Today's selection is Broadway Honey, running in the 14:31 at Huntingdon, the Christmas Parties 2026 At Huntingdon Racecourse Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase, a Class 5 over 2 miles 7 furlongs 129 yards on good ground worth £3,829 to the winner. She's a 6-year-old mare trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies, ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies, and goes off at a short 4/6.
Form and class. Her form line reads --5-5-1-3-1, and as always that reads left to right, oldest to most recent. So after two fifth-place finishes she has won, finished third, and then won again last time out, with an official rating of 96. The Expert View calls it "cracking form," and it adds that she has already run over today's trip and going, which removes two of the usual questions. It's worth keeping the class in perspective: this is a Class 5 novices' handicap, the lower end of the chasing ladder, so the form is good rather than elite. A pair of fifth-place runs sit in the earlier part of that line too, so this isn't a spotless record.
Connections. This is very much a family operation. Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies train from Naunton in Gloucestershire, and Sam Twiston-Davies, an experienced jump jockey, rides. The yard is flying, with 7 winners from 12 runners over the last 14 days, a 58% strike rate. That's a genuinely strong figure, though we'd add the usual caution that 12 runners is a small sample, and a stable that small can run hot for a fortnight without it saying much about any one horse.
The Honest Assessment. Three things need stating plainly. The first is the turnaround. She last ran just three days ago, and the Expert View itself names that as the main risk. Coming back that quickly can mean a horse is thriving and the yard is confident, but it also leaves very little recovery time after a hard race, and chasing over nearly three miles is demanding. We have no way of seeing from the card how she came out of her last run. The second is the weight: she carries 159lb, which is a heavy burden for a novice handicap chaser and over a long trip. The card doesn't say how that compares with the rest of the field, so we can't tell whether it's a penalty for her recent win or simply where the handicapper has her, but it's clearly a real concern whichever it is. The third is the price. At 4/6 the market expects her to win, and that leaves almost no margin if either the quick turnaround or the weight takes the edge off her.
The Bottom Line. There is a lot to like: a winner last time out, a proven record at today's trip and going, and a yard in excellent recent form with a family jockey up. But two named concerns, a three-day turnaround and 159lb, sit on top of a very short price in a modest-grade race. At 4/6 there's no each-way value to speak of, so this is win-only if you back it, and we'd suggest a reduced stake given how much of the case depends on her handling the quick return and the weight.
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