March 27 / 17.15 Hereford

17.15

Soft

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  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 53y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Get Emma’s Offers At PlanetSportBet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 12 D

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Acts on heavy ground; recorded easy wins in Irish point (on second start) and Chepstow bumper, then ran well under a penalty at Newbury where he finished clear second; holds solid claims.
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11th

9

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

14:25 Uttoxeter

Jurancon

10st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Progressive and productive until going the wrong way (at about 2m4f) this season; still hasn't won beyond 2m under rules; enough to prove upped further in distance.

25/1

11th

6

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 63y

Class 2

14:25 Ascot

Jurancon

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Acts on heavy ground; disappointing in both starts this term but can't be written off just yet; previously a progressive sort with a good strike-rate and solid record.

8/1

1st

1

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

15:05 Newbury

Jurancon

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Justified favouritism in C&D novice contest (soft) last time, not needing to improve but enhancing a good rules record that now reads 1212121; solid contender on handicap debut.

5/2

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6/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 12 D BF

Last run: 91 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Strong promise in heavy-ground events at Chepstow, making all for an emphatic success in November then clear second (behind fellow joint-favourite) under a penalty in December; leading contender.
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1st

1

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Carlisle

Rocking Man

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Drops back markedly in trip/class having failed to convince in 3m Grade 2 at Doncaster last time; solid record otherwise and was successful at Chepstow (2m3f) in only other hurdles start; top on the figures.

4/6

9

24th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

12:55 Doncaster

Rocking Man

11st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Solid record in bumpers in the 2023-24 campaign, then missed last season; beat Carlenrig by 3l in Chepstow maiden hurdle (2m3f, good to soft) in sole outing this term; should have more to offer upped further in distance; big player.

9/2

2nd

2

27th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:15 Hereford

Rocking Man

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Sam Thomas

Strong promise in heavy-ground events at Chepstow, making all for an emphatic success in November then clear second (behind fellow joint-favourite) under a penalty in December; leading contender.

6/4

Form: 6

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Brother to a bumper/hurdle winner; duly showed some promise with his keeping-on sixth at Ludlow (soft) in December for Richard Newland; gelded since; still with same owner; open to improvement.
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5

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Strong As Steel

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: James Evans

Has yet to fire over hurdles and well held in a Hereford handicap last time despite attracting interest in the market; that was over 2m and he's not bred to stay this far.

10/1

5

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Strong As Steel

11st 7lb

J: Ben Poste

T: James Evans

always behind, pulled up before 2 out

10/1

4th

6

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:07 Hereford

Strong As Steel

11st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: James Evans

Placed here in a soft-ground bumper but yet to really find his level over hurdles; pulled up on handicap debut (2m4f, good to soft) at Southwell latest; drops 4lb; more needed.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam point winner, sister to bumper/2m1f hurdle winner Josephine Marcus out of unraced half-sister to Supreme winner Destriero and to the dam of Gold Cup winner Coneygree; interesting.
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5th

6

18th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

13:52 Bangor-on-Dee

Sandscape

11st 9lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Henry Daly

This is a workable mark on the best of his hurdle form (maiden) and, although disappointing on his chase debut, he did go off favourite; respected in the new cheekpieces.

8/1

4th

3

26th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:17 Ludlow

Sandscape

11st 11lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

0-10 over hurdles, having ended 2025 with 38l defeat at Uttoxeter; makes chasing debut from a workable mark but has more to prove than some of these; visor (worn for last two races) is removed.

8/1

Form: 4

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Showed signs of ability in small field over C&D (soft) last month despite being the rank outsider; out of a bumper winner and may improve with the debut experience under her belt.
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4th

9

1st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

16:40 Sedgefield

Laddie Cooper Mia

10st 4lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Adam Nicol

Still to get her head in front but she's made a positive start for Adam Nicol this term, runner-up to Cosmic Soul over C&D 13 days ago; she enjoys a 9lb pull in the weights now so this keen-going sort is a player.

4/1

2nd

10

19th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

15:10 Sedgefield

Laddie Cooper Mia

10st 8lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Adam Nicol

0-11 but she's run okay on two of her three starts for this yard (2m5f/2m4f, good/good to soft; including here) and continues to edge down the weights; not ruled out each-way.

9/1

6th

17

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:35 Newcastle

Laddie Cooper Mia

10st 5lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Adam Nicol

Ex-Nigel Hawke; creditable fourth in Sedgefield handicap (2m5f, good; 11-5 favourite) on stable debut in November and she may not have handled the heavy ground at Ayr (sixth of eight) last month; record is now 0-10 but she could be dangerous if she can bounce back near best.

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to French 1m1f winner Lady Ariella; dam placed 11.5f/1m4f in France, closely related to two winners; one of four newcomers in the field; market can guide.
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6th

4

27th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:15 Hereford

LEquipe Deux

10st 6lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Tom Weston

Half-brother to French 1m1f winner Lady Ariella; dam placed 11.5f/1m4f in France, closely related to two winners; one of four newcomers in the field; market can guide.

25/1

Non-runners

Tican, Letterston Lily

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £4.30
Straight Forecast £3.78
Trifecta £20.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rocking Man

POSTDATA:

Jurancon

RP RATINGS:

Rocking Man

TOPSPEED:

Rocking Man

The Guardian:

Rocking Man

Daily Mail:

Rocking Man

D Express:

Rocking Man

Daily Mirror:

Rocking Man

The Sun:

Rocking Man

Daily Record:

Rocking Man

WEST COUNTRY:

Jurancon

The Times:

Jurancon

Telegraph:

Jurancon

The Star:

Jurancon