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15.10

Good

Roy Reeve Memorial “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £8713.65
  • 1m 7f 195y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Roy Reeve Memorial “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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2/9 (Won)

  • Win: £1.19

Form: 3/2242 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Has run three good races in 2m-2m3f handicaps, last time only narrowly failing to justify favouritism in a Class 3 at Newbury (good; fine on softer); a repeat of that will see him extremely hard to beat.
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2nd

15

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 55y

17:25 Punchestown

Norn Iron

11st 1lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

British runner; hurdles winner is now rated 22lb higher over fences after back-to-back wins on soft ground over 2m4f at Sandown; decisive victor of five-runner contest in January and justified 4-6 odds last month when seeing off two rivals; this big field is new for him, but he's in fine form.

14/1

1st

2

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 3

16:45 Sandown

Norn Iron

11st 11lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Things clicked when he went up in trip over C&D (soft) in January in a first-time tongue-tie (retained) on his third chase start, and he won in decisive fashion from one who scored next time; 8lb rise might not stop him.

11/10

1st

4

31st Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 3

13:25 Sandown

Norn Iron

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Harry Derham

Has proved expensive to follow, aside from one win (over hurdles); however, campaigned mostly at 2m and may improve for this step back up in distance, combined with fitting of tongue-tie, in third chase attempt.

3/1

Form: 27

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Minor form in Irish points but showed more in his two Worcester bumpers, especially first time when runner-up on good ground; that's still modest fare and he'll need to improve to make a winning start over hurdles.
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6th

6

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Start Again

11st 2lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Exeter maiden hurdle winner in October; pulled up on his chase debut at Uttoxeter three weeks ago; best watched.

12/1

8

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:50 Uttoxeter

Start Again

11st 3lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Got off the mark over hurdles in a maiden at Exeter (2m2f, good to firm) in October and ran well when third at Ascot the following month; steps up in trip on his chasing debut and should run well.

6/1

Form: 5-3256

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
His best form is when pushing a classy horse close on bumper debut and he was later runner-up in a C&D novice; hasn't improved for wind surgery and was tailed off in an ordinary 2m4f handicap here last time; lots to prove now but this maiden race has no depth to it.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

21st Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:10 Plumpton

Roman Roy

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

His best form is when pushing a classy horse close on bumper debut and he was later runner-up in a C&D novice; hasn't improved for wind surgery and was tailed off in an ordinary 2m4f handicap here last time; lots to prove now but this maiden race has no depth to it.

6/1

3rd

3

21st Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:10 Plumpton

Roman Roy

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

raced in third, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced

6/1

6th

5

10th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

17:00 Plumpton

Roman Roy

11st 7lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Paul Nicholls

Runner-up in a Wincanton bumper on debut (1m7f, good to soft; tongue-tie); beaten at 4-11 and 2-5 in two novice hurdles here (2m/2m4f, good/good to soft) after a wind op in November/December; well beaten in a Taunton maiden (2m3f, good to soft) after a second wind op in January; may do better now handicapping.

9/2

Form: 0-800R

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hasn't shown much at all and he refused to race at Wincanton four weeks ago when 80-1.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

21st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Warwick

Now I Know

11st 1lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Beaten at least 34l when consenting to jump off over hurdles, often refusing to settle; couldn't put maximum faith in him, even before factoring in a mark which looks stiff even judged on his peak bumper efforts.

14/1

6

21st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Warwick

Now I Know

11st 1lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Beaten at least 34l when consenting to jump off over hurdles, often refusing to settle; couldn't put maximum faith in him, even before factoring in a mark which looks stiff even judged on his peak bumper efforts.

14/1

4th

2

21st Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:10 Plumpton

Now I Know

11st 6lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Hasn't shown much at all and he refused to race at Wincanton four weeks ago when 80-1.

66/1

Form: 6-5F5

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in all completed starts and has no form claims.
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9

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:50 Fontwell

Ballyhealy Diamond

10st 8lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Daniel Steele

Showed no significant promise when a big-priced outsider for three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m3f); significant improvement required on handicap debut.

33/1

6th

5

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

18:20 Fontwell

Ballyhealy Diamond

10st 13lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Daniel Steele

Well beaten in both bumpers and on both hurdling starts, the latter over C&D (good) two months ago.

66/1

5

21st Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 3

15:10 Plumpton

Ballyhealy Diamond

10st 13lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Daniel Steele

Tailed off in all completed starts and has no form claims.

66/1

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Payout
Exacta £2.00
Straight Forecast £2.72
Trifecta £2.20

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