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2026-01-17
Class 5 AW Handicap 1m (8.1f) Standard 12 runners
📊 Form ⚡ Speed 📈 Class 🎯 PRB
Pos Draw Horse Form OR Wt Jockey Trainer Odds Going 📊 📈 🎯 Avg Pick Btn
1 3 Soames Forsyte (G) 7yo 8 7 0 9 7 1 60 9-5 Dylan Hogan
10% (1063)
M Herrington
13% (784)
29.0 🟡 4-8-15
💬 Held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly final furlong, led close home
2 2 Ernie's Valentine (G) 7yo 5 4 3 1 2 3 65 9-8 Phoebe Edwards
4% (53)
R Burdon
12% (144)
8.5 🟡 4-7-21 0.3L
💬 Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, pressed final furlong, headed close home
3 1 Forest Caper (G) 5yo 5 0 3 2 3 3 69 9-9 Cieren Fallon
17% (1608)
D O'Meara
12% (2342)
9.5 🟢 0-5-6 0.1L
💬 Held up in rear, shaken up 2f out, rapid headway between horses over 1f out, challenged final furlong, just held
4 12 Beaming Light (G) 6yo 4 9 6 3 7 3 52 9-4 Rowan Scott
10% (1414)
D Loughnane
9% (883)
6.5 🟡 1-4-14 1.8L
💬 Midfield, smooth progress 2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, faded final furlong
5 11 Mercurius Power (G) 8yo 7 2 3 9 6 7 53 9-0 Lewis Edmunds
11% (1753)
Jessica Macey
7% (488)
17.0 🟢 1-12-13 0.1L
💬 Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, went past beaten rivals 1f out, never going pace to challenge
6 6 Terries Royale (G) 6yo 6 0 3 8 5 6 54 9-6 Alistair Rawlinson
9% (947)
M Appleby
10% (1809)
5.0 🔴 0-0-8 0.3L
💬 Tracked leaders, shaken up 2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakening when squeezed out near finish
7 8 Double Time (G) 8yo 6 4 1 6 1 9 66 9-8 Callum Hutchinson
10% (951)
Tim Vaughan
9% (308)
7.5 🟠 1-0-8 5.5L
💬 Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
8 7 Havana Touch (G) 5yo 9 7 0 6 0 0 71 9-2 S D Bowen
10% (1220)
J Butler
11% (1059)
51.0 🟢 3-10-11 1.2L
💬 Midfield, asked for effort 2f out, soon held
9 5 Miners Gamble (G) 5yo 5 4 8 0 6 2 52 8-12 Ben Robinson
8% (774)
B Ellison
9% (1120)
4.5 🟡 0-4-12 1.5L
💬 Midfield, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten
10 4 Al Hofzan (G) 4yo 3 3 2 6 65 9-5 William Cox
4% (642)
G Nicholls
10% (247)
10.0 🟢 0-3-5 4.0L
💬 Midfield, asked for effort 2f out, no impression
11 10 Love Your Work (G) 10yo 0 1 7 1 2 4 69 9-9 K T O'Neill
8% (1853)
Darryll Holland
9% (461)
13.0 🟡 5-6-16 0.5L
💬 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon well beaten
12 9 Far Ahead (G) 4yo 0 6 6 0 9 1 48 9-4 Ethan Tindall
11% (323)
R A Fahey
9% (2546)
51.0 🔴 0-0-4 10.0L
💬 Tracked leader, shaken up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out