The Notebook - 14 November 2026

Not every big performance results in a headline victory. Sometimes it is the subtle runs, the late headway, the eye-catching move through the field, or the effort despite unfavourable conditions, that signal a horse ready to strike next time. Here are four runners who caught the eye this week and may be worth adding to your tracker for future races...

GLANCING JACK

Glancing Jack is a fairly obvious one to put in the Notebook after going off 11/4 favourite in a competitive 18-runner handicap on his first start for the Skeltons. He had last been seen finishing second to subsequent Grade 1 winner Storming George and, off a mark of just 122, he still looks very interesting. He travelled into the race with real ease and looked a major threat turning for home before just finding a couple too strong late on. Importantly, he saw out the longer trip well and this was his first run for eight months, so there is every chance he will come forward for it. I would be very surprised if he isn’t winning off this sort of mark before long.

HIGH FIBRE

High Fibre is another to take from the same race and I think he wants further still. He was previously seen finishing fourth in the Cesarewitch (2m2f on the Flat) and his stamina has always suggested that longer trips over hurdles would suit him. He was held up towards the rear and briefly looked as though he might get outpaced when the race began to develop, but he kept finding all the way to the line and was doing his best work late on. Considering he stays beyond two miles on the Flat, I would be interested to see him stepped up again from this trip. He may also be the sort who is particularly effective when a strongly run race begins to fall apart in front of him.

FEROCIMO

Ferocimo shaped like a horse who will be much better suited by a proper stamina test. The lack of hurdles did him no favours, particularly for a horse whose strength looks to be staying rather than possessing a sharp change of gear, but he kept plugging away and emerged with plenty of credit. He was close enough to the pace throughout and was still there fighting late on before just lacking the speed of a few of his rivals towards the finish. Softer ground should also help him considerably and I would not be surprised if we see a much better horse once conditions become more testing. He remains a very likeable staying prospect.

TRIPLE TRADE

Triple Trade is one I would be very keen to keep on side after his run in the veterans’ chase. He was already inconvenienced when hampered by a faller early on, but the key moment came on the home turn when he slipped just as he was beginning to challenge. That cost him valuable momentum at precisely the wrong time and, despite that, he still finished his race off respectably. Without that incident, I think there is a strong argument that he would have finished second. He remains on a workable mark and this was another indication that plenty of ability remains. With a cleaner round next time, he looks capable of winning one of these good veterans’ races.