July 21 / 13.50 Stratford

13.50

Good

Hiorns Hats Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4039.96
  • 2m 6f 7y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Hiorns Hats Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 2P50-3

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Third over 2m7f at Uttoxeter in June (good) but was well held in the end and remains without a win since 2021.
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7th

3

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

18:20 Market Rasen

Royal Pretender

12st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

His first win since 2021 when staying on to collect by 5l at Stratford (2m6f, good) a month ago, for which he's back up 5lb; that might not prevent him from doubling up if he can replicate the form.

11/4

1st

5

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Stratford

Royal Pretender

11st 9lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Third over 2m7f at Uttoxeter in June (good) but was well held in the end and remains without a win since 2021.

8/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 3725-9

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won four hurdles and a chase for previous stable; well below his best during the last year but has dropped to a dangerous mark if new trainer can get him back on track; the market could be informative.
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6th

1

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Worcester

Honneur DAjonc

12st 0lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Some good runs in plating hurdles in the spring but soundly beaten back in handicaps on his last four starts, most recently when reverting to fences; lots to prove.

20/1

6th

5

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:10 Worcester

Honneur DAjonc

11st 12lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Won a selling hurdle for James Owen in March but was safely held in two handicap hurdles for new stable last month (2m/2m4f) and needs to raise his game on this first chasing start since January 2024.

25/1

7

29th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

15:40 Uttoxeter

Honneur DAjonc

11st 10lb

J: James Turner

T: Alexander Gibbons

Last win for James Owen came in a seller and was sold on for £5,500; 66-1 and tailed off on stable debut at Worcester.

50/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2P5-31

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Hasn't shown much in his two previous handicaps but has his third attempt on the back of a comfortable novice win at Market Rasen when odds-on (2m7f, good); could be on a fair mark if building on that.
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3

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

G A Henty

11st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Jumped well when winning his second chase start at Warwick in September (3m, good to soft) and was reportedly struck into next time at Chepstow, which was a hot novice handicap; retains plenty of potential.

8/1

7

11th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 3

16:25 Chepstow

G A Henty

11st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Sound jumping was a feature in his recent 3m win at Warwick (second chase start; good to soft); up 8lb in a race that will take appreciably more winning but with fitness on his side he's hard to dismiss.

7/2

1st

2

24th Sep 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Warwick

G A Henty

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Likes Market Rasen and he kept digging (after getting outpaced) to be close up on his chase debut there last month (3m, good); ran well here over hurdles and, off an untouched mark from last time, he should be in the thick of it.

11/4

Form: 8F0/P0 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdle winner for previous Irish yard but no worthwhile form in two runs for this one after an absence; visor replaces cheekpieces.
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15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

15

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Calagogo

10st 7lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Stephen Allen

Completed a hat-trick over hurdles (2m4f-2m7f) for Denise Foster in the summer of 2021, but has shown precious little since including in 12 starts for this yard; look elsewhere.

66/1

Form: 33P-58

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Three wins over hurdles but none of them handicaps and opposable in his current form.
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OUR TIP

Form: 354-V8 C

Last run: 64 days

W: 12st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Failed to give his running over fences last time but ran really well at Ascot the time before and he's capable over hurdles; not dismissed.
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5th

2

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Risk And Roll

11st 13lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove.

16/1

5th

2

18th Nov 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:10 Leicester

Risk And Roll

11st 13lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Point, hurdle and chase winner, mostly on slow ground; has won when fresh; below his last winning mark but has a bit to prove.

16/1

1

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Stratford

Risk And Roll

12st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: James Evans

Failed to give his running over fences last time but ran really well at Ascot the time before and he's capable over hurdles; not dismissed.

10/1

Form: /4P/3-

Last run: 435 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Good-ground novice winner in these colours for Nicky Henderson, for whom he signed off with a modest first attempt at chasing; remains lightly raced and stable can ready one after an absence.
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9th

7

21st Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Worcester

Blue Stello

11st 3lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Good-ground novice winner in these colours for Nicky Henderson, for whom he signed off with a modest first attempt at chasing; found to have an irregular heartbeat after disappointing over hurdles on return from an absence; bit to prove on a few counts.

14/1

8

21st Jul 2024

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 4

13:50 Stratford

Blue Stello

11st 3lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

Good-ground novice winner in these colours for Nicky Henderson, for whom he signed off with a modest first attempt at chasing; remains lightly raced and stable can ready one after an absence.

9/1

3rd

2

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

18:55 Warwick

Blue Stello

11st 6lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

led, hit 5th, briefly headed 7th, joined 10th, headed after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

9/2

Form: 3671-5 BF

Last run: 69 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
All the better for cheekpieces when winning comfortably at Exeter (2m7f, good) but never threatened to defy an 11lb rise at Hereford and he's up another 2lb here; that latest run leaves him with a bit to prove now.
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3

28th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:48 Newton Abbot

Kick Up A Storm

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Brings potential into his chasing career but all three hurdle wins were on good ground (2m7f-3m) and he struggled on good to soft the last time (November); the weather forecast is worrying.

11/4

3

28th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

15:48 Newton Abbot

Kick Up A Storm

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Brings potential into his chasing career but all three hurdle wins were on good ground (2m7f-3m) and he struggled on good to soft the last time (November); the weather forecast is worrying.

11/4

8th

1

29th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

11:55 Doncaster

Kick Up A Storm

12st 5lb

J: Mr Billy Broomfield

T: Paul Nicholls

midfield, headway and prominent before 7th

2/1

Non-runners

Lunar Power, Gwash

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £42.90
Straight Forecast £46.15
Tricast £128.61
Trifecta £152.30

Selections

The Times:

G A Henty

RP RATINGS:

Royal Pretender

TOPSPEED:

Kick Up A Storm

SPOTLIGHT:

Honneur d'Ajonc

The Sun:

Kick Up A Storm

Telegraph:

G A Henty

Daily Mirror:

G A Henty

The Star:

G A Henty

Daily Record:

G A Henty

POSTDATA:

Royal Pretender

D Express:

Royal Pretender