May 17 / 14.35 Stratford

14.35

Good To Firm

Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £6535.2
  • 2m 6f 7y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.30
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 151-

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Joined Jamie Snowden after Irish bumper win in October; made underwhelming stable/hurdle debut in March but justified odds-on favouritism in five-runner Exeter maiden (2m, good) last month and is open to significant further improvement over this longer trip; leading contender.
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2nd

4

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

18:41 Worcester

Our Guide

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Bidding to emulate stablemate Handlethekettle, who took the same C&D 0-140 as him last year before going on to add this race; 4lb rise for that latest win leaves him with nothing in hand on peak RPRs and he could still jump better, but there's nothing halfway as progressive in opposition.

5/4

1st

3

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Worcester

Our Guide

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Joined Jamie Snowden after winning Irish bumper in October and is 2-3 over hurdles this spring, the latter win gained at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm); tackles much stronger opposition on this handicap debut and ideally needs to brush up his jumping but it's hard to gauge the limit of his ability.

4/5

1st

1

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

14:35 Stratford

Our Guide

11st 10lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Joined Jamie Snowden after Irish bumper win in October; made underwhelming stable/hurdle debut in March but justified odds-on favouritism in five-runner Exeter maiden (2m, good) last month and is open to significant further improvement over this longer trip; leading contender.

Evs

Form: 4/95-

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Made a quite encouraging bumper debut in March 2025 but his second bumper run was disappointing and he was also well beaten when 33-1 for last month's hurdle debut at Hereford (2m3f, good).
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5th

5

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Worcester

Granite Sands

11st 10lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Best effort when third in 2m6f Stratford novice in May; came in a well-held fifth in similar company at Southwell (2m4f) 22 days ago but he may still do better now going into handicaps.

8/1

5th

1

9th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:00 Southwell

Granite Sands

11st 4lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Bettered low-key hurdle debut when keeping on for modest third of six at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) last month but needs to take another good step forward here.

25/1

3rd

2

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

14:35 Stratford

Granite Sands

11st 3lb

J: Nick Slatter

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Made a quite encouraging bumper debut in March 2025 but his second bumper run was disappointing and he was also well beaten when 33-1 for last month's hurdle debut at Hereford (2m3f, good).

20/1

Form: 9/7P-

Last run: 158 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Safely held in two bumpers last spring and pulled up when 300-1 for hurdling debut at Hereford (2m3f, good to soft) in December.
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4th

6

13th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

14:55 Hereford

At Sunrise

10st 11lb

J: Philip Armson

T: David Weston

Has shown little in two bumpers or over hurdles so far, including when beaten 19l on handicap debut at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month; down 4lb but needs to improve to figure.

16/1

8th

8

10th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Worcester

At Sunrise

10st 6lb

J: James Davies

T: David Weston

Ran well to a point and showed first glimmer of hurdling promise when fifth of six in Stratford novice (2m2f, good to firm) in May but needs to take another step forward on this handicap debut.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 92-

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 704-

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

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No Results Found

Form: 5P-

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

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Payout
Exacta £2.00
Straight Forecast £2.09
Trifecta £5.40

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