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Rachel Jones Memorial Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 0f 145y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Rachel Jones Memorial Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 02-3

Last run: 42 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful on the Flat when based with Ed Walker; well beaten on stable/hurdle debut in January but his next two runs were much more encouraging, and there is still hope that more of his Flat ability can be transferred to this discipline.
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1

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

20:18 Bangor-on-Dee

Into Battle

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Robert Stephens

Fairly useful on the Flat when based with Ed Walker; well beaten on stable/hurdle debut in January but his next two runs were much more encouraging, and there is still hope that more of his Flat ability can be transferred to this discipline.

5/1

3rd

2

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

16:35 Aintree

Into Battle

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Robert Stephens

Useful on the Flat, of similar ability to Road To Wembley; made hurdle debut in a race won by Sober Glory, after which he had wind surgery; chased home a promising horse at Kempton and shouldn't be far away.

7/2

2nd

2

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Kempton

Into Battle

11st 6lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Robert Stephens

Had wind surgery since finishing tailed off in Newbury novice hurdle for new yard; retains potential under this code, having proved fairly useful on the Flat.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3323-2

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
In the frame all five hurdling starts, most recently when second in Cartmel novice (2m1f, good) last month, after a break; ought to be very competitive again on this handicap debut.
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2

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

20:18 Bangor-on-Dee

Centurions Sister

11st 9lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

In the frame all five hurdling starts, most recently when second in Cartmel novice (2m1f, good) last month, after a break; ought to be very competitive again on this handicap debut.

5/1

2nd

4

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

13:38 Cartmel

Centurions Sister

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Made the frame in four consecutive maiden hurdles (1m7f-2m3f) towards the end of last year but didn't appear to be making any progress and her form isn't anything to get too excited about; returns from five-month break with improvement required.

11/2

3rd

1

21st Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

13:15 Perth

Centurions Sister

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Half-sister to stable's useful and very prolific jumper Caius Marcius; runner-up in the last two of her three bumpers last season (latterly behind Chanonry Point) and shaped well when third on last month's hurdling debut at Market Rasen (2m, good); has another significant role to play here.

9/4

Form: 56-221

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 105

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No Results Found

Form: 3243-3 D

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but was below that form when well-held third of six over that C&D on last month's handicap debut; needs help from the new tongue-tie here.
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4

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

20:18 Bangor-on-Dee

American Empire

11st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Kept on for third of 13 in Hereford maiden (2m, good) in April but was below that form when well-held third of six over that C&D on last month's handicap debut; needs help from the new tongue-tie here.

11/2

3rd

3

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:47 Hereford

American Empire

11st 12lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner who made the frame in his first two runs over hurdles before a disappointing effort at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) in October, after which he underwent wind surgery; returned from a break to finish a solid third over C&D last month and, still unexposed, may have more to offer now switching to handicaps.

6/4

3rd

2

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:30 Hereford

American Empire

11st 4lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner; placed form over hurdles and he's had wind surgery since a poor run at Fakenham in October; has to be considered in this modest a race.

11/2

Form: 67P-11 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Non-runners

Evening Tess

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.40
Straight Forecast £7.21
Trifecta £15.20

Selections

Telegraph:

Evening Tess

SPOTLIGHT:

Prettylady

POSTDATA:

Centurion's Sister

RP RATINGS:

Into Battle

The Star:

Evening Tess

Daily Record:

Evening Tess

The Guardian:

Prettylady

Daily Mirror:

Prettylady

Daily Mail:

Centurion's Sister

The Times:

Into Battle

D Express:

Into Battle