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Bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (2) Class 2

  • Distance: 2m 4f 10y
  • Age: 5yo
  • Runners: 9
  • Prize: £40,000

Reliable sort who bids for a hat-trick after recent handicap wins at Newbury and Ascot (16.8f, good to soft). Up 5 lb but still very much one to consider.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
24/03/24 Ascot 1/5 Charlie Deutsch Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft 0 11st 2lbs
01/03/24 Newbury 1/4 Charlie Deutsch Chase 2m 3f 187y Soft 0 11st 2lbs
05/02/24 Carlisle 3/5 Charlie Deutsch Chase 1m 7f 207y Soft 0 11st 1lbs
30/12/23 Newbury 2/5 Charlie Deutsch Chase 2m 92y Soft 11st 9lbs
20/12/23 Newbury 2/8 Charlie Deutsch Chase 2m 92y Soft 0 11st 7lbs
20/11/23 Plumpton 3/5 Charlie Deutsch Chase 2m 3f 164y Soft 10st 9lbs
29/10/23 Aintree 3/5 Charlie Deutsch Chase 1m 7f 176y Soft 10st 13lbs
19/04/23 Cheltenham 6/13 Miss Lucy Turner Hurdle 2m 179y Good 12st 0lbs
07/03/23 Sandown Park -/12 Charlie Deutsch Hurdle 2m 3f 173y Soft 12st 0lbs
28/01/23 Cheltenham 11/15 Charlie Deutsch Hurdle 2m 179y Gd/Sft 10st 12lbs
03/12/22 Sandown Park 8/9 Charlie Deutsch Hurdle 1m 7f 216y Soft 11st 13lbs
14/11/21 Auteuil 3/6 Johnny Charron Hurdle 2m 3f 85y Soft 0 10st 8lbs
16/10/21 Auteuil 4/8 Johnny Charron Hurdle 2m 3f 85y Soft - 10st 3lbs
14/09/21 Clairefontaine 3/7 Bertrand Lestrade Chase 2m 2f 86y Soft H 10st 8lbs
23/05/21 Auteuil 2/9 Johnny Charron Hurdle 2m 3f 85y Soft 0 10st 8lbs
29/04/21 Compiegne 1/16 Paul Moreau Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft 0 11st 0lbs
10/04/21 Auteuil 5/7 Paul Moreau Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft 0 10st 3lbs
24/11/20 Compiegne 2/7 Paul Moreau Hurdle 2m 198y Heavy 0 10st 4lbs
18/10/20 Auteuil 6/6 Stephane Paillard Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft 10st 6lbs
29/09/20 Compiegne 1/6 Stephane Paillard Hurdle 2m 198y Soft 10st 12lbs
23/06/20 Auteuil 5/10 Stephane Paillard Hurdle 2m 1f 88y Soft 10st 10lbs

Bagged his second chase win at Doncaster in December and not disgraced after a wind op when third of 4 in handicap at Haydock (19.9f, heavy) 38 days ago. Not ruled out.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
20/03/24 Haydock Park 3/4 Jonathan England Chase 2m 3f 203y Heavy z 11st 10lbs
03/02/24 Musselburgh 2/6 Jonathan England Chase 2m 4f 68y Gd/Sft z 10st 10lbs
16/12/23 Doncaster 1/9 Jonathan England Chase 2m 3f 31y Gd/Sft z 11st 2lbs
23/11/23 Newcastle 2/5 Jonathan England Chase 2m 4f 19y Gd/Sft z 11st 10lbs
19/10/23 Carlisle 2/7 Jonathan England Chase 1m 7f 207y Soft z 10st 3lbs
18/09/23 Worcester 2/4 Jonathan England Chase 2m 110y Gd/Sft z 10st 7lbs
09/09/23 Stratford-On-Avon 2/4 Jonathan England Chase 2m 213y Good z 10st 12lbs
26/08/23 Cartmel 1/4 Jonathan England Chase 2m 1f 61y Soft z 11st 8lbs
19/07/23 Wolverhampton 1/6 Jason Watson Flat 2m 120y Slow 0 9st 7lbs
19/06/23 Wolverhampton 5/6 Mark Winn Flat 1m 5f 219y Slow 0 9st 3lbs
06/06/23 Wetherby 3/6 Jason Watson Flat 1m 5f Gd/Frm 0 9st 8lbs
25/05/23 Chelmsford City 5/6 C. M. Hogan Flat 1m 5f 66y Slow 0 9st 9lbs
03/05/23 Wolverhampton 1/6 Jason Watson Flat 1m 4f 51y Slow 0 9st 11lbs
25/04/23 Wolverhampton 3/11 Daniel Tudhope Flat 2m 120y Slow 9st 11lbs
12/04/23 Catterick Bridge 6/11 Jason Watson Flat 1m 4f 13y Heavy V 9st 7lbs
01/04/23 Doncaster 9/12 Mark Winn Flat 1m 2f 43y Heavy V 9st 9lbs
04/03/23 Doncaster 5/7 K. Brogan Hurdle 2m 128y Good z 11st 8lbs
22/01/23 Newcastle 5/8 Paul Mulrennan Flat 2m 56y Slow z 10st 1lbs
29/12/22 Doncaster 9/11 J. Hogan Hurdle 2m 128y Gd/Sft z 12st 0lbs
09/12/22 Doncaster 3/8 Danny McMenamin Hurdle 2m 128y Good 11st 12lbs
14/08/22 Pontefract 3/4 Daniel Tudhope Flat 1m 4f 5y Good 0 8st 13lbs

C&D winner in February but badly hampered start when ninth of 10 in Maghull Novices' Chase (15/2) at Aintree (15.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly now back up in trip.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
13/04/24 Aintree 9/10 James Best Chase 1m 7f 176y Soft H 11st 7lbs
03/02/24 Sandown Park Scilly Isles Novices' Chase 1/5 James Best Chase 2m 4f 10y Good H 11st 7lbs
27/12/23 Kempton Park Wayward Lad Novices' Chase 2/4 James Best Chase 2m Gd/Sft H 11st 4lbs
01/12/23 Newbury John Francome Novice Chase 2/6 James Best Chase 2m 3f 187y Gd/Sft H 11st 4lbs
02/11/23 Stratford-On-Avon 1/6 James Best Chase 2m 3f 98y Heavy H 11st 9lbs
05/10/23 Warwick 1/6 James Best Chase 2m 4f Good H 10st 11lbs
11/02/23 Uttoxeter 2/11 Sean Quinlan Hurdle 2m 3f 207y Gd/Sft H 11st 10lbs
31/12/22 Uttoxeter 6/11 Sean Quinlan Hurdle 2m 3f 207y Heavy H 12st 0lbs
04/12/22 Huntingdon 5/10 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 1m 7f 171y Gd/Sft H 11st 11lbs
12/11/22 Cheltenham 7/10 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 5f Good 12st 0lbs
02/10/21 Fontwell Park 1/10 Nick Scholfield Hurdle 2m 3f 49y Soft 10st 12lbs
22/03/21 Southwell 2/5 James Best Hurdle 2m 4f 88y Gd/Sft 11st 1lbs

Is going the right way over fences and has landed 2m4f handicaps at Kempton and Ayr of late. Up 4 lb but holds good claims in his hat-trick bid.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
19/04/24 Ayr 1/10 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 110y Soft z 11st 12lbs
16/03/24 Kempton Park 1/8 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 110y Gd/Sft z 11st 1lbs
04/02/24 Musselburgh 3/8 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 68y Gd/Sft z 10st 7lbs
26/12/23 Kempton Park 2/8 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 110y Good z 11st 7lbs
26/10/23 Ludlow -/5 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 7f 171y Soft z 11st 10lbs
22/09/23 Newton Abbot 1/2 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 216y Heavy z 11st 2lbs
15/04/23 Aintree Village Hotels Hurdle 9/22 Harry Cobden Hurdle 3m 149y Good z 11st 2lbs
18/03/23 Kempton Park 1/10 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f Heavy z 11st 6lbs
01/03/23 Wincanton 1/5 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f 82y Good z 12st 0lbs
04/02/23 Musselburgh 2/6 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 7f 180y Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
14/01/23 Kempton Park -/20 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f Heavy z 10st 11lbs
04/11/22 Exeter 1/8 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f 137y Gd/Sft z 11st 6lbs
07/10/22 Chepstow Persian War Hurdle 2/6 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 3f 100y Good z 11st 0lbs
02/05/22 Kempton Park 1/4 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f Good z 11st 4lbs
22/01/22 Taunton 4/14 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 3f 1y Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
04/12/21 Sandown Park 3/9 Harry Cobden Hurdle 1m 7f 216y Soft z 10st 12lbs
02/11/21 Exeter 4/11 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 5f 135y Soft 10st 12lbs
07/10/21 Worcester 1/12 Harry Cobden Bumper 2m Soft 10st 12lbs
29/01/21 Navan 2/13 S. Fitzgerald Bumper 2m Heavy 12st 0lbs

Got off the mark for current yard at Kempton in February but only sixth of 7 in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 49 days ago, never travelling well. Blinkers replace cheekpieces with more needed.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
09/03/24 Sandown Park 6/7 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 10y Gd/Sft + 11st 12lbs
24/02/24 Kempton Park 1/6 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 110y Soft + 11st 9lbs
30/12/23 Newbury -/7 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 6f 93y Soft z 11st 10lbs
09/12/23 Aintree -/4 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 3f 200y Heavy 11st 8lbs
07/11/23 Warwick 2/5 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f Heavy 11st 2lbs
30/04/22 Auteuil 2/4 Angelo Zuliani Chase 2m 1f 88y Soft z 10st 7lbs
09/04/22 Auteuil 3/7 Bertrand Lestrade Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Heavy z 10st 10lbs
20/03/22 Auteuil 3/6 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft z 10st 10lbs
07/11/21 Auteuil 2/10 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft z 10st 8lbs
16/10/21 Auteuil 1/7 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft z 10st 6lbs
17/09/21 Auteuil 1/10 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 2m 1f 88y Soft z 10st 12lbs
29/06/21 Auteuil 2/7 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 2m 1f 88y Soft z 10st 10lbs
05/06/21 Auteuil 2/14 Angelo Zuliani Hurdle 1m 6f 201y Soft z 10st 6lbs
30/04/21 Auteuil 6/8 Lucas Zuliani Hurdle 1m 6f 201y Soft 10st 3lbs
Aura Racing silk
No. 5

Course winner who got back on track when third of 7 in handicap chase at Plumpton (19.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
01/04/24 Plumpton 3/7 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 3f 164y Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
09/03/24 Sandown Park -/7 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 4f 10y Gd/Sft 11st 6lbs
12/02/24 Plumpton 1/4 Caoilin Quinn Chase 2m 3f 164y Soft 12st 2lbs
26/01/24 Sandown Park 1/6 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 99y Soft 10st 9lbs
26/12/23 Kempton Park 4/8 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 4f 110y Good 10st 10lbs
08/12/23 Sandown Park -/8 Caoilin Quinn Chase 1m 7f 99y Soft 11st 10lbs
20/11/23 Plumpton 1/5 Jamie Moore Chase 2m 214y Soft 11st 8lbs
22/10/23 Kempton Park 3/7 Jamie Moore Chase 2m 2f Good 11st 12lbs
08/03/23 Fontwell Park 2/7 Jamie Moore Hurdle 2m 3f 49y Soft 11st 7lbs
13/02/23 Plumpton 2/6 Niall Houlihan Hurdle 2m 4f 114y Good 11st 4lbs
01/12/22 Leicester 3/8 Jamie Moore Hurdle 2m 4f 110y Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
29/10/22 Ascot 4/10 Jamie Moore Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Good 10st 7lbs
27/03/22 Ascot 7/12 Jamie Moore Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Good 11st 10lbs
07/02/22 Fontwell Park 5/7 Jamie Moore Hurdle 2m 3f 49y Soft 10st 9lbs
14/01/22 Huntingdon 1/6 Jamie Moore Hurdle 1m 7f 171y Heavy 10st 12lbs
07/12/21 Fontwell Park 1/10 Jamie Moore Hurdle 2m 1f 162y Soft 10st 12lbs
10/06/21 Dieppe 5/11 Clement Lefebvre Hurdle 2m 198y Gd/Sft z 10st 6lbs

Made it 2-5 over fences this season in 2-runner handicap chase at Ludlow (20f, soft) 25 days ago. This demands more but she's not discounted.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
02/04/24 Ludlow 1/2 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 11y Soft 11st 13lbs
09/03/24 Sandown Park 3/7 Gavin Sheehan Chase 2m 4f 10y Gd/Sft 10st 7lbs
21/02/24 Ludlow 1/7 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 4f 11y Heavy 10st 13lbs
08/02/24 Huntingdon 6/8 Harry Cobden Chase 2m 7f 129y Heavy 11st 9lbs
12/01/24 Huntingdon 2/5 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 3f 189y Soft 11st 9lbs
20/04/23 Cheltenham 12/17 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 4f 56y Good 11st 1lbs
19/03/23 Chepstow 3/12 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 3f 100y Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
02/03/23 Ludlow 4/10 Eddie Edge Hurdle 2m 7f 174y Good 11st 12lbs
27/01/23 Huntingdon 7/12 Bryony Frost Hurdle 3m 1f 10y Gd/Sft 0 10st 8lbs
27/12/22 Kempton Park 3/7 Tom Cannon Hurdle 3m 121y Soft 10st 10lbs
03/12/22 Sandown Park 4/9 David Noonan Hurdle 2m 3f 173y Soft 11st 8lbs
19/11/22 Ascot 5/5 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 7f 118y Good 11st 8lbs
13/04/22 Kempton Park 1/5 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 5f Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
08/03/22 Sandown Park 3/7 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 3f 173y Gd/Sft 10st 10lbs
10/02/22 Doncaster 8/9 Brian Hughes Hurdle 3m 84y Good 11st 2lbs
20/01/22 Ludlow 2/7 Corey McGivern Hurdle 2m 7f 174y Soft 11st 4lbs
01/01/22 Fakenham 1/6 Corey McGivern Hurdle 2m 7f 95y Soft 11st 9lbs
07/12/21 Fontwell Park 4/13 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 3f 49y Heavy 11st 5lbs
16/11/21 Fakenham 1/4 Bryony Frost Hurdle 2m 3y Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs

Yet to score in this sphere but he returned to form when fourth of 5 to Persian Time in handicap chase at Kempton (18f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Needs to back it up.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
16/03/24 Kempton Park 4/5 Sean Bowen Chase 2m 2f Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs
12/01/24 Wincanton 5/5 Bradley Roberts Chase 2m 4f 35y Soft 11st 13lbs
16/12/23 Hereford 4/4 Lilly Pinchin Chase 2m 8y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
12/11/23 Sandown Park 2/6 Bradley Roberts Chase 1m 7f 99y Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
19/10/23 Carlisle 3/7 Bradley Roberts Chase 1m 7f 207y Soft 10st 13lbs
16/04/23 Huntingdon 1/7 Bradley Roberts Hurdle 1m 7f 171y Gd/Sft 12st 0lbs
11/03/23 Sandown Park -/16 Sam Twiston-Davies Hurdle 1m 7f 216y Soft H 10st 6lbs
12/02/23 Exeter 5/6 Jonathan Burke Hurdle 2m 161y Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
13/01/23 Huntingdon 1/14 Sean Bowen Hurdle 1m 7f 171y Gd/Sft 11st 8lbs
20/12/22 Ludlow 3/15 Jonathan Burke Hurdle 1m 7f 169y Soft 11st 6lbs
21/11/22 Ludlow 1/12 Sean Bowen Hurdle 1m 7f 169y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
09/04/22 Aintree Weatherbys National Hunt Flat 14/18 Sean Bowen Bumper 2m 209y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
28/01/22 Huntingdon 1/13 Sean Bowen Bumper 1m 7f 171y Gd/Sft 11st 6lbs
McNeill Family & Stone Family silk
No. 4

Dual winner around 2m this season but he came in a well-held fourth of 6 in handicap chase (6/1) at Ayr (16.5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
20/04/24 Ayr 4/6 Nico de Boinville Chase 2m 110y Gd/Sft 10st 12lbs
16/03/24 Kempton Park 1/5 Nico de Boinville Chase 2m 2f Gd/Sft 11st 8lbs
27/01/24 Cheltenham -/12 James Bowen Chase 2m 4f 127y Gd/Sft 11st 0lbs
22/12/23 Ascot 1/4 Nico de Boinville Chase 2m 167y Good 11st 0lbs
01/12/23 Newbury 2/6 Nico de Boinville Chase 2m 92y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
21/04/23 Ayr 2/5 A. P. Heskin Hurdle 2m 4f 100y Good 11st 12lbs
15/03/23 Cheltenham Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle -/10 A. P. Heskin Hurdle 2m 5f Soft 11st 7lbs
18/02/23 Ascot 2/7 A. P. Heskin Hurdle 2m 3f 58y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
18/11/22 Ascot 1/8 A. P. Heskin Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs