14.22
GoodBritish EBF “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 1m 7f 168y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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11th 1 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Unexposed 6yo who showed some promise in novice/maiden hurdles but he finished out the back on handicap debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft; 20-1) last month; half-brother to a 2m3f hurdle winner but he needs to kick on again at this new trip. |
16/1 |
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11th 11 |
8th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
His 9l fourth in a Hereford novice two runs back suggests he has the ability to feature off this sort of mark in handicaps; market confidence would be welcomed after three months away. |
12/1 |
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1 |
17th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Shaped with promise when third on Irish point debut in April (yielding ground), after which he changed hands for £11,500; probably up against it on this hurdling debut but worth keeping an eye on with the future in mind. |
50/1 |
25/1
Form: 68-
Last run: 282 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 7 |
14th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 10y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Has posted two wins and a placed effort, all at about 2m, since switched to chasing; may still have more to offer but goes into unknown territory upped a mile in distance; tongue-tie added. |
4/1 |
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3rd 8 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 67y Class 3 |
10st 11lb |
Point winner who left his bumper/novice hurdle form behind to score on handicap/chase debut at Warwick (2m, soft) in November, and followed up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; did it cosily last time and he could still be well treated for his top yard now 7lb higher. |
3/1 |
20/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 232 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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10 |
24th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Irish point winner; only 13l off the Supreme fourth Baron Noir in a Uttoxeter maiden before finishing tailed off on his handicap debut (both those runs on soft and in a new tongue-tie); could be interesting on the back of a wind operation. |
14/1 |
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10th 11 |
15th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 179y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Irish point winner; has been racing prominently and didn't have it all his own way when a 13l third behind the smart Baron Noir (won last weekend) at Uttoxeter a month ago (first-time tongue-tie); stays this far and might be on a fair mark for handicap debut. |
10/1 |
Form: 2- BF
Last run: 215 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 2 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Launched hurdling career with two 2m wins in the autumn (good/soft) but weakened tamely on next two outings (bled from nose last time); up in trip for handicap debut and may still have potential but comes with risk. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 3-3455
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 6 |
20th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
This sort of trip looked worth another go when he kept on for fifth of 15 on stable debut at Hereford (2m, soft) in December; however, he was tailed off at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) recently on his sole start since. |
14/1 |
100/1
Form: P/P
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 3 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Yet to finish off a race especially strongly, including when a 50l last of seven on last month's C&D return (good); latest 5lb drop isn't sufficiently persuasive. |
66/1 |
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7th 8 |
18th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Hard to make a case after finishing tailed off when 40-1 for his handicap debut (2m3f, soft; first-time tongue-tie); did show a smidgeon of promise on good ground last year but he's unconvincing. |
25/1 |
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7 |
17th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Pulled up on both appearances, more recently when 500-1 for C&D maiden (good) 12 days ago. |
100/1 |
7/2
Form: 6/21- D
Last run: 213 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Won good-ground bumper by 8l in March 2025; rather disappointing when well-held third on hurdle debut in October and has failed to complete twice since but shaped with promise before weakening and falling at Southwell (2m, good) last month, after a break. |
5/1 |
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4 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Good-ground bumper winner; not performed to the same level in two runs over hurdles but he's since had wind surgery. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 68
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 6lb
4 yo Filly
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 5 |
21st Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Arrives in good nick since sent handicapping, third of six at Huntingdon (2m4f) in February; not out of things in her bid for a maiden victory. |
6/1 |
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3rd 2 |
19th Feb 2026 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Had looked very limited and went off 100-1 for handicap debut at Southwell (2m4f, good to soft) but in a first-time tongue-tie she was best of the rest behind an odds-on winner; that improvement brings her into the reckoning. |
7/2 |
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2nd 4 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 88y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Showed no significant promise when a 300-1 outsider for three 2m novice hurdles in the autumn; upped in trip with tongue-tie added for handicap debut; significant improvement required. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £21.76 |
| Trifecta | £41.40 |
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