12:13 Wetherby

Saturday 14 November 2026

Cheltenham

Uttoxeter

Wetherby

Windsor

Auteuil

Milan

Tokyo

Woodbine

Krefeld

Jebel Ali

Sandown (Australia)

Navan

Kyoto

Kenilworth

Turffontein

To Take Place
2m 3f 154y
3 runners
Good

Loriko (Fr)

J: Dominic Lewis
T: Dan Skelton
F: 11211362

Age: 5
Weight: 11st 10lbs
Or: -

Thrived for top yard this summer, winning 4 small-field hurdles, reaching a near-useful level in the process. Likely he'd have run close to that form but for losing his footing late on when beaten in a match on chase debut at Warwick (2m) 11 days ago and found an excellent opening back hurdling.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
03/11/26	Warwick	2m 54y	Good	2/2	Chase
23/10/26	Cheltenham	2m 87y	Gd/Sft	6/11	Hurdle
16/09/26	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Good	3/5	Hurdle
09/09/26	Sedgefield	2m 3f 188y	Good	1/5	Hurdle
15/08/26	Market Rasen	2m 125y	Gd/Frm	1/3	Hurdle
18/07/26	Market Rasen	2m 4f 139y	Gd/Frm	2/6	Hurdle
04/06/26	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Gd/Sft	1/5	Hurdle
07/05/26	Huntingdon	2m 4f 145y	Gd/Sft	1/2	Hurdle
06/04/26	Plumpton	1m 7f 195y	Gd/Sft	2/5	Hurdle
20/12/25	Hereford	2m 3f 147y	Soft	6/8	Hurdle
21/11/25	Ascot	2m 3f 63y	Good	2/4	Hurdle
25/10/25	Cheltenham	2m 87y	Gd/Sft	3/5	Hurdle
05/10/25	Uttoxeter	1m 7f 168y	Gd/Sft	3/10	Hurdle
08/03/25	Auteuil	2m 1f 88y	Soft	2/9	Hurdle
30/11/24	Lignieres	1m 3f 205y	Soft	3/10	Bumper
02/11/24	Le Mans	1m 7f 200y	Soft	2/6	Bumper

Combs (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 11st 5lbs
Or: -

Got back on track to finally open his hurdle account in 2m Kilbeggan maiden on reappearance. Disappointed next 2 starts and whilst he wasn't seen to best effect when eighth in Down Royal handicap 2 weeks ago, he didn't convince with his jumping. Still, easily the lead threat to Loriko. Blinkers on.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
31/10/26	Down Royal	2m 190y	Good	8/12	Hurdle
23/10/26	Sligo	2m 1f 158y	Soft	4/5	Hurdle
24/09/26	Listowel	2m	Gd/Sft	10/13	Hurdle
03/09/26	Kilbeggan	2m	Good	1/14	Hurdle
06/04/26	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	9/21	Hurdle
17/03/26	Down Royal	2m 1f 105y	Gd/Sft	6/19	Hurdle
14/01/26	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	4/8	Hurdle
29/12/25	Limerick	2m	Heavy	3/12	Hurdle
22/11/25	Punchestown	2m 160y	Soft	3/13	Hurdle
04/10/25	Gowran Park	2m 60y	Soft	3/12	Hurdle
29/08/25	Down Royal	2m 1f 87y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Hurdle
24/04/25	Tipperary	1m 4f 100y	Gd/Sft	1/8	Flat
09/10/24	Navan	1m 10y	Gd/Sft	5/11	Flat
25/07/24	Leopardstown	1m	Gd/Sft	7/8	Flat

Some Good Men Gone (Fr)

Age: 4
Weight: 10st 13lbs
Or: -

Fair maiden at best on Flat for A. Slattery (stays 10.5f) but offered little in 2 starts during the spring and it was a similar story sent hurdling returning for his new yard over 2m here 2 weeks ago. Passed over up in trip.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
31/10/26	Wetherby	2m	Good	6/6	Hurdle
25/04/26	Navan	1m 2f 40y	Good	22/23	Flat
15/04/26	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Soft	8/8	Flat
20/09/25	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Soft	8/16	Flat
13/08/25	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Gd/Frm	4/10	Flat
04/08/25	Naas	1m 2f 84y	Gd/Sft	2/16	Flat
12/07/25	Limerick	7f 200y	Good	5/11	Flat
23/06/25	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 163y	Gd/Sft	8/8	Flat
10/01/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	8/10	Flat

Timeform Verdict

LORIKO tasted success 4 times over hurdles for his top yard during the summer, reaching a near-useful level in the process and having shaped much better than the margin of defeat would imply on chase debut 11 days ago, he looks to have been found an excellent opportunity quickly reverting back to smaller obstacles. Irish raider Combs comfortably rates the chief threat with first-time blinkers applied.