| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | |||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ Aston Martinid 2y 15 | B S Green — 20% R422 W83 P248 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 48 | 48 | 37 (5) | 49 (5) | 59 (4) | 50 (4) | 70 (1) | 56 (2) | 68 (1) | 62 (1) | 50 (3) | 41 (5) | 37 | 43 | 18 | 41 | 55 | 50 | 3 | 10/3 | |
| 2 | ▶ Yougo Jessieb 3y 9 | S A Cahill — 19% R380 W73 P227 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 48 | 59 | 58 (3) | 56 (2) | 54 (2) | 44 (4) | 40 (5) | 53 (4) | 57 (3) | 68 (1) | 47 (4) | 44 (3) | 46 | 38 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 50 | 1 | 9/2 | |
| 3 | ▶ Minstrels Fived 2y 17 | J J Heath — 21% R377 W81 P238 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 50 | 36 | 53 (3) | 72 (1) | 49 (5) | 69 (1) | 53 (2) | 59 (1) | 40 (4) | 42 (5) | 51 (4) | 46 (5) | 35 | 34 | - | 30 | 52 | 45 | 4 | 5/2 | |
| 4 | ▶ Boogie Bulletb 2y 14 | A J Taylor — 13% R339 W45 P158 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 57 | 57 | 33 (5) | 66 (2) | 72 (1) | 51 (4) | 43 (6) | 54 (2) | 52 (4) | 54 (4) | 46 (5) | 49 (5) | 32 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 2 | 4/1 | |
| 5 | ▶ Forever Tenderb 2yN/R 4 | R P Rees — 23% R141 W32 P78 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 51 | 43 | 48 (4) | 45 (5) | 62 (2) | 50 (3) | 53 (4) | 47 (3) | 52 (5) | 61 (4) | 67 (3) | - | 55 | 51 | - | 52 | 58 | 56 | - | - | |
| 6 | ▶ Droopys Baftad 2y 6 | R J Holloway — 20% R302 W61 P164 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 43 | 43 | 81 (1) | 66 (5) | 74 (1) | 36 (6) | 59 (6) | 54 (2) | 54 (3) | 72 (5) | 71 (3) | - | 28 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 2/1F | |
Forever Tender tops the projection and does so with the profile that Hove 500 metres rewards most — a pure closer with a devastating finishing kick. She is handled by Richard Rees, who boasts the best win rate of any trainer at the meeting at 30%, and she has strong suitability across track, distance and trap with scores all above 50. Her recent form shows steady improvement and she has placed in four of her last five. The concern is trap 5, which is structurally below average at this grade, and she gives up a lot of ground early. But on a galloping track where all-the-way winners are rare, she should have the time to close.
Won last with the best bend rating — dangerous if the pace holds.
Best draw in the race and solid recent form — should be involved.
Strong closer in a good draw but weak bend rating and inconsistent form.
Fastest dog on the clock but poor suitability and recent form say no.
Weakest draw, poor suitability, and declining form — hard to fancy.
Trap 1 and trap 3 are the strongest draws from large samples. Composite rank 3 nearly matches rank 1 (21.7% vs 23.6%) — low separation confirms ratings offer limited edge in A5 at Hove.
T1:24.1% T2:19.0% T3:23.1% T4:20.2% T5:17.5% T6:16.5%
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 500m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Pace Profile
Avg early pace vs closing speed from last 5 runs
| Dog | Early | Close | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
1Aston Martini | 50 | 51 | All-Rounder |
2Yougo Jessie | 61 | 0 | Fader |
3Minstrels Five | 37 | 100 | Closer |
4Boogie Bullet | 59 | 27 | Fader |
5Forever Tender | 25 | 100 | Closer |
6Droopys Bafta | 50 | 49 | All-Rounder |
How consistent is each dog? Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.