There were 33 Races on Thursday 15th February 2024 across 5 meetings. There was 6 races at Southwell, 7 races at Sandown, 6 races at Newcastle, 7 races at Clonmel, 7 races at Chelmsford-City, no doubt Tomform helped you find a winner.
The data in the racecards below is for the past year. View the racecard key.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (2)  (10/3 +26%)Emily's Choice |
10/3(+26%) |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Emily's Choice 10/3, Kalanisi mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Clody Flyer. Dam (c86), maiden chaser, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Wishing And Hoping. Successful on last of 7 starts in Irish points (Oct 2023). Shortlisted. Joined Donald McCain after soft-ground Irish point win in October; rules debut today. |
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2nd (5)  (5/6 -34%)Spit Spot |
5/6(-34%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Spit Spot 5/6, Fair staying performer on the level for James Fanshawe. Acquired by new connections for 9,000 gns in October and stepped up on her first effort over hurdles when runner-up at Wetherby (16f, heavy) 33 days ago. Tongue tie on and every chance she can go one better. Fair Flat-racer; battled on gamely for second in soft-ground hurdle last month. |
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3rd (6)  (11/1 +31%)Touch Of A Dragon |
11/1(+31%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) Touch Of A Dragon 11/1, Showed modest form when third on her first 2 starts in bumpers without looking blessed with a lot of speed and it was a similar story on her hurdling debut (hooded) when down the field at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) 4 months ago. Considerable step forward required. Placed in two bumpers last season; not disgraced on hurdle debut; ground a worry here. |
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4th (7)  (10/3 -21%)Vanilla Dancer |
10/3(-21%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Vanilla Dancer 10/3, Showed ability at long odds at Sedgefield on debut in October and built on that effort to get off the mark there in November. Found out under a penalty at same track on Boxing Day, but no surprise should she have a say now hurdling. Soft-ground Sedgefield bumper winner; ought to make her presence felt on hurdling debut. |
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5th (8)  (125/1 +38%)Western Glen |
125/1(+38%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) Western Glen 125/1, Well held in 2 bumpers and tailed-off last on both hurdles starts. Impossible to fancy. A well-beaten outsider in both bumpers and on both hurdling starts. |
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6th (4)  (33/1 +34%)Princess Of Mercia |
33/1(+34%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Princess Of Mercia 33/1, Hinted at ability despite beaten a long way when third of 5 in a mares' novice hurdle at Hexham (16.2f) on debut but well down the field over C&D (16.9f) 40 days ago. Lots more is required. Soundly beaten on both hurdling starts; stable's other one has much more obvious chance. |
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7th (1)  (16/1 +36%)Audreys Pride |
16/1(+36%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Audreys Pride 16/1, Kayf Tara mare. Closely related to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Victor Hewgo. Dam dual bumper winner. From a good jumping family but best watched on belated debut. |
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8th (9)  (40/1 -21%)Lillistar |
40/1(-21%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Lillistar 40/1, Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Harry & Roger Charlton but sold pretty cheaply and made a discouraging debut in this sphere returning from 4 months off when tailed off at Wetherby (16f, heavy) 3 weeks ago. Placed on the Flat last year but floundered on soft ground over hurdles last month. |
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9th (3)  (200/1 -100%)Naughty Nancie |
200/1(-100%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Naughty Nancie 200/1, Bahri filly. Dam winning pointer. Sent off at 50/1 and went with no promise on bumper debut at Sedgefield (16.8f) in March 2019. Can only be watched making her hurdling debut after almost 5 years off the track. Beaten about 58l when 50-1 for Sedgefield bumper in March 2019 and not seen again since. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
SPIT SPOT has shown promise since switching codes and on the back of a respectable second-placed finish at Wetherby last month, the Lucinda Russell-trained mare is presented with a decent opportunity to go one better, with a first-time tongue-tie a potential prompt for improvement. Sedgefield bumper scorer Vanilla Dancer in an appealing option on her hurdles debut, while point-to-point winner Emily's Choice can also figure if the trip doesn't catch her out.
This can go to SPIT SPOT, who showed more like her Flat form with her hurdling debut under her belt when runner-up at Wetherby last month and with a first-time tongue tie applied, Lucinda Russell's mare may well prove difficult to stop. Bumper winner Vanilla Dancer heads up the dangers, with Emily's Choice (who took 7 attempts to get off the mark in Irish points) also considered.
Fair Flat stayer SPIT SPOT saw her race out very well when second in a soft-ground hurdle at Wetherby last month.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (1)  (4/11 +37%)Giovinco |
4/11(+37%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Giovinco 4/11 Smart chaser who can collect this prize before a possible Grade 1 tilt at Cheltenham. |
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2nd (4)  (9/4 +89%)Choosethenews |
9/4(+89%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Choosethenews 9/4 Point winner; promising novice hurdler last season; 7lb wrong for this chasing debut. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 3 race.
The star turn on today's card is GIOVINCO, who went down fighting when second in a Grade 2 novice chase at Sandown two starts ago.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (9)  (4/5 +0%)Young Jack |
4/5(+0%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Young Jack 4/5 Clear second to useful rival here on hurdling debut in November (2m6f, heavy); good chance. |
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2nd (2)  (7/2 -17%)Goldwyn |
7/2(-17%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Goldwyn 7/2 Ex-Irish 7yo; respectable third on last month's stable debut at Wetherby; big player. |
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3rd (1)  (3/1 +33%)Defence Witness |
3/1(+33%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Defence Witness 3/1 Point/bumper winner; well held when third on hurdle debut but has each-way claims again. |
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4th (4)  (33/1 +34%)Kingofthegame |
33/1(+34%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Kingofthegame 33/1 Made low-key rules debut when 33-1 for Aintree maiden hurdle in December. |
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5th (5)  (22/1 -38%)Lucky Soldier |
22/1(-38%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Lucky Soldier 22/1 Lacked fluency when safely held on first three hurdling starts; improvement required. |
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6th (7)  (28/1 -40%)Parelliroc |
28/1(-40%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Parelliroc 28/1 Ran okay over fences in November but not favoured by the weights on return to hurdling. |
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7th (10)  (80/1 -142%)Zuul |
80/1(-142%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Zuul 80/1 Made the frame in good-ground bumpers in 2022; well beaten over C&D on hurdle debut. |
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8th (8)  (100/1 -525%)Regal And Royal |
100/1(-525%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) Regal And Royal 100/1 Ran well to a point on hurdling debut last June; absent since lesser effort 12 days later. |
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9th (3)  (250/1 -25%)Grand Mario |
250/1(-25%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Grand Mario 250/1 Tailed off at huge odds on stable debut in October and was pulled up a few days later. |
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|PU| (6)  (28/1 -40%)Mr Mahler |
28/1(-40%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) Mr Mahler 28/1 Displayed promise when sixth on first two hurdle starts; probably one for handicaps. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
The one to beat is YOUNG JACK, who might have been unlucky not to beat a fairly useful rival over 2m6f here on his rules debut.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (9)  (3/1 +50%)Take Centre Stage |
3/1(+50%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Take Centre Stage 3/1 Not beaten far in any of three chases but tends to race awkwardly when the chips are down. |
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2nd (1)  (15/2 -88%)Hostile Hotelier |
15/2(-88%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Hostile Hotelier 15/2 Low-mileage 6yo; heavy-ground hurdle winner this season; contender on chasing debut. |
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3rd (6)  (9/2 +63%)Ingennio |
9/2(+63%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) Ingennio 9/2 0-11 over hurdles but was second to a next-time-out winner two runs ago; chase debut today. |
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4th (5)  (20/1 -82%)Master Breffni |
20/1(-82%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Master Breffni 20/1 Early faller on stable/chase debut but recent Catterick fourth was encouraging; considered. |
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5th (3)  (6/1 -50%)Templier |
6/1(-50%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Templier 6/1 Not getting any younger but is in good form and has conditions to suit; respected. |
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6th (10)  (5/1 +23%)Fathers Advice |
5/1(+23%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Fathers Advice 5/1 Kept on for second over C&D last month but is 0-24 now; something extra needed today. |
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7th (2)  (16/1 -129%)Poetry Man |
16/1(-129%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Poetry Man 16/1 Promising fourth in novice hurdle here last month; makes chase/handicap debut today. |
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8th (4)  (6/1 +14%)Lord Denning |
6/1(+14%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Lord Denning 6/1 Promising fifth in novice hurdle here last time; looks interesting on chase/handicap debut. |
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9th (8)  (50/1 -400%)Rollerruler |
50/1(-400%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) Rollerruler 50/1 Absent since poor performance over C&D just over two years ago; market may guide. |
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|PU| (7)  (22/1 -175%)Contre Ordre |
22/1(-175%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Contre Ordre 22/1 Won off much-reduced mark in the autumn but was tailed off over C&D last month. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 5 race.
Heavy-ground hurdle winner HOSTILE HOTELIER bumped into an improver when second last time. He might make a winning chase debut.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (1)  (13/8 +60%)Classic Maestro |
13/8(+60%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Classic Maestro 13/8 Opened account when dropped to 2m at Uttoxeter (heavy) last month and can progress again. |
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2nd (3)  (7/2 -218%)Letthedustsettle |
7/2(-218%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Letthedustsettle 7/2 Comes here after two stylish wins at Catterick and might still ahead of the handicapper. |
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3rd (11)  (20/1 -25%)Polisud |
20/1(-25%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11) Polisud 20/1 Three-time winner in France but yet to make a splash in Britain; had wind op last month. |
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4th (7)  (10/1 +0%)Beat Box |
10/1(+0%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Beat Box 10/1 Placed on both starts this season but raced lazily and was never dangerous last time. |
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5th (2)  (28/1 +15%)Hartur D'oudairies |
28/1(+15%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Hartur D'oudairies 28/1 Not beaten far when down the field in good race on stable debut but remains a risky option. |
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6th (8)  (25/1 -79%)V Twelve |
25/1(-79%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) V Twelve 25/1 Second off this mark at Carlisle in November but a lesser effort followed on Boxing Day. |
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7th (10)  (33/1 +18%)Monty Nevett |
33/1(+18%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Monty Nevett 33/1 Safely held when 100-1 for handicap debut in November; now with new stable. |
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8th (5)  (18/1 +28%)Mack The Man |
18/1(+28%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Mack The Man 18/1 Ran okay on seasonal/stable debut but well beaten since; drops back in trip here. |
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9th (9)  (9/4 +78%)Batman For Ever |
9/4(+78%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Batman For Ever 9/4 Yet to be placed in Britain but still needs close attention in the betting. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
It's hard to get away from LETTHEDUSTSETTLE (nap), who sauntered to victory on consecutive appearances at Catterick last month.
Class & Speed Card
| Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (7)  (4/1 +0%)North Parade |
4/1(+0%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) North Parade 4/1, Jumped with greater fluency than has often been the case when landing a gamble over this C&D in December before following up in a similar contest 9 days later. Mark is 6 lb higher again this time and he'll likely need to be better than ever to complete the hat-trick. Ended last year with two C&D wins and commands respect. |
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2nd (8)  (2/1 +43%)Yealand |
2/1(+43%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) Yealand 2/1, Not yet the finished article but he made a successful switch to handicaps in a 9-runner C&D event (heavy, 15/8) 40 days ago. Looks capable of better again (from a useful family) and he should make another bold bid from 7 lb higher mark. Kept on best in muddling race to make winning handicap debut over C&D; can improve again. |
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3rd (2)  (22/1 +33%)Paddy The Horse |
22/1(+33%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Paddy The Horse 22/1, Dual winner at Hexham in autumn 2022 but last 3 efforts haven't been particularly encouraging, including when switched back to hurdles last time out. Others preferred. Given a chance by the handicapper but yet to get going this season. |
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4th (10)  (11/4 +39%)Follow Charlie |
11/4(+39%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Follow Charlie 11/4, Chased home a next-time-out winner over 2m at Ayr on handicap debut before going one place better in a 14-runner event there (20.4f, heavy) 44 days ago. Shortlisted from 7 lb higher mark with form of that contest already working out well. Won readily by 10l when upped to 2m4f at Ayr last month and remains lightly raced. |
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5th (3)  (28/1 -133%)Juge Et Parti |
28/1(-133%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Juge Et Parti 28/1, Took advantage of his much-reduced mark when landing 6-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Hexham (20.1f, heavy) in December but failed to confirm that form when sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.7f, heavy, 7/1) 40 days ago. Others have greater scope. Dug deep to win off much-reduced mark in December but has become unreliable. |
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6th (9)  (9/1 +55%)Bonne Vitesse |
9/1(+55%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Bonne Vitesse 9/1, Fair dual-purpose performer wasn't disgraced when sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Catterick (25.3f, soft) 35 days ago but likely needs a couple of her rivals to underperform if she's to make any greater appeal. Ought to benefit from today's drop back in trip but others appeal more all the same. |
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7th (11)  (40/1 -60%)Star Vantage |
40/1(-60%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11) Star Vantage 40/1, Would have likely made the frame at worst if not for departing at the final flight at Newcastle in April but little encouragement from either effort since, weakening when taking another fall at Carlisle in October. 0-8 over hurdles but was in front before final-flight fall over C&D last April. |
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|PU| (4)  (6/1 +0%)Forged Well |
6/1(+0%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Forged Well 6/1, Placed on his completed start in Irish points and created a good impression to make a successful Rules debut in a Carlisle novice (19.3f) in December. Seemed unsuited by the drop in trip when third in 17f event here last month and his opening mark looks workable going back up in trip. Unexposed 5yo who won on rules debut in December; makes handicap debut today. |
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|PU| (1)  (33/1 +0%)Moonlight Spirit |
33/1(+0%) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Moonlight Spirit 33/1, Smart stayer on Flat in 2019 for Charlie Appleby and made a winning hurdles debut at Carlisle in December 2021. Little promise since and remains opposable despite recent wind-op. Out of form when last seen last summer; had wind op during his break; hard to weigh up. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 4 race.
NORTH PARADE overcame a less-than-fluent round of jumping when staying on to score over C&D for a second time in December. A further 6lb rise in the ratings may not be enough to prevent a hat-trick, with the nine-year-old marginally preferred to the unexposed Yealand. Jennie Candlish's gelding appeared to idle in front on his breakthrough victory here last month and he isn't taken lightly, while fellow last-time-out winner Follow Charlie likely has more to come over this distance too.
YEALAND was value for extra when scoring over C&D last month and he gets the nod to take his record in handicaps to 2-2, though fellow last-time-out winner Follow Charlie should prove a stern rival having relished the return to a longer trip when successful at Ayr last time. Handicap newcomer Forged Well can complete the placings.
The suggestion is NORTH PARADE, who has won his last two over C&D and might still be on the upgrade.
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