13:00 Wetherby

Saturday 31 January 2026

All12:3013:0013:3314:0814:4515:1515:50

Sam Hindle Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 3f 85y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Bank On Frankp176
Age: 8|  Weight: 12-0| J: Beau Morgan(5)| T: B Pauling| OR:  100
Runner-up sole start in points and immediately stepped up on modest hurdles exploits when dead-heating for second place in 21.6f Fontwell handicap on chase debut 76 days ago. Entitled to build on that so player with headgear on.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
Galidamt34
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: Micky Hammond| OR:  98
Fair hurdler in France. Modest form at best for current yard, though some promise switched to fences last 2 starts.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Copper Cove23
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: Dominic Elsworth| OR:  93| BF
Made more impact than for a while off reduced mark when second at Ffos Las 23 days ago, no match for rejuvenated winner but pulled clear of remainder. Back over fences now (didn't show much on previous 2 starts in this sphere).
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Athair Mort36
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson| OR:  92| BF
Has taken well to fences this season, runner-up last 3 starts, including over this C&D the last twice, and shouldn't be long before he goes one better.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
King Of Congb134
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Midgley(3)| T: S England| OR:  92| D
Ex-Irish who posted his best effort over fences when second at Hexham but form has been regressive since. Change of headgear.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Ahanaglogh19
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR:  85
Placed both starts in points. Mid-field only start in bumpers and well held in 3 novice hurdles. Switches straight to fences for handicap debut.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Westerdale35
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-3| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR:  75
Poor form over hurdles. Makes chase debut.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Bank On Frank (2/1), Athair Mor (9/4), Copper Cove (5/1), Ahanaglogh (13/2), Galidam (13/2), Westerdale (25/1), King Of Cong (25/1)

Verdict

ATHAIR MOR arrives on the back of a sequence of sound efforts and is preferred to Bank On Frank, who made a decent start in this sphere when second at Fontwell.

Previous Winners

2025
Jumper Madrik
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 6
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00

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