October 26 / 14.25 Fakenham

14.25

Good

Wolferton “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4629.1
  • 2m 0f 3y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
RTV
View Course
Wolferton “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 325-3

Last run: 174 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in bumpers at both Plumpton (good to soft) and Kempton (good) in February and March; not as good at Southwell next time but stayed on well for third when making hurdles debut in France (2m2f, very soft) in May; that gives him something to build on.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 2

17:05 Kelso

Kaleb

11st 12lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

Won off a 3lb lower mark at Market Rasen in May (2m4f, good); sound run when fourth in a Galway handicap hurdle last time (2m4f, good to yielding; second and sixth have won since); chance.

4/1

4th

10

2nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 11y

17:00 Galway

Kaleb

11st 3lb

J: J M Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

prominent

12/1

3rd

2

28th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 3

19:23 Bangor-on-Dee

Kaleb

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

Returned to form with a near miss at Southwell in April and he got back on the scoresheet at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) the following month; up another 3lb but he was as good as ever last time and should be in the thick of things again.

4/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3330-

Last run: 225 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability when trained in France, where he was third in all three hurdles starts (on slow ground); 66-1 and well beaten on British debut in the Grade 3 Boodles at Cheltenham in March; still early days and has possibilities if able to return to his French form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Ffos Las

Milldam

12st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Five-time hurdle winner; inconsistent this season and not yet proven over this far but the form of his fifth in a valuable race at Windsor (2m, soft) in January reads very well in this context, and he didn't run badly when fourth at Stratford (2m, soft) last month; big player if on song.

8/1

4th

1

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 3

15:20 Stratford

Milldam

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Won this from 3lb lower in 2024; ran creditably at Windsor (2m Class 2; fifth, 20-1) in January but pulled up in a premier handicap at Newbury subsequently; drying ground wouldn't play to his strengths.

20/1

11

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 1

15:20 Newbury

Milldam

11st 3lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Steadily finding his form this season, respectable fifth to Hot Fuss at Windsor (soft) most recently; may be about to reach boiling point and he'll be particularly interesting if the ground is heavy, having been successful in last four attempts on that surface.

12/1

OUR TIP

20/1

  • Place: £8.00

Form: 00-

Last run: 304 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in soft-ground bumpers at Market Rasen and Wincanton last December; in good hands and is half-brother to 2m3f-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Midnightreferendum, so could be scope for better now hurdling.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 3

18:50 Stratford

Forget The Way

11st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Has three wins in this sphere and made a solid return when runner-up at Warwick (2m, good) ten days ago following a six-month break; should be thereabouts.

5/2

2nd

3

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Warwick

Forget The Way

11st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

In decent form when last seen in November, winning a seller at Huntingdon and not beaten far in a better race there subsequently; this looks a competitive race for his return to action but he is not discounted.

6/1

2nd

5

2nd Nov 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:48 Huntingdon

Forget The Way

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Won this race in 2024 and has posted a couple of good efforts since returning from a layoff in the summer; major player if on song today but didn't really fire at Market Rasen last month and regular rider Alex Chadwick is on stablemate Mermaids Cave here.

7/4

Form: 7-5

Last run: 156 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on debut in a Ludlow bumper (good) in April; made marginal improvement at Huntingdon (good) in May; dam an unraced half-sister to a 2m hurdle winner; needs significant improvement to figure on hurdles debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

17th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

13:35 Southwell

Boleyn Boy

10st 13lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

in touch with leaders, reminder after 3rd, mistake 6th, headway before 8th, mistake when pressed leader 12th, lost ground with one circuit to go, struggling after 16th, pulled up before 3 out

14/1

4th

5

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:00 Fakenham

Boleyn Boy

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, prominent before 3rd, slow jump 5th, mistake last

9/1

4th

5

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:00 Fakenham

Boleyn Boy

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, prominent before 3rd, slow jump 5th, weakened before 3 out, no chance when mistake last

9/1

Form: 636-

Last run: 189 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Had shown promise on debut in a Navan maiden hurdle (2m, heavy) in February, when with Stuart Crawford; took a couple of backwards steps thereafter (2m/2m4f); changed hands for £18,000 in May; claims if change of scenery helps him return to debut form; yet to race on a sound surface.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

11th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

15:05 Perth

Haribo Collonges

10st 5lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Patrick Neville

prominent, hit and outpaced 5 out, rallied and went second 4 out, outpaced and no chance with winner after 3 out

12/1

3rd

1

6th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:50 Perth

Haribo Collonges

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Patrick Neville

Won off a reduced mark over C&D (soft) in April when in a new headgear combination (tongue-tie/hood) that was retained when he finished third off this 7lb higher mark the following month (good); just the tongue-tie worn this time but he has had wind surgery and this mark might yet be okay.

11/4

3rd

4

18th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:25 Perth

Haribo Collonges

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Made his breakthrough at the eighth attempt when scoring off a reduced mark over C&D (soft; first-time hood) three weeks ago; 7lb higher here but he pulled clear with the runner-up last time and his confidence should be boosted after that success; respected.

3/1

Form: 11- C

Last run: 260 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of a bumper here (good) 11 months ago, despite racing freely; showed a good attitude to defy a penalty at Taunton in February (good to soft); dam a half-sister to two hurdle winners; no surprise to see him involved on his debut in this sphere.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

7

4th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

16:05 Taunton

Gallopade

11st 3lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Warren Greatrex

led, mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after 2 out

11/2

8th

7

4th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

16:05 Taunton

Gallopade

11st 3lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Warren Greatrex

led, not fluent 2 out, mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after 2 out

11/2

4

5th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

16:00 Wincanton

Gallopade

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Warren Greatrex

led, raced in second when not fluent and headed 2nd, pulled up before 2 out, lost action

4/5

Form: 5273-

Last run: 196 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in a three-runner AQPS race in France last November; not disgraced on hurdles and stable debut at Newbury in April (2m, good); jumping didn't help his cause at Kempton later that month; appears to be stable's second string on jockey bookings.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

12

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 172y

Class 1

14:05 Ascot

Issar dAiry

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Favourably treated with Martator on his beating of that rival in late 2023 and, when second to the Williams horse in this last year, he committed a good way from home; didn't really fire back in the spring but he's very able when fresh and worth a second look despite being 2lb wrong; Freddie Mitchell aboard for five of his last six races.

9/1

8th

12

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 0f 172y

Class 1

14:05 Ascot

Issar dAiry

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Favourably treated with Martator on his beating of that rival in late 2023 and, when second to the Williams horse in this last year, he committed a good way from home; didn't really fire back in the spring but he's very able when fresh and worth a second look despite being 2lb wrong; Freddie Mitchell aboard for five of his last six races.

9/1

7

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 2

14:05 Fontwell

Issar dAiry

11st 3lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Form: 0-

Last run: 271 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam an unraced sister to useful jumper (2m hurdle winner) Sizing Machine; 15-2 and supported on debut in a Huntingdon bumper (good to soft) in January, when making no impression; much more needed on hurdles debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

6

26th Oct 2022

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:25 Fakenham

Coolamaine Lad

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Stuart Edmunds

took keen hold, pressed leader, blundered and pecked on landing when raced in second 1st, lost second and prominent in chasing group 3rd, lost position 6th, well behind 2 out, tailed off

11/1

Form: 173-4

Last run: 177 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won an AQPS race in France last November, then showed promise in good-ground bumpers at Kempton and Fontwell in the spring; couldn't build on those on hurdles debut at Kempton (good) in May; open to improvement on his return from a break.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

29th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 59y

Class 4

13:37 Fakenham

Iskar DAiry

11st 9lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Progressive over fences in the spring, winning three times on good ground (2m-2m1f); retuned from break with low-key run at Kempton this month but this race is easier and he may still have more improvement to come.

7/2

2

29th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 59y

Class 4

13:37 Fakenham

Iskar DAiry

11st 9lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Progressive over fences in the spring, winning three times on good ground (2m-2m1f); retuned from break with low-key run at Kempton this month but this race is easier and he may still have more improvement to come.

7/2

5th

6

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

14:16 Kempton

Iskar DAiry

10st 13lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Record of 1211 running in good-ground events over fences, scoring comfortably at Stratford (2m1f) in May when last seen; respected with further improvement plausible.

2/1

Form: 2/10-2 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

11th Nov 2022

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:30 Southwell

Donaire

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Bumper winner for Oliver Greenall (highly tried on final start in that sphere); respectable second in novice hurdle at Stratford (2m, good) on debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies; leading player.

8/15

1

26th Oct 2022

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:25 Fakenham

Donaire

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Nailor

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

2nd

5

3rd Oct 2022

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

14:10 Stratford

Donaire

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

prominent, ridden home turn, went second approaching last, kept on but not pace to challenge

4/1

Non-runners

Donaire

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.30
Straight Forecast £8.79
Trifecta £219.80

Selections

RP Ratings:

Milldam

SPOTLIGHT:

Gallopade

TOPSPEED:

Haribo Collonges

Daily Mail:

Kaleb

The Guardian:

Haribo Collonges

LAMBOURN:

Gallopade

Telegraph:

Gallopade

The Star:

Gallopade

POSTDATA:

Milldam

The Times:

Milldam

D Express:

Milldam

Daily Mirror:

Milldam

The Sun:

Milldam

Daily Record:

Milldam