July 14 / 15.00 Stratford

15.00

Good

Malcom Wheeler 70th Birthday Celebration Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Malcom Wheeler 70th Birthday Celebration Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.80
  • Place: £3.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to a modest hurdle winner; touched off in 11.6f handicap (good to firm) on penultimate start and ran creditably in cheekpieces over 1m2f on latest, his best results (fair form) in six Flat races for Ollie Sangster; no fitness worries and not dismissed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

13th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:42 Stratford

Battle Of Omdurman

11st 2lb

J: David Bass

T: Deborah Cole

Juvenile hurdle winner who has finished third in both his handicaps, beaten about 3l and 10l; looks vulnerable off current mark unless the new tongue-tie brings him on.

6/1

2

13th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

20:25 Newton Abbot

Battle Of Omdurman

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Deborah Cole

Hasn't won since making a winning hurdles debut at Stratford last July but shaped with promise after six-month break when staying on to finish third of nine on handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) three weeks ago; Harry Cobden takes over for the first time and holds claims.

5/2

5/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Classy Flat pedigree; fair form in two of his eight Flat races, firstly on good to firm and most recently when off the mark in AW handicap over 1m4f two weeks ago in a first-time visor; one to consider.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

4th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

15:10 Fontwell

Rogue King

11st 7lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

raced in second, led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, clear when not fluent and jumped left last, eased run-in, headed 3 out

Evs

1st

4

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Rogue King

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

Won on the Flat in first-time visor in June (1m4f, AW; RPR 73) and made pretty good start to hurdling career when clear second at Stratford (2m, good) in July; the one to beat.

Evs

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-10 on the Flat in Ireland and 0-3 for current yard but she was second twice, including in a 1m2f handicap on penultimate outing; fair form at her best and she'd be a player if that is transferred to hurdles.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

9

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Got off the mark at the 27th attempt under rules at Exeter (2m, good to firm) last October; ran her best since when runner-up at Fakenham (2m7f, good) 26 days ago; her versatility distance-wise holds her in good stead but her win-record is off-putting.

8/1

2nd

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

17:48 Fakenham

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Scored off today's mark in first-time cheekpieces at Exeter (2m, good to firm) in October and posted a good effort over 2m4f the following month but was pulled up three weeks ago, after a break, and her Flat pedigree raises doubts over the suitability of this trip.

10/1

10

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

15:08 Newton Abbot

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 9lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Gained her breakthrough victory at Exeter (2m) in October but she's been off since coming in a below-par fourth in 2m4f handicap at Hereford in December; she needs to bounce back.

6/1

Form: 73

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Poor Flat form (three runs) and tailed off behind Play Pretend on hurdle debut at Market Rasen; 11l third from the front at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) gives a lot more hope, albeit just over 5l behind Mill Street.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:40 Warwick

Scotties Sister

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Showed nothing on the Flat over 7f; 0-5 over hurdles but bang there the last twice on soft and good ground; won't be far away under what is effectively 10st.

11/2

3rd

6

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:40 Warwick

Scotties Sister

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Showed nothing on the Flat over 7f; 0-5 over hurdles but bang there the last twice on soft and good ground; won't be far away under what is effectively 10st.

11/2

9

9th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:35 Ludlow

Scotties Sister

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Placed on two of her four hurdle starts, more recently when keeping-on second to good yardstick at Newton Abbot (2m1f, soft) last month; that form doesn't set a daunting standard but ought to make her presence felt.

3/1

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten under 3l in two of his four Flat races at about 1m in USA (on firm ground); favourite for British/hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) 19 days ago and put up a bold show to be second of 11; serious claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

11th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Mill Street

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Won juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) last November after a break and runner-up at Taunton in December; pulled up on handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) last month and it's hard to be confident on the back of that, but he wore these blinkers on the Flat in the US and they may help.

14/1

5th

4

11th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:50 Ludlow

Mill Street

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Won juvenile hurdle at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) last November after a break and runner-up at Taunton in December; pulled up on handicap debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) last month and it's hard to be confident on the back of that, but he wore these blinkers on the Flat in the US and they may help.

14/1

8

19th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

15:39 Huntingdon

Mill Street

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

prominent, lost position before 4th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

5/1

Form: 6

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in 7f maiden at Brighton (good) last September, the pick of her three Flat runs; joined Dan Skelton for 20,000gns last October but remote in Play Pretend's race at Market Rasen (second favourite) on hurdles debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(7)

10th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

16:20 Bath

Happy Place

9st 11lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Martin Keighley

Second in a Brighton maiden (7f, good) last season, when with Harry Eustace; below par in two starts for Dan Skelton and when last at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) on her handicap and stable debut; drops 5lb; more needed.

25/1

9th

4

(6)

19th Sep 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:03 Pontefract

Happy Place

9st 4lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Martin Keighley

Fair form shown in three 7f/1m runs for Harry Eustace last season but he offered little in a pair of 2m juvenile hurdles for Dan Skelton this summer; he makes his yard/handicap debut now with something to prove.

16/1

6

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:00 Stratford

Happy Place

10st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, prominent, weakened 2 out, soon pulled up

12/1

Non-runners

Play Pretend, Kalkaroo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £30.70
Straight Forecast £30.91
Trifecta £205.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mill Street

POSTDATA:

Rogue King

Telegraph:

Kalkaroo

RP RATINGS:

Play Pretend

The Star:

Rogue King

WEST COUNTRY:

Mill Street

The Times:

Mill Street

D Express:

Mill Street

Daily Mirror:

Mill Street

The Sun:

Mill Street

Daily Record:

Mill Street