13:20 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
1m 7f 36y
4 runners
Good

Florida Dreams (Ire)

J: Brian Hughes
T: Sandy Thomson
F: 223366-81

EXC 1.1

Age: 8
Weight: 10st 12lbs
Or: 122

A dual bumper/hurdles winner for Nicky Richards who accounted for reopposing Le Beau Madrik under a skilful ride in match race here (19f) just over a fortnight earlier. Meets that rival on much more favourable terms back in a handicap, so good chance of confirming the form.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
30/10/26	Wetherby	2m 3f 85y	Good	1/2	Chase
21/09/26	Hamilton Park	1m 4f 15y	Soft	4/12	Flat
06/09/26	York	2m 56y	Good	8/12	Flat
25/06/26	Hamilton Park	1m 1f 35y	Gd/Frm	5/7	Flat
10/06/26	Hamilton Park	1m 3f 15y	Good	3/5	Flat
21/05/26	Haydock Park	1m 3f 140y	Soft	5/9	Flat
09/05/26	Hexham	2m 4f 28y	Soft	8/12	Hurdle
28/02/26	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Soft	6/8	Hurdle
01/02/26	Musselburgh	2m 7f 180y	Gd/Sft	6/13	Hurdle
26/12/25	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	3/8	Hurdle
22/11/25	Haydock Park	2m 2f 191y	Gd/Sft	3/9	Hurdle
02/11/25	Carlisle	2m 3f 218y	Soft	2/11	Hurdle
11/10/25	Hexham	2m 4f 15y	Good	2/5	Chase
24/04/25	Perth	2m 4f 35y	Soft	4/7	Hurdle
11/04/25	Ayr	2m 5f 91y	Good	2/10	Hurdle
01/03/25	Kelso	2m 51y	Gd/Sft	5/18	Hurdle
01/02/25	Musselburgh	1m 7f 124y	Gd/Sft	7/12	Hurdle
26/12/24	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	5/9	Hurdle
17/11/24	Cheltenham	2m 87y	Gd/Sft	5/15	Hurdle
04/10/24	Hexham	2m 48y	Good	1/7	Hurdle
20/04/24	Ayr	2m	Gd/Sft	8/15	Hurdle

Le Beau Madrik (Fr)

J: Charlie Todd
T: Dan Skelton
F: 2/211P1-92

EXC 1.1

Age: 5
Weight: 11st 10lbs
Or: 134

Runner-up sole outing in bumpers and promising novice hurdler last season, winning 3 of his 4 starts. Came up short on his handicap bow in the Welsh Champion Hurdle and was undone by a less-than-fluent round of jumping when beaten ½-length by Florida Dreams on recent chasing debut. Should do better.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
30/10/26	Wetherby	2m 3f 85y	Good	2/2	Chase
09/10/26	Chepstow	2m 16y	Gd/Sft	9/17	Hurdle
15/04/26	Haydock Park	2m 5f 50y	Good	1/4	Hurdle
28/02/26	Kelso	2m 2f 25y	Soft	-/10	Hurdle
27/01/26	Newcastle	2m 4f 62y	Heavy	1/8	Hurdle
29/11/25	Newcastle	2m 190y	Gd/Sft	1/7	Hurdle
25/10/25	Cheltenham	2m 87y	Gd/Sft	2/11	Bumper
21/04/25	Plumpton	2m 1f 164y	Gd/Sft	2/7	Bumper

Smart Decision

J: Jamie Hamilton
T: Tim Easterby
F: 31124755-

EXC 1.11

Age: 5
Weight: 10st 7lbs
Or: 117

Won 5 of his first 6 completed starts over hurdles. Improved again when narrowly denied in a Haydock handicap (good to soft) in January but his form tailed off thereafter. Switches to the larger obstacles after 7 months off and should make a chaser.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/04/26	Haydock Park	1m 7f 144y	Good	5/11	Hurdle
25/03/26	Hexham	2m 48y	Heavy	5/9	Hurdle
28/02/26	Kelso	2m 4f 189y	Soft	7/8	Hurdle
03/02/26	Carlisle	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	4/11	Hurdle
17/01/26	Haydock Park	1m 7f 144y	Gd/Sft	2/8	Hurdle
26/12/25	Market Rasen	2m 2f 140y	Good	1/8	Hurdle
30/11/25	Leicester	1m 7f 113y	Soft	1/6	Hurdle
15/11/25	Wetherby	2m 3f 154y	Soft	3/7	Hurdle
14/04/25	Hexham	2m 48y	Good	1/6	Hurdle
09/03/25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	1/6	Hurdle
30/12/24	Haydock Park	1m 7f 144y	Soft	-/6	Hurdle
29/11/24	Doncaster	2m 128y	Good	1/5	Hurdle

Spadestep (Ire)

EXC 1.11

Age: 7
Weight: 10st 6lbs
Or: 116

Point/hurdles winner who was runner-up on his first 4 starts over fences last season, sure to have pushed the winner closer but for a jolting error at Newcastle (2m) in February. Laboured effort at Carlisle on final outing but returns with his yard amongst the winners. Has had a breathing operation.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
22/03/26	Carlisle	1m 7f 207y	Good	5/12	Chase
21/02/26	Newcastle	2m 75y	Gd/Sft	2/6	Chase
27/01/26	Newcastle	2m 75y	Heavy	2/4	Chase
13/12/25	Doncaster	2m 78y	Gd/Sft	2/6	Chase
26/10/25	Aintree	1m 7f 176y	Good	2/6	Chase
03/10/25	Hexham	2m 48y	Soft	1/8	Hurdle
25/04/25	Perth	2m 47y	Soft	2/9	Hurdle
09/03/25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	2/10	Hurdle

Timeform Verdict

SPADESTEP produced a laboured effort at Carlisle when last seen, but he was a winner first time back (over hurdles) last season and this could be the time to catch him, especially with his yard in red-hot form. Le Beau Madrik came off second best in a match race with Florida Dreams just over a fortnight ago and is now much worse off at the weights, but that experience shouldn't have been lost on him and it's reasonable to believe he can reverse the form.