 out - weakened and lost fourth last(op 7/1) 2026-02-28 Kelso 2m1f Good To S Cla 2/8 9/2 10.00L 119 120 Craig Nichol Prominent - kept on approaching last - went second towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 4/1) 2026-01-01 Musselburgh 2m4½f Good To S Cla 1/9 15/2 won 115 121 Harry Reed Made all - faced challenges from 4 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) 2025-11-29 Newcastle 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/10 10/1 11.00L 117 120 Robert Dunne Prominent - led narrowly after 6th - not fluent and headed 5 out - outpaced from 3 out - no match for first two(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) 2025-11-01 Wetherby 2m Good Cla 3/7 11/2 1.50L 110 107 Harry Reed Prominent - outpaced 2 out - 4 lengths fifth last - ran on run-in - went third towards finish(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) 2025-09-30 Sedgefield 2m5f Good Cla 3/5 11/2 26.00L 120 101 Ryan Mania In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2) 2025-08-25 Cartmel 2m5f Good Cla 9/11 18/1 7.50L 125 96 Ryan Mania Prominent - mistake 6th - mistake 4 out - soon lost ground - weakened on turn after last(tchd 20/1) 2025-07-13 Perth 3m Good Cla 4/6 10/1 3.75L 127 121 Craig Nichol Took keen hold - soon prominent - led before 7th - headed before 10th - pressed leader from 14th - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 8/1) 2025-06-08 Perth 2m Good Cla 3/6 17/2 1.50L 129 122 Ryan Mania In touch with leaders - outpaced and struggling after 7th - went modest third run-in(op 10/1) 2025-02-02 Musselburgh 2m4½f Good To S Cla PU/7 22/1 — 131 — Craig Nichol Raced in second - lost second 7th - pushed along after 8th - soon struggling - tailed off after 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(tchd 25/1) 2025-01-01 Musselburgh 2m4½f Soft Cla PU/8 9/1 — 133 — Ryan Mania Towards rear - dropped to last and struggling halfway - pulled up before 9th 2024-11-16 Cheltenham 2m Good Cla 5/8 10/1 7.50L 135 127 Ryan Mania Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - hung left and weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) 2024-10-06 Kelso 2m1f Good Cla 1/7 6/1 won 131 130 Sean Quinlan Disputed lead early - prominent 2nd - pressed leader 3 out - led and good jump 2 out - ridden and headed last - rallied to lead final 110yds - gamely(tchd 11/2) 2024-06-30 Uttoxeter 2m Good To S Cla 3/13 100/30F 0.30L 122 128 Henry Brooke Midfield - headway after 8th - went fourth 2 out - went third last - kept on run-in(op 7/2) 2024-06-08 Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Good Cla 1/7 13/2 won 113 129 Henry Brooke Travelled strongly - prominent behind clear leaders - headway and prominent 3 out - pushed along to lead before 2 out - clear before last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) 2024-05-21 Hexham 1m7½f Good Cla 1/9 7/2 won 107 113 Craig Nichol Jumped well - prominent - pressed leader 2nd - clear with one other after 3 out - led 2 out - ridden and 8 lengths ahead last - kept on run-in - much reduced lead final 110yds - always doing enough(tchd 4/1) 2024-05-04 Hexham 2m Good To S Cla 2/11 3/1 3.00L 107 101 Craig Nichol Midfield on outer - in touch with leaders before 5th - went fourth 2 out - disputing second last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3) 2024-03-28 Wetherby 2m Soft Cla 2/15 7/2 3.00L 107 99 Craig Nichol Prominent - disputed lead after 1st - lost position 4 out - led again 3 out - headed last - weakened towards finish - just held second(op 10/3) Spotlight Career bests on the RPR front in his last two races, winning at Kelso (2m5f) and close up at Aintree (2m4f; again on good); could run well, though a nagging concern that he didn't appear to stay 3m when he tried it once before (at this track). Comment In form but nagging concern that he didn't appear to stay 3m when he tried it once before ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. RISKINTHEGROUND (#2) 9yo G · 158lb · Draw 0 · t Connections Jockey Harry Skelton Trainer Dan Skelton (Alcester, Warwicks) Owner 3 Sons Breeder Fergal Duncan & Loman Duncan Trainer 14d 13/27 (48%) DOB 2017-05-15 Pedigree Sire Presenting (GB) Dam The Folkes Choice (GB) Damsire King's Theatre Form / ratings Form string 4901-2 Last run (days) 14 OFR 140 RPR 154 TS 138 Market prices Best 6.00 (Coral) · BF 6.00 All bookmaker prices Bet365 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 William Hill 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Coral 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 BetTom 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Betano 4.5 (7/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 BresBet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 5 (4/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Midnite 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 5.5 (9/2) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 5.5 (9/2) Betfair Exchange 6 (6) Best-odds movement 14:20 5.00 (Bet365) 21:41 5.50 (Bet365) 22:02 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 01:01 6.00 (SmarketsSBK) 02:01 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 02:32 6.00 (SmarketsSBK) 03:00 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 05:01 6.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:52 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 06:11 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:13 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:10 7.00 (William Hill) 08:14 6.50 (Bet365) 08:40 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:47 6.50 (Bet365) 09:34 7.00 (Coral) 09:46 6.50 (Bet365) 11:31 6.00 (Coral) ELO Horse 1640.7 (36 runs, 9 wins, 25.0%) Jockey 1710.2 (5370 runs, 1114 wins, 20.7%) Trainer 1705.7 (7244 runs, 1388 wins, 19.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 506r 103w 20% A/E 1.03 (fair) Jockey @ Perth 51r 15w 29% A/E 1.03 (fair) Jockey × trainer 6125r 1326w 22% A/E 0.90 (fair) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 560r 112w 20% A/E 0.99 (fair) Trainer @ Perth 44r 15w 34% A/E 1.10 (value) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 2491r 270w 11% A/E 0.82 (negative) Sire progeny in Class 2 849r 92w 11% A/E 0.82 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 12r 1w 8% A/E 0.68 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 10r 2w 20% A/E 2.25 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 518r 76w 15% A/E 1.01 (fair) Damsire grand in Class 2 518r 56w 11% A/E 0.78 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-24 Uttoxeter 2m4f Good Cla 2/6 5/6F 11.00L 140 149 Harry Skelton In touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - went second before last - no extra run-in(op Evens tchd 4/5 and tchd 11/10) 2026-04-15 Haydock 2m4f Good Cla 1/11 4/1 won 136 144 Harry Skelton In rear - headway before 5 out - pressed leaders and switched right after 2 out - ridden after last - kept on and led towards finish(op 10/3) 2026-03-10 Cheltenham 2m4f Good To S Cla 11/23 80/1 4.00L 137 127 Charlie Todd In rear - staying on when hampered by faller last(op 50/1) 2026-02-21 Kempton 2m4½f Good To S Cla 9/9 100/1 5.50L 140 106 Charlie Todd In rear throughout(op 66/1) 2026-02-07 Newbury 2m7½f Heavy Cla 4/4 40/1 35.00L 140 121 Harry Skelton Raced in last throughout - not fluent 8th - lost touch 4 out - tailed off(op 33/1) 2026-01-24 Cheltenham 2m4½f Soft Cla 10/11 50/1 18.00L 142 97 Liam Harrison In rear - struggling 4 out - tailed off(op 40/1) 2026-01-01 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good Cla 6/9 13/2 6.00L 145 137 Harry Skelton Midfield - dropped to rear 5th - headway 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - briefly went third 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 15/2) 2025-11-29 Newbury 3m2f Good To S Cla 9/24 28/1 0.75L 142 133 Kielan Woods In rear - some headway from 5 out - weakened last(op 50/1) 2025-10-18 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good To S Cla 1/4 7/1 won 139 141 Tristan Durrell Made all - going easily home turn - not fluent 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden run-in - reduced lead towards finish - all out(op 5/1) 2025-07-19 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 4/15 16/1 0.30L 139 141 Harry Skelton Midfield - headway 4 out - prominent 3 out - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in 2025-04-26 Sandown 2m4f Good Cla 7/9 8/1 5.50L 139 132 Harry Skelton Held up in rear - weakened from 2 out(op 11/2) 2025-04-16 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good Cla 1/10 15/2 won 137 141 Harry Skelton Towards rear - headway 3 out - challenging 2 out - pushed along to lead last - ridden out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) 2025-04-11 Ayr 2m4½f Good To S Cla 1/11 13/2 won 127 141 Harry Skelton Travelled strongly - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 11th - led after 2 out - ridden out run-in - readily(op 7/1) 2025-03-22 Newbury 2m4f Good Cla 5/9 11/1 0.20L 128 131 Harry Skelton Held up in rear - steady headway from 4 out - jumped left 2 out - kept on well run-in - nearest finish(op 15/2 tchd 10/1) 2025-03-02 Huntingdon 2m4f Good To S Cla 4/6 22/1 15.00L 130 115 Charlie Todd In rear - some headway when not fluent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) 2025-02-08 Warwick 2m Soft Cla 4/4 50/1 32.00L 131 107 Charlie Todd Held up in last - outpaced with one circuit to go - lost touch 7th - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) 2024-11-22 Ascot 2m3f Good Cla 4/4 6/1 16.00L 133 114 Harry Skelton Held up in last but in touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 13/2) 2024-11-09 Wincanton 3m1f Good Cla 5/10 10/1 2.25L 134 114 Harry Skelton Held up in rear - headway from 14th - hampered by faller 16th - disputing fourth after 17th - left in third but hampered by faller 4 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 16/1) 2024-10-26 Cheltenham 2m4f Good Cla 3/11 17/2 2.25L 133 135 Harry Skelton Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - went third 3 out - disputing second last - pressed leaders run-in - soon short of room - no extra inside final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) 2024-09-20 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good Cla 3/4 100/30 3.25L 133 135 Harry Skelton In touch with leaders - briefly went second 6th - going easily 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 3/1) Spotlight Good ground is key to him, though good to soft is acceptable; after signs of a revival at the Cheltenham Festival he duly delivered in a competitive 2m4f handicap at Haydock, winning cosily despite narrow margin of victory; the 4lb rise seemed generous and when beaten at Uttoxeter he bumped into the talented Glengouly on a good day; all his best form is at shorter, so stamina would be the principal concern. Comment Back in the good books and would have every chance if proving his stamina at 3m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. LIGHT N STRIKE (#4) 10yo G · 151lb · Draw 0 Connections Jockey James Bowen Trainer Mickey Bowen (Haverfordwest, Pembrokes) Owner Salvo & Alex Giannini Breeder Charles Persse Trainer 14d 6/22 (27%) DOB 2016-04-02 Pedigree Sire Leading Light (IRE) Dam One Rose (GB) Damsire Roi De Rome Form / ratings Form string 3UP0-4 Last run (days) 32 OFR 133 RPR 155 TS 150 Market prices Best 7.50 (Unibet) · BF 7.60 All bookmaker prices Bet365 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 Coral 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 BetTom 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 BetWright 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 6 (5/1) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 7Bet 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 7 (6/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 7 (6/1) Betfair Exchange 7.6 (7.6) Best-odds movement 14:20 9.00 (Bet365) 16:21 7.00 (Bet365) 16:42 8.50 (Betfred) 17:41 7.50 (Betfred) 18:41 8.00 (William Hill) 19:01 8.50 (William Hill) 19:22 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 19:42 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 20:00 7.50 (William Hill) 20:21 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:42 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 21:00 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 22:02 7.50 (Midnite) 05:52 7.00 (Unibet) 05:58 6.50 (Bet365) 06:04 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:11 6.50 (Bet365) 06:13 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:55 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 09:01 7.00 (Bet365) 09:07 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 10:58 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 11:00 7.50 (William Hill) 11:27 8.00 (William Hill) 11:51 7.50 (Betfred) ELO Horse 1658.8 (33 runs, 6 wins, 18.2%) Jockey 1638.9 (3276 runs, 500 wins, 15.3%) Trainer 1622.3 (349 runs, 56 wins, 16.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 307r 52w 17% A/E 1.03 (fair) Jockey @ Perth 98r 26w 27% A/E 1.34 (value) Jockey × trainer 107r 18w 17% A/E 0.78 (negative) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 51r 11w 22% A/E 1.13 (value) Trainer @ Perth 23r 8w 35% A/E 1.23 (value) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 138r 8w 6% A/E 0.48 (negative) Sire progeny in Class 2 52r 7w 13% A/E 1.03 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 13r 2w 15% A/E 0.82 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 14r 2w 14% A/E 0.80 (negative) Damsire grand in Class 2 28r 3w 11% A/E 0.62 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-06 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good Cla 4/7 6/1 8.50L 135 150 James Bowen Held up in rear - headway 6th - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/1) 2025-10-25 Cheltenham 3m1f Good Cla 14/18 66/1 19.00L 137 86 James Bowen In rear throughout - tailed off(tchd 50/1) 2025-10-11 Chepstow 2m7½f Good To F Cla PU/7 7/1 — 139 — James Bowen Towards rear - some headway before 14th - weakened before 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 9/2) 2025-09-24 Listowel (IRE 3m Yielding — UR/18 16/1 — 138 — James Bowen Held up in rear - unseated 1st(op 12/1) 2025-06-29 Uttoxeter 3m2f Good Cla 3/15 11/1 3.00L 139 144 Ben Jones Towards rear - steady headway from 4 out - went third approaching last - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1) 2025-05-25 Uttoxeter 2m4f Good Cla 3/8 100/30 1.50L 140 144 Ben Jones In rear - headway 5 out - mistake 3 out - outpaced 2 out - 9 lengths fifth last - stayed on run-in - went third post(op 4/1) 2025-05-07 Newton Abbot 2m5f Good Cla 1/6 7/4F won 135 141 Ben Jones Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 12th - went third 3 out - ridden 2 out - led narrowly but not fluent last - kept on well run-in - won going away(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8) 2025-04-21 Chepstow 2m3½f Good Cla 2/9 7/1 2.50L 134 140 Ben Jones Fractious at the post - soon in rear - headway before 5 out - went second approaching last - ran on run-in - nearest finish(op 8/1 and tchd 17/2) 2025-03-30 Ascot 2m1f Good Cla 3/5 4/1 2.50L 135 136 Ben Jones Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - prominent from 9th - hit 3 out - no extra run-in (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(op 7/1) 2025-03-01 Newbury 2m4f Soft Cla PU/14 100/1 — 139 — Jack Tudor Raced wide - always behind - pulled up 3 out(op 80/1) 2025-02-08 Warwick 2m5f Soft Cla 6/6 28/1 3.25L 127 116 Jack Tudor Held up in last but in touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out(op 40/1) 2024-12-08 Huntingdon 2m Soft Cla PU/6 33/1 — 130 — Harry Cobden Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - mistake 5 out - pulled up home turn(op 40/1) 2023-06-14 Newton Abbot 2m½f Good Cla 2/7 11/4 4.25L 143 150 Tom Bellamy Travelled strongly - prominent early - raced in fourth but detached 5th - headway after 7th - jumped left 4 out - led after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 1 length ahead when mistake and stumbled badly last - soon headed and no extra(op 5/2) 2023-05-24 Warwick 2m Good To F Cla 1/6 100/30 won 135 144 Tom Bellamy In touch with leaders - hit 3 out - headway to lead and shaken up before 2 out - pushed along and went clear run-in - eased towards finish(op 11/4) 2023-04-24 Kempton 2m2f Good To S Cla 2/8 9/1 9.50L 136 141 Tom Bellamy Midfield - prominent 4th - led 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) 2022-10-31 Plumpton 2m4½f Good Cla 5/6 100/30 30.00L 130 94 Jack Wildman Midfield - prominent 5 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 7/2) 2022-10-08 Chepstow 2m3½f Good To F Cla F/4 2/1F — 138 142 Tom Bellamy Prominent - went second after 5 out - pushed along and 2 lengths down when fell heavily 3 out(op 9/4 tchd 7/4) 2022-09-23 Worcester 2m4f Good Cla 2/12 5/1 10.00L 130 133 Tom Bellamy Held up in last - some headway but not clear run repeatedly home turn - went second before 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but no match for winner (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 13/2) 2022-08-17 Worcester 2m Good Cla 1/6 2/7F won 130 112 Tom Bellamy Took keen hold - pressed leader - led narrowly 3rd - headed when not fluent 5th - made strong challenge 3 out - led approaching last - kept on strongly - readily(op 4/11 tchd 1/4) 2022-07-16 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 7/14 16/1 7.00L 139 121 Jack Wildman In rear - hampered and jockey lost irons 5th - headway after 4 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 14/1) Spotlight Back from 193 days off when a 16l fourth to Somespring Special at Newton Abbot (2m5f) and ran as though that race would bring him on; that was his best effort yet since leaving Emma Lavelle, for whom he was competitive off higher marks; trip/ground fine. Comment Well treated on form for previous yard and signs of a revival last time at Newton Abbot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. STATUARIO (#5) 11yo G · 150lb · Draw 0 Connections Jockey Sean Bowen Trainer Mickey Bowen (Haverfordwest, Pembrokes) Owner Mrs N Unsworth Breeder David Cohen Trainer 14d 6/22 (27%) DOB 2015-03-17 Pedigree Sire Helmet (AUS) Dam Cat Hunter (GB) Damsire One Cool Cat Form / ratings Form string 01681- Last run (days) 45 OFR 132 RPR 152 TS 136 Market prices Best 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) · BF 9.40 All bookmaker prices Bet365 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 6.5 (11/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 7Bet 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 Midnite 7.5 (13/2) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 8 (7/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 8.5 (15/2) Betfair Exchange 9.4 (9.4) Best-odds movement 14:20 6.00 (Bet365) 16:21 6.50 (Bet365) 16:42 7.00 (William Hill) 19:22 6.50 (Bet365) 20:42 7.00 (Bet365) 21:41 6.50 (Bet365) 22:02 6.00 (Bet365) 06:31 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:04 6.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:10 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:18 6.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:29 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:57 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:10 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 08:18 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:24 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 08:30 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:40 6.50 (SmarketsSBK) 09:07 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 09:09 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:13 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 09:19 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:34 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 09:40 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:46 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:31 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 10:38 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 11:37 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1638.0 (58 runs, 10 wins, 17.2%) Jockey 1548.2 (5822 runs, 1092 wins, 18.8%) Trainer 1622.3 (349 runs, 56 wins, 16.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 726r 133w 18% A/E 0.99 (fair) Jockey @ Perth 317r 102w 32% A/E 1.14 (value) Jockey × trainer 90r 22w 24% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 51r 11w 22% A/E 1.13 (value) Trainer @ Perth 23r 8w 35% A/E 1.23 (value) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 15r 5w 33% A/E 2.57 (value) Sire progeny in Class 2 268r 19w 7% A/E 0.74 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 10r 5w 50% A/E 2.57 (value) Dam progeny in Class 2 17r 3w 18% A/E 1.57 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 18r 5w 28% A/E 1.92 (value) Damsire grand in Class 2 149r 15w 10% A/E 0.95 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-04-23 Perth 3m Good Cla 1/7 11/2 won 129 134 James Bowen In touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead 2 out - just held on - led and ridden last - joined run-in - forced dead-heat(op 7/1) 2025-12-12 Cheltenham 3m5½f Good Cla 8/14 40/1 4.75L 130 117 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders - jockey dropped rein briefly 10th - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1) 2025-10-26 Fontwell 2m3½f Good To S Cla 6/7 12/1 5.50L 131 112 James Bowen In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - headway before 3 out - weakened before last(op 11/1) 2025-09-24 Perth 3m Good Cla 1/5 9/4F won 129 134 Sean Bowen Made all - ridden and faced challenge before 2 out - sustained duel with runner-up run-in - just held on(op 85/40 tchd 2/1) 2025-07-19 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 11/15 14/1 3.75L 130 108 Adam Wedge Prominent - weakened just before 3 out 2025-06-08 Perth 3m Good Cla 1/7 9/4F won 128 134 Sean Bowen Midfield - not fluent and outpaced 4 out - rallied and left in second 2 out - ridden and led run-in - stayed on(op 11/4) 2025-04-25 Perth 3m Good To S Cla 2/8 17/2 2.50L 127 134 James Bowen Led - headed and raced in second 6th - chased clear leader 8th - prominent after 4 out - challenging after 3 out - not fluent last - no chance with winner but kept on run-in(op 9/1 and tchd 10/1) 2025-04-11 Huntingdon 2m7½f Good Cla 3/4 9/2 5.50L 130 129 James Bowen In rear - went second 3rd - lost position and raced in third 5th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(tchd 11/2) 2025-03-15 Uttoxeter 2m4f Good To S Cla 13/15 125/1 37.00L 127 45 Shane Fenelon Jumped left on occasions - in rear - lost touch after 7th - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) 2024-12-13 Cheltenham 3m5½f Soft Cla 14/15 22/1 27.00L 133 80 Sean Bowen Always behind - tailed off(op 18/1) 2024-11-15 Cheltenham 3m5½f Good Cla 4/9 33/1 4.50L 140 133 Sean Bowen Prominent - not fluent 23rd - left in second after 3 out - lost position approaching last - jumped right last - weakened run-in(tchd 28/1) 2024-09-25 Perth 3m Good Cla 5/5 5/2J 37.00L 135 110 Sean Bowen Raced in second - lost second and in touch with leaders after 10th - not fluent 5 out - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding ran flat)(tchd 11/4) 2024-08-02 Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Good To Y — 9/20 10/1 2.25L 133 117 Sean Bowen Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield 3rd - badly hampered by faller 5 out - weakened from last(tchd 9/1) 2024-07-20 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 3/16 11/1 4.75L 135 133 Sean Bowen Prominent - dropped to midfield 2nd - headway on inner 3 out - went third 2 out - stayed on(op 9/1) 2024-06-09 Perth 3m Good To F Cla 1/6 7/2 won 126 134 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders - prominent 6th - led narrowly 4 out - headed before last - not fluent last - ridden and rallied run-in - kept on and led again towards finish - all out(op 4/1) 2024-05-16 Perth 3m Good To S Cla 1/6 12/1 won 121 130 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders - headway and challenging 2 out - soon led narrowly - kept on well run-in(op 18/1 tchd 11/1) 2024-04-25 Perth 2m4f Soft Cla 4/5 14/1 20.00L 124 107 Gavin Sheehan Held up in last - not fluent 7th - struggling 11th - some headway 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 11/1) 2024-03-16 Kempton 3m Good To S Cla PU/8 25/1 — 126 — Sean Bowen In rear throughout - struggling 13th - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 16/1) 2022-09-22 Perth 2m4f Good Cla 1/3 13/8 won 126 131 James Bowen Jumped well - led - shaken up and went clear after 3 out - pushed along approaching last - pushed out run-in - readily(op 2/1) 2022-08-13 Perth 2m4f Good Cla 1/5 3/1 won 121 128 James Bowen Prominent - shaken up and pressed leader when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and hung right when led approaching last - not fluent last - ridden when clear run-in - reduced lead towards finish - kept on and just did enough(op 7/2) Spotlight Seeking a hat-trick in this race and on the back of a seventh course success in April when he dead-heated over this trip; not handicapped out of it after just a 3lb rise, for all that he's never defied this high a mark in the past. Comment Seeking a hat-trick in this race and on the back of a seventh course success in April ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. WALK ON QUEST (#7) 7yo G · 142lb · Draw 0 · t Connections Jockey Derek Fox Trainer Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore (Milnathort, Perth & Kinross) Owner The Crick Girls Breeder Herine Bloodstock Trainer 14d 1/13 (8%) DOB 2019-04-09 Pedigree Sire Walk In The Park (IRE) Dam Aure Antique (FR) Damsire Network Form / ratings Form string 26P2-1 Last run (days) 32 OFR 124 RPR 154 TS 131 Market prices Best 10.00 (Bet365) · BF 11.00 All bookmaker prices Bet365 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 8.5 (15/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 8.5 (15/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 8.5 (15/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 9 (8/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 10 (9/1) Betfair Exchange 11 (11) Best-odds movement 14:20 8.50 (Bet365) 16:21 9.50 (Bet365) 16:42 9.00 (Bet365) 17:20 9.50 (William Hill) 18:21 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 18:41 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 19:01 10.00 (Bet365) 19:22 11.00 (Coral) 19:42 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:00 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:21 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:42 12.00 (Coral) 21:00 16.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:21 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:41 15.00 (SmarketsSBK) 22:02 13.00 (Midnite) 06:37 12.00 (William Hill) 08:10 11.00 (Bet365) 08:34 9.50 (Coral) 09:19 9.00 (Bet365) 09:55 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:05 9.00 (Bet365) 10:07 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 11:17 11.00 (SmarketsSBK) 11:58 10.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1622.7 (16 runs, 5 wins, 31.2%) Jockey 1524.5 (2145 runs, 237 wins, 11.0%) Trainer 1519.6 (457 runs, 57 wins, 12.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 348r 45w 13% A/E 0.90 (fair) Jockey @ Perth 363r 31w 9% A/E 0.73 (negative) Jockey × trainer 186r 22w 12% A/E 0.64 (negative) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 51r 9w 18% A/E 1.06 (value) Trainer @ Perth 63r 6w 10% A/E 0.73 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 302r 30w 10% A/E 0.71 (negative) Sire progeny in Class 2 225r 17w 8% A/E 0.49 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 55r 4w 7% A/E 0.50 (negative) Damsire grand in Class 2 45r 3w 7% A/E 0.44 (negative) Past form (last 16 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-06 Kelso 2m7½f Good Cla 1/3 5/6F won 121 127 Jack Power Led - headed and raced in second after 2nd - led again 5 out - nudged along and went clear after 2 out - eased towards finish(op 4/6 tchd 8/13) 2026-04-20 Kelso 2m7½f Good Cla 2/6 6/1 0.05L 118 123 Derek Fox Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and led narrowly 13th - headed 2 out - ridden and sustained duel with winner run-in - just failed(tchd 11/2) 2026-03-22 Carlisle 2m4f Good To S Cla PU/13 12/1 — 121 — Derek Fox In rear - detached and struggling before 8th - tailed off 12th - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) 2026-01-22 Wetherby 2m3½f Soft Cla 6/9 12/1 0.50L 122 110 Derek Fox In touch with leaders - weakened before 4 out(op 9/1) 2025-12-11 Newcastle 2m4f Good To S Cla 2/9 6/1 3.00L 122 123 Derek Fox In touch with leaders on inner - not fluent 6th - outpaced 3 out (usual 4 out) - rallied and went second last (usual 2 out) - no match for winner(op 5/1) 2025-11-08 Kelso 2m7½f Good To S Cla 5/7 4/1 0.10L 123 117 Derek Fox Prominent - lost ground before 2 out - not fluent last - soon weakened(tchd 10/3) 2025-04-24 Perth 2m4f Good To S Cla 6/6 11/2 4.25L 124 105 Patrick Wadge Took keen hold - prominent early - soon in touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - disputing second after 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 10/3) 2025-03-15 Uttoxeter 3m Good To S Cla PU/8 4/1 — 124 — Derek Fox Pressed leader - led narrowly or disputed lead from 4th - lost ground after 8th - struggling from 11th - pulled up after 4 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than race may have come too soon having only ran 14 days ago; vet had nothing to report)(op 3/1) 2025-03-01 Kelso 2m5½f Good To S Cla 1/5 11/4 won 120 130 Derek Fox Raced in second - ridden to lead after last - kept on well(op 9/4) 2025-02-11 Ayr 2m4½f Soft Cla 1/7 13/8F won 110 125 Alan Doyle Made all - faced challenge 3 out - good jump 2 out - soon went clear - pushed out run-in - readily(op 5/4) 2024-11-19 Carlisle 2m Good To S Cla 1/11 9/4F won 105 115 Derek Fox Pressed leader early - in touch with leaders after 2nd - headway before 3 out - bit short of room after 3 out - ridden when disputing second last - led towards finish - ran on well(op 6/4 tchd 5/2) 2024-10-26 Kelso 2m1f Good To S Cla 1/11 3/1J won 100 105 Derek Fox Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost ground before 4th - headway after omitted 2 out - ridden inside final furlong - soon led and stayed on(tchd 10/3) 2024-09-26 Perth 3m Good Cla 2/8 9/2 20.00L 101 91 Derek Fox Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - led 4 out - faced challenge after 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - kept on(tchd 5/1) 2024-05-04 Hexham 2m Good To S Cla 4/12 7/2 5.00L — 84 Derek Fox In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground before 2 out - rallying but no chance home turn - went modest fourth before last(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1) 2024-02-03 Wetherby 2m3½f Soft Cla 5/7 15/2 12.00L — 79 Stephen Mulqueen In rear - headway with one circuit to go - prominent 6th - weakened from 3 out - jumped left last(op 11/2) 2023-12-29 Kelso 2m Heavy Cla 2/9 11/10F 3.25L — 101 Derek Fox Travelled strongly - raced in second - led narrowly 2 out - soon shaken up - ridden and headed run-in - soon no extra(op 6/5 tchd 11/8) Spotlight Made it 5-12 over fences when readily taking care of two rivals over a similar trip at Kelso a month ago (good; made most); only 3lb higher but without Jack Power's 5lb claim, so at this level he's probably in need of his best form yet. Comment 5-12 over fences after his Kelso win; at this level probably needs his best form yet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. STANS THE MAN (#8) 9yo G · 142lb · Draw 0 · tb Connections Jockey Ben Godfrey Trainer Ella Pickard (Timberscombe, Somerset) Owner Having The Craic Breeder Michael Moakley Trainer 14d 0/2 (0%) DOB 2017-05-18 Pedigree Sire Milan (GB) Dam Strong Roe (IRE) Damsire Vinnie Roe Form / ratings Form string 3612-3 Last run (days) 34 OFR 124 RPR 156 TS 135 Market prices Best 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) · BF 13.50 All bookmaker prices Bet365 10 (9/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 Coral 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 10.5 (19/2) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 BetWright 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 9.5 (17/2) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 12 (11/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 11 (10/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 13 (12/1) Betfair Exchange 13.5 (13.5) Best-odds movement 14:20 11.00 (Bet365) 18:21 10.00 (William Hill) 18:41 9.50 (Ladbrokes) 19:01 9.00 (Bet365) 20:42 8.00 (Bet365) 21:41 8.50 (Midnite) 03:00 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:19 9.50 (Midnite) 06:31 10.00 (Midnite) 08:30 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:40 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:47 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:49 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:55 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:01 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:07 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:19 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:40 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:46 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:48 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:05 13.00 (William Hill) 10:13 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:19 13.00 (William Hill) 10:21 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:25 13.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:27 12.00 (Unibet) 11:58 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1655.2 (35 runs, 8 wins, 22.9%) Jockey 1460.6 (893 runs, 92 wins, 10.3%) Trainer 1412.0 (213 runs, 20 wins, 9.4%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 58r 8w 14% A/E 1.09 (value) Jockey @ Perth 2r 1w 50% A/E 2.21 (value) Jockey × trainer 59r 6w 10% A/E 0.97 (fair) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 18r 2w 11% A/E 0.67 (negative) Trainer @ Perth 6r 2w 33% A/E 1.27 (value) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 1938r 239w 12% A/E 0.87 (fair) Sire progeny in Class 2 708r 90w 13% A/E 0.90 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 9r 1w 11% A/E 0.76 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 5r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 84r 10w 12% A/E 0.93 (fair) Damsire grand in Class 2 37r 3w 8% A/E 0.53 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-04 Fakenham 3m5f Good Cla 3/10 7/2F 5.00L 123 128 Ben Godfrey In touch with leaders - headway before 13th - led before 4 out - faced challenge before 2 out - headed and weakened before last 2026-04-06 Plumpton 3m4½f Good Cla 2/10 14/1 5.00L 123 130 Ben Godfrey Midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - headway 14th - led 16th - headed home turn - outpaced approaching last - no match for winner 2026-03-05 Wincanton 3m1f Good To S Cla 1/8 17/2 won 118 127 Ben Godfrey Raced in second - led 8th - went clear 3 out - ridden briefly run-in - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited to the ground - described as good to soft - good in places - which was noted)(op 10/1) 2025-11-24 Kempton 3m Good Cla 6/7 20/1 36.00L 119 73 Charlie Deutsch Raced lazily and always behind - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) 2025-11-07 Exeter 3m Good Cla 3/8 10/1 5.50L 120 125 Ben Godfrey Prominent - in touch with leaders 3rd - lost position after 5 out - rallied and led before 4 out - headed 2 out - lost second and weakened last(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-09-29 Newton Abbot 3m2f Good Cla 4/4 5/2 12.00L 122 111 Ben Godfrey Raced in second - overjumped 3rd - lost position before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 11/4) 2025-08-25 Cartmel 3m1½f Good Cla 7/9 10/1 10.00L 126 96 Ben Godfrey In touch with leaders - lost ground when hit last - soon weakened 2025-06-29 Uttoxeter 3m2f Good Cla 8/15 11/1 0.30L 127 123 Ben Godfrey In touch with leaders - prominent 6th - briefly led 7th - bad mistake 8th - lost position gradually from 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) 2025-06-08 Perth 3m Good Cla 3/7 100/30 1.50L 127 130 Ben Godfrey Prominent - led narrowly 3 out - headed run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 7/2) 2025-05-31 Stratford 3m3½f Good Cla 1/7 7/2 won 118 130 Ben Godfrey Led - pressed leader when headed 12th - led again 4 out - ridden approaching last - soon went clear - comfortably(op 10/3) 2025-05-06 Fakenham 3m5f Good Cla 1/8 5/1 won 115 126 Ben Godfrey Led - headed and prominent before 9th - mistake 11th - led again before 17th - pushed along before 2 out - kept on well(op 7/1) 2025-03-27 Warwick 3m Good Cla 5/6 9/2 2.25L 117 113 Ben Godfrey Led but pestered - mistake 5th - not fluent and headed 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/2) 2025-03-15 Uttoxeter 3m Good To S Cla PU/8 10/1 — 118 — Ben Godfrey Prominent - lost ground before 6th - soon in rear - struggling after 11th - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 9/1) 2025-02-21 Exeter 3m Heavy Cla 2/5 5/2F 10.00L 118 117 Ben Godfrey Disputed lead - led clearly 8th - joined 4 out - lost position and briefly lost second 2 out - weakened last(op 11/4) 2024-12-26 Wincanton 3m1f Good To S Cla 2/5 100/30 0.50L 115 122 Ben Godfrey Led - briefly headed 4th - ridden after 3 out - stayed on but headed towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 5/2) 2024-11-30 Doncaster 3m2f Good Cla 1/5 15/8 won 112 122 Ben Godfrey Jumped right on occasions - prominent - raced in second after 1st - pressed leader 10th - disputed lead 13th - led before 4 out - ridden before 2 out - always doing enough(op 7/4) 2024-11-18 Exeter 3m Good Cla 1/4 3/1 won 107 120 Ben Godfrey Jumped slightly right throughout - raced in second - not fluent 1st - pressed leader 9th - led 11th - mistake 3 out - hit last - kept on well(op 9/2) 2024-10-29 Bangor-on-Dee 3m Soft Cla UR/14 12/1 — 107 — James Best Prominent - led narrowly before 2nd - headed 4th - prominent when unseated 6th(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) 2024-10-08 Huntingdon 3m1f Good Cla 4/9 7/1 1.50L 107 94 James Best In touch with leaders - reminders before 8th - outpaced after 3 out - went fourth run-in(op 17/2 tchd 13/2) 2024-09-24 Warwick 3m2f Good To S Cla 1/7 4/1 won 104 105 James Best Prominent - led 4 out - faced challenge and ridden just after 2 out - kept on well - just did enough(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) Spotlight On a hat-trick when a fairly close third in this last year and he returns off a 4lb lower mark, and in a solid run of form; enters the reckoning. Comment On a hat-trick when a close third in this last year and he returns off a 4lb lower mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. THE REAL WHACKER (#1) 10yo G · 168lb · Draw 0 · tp Connections Jockey Brian Hughes Trainer Patrick Neville (Coverham, N Yorks) Owner Neville, Mann, Duffus, Dennis-Price Breeder Mrs B Keane Trainer 14d 0/2 (0%) DOB 2016-05-14 Pedigree Sire Mahler (GB) Dam Credit Box (IRE) Damsire Witness Box Form / ratings Form string /256P- Last run (days) 57 OFR 150 RPR 154 TS 137 Market prices Best 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) · BF 19.50 All bookmaker prices Bet365 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 13 (12/1) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 13 (12/1) · EW 3/5 BetWright 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 13 (12/1) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 15 (14/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 19 (18/1) Betfair Exchange 19.5 (19.5) Best-odds movement 14:20 7.00 (Bet365) 18:21 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 19:22 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 19:42 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:00 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 20:42 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:00 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 21:21 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 00:30 8.00 (Bet365) 02:01 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 03:30 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 04:01 8.50 (SmarketsSBK) 05:32 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:04 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:11 9.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:25 9.50 (William Hill) 06:31 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:16 11.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:18 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:29 14.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:37 15.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:43 16.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:57 17.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:19 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:21 17.00 (William Hill) 10:25 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:40 17.00 (William Hill) 11:17 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 11:51 17.00 (William Hill) 11:58 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1633.7 (21 runs, 5 wins, 23.8%) Jockey 1555.5 (7529 runs, 1239 wins, 16.5%) Trainer 1572.4 (646 runs, 60 wins, 9.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y 7r 1w 14% A/E 1.18 (value) Jockey @ 2m7f180y 872r 113w 13% A/E 0.81 (negative) Jockey @ Perth 880r 134w 15% A/E 0.88 (fair) Jockey × trainer 79r 20w 25% A/E 1.24 (value) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 63r 4w 6% A/E 0.58 (negative) Trainer @ Perth 71r 12w 17% A/E 1.07 (value) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 859r 122w 14% A/E 0.99 (fair) Sire progeny in Class 2 294r 27w 9% A/E 0.73 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 10r 1w 10% A/E 0.79 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 4r 1w 25% A/E 2.47 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 117r 23w 20% A/E 1.28 (value) Damsire grand in Class 2 43r 7w 16% A/E 1.20 (value) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-04-11 Aintree 4m2½f Good To S Cla PU/34 50/1 — 151 — Gavin Sheehan Midfield - dropped to rear 6th (1st Bechers) - struggling 11th - pulled up before 13th(op 66/1) 2026-01-01 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good Cla 6/6 12/1 30.00L 146 108 Sean Bowen Prominent - outpaced and lost position 2 out - raced awkwardly and weakened on turn before last - tailed off(op 11/1) 2025-11-01 Wetherby 3m Good Cla 5/5 9/2 4.75L 156 141 Brian Hughes Led but pestered - headed 7th - lost second 4 out - bad mistake and lost third 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to last towards finish(tchd 7/2) 2025-09-25 Perth 3m Good Cla 2/4 4/1 3.50L 146 144 Brian Hughes Disputed lead - led clearly 3rd - headed before last - no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 9/2) 2025-04-03 Aintree 3m1f Good To S Cla 4/7 12/1 6.50L 157 152 Brian Hughes Prominent - mistake 13th - weakened 2 out(op 16/1) 2025-03-14 Cheltenham 3m2½f Good To S Cla 5/9 28/1 20.00L 159 145 Brian Hughes In touch with leaders on inner - hit 1st - switched right and prominent 2nd - left in second 15th - mistake 16th - lost position before 3 out - soon weakened(op 33/1) 2024-12-26 Kempton 3m Good Cla 4/11 14/1 5.50L 159 158 Gavin Sheehan Raced in second on outer - chased clear leader 3rd - lost position 4 out - not fluent 2 out - rallied run-in - went fourth final strides(op 22/1) 2024-11-02 Wetherby 3m Good Cla 1/6 5/1 won 157 161 Brian Hughes Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 4th - ridden after 3 out - good jump 2 out - kept on well run-in(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) 2024-09-25 Listowel (IRE 3m Soft — UR/17 9/1 — 155 — Sam Twiston-Davies Prominent - went second after 1st - pecked on landing 2nd - steadied 5th - not fluent 5th - chased clear leader when bad mistake and unseated 10th(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) 2024-04-27 Sandown 2m6½f Good Cla 5/7 5/2J 9.50L 159 136 Sam Twiston-Davies Didn't jump with fluency - led - slow jump 1st - soon headed and prominent - pressed leader when mistake and stumbled 3 out - soon lost ground - weakened 2 out(op 11/4) 2024-03-15 Cheltenham 3m2½f Soft Cla PU/11 40/1 — 162 — Sam Twiston-Davies Jumped slightly right - led - joined 12th - hit 15th - lost position 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1) 2024-01-27 Cheltenham 3m1½f Good To S Cla 2/6 7/2 2.75L 162 160 Sam Twiston-Davies Jumped slightly right - led - hit 8th - joined 17th - lost position bypassing usual 2 out - dropped to last approaching last - rallied and went second run-in - stayed on(tchd 10/3) 2023-12-26 Kempton 3m Good Cla 4/6 14/1 8.50L 162 160 Sam Twiston-Davies Towards rear - slow jump 2nd - no impression when mistake 3 out - soon lost fourth - left in modest fourth just after 2 out - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) 2023-11-18 Cheltenham 2m4f Soft Cla PU/14 13/2 — 162 — Sam Twiston-Davies Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent just after 8th - pressed leader 10th - lost ground after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was carrying top weight on his first run of the season; vet examined gelding post race and found gelding was struck into on his right fore and was lame on his right fore) 2023-03-15 Cheltenham 3m½f Soft Cla 1/10 8/1 won 153 163 Sam Twiston-Davies Jumped well - made all - led narrowly - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and 2 lengths ahead just after last - reduced lead towards finish - just held on(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) 2023-01-01 Cheltenham 2m4½f Soft Cla 1/5 10/1 won 139 158 Sam Twiston-Davies Jumped well - made all - 5 lengths ahead approaching last - ridden run-in - soon edged left - kept on well(tchd 11/1) 2022-11-13 Cheltenham 3m½f Good Cla 1/5 10/1 won 136 144 Gavin Sheehan Jumped slightly right - made virtually all - joined and ridden 2 out - led clearly final 110yds - kept on(tchd 17/2) 2022-10-22 Cheltenham 3m Good Cla 11/15 14/1 26.00L 137 77 Gavin Sheehan Always towards rear - struggling 6th - tailed off(op 12/1) 2022-01-29 Doncaster 3m½f Good Cla 2/7 9/1 2.00L — 138 Harry Skelton Took keen hold - in rear but in touch with leaders - headway after 8th - close up 3 out - soon went second - shaken up and made challenge 2 out - pushed along and hung left approaching last - ridden run-in - keeping on when ducked left final 110yds - always held(op 10/1) 2021-12-12 Carlisle 3m1f Soft Cla 1/5 22/1 won — 121 Henry Brooke Held up in behind leaders - headway and went third 2 out - pushed along and good headway approaching last - hit last - ridden and led run-in - kept on strongly and went clear final 110yds Spotlight Now well handicapped judged on peak efforts, but his form during the last 12 months lacks substance; pulled up in the Grand National last time on his return to fences. Comment Reduced mark but his form during the last 12 months lacks substance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. DUFFLE COAT (#6) 9yo G · 147lb · Draw 0 · tp Connections Jockey James Smith(5) Trainer Gordon Elliott (Longwood, Co Meath) Owner R Stokes Breeder Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Trainer 14d 8/57 (14%) DOB 2017-04-21 Pedigree Sire Alhebayeb (IRE) Dam Humilis (IRE) Damsire Sadler's Wells Form / ratings Form string P09P-P Last run (days) 36 OFR 129 RPR 149 TS 127 Market prices Best 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) · BF 30.00 All bookmaker prices Bet365 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 18 (17/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 BetWright 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 17 (16/1) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 19 (18/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 23 (22/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 21 (20/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 26 (25/1) Betfair Exchange 30 (30) Best-odds movement 14:20 26.00 (Bet365) 18:21 17.00 (Bet365) 19:01 15.00 (Bet365) 03:30 16.00 (SmarketsSBK) 04:01 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 04:30 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:37 23.00 (Midnite) 06:52 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:58 23.00 (Spreadex) 07:29 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:49 23.00 (Coral) 07:57 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:55 21.00 (Unibet) 11:17 23.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:51 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1644.1 (37 runs, 5 wins, 13.5%) Jockey 1498.6 (427 runs, 42 wins, 9.8%) Trainer 1603.2 (10852 runs, 2169 wins, 20.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 31r 4w 13% A/E 1.17 (value) Jockey @ Perth no data Jockey × trainer 44r 5w 11% A/E 1.01 (fair) Trainer @ 2m7f180y 1425r 191w 13% A/E 0.85 (fair) Trainer @ Perth 808r 227w 28% A/E 1.00 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 7r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny in Class 2 70r 4w 6% A/E 0.68 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 7r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny in Class 2 4r 1w 25% A/E 1.28 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 517r 58w 11% A/E 0.97 (fair) Damsire grand in Class 2 2346r 215w 9% A/E 0.80 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-02 Punchestown ( 3m7½f Yielding — PU/19 50/1 — 132 — James Smith In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1) 2026-04-06 Fairyhouse (I 3m5f Yielding — PU/30 80/1 — 135 — Josh Williamson Always behind - pulled up before 20th 2025-09-24 Listowel (IRE 3m Yielding — 9/18 33/1 31.00L 138 90 Sam Ewing Never going well - always behind - cajoled along 5th - tailed off(tchd 28/1) 2025-07-30 Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Good — 11/22 40/1 2.00L 140 123 Sam Ewing Midfield - towards rear halfway - hampered by faller 4 out - soon no extra 2025-05-03 Punchestown ( 3m7½f Yielding — PU/23 28/1 — 142 — James Smith Midfield - towards rear 7th - not fluent 12th - outpaced 17th - struggling 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 20/1) 2025-04-21 Fairyhouse (I 3m5f Soft To H — PU/30 50/1 — 144 — Alex Harvey Midfield - towards rear when not fluent 15th - mistake 16th - pulled up just before 5 out(op 33/1) 2025-04-05 Aintree 4m2½f Good To S Cla UR/34 33/1 — 145 — Danny Gilligan Midfield - unseated when bad mistake 3rd(tchd 40/1) 2025-03-11 Cheltenham 3m6f Good To S Cla BD/18 50/1 — 145 147 Danny Gilligan In touch with leaders on inner - 6 lengths fourth when brought down 2 out 2025-01-21 Ayr 2m4½f Soft Cla 4/4 7/1 10.00L 146 134 Sam Ewing Held up in last - jumped left 3rd - slow jump 4th - outpaced 11th - no impression(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) 2024-09-25 Listowel (IRE 3m Soft — PU/17 16/1 — 145 — Danny Gilligan Didn't jump well - towards rear - reminder after 8th - weakened after 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 18/1) 2024-07-31 Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Good — 2/22 25/1 0.50L 140 145 Danny Gilligan In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - still plenty to do after last - ran on well towards far side run-in - hard ridden and went second towards finish(op 28/1) 2024-07-12 Kilbeggan (IR 3m1½f Good To Y — 5/14 16/1 5.50L 140 133 Sam Ewing Midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - no extra approaching last(op 14/1) 2024-06-09 Perth 3m Good To F Cla 3/6 7/4F 18.00L 141 135 Sam Ewing Prominent - not fluent 2nd - soon lost ground but in touch with leaders - bad mistake 13th - soon dropped to last - rallied after 4 out - went third before 2 out - weakened from 2 out(op 13/8 tchd 15/8) 2024-05-27 Ballinrobe (I 2m7½f Good — 1/16 14/1 won 129 140 Sam Ewing In touch with leaders - prominent after 4th - went second before 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - ridden clear run-in - ran on well(op 16/1) 2024-05-12 Killarney (IR 2m7f Good To Y — 2/5 9/2 0.50L 126 128 Danny Gilligan Disputed lead - prominent 1st - prominent behind clear leader 3rd - pushed along and headway 3 out - went second and ridden after 2 out - slightly hampered last - switched right and ran on run-in - kept on(op 7/2) 2024-05-03 Punchestown ( 2m4f Yielding — 4/17 40/1 2.25L 126 117 Sam Ewing Prominent - pushed along briefly after 4th - weakened after 2 out - lost third run-in(op 33/1) 2024-04-26 Downpatrick ( 2m7½f Good — 2/8 6/5F 0.30L 126 118 Jack Kennedy Prominent - not fluent 3rd - went second 5th - challenging after 2 out - disputed lead and went clear with winner run-in - just held(op Evens tchd 11/8) 2024-04-14 Down Royal (I 2m4f Yielding — 2/11 5/4F 5.50L — 124 Jack Kennedy Prominent - challenging going okay 3 out - shaken up before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/8 tchd 11/10) 2024-03-09 Gowran Park ( 2m4f Heavy — 2/6 17/2 8.00L — 124 Sam Ewing Jumped left on occasions - raced in second - led narrowly or disputed lead after 6th - pushed along 3 out - ridden after 2 out - no extra run-in 2024-02-18 Punchestown ( 2m7f Heavy — 2/7 28/1 0.75L — 124 Sam Ewing In rear but in touch with leaders early - not fluent 5th - headway 10th - prominent 4 out - challenging 2 out - soon led on inner - ridden when joined home turn - went clear approaching last - headed but kept on well after last(op 33/1) Spotlight Only 1-20 over fences, the win coming in the 3m Mayo National in 2024 (good ground); finished a fine second in the Galway Plate that summer but he's been underperforming for a while now and belatedly tries a tongue-tie. Comment He's been underperforming for a while now and belatedly tries a tongue-tie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. MAGNA SAM (#10) 12yo G · 142lb · Draw 0 · p Connections Jockey Isabelle Ryder(5) Trainer Alastair Ralph (Bridgnorth, Shropshire) Owner S Price Breeder Shade Oak Stud Trainer 14d 0/12 (0%) DOB 2014-05-23 Pedigree Sire Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) Dam Angie Marinie (GB) Damsire Sabrehill Form / ratings Form string 1P/66- Last run (days) 167 OFR 124 RPR 141 TS 94 Market prices Best 67.00 (SmarketsSBK) · BF 60.00 All bookmaker prices Bet365 51 (50/1) · EW 3/5 William Hill 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Coral 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Betfred 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Unibet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 BetTom 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Bet Victor 29 (28/1) · EW 3/5 10 Bet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 BetMGM 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports 30 (29/1) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET 29 (28/1) · EW 3/5 BetWright 34 (33/1) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Betano 29 (28/1) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet 34 (33/1) · EW 3/5 CopyBet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet 51 (50/1) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Spreadex 51 (50/1) · EW 3/5 BresBet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 BestOdds 34 (33/1) · EW 3/5 7Bet 36 (35/1) · EW 3/5 Star Sports 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 Midnite 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex 51 (50/1) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet 41 (40/1) · EW 3/5 SmarketsSBK 67 (66/1) Betfair Exchange 60 (60) Best-odds movement 14:20 34.00 (Bet365) 17:00 36.00 (7Bet) 18:21 34.00 (Bet365) 18:41 36.00 (7Bet) 19:01 41.00 (Midnite) 20:42 34.00 (Bet365) 03:00 31.00 (SmarketsSBK) 03:30 34.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:25 31.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:37 34.00 (Bet365) 07:16 41.00 (Bet365) 07:57 56.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:03 51.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:10 46.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:14 41.00 (Bet365) 08:18 51.00 (Bet365) 09:26 67.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:28 56.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:48 67.00 (SmarketsSBK) 09:55 51.00 (Bet365) 12:06 67.00 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1561.2 (26 runs, 5 wins, 19.2%) Jockey 1589.2 (225 runs, 26 wins, 11.6%) Trainer 1549.2 (1403 runs, 157 wins, 11.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m7f180y no data Jockey @ 2m7f180y 7r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Jockey @ Perth no data Jockey × trainer no data Trainer @ 2m7f180y 72r 7w 10% A/E 0.70 (negative) Trainer @ Perth 8r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m7f180y 390r 53w 14% A/E 0.99 (fair) Sire progeny in Class 2 193r 26w 13% A/E 1.03 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m7f180y 23r 6w 26% A/E 1.70 (value) Dam progeny in Class 2 17r 2w 12% A/E 1.20 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m7f180y 32r 6w 19% A/E 1.26 (value) Damsire grand in Class 2 95r 10w 11% A/E 0.95 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2025-12-22 Musselburgh 2m7½f Good To S Cla 6/8 9/1 32.00L 120 101 Jack Hogan Prominent early - bumped 1st - soon in touch with leaders - lost ground quickly before 4 out - tailed off (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(tchd 8/1) 2025-05-03 Uttoxeter 3m Good Cla 6/14 28/1 9.50L 122 112 Jonathan Burke Midfield - dropped to rear 13th - some headway 2 out - never on terms(op 20/1) 2025-04-12 Ayr 4m Good To S Cla PU/23 28/1 — 124 — David Noonan Held up in midfield - reminder after 16th - weakened after 20th - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1) 2025-02-02 Musselburgh 3m7½f Good To S Cla 1/14 10/1 won 114 128 Brendan Powell In touch with leaders - disputing second 17th - went second 5 out - led going best home turn - steadied 3 out - good jump when clear 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - easily(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) 2024-12-29 Doncaster 3m Good To S Cla 3/6 18/1 5.00L 115 116 Jonathan Burke Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead 12th - good jump and led clearly 4 out - headed 2 out - rallied last - no extra run-in(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) 2024-06-01 Stratford 3m3½f Good Cla PU/10 28/1 — 120 — Jonathan Burke Prominent - lost position when hit 11th - towards rear 13th - pulled up 4 out(op 18/1) 2024-05-06 Kempton 3m Good Cla PU/8 25/1 — 122 — Jonathan Burke Prominent early - towards rear after 2nd - weakened 13th - pulled up after 4 out(tchd 22/1) 2024-02-03 Musselburgh 3m7½f Good To S Cla PU/12 13/2 — 124 — Alex Edwards In touch with leaders on outer - midfield 7th - lost position and dropped to rear 11th - struggling from 15th - weakened quickly and pulled up before 17th(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) 2023-11-30 Musselburgh 2m7½f Soft Cla 7/10 13/2 11.00L 126 97 Alex Edwards Midfield - lost position 5 out - weakened from 4 out(op 6/1) 2023-04-22 Ayr 4m Good Cla 5/18 14/1 2.50L 128 130 Alex Edwards Midfield - headway 5 out - led narrowly before 3 out - soon pushed along - not fluent 2 out - soon headed and ridden - weakened run-in(tchd 12/1) 2023-02-04 Musselburgh 3m7½f Good To S Cla 1/13 22/1 won 120 130 Alex Edwards Prominent - led going okay before 4 out - pushed along after 4 out - ridden 3 out - kept on well(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) 2022-05-13 Aintree 3m1f Good Cla PU/9 11/2 — 122 — A P Heskin Held up in behind leaders - not fluent 3rd - soon dropped to midfield - weakened 14th - behind when pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vetreported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) 2022-03-27 Carlisle 3m½f Good Cla 3/11 12/1 10.00L 122 128 Sean Bowen Led - pushed along and faced challenge 3 out - awkward jump and headed last - soon ridden - weakened run-in(op 7/1) 2022-02-06 Musselburgh 3m Good To S Cla 1/4 11/10F won 115 129 A P Heskin Took keen hold - tracked leader - led 6th - niggled along briefly and went clear after 3 out - eased final 110yds - readily(op 5/4) 2021-12-06 Musselburgh 3m Good To S Cla 1/5 6/1 won 109 135 A P Heskin Jumped well - close up - led after 6th - increased tempo after 11th - went clear before 4 out - niggled along briefly after 3 out - kept on well - easily(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2) 2021-11-10 Exeter 3m Good To S Cla 5/9 18/1 0.50L 110 110 A P Heskin Held up in rear - pushed along before 4 out - ridden 3 out - held but kept on well run-in - not pace to challenge(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1) 2021-05-30 Kelso 3m2f Good Cla PU/10 14/1 — 117 — Mr Huw Edwards Midfield - mistake 6th - hit 5 out - soon pushed along and struggling - pulled up before last(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) 2021-05-12 Perth 3m Soft Cla PU/6 9/4 — 122 — Mr Huw Edwards Disputed lead - lost position 10th - soon pushed along - ridden and struggling from 12th - pulled up before 4 out(op 7/4) 2021-04-30 Cheltenham 2m½f Good Cla 6/10 25/1 2.50L 122 85 Mr Tommie M O'Brie Midfield - dropped to rear after 4th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off 2021-03-28 Ascot 3m Good Cla F/5 14/1 — 110 126 Ben Jones Held up in rear - reminder 13th - went third 4 out - led narrowly 2 out - soon ridden and headed - 2 lengths third when fell last(op 22/1) Spotlight Won the Edinburgh National over an extended 3m7f at Musselburgh in 2023 and 2025 (both good to soft); has not recaptured his form in his last three races and now returns from further wind surgery; 6lb out of the weights. Comment Back from wind surgery; ideally wants further and he's 6lb out of the weights ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (9 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-06 · Newton Abbot · 2m5f · Class 2 · Good Kauto The King Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 1 Somespring Special won SP 7/2 4 Light N Strike 8.50L SP 6/1 2026-03-22 · Carlisle · 2m4f · Class 2 · Good To Soft Racing Post+ Subscription Go North Monet's Garden Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 5 Breizh River 4.00L SP 11/2 PU Walk On Quest SP 12/1 2025-09-24 · Listowel (IRE) · 3m · Yielding Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase 9 Duffle Coat 31.00L SP 33/1 UR Light N Strike SP 16/1 2025-07-19 · Market Rasen · 2m5½f · Class 1 · Good Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) 4 Riskintheground 0.30L SP 16/1 11 Statuario 3.75L SP 14/1 2025-06-29 · Uttoxeter · 3m2f · Class 2 · Good bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 3 Light N Strike 3.00L SP 11/1 8 Stans The Man 0.30L SP 11/1 2025-06-08 · Perth · 3m · Class 2 · Good bet365 Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 1 Statuario won SP 9/4F 3 Stans The Man 1.50L SP 100/30 2025-03-15 · Uttoxeter · 3m · Class 2 · Good To Soft JenningsBet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) PU Walk On Quest SP 4/1 PU Stans The Man SP 10/1 2024-09-25 · Listowel (IRE) · 3m · Soft Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase PU Duffle Coat SP 16/1 UR The Real Whacker SP 9/1 2024-06-09 · Perth · 3m · Class 2 · Good To Firm bet365 Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) 1 Statuario won SP 7/2 3 Duffle Coat 18.00L SP 7/4F ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely a steady-to-moderate gallop over nearly 3m with no obvious front-runner; should favour proven stayers who travel and jump well such as Riskintheground and Breizh River. Narrative: Competitive Class 2 staying handicap chase headed by the in-form Riskintheground for the red-hot Skelton yard, who only goes up 4lb for a comfortable Haydock success and lands at peak fitness off a 14-day turnaround. Last year's winner Stans The Man returned to form late last term and is feared back here, while top-Elo Breizh River and the course-and-distance specialist Walk On Quest add depth. Light N Strike has the highest RPR but his form is patchy. Soft side of good ground on a stamina test should suit the consistent types. Recommended: Riskintheground Hits the race fresh off a comfortable Haydock win, only raised 4lb, ridden by Harry Skelton for a yard operating at 41% over the last fortnight. RPR 154 with strong TS 138 and the connections Elo profile is comfortably the best in the race. Alternative: Stans The Man Won this race in 2025 and returned to form at the end of last season. RPR 156 ranks at the top of the field and a horse Elo of 1655 reflects genuine ability; obvious each-way play if the small stable has him primed again. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-06-17 03:37 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11958739