Somespring Special
12yo · Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Recent form 53-117
Somespring Special
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 23 runs on record.
- Best goingGood7 wins, 5 placed from 18High confidence
- Best trip2m–2m4f6 wins, 3 placed from 15High confidence
- Best courseFontwell2 wins, 1 placed from 3Low confidence
- Best directionNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best classClass 44 wins, 3 placed from 12High confidence
- Best gap between runs2–4 weeks3 wins, 3 placed from 9High confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 12yo b M
- Breeding
- Westerner (GB) – Natural Spring (GB)
- Owner
- Yeo Racing Partnership
- Trainer
- Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
- Jockey
- Ben Jones
- Official rating
- 134
- Headgear
- None
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 23
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 26 | Perth | Chase | 3m | Good | 2 | 7th/10 | 25¼l | Ben Jones | 7/2 |
| 23 May 26 | Bangor-on-Dee | Chase | 3m | Good | 2 | 1st/7 | Won | Ben Jones | 7/4F |
| 6 May 26 | Newton Abbot | Chase | 2m5f | Good | 2 | 1st/7 | Won | Ben Jones | 7/2 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Wincanton | Chase | 1m7½f | Good | 3 | 3rd/3 | dist | Harry Cobden | 5/2 |
| 14 Mar 26 | Kempton | Chase | 2m4½f | Good | 2 | 5th/7 | 23¾l | Sean Houlihan | 40/1 |
| 10 Oct 25 | Chepstow | Chase | 2m3½f | Good | 4 | 1st/7 | Won | Ben Jones | 3/1 |
| 22 Sept 25 | Fontwell | Chase | 2m3½f | Good | 4 | 3rd/6 | 1¾l | Callum Pritchard | 5/1 |
| 7 Jun 25 | Worcester | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 4 | F/4 | – | Callum Pritchard | 5/2 |
| 14 May 25 | Newton Abbot | Chase | 2m5f | Good | 4 | 2nd/4 | 6l | Micheal Nolan | 10/3 |
| 17 Apr 25 | Cheltenham | Chase | 2m½f | Good | 3 | 2nd/6 | 4¼l | Micheal Nolan | 5/2 |
| 24 Mar 25 | Wincanton | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 4 | 1st/3 | Won | Micheal Nolan | 4/5F |
| 28 Jul 24 | Uttoxeter | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 4 | 10th/16 | 28¼l | Freddie Gordon | 12/1 |
| 13 Jun 24 | Worcester | Chase | 2m½f | Good | 3 | 4th/4 | dist | Ben Godfrey | 7/2 |
| 18 May 24 | Bangor-on-Dee | Chase | 2m1½f | Good To Soft | 2 | 5th/11 | 20½l | Ben Godfrey | 7/2F |
| 18 Apr 24 | Cheltenham | Chase | 2m½f | Good | 3 | 1st/8 | Won | Ben Godfrey | 6/5F |
| 14 Apr 24 | Plumpton | Chase | 2m3½f | Good | 4 | 1st/5 | Won | Ben Godfrey | 10/1 |
| 19 Dec 23 | Wincanton | Chase | 2m4f | Soft | 1 | PU/6 | – | Ben Godfrey | 12/1 |
| 19 Oct 23 | Wincanton | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 4 | PU/5 | – | Ben Godfrey | 11/4 |
| 18 May 23 | Fontwell | Hurdle | 2m1½f | Good | 4 | 1st/7 | Won | Ben Godfrey | EvensF |
| 4 Apr 23 | Fontwell | Hurdle | 2m1½f | Soft | 5 | 1st/4 | Won | Ben Godfrey | 15/8F |
| 1 Mar 23 | Wincanton | Hurdle | 2m5½f | Good | 4 | 3rd/5 | 4l | Ben Godfrey | 33/1 |
| 2 Feb 23 | Wincanton | Hurdle | 2m5½f | Good To Soft | 4 | 5th/10 | 16¼l | Ben Godfrey | 250/1 |
| 20 Nov 22 | Exeter | Hurdle | 2m7f | Good To Soft | 4 | PU/8 | – | Sean Bowen | 9/1 |
By going
| Good | 18 | 7-5 | 39% |
| Good To Soft | 3 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Soft | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
By distance
| 2m4f | 5 | 1-0 | 20% |
| 2m3½f | 3 | 2-1 | 67% |
| 2m½f | 3 | 1-1 | 33% |
| 2m1½f | 3 | 2-0 | 67% |
| 3m | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
By course
| Wincanton | 6 | 1-2 | 17% |
| Fontwell | 3 | 2-1 | 67% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 1-1 | 50% |
| Worcester | 2 | 0-0 | 0% |
By class
| Class 4 | 12 | 4-3 | 33% |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2-0 | 40% |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1-2 | 25% |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1-0 | 100% |
Splits show runs, wins-places and win %.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- AprilAintree Grand National meetinghandicap chaseschase form around 2m3½f, rated 134
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