September 22 / 15.20 Plumpton

15.20

Good

Happy 65th Birthday Peter Mellett Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 2m 1f 164y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Happy 65th Birthday Peter Mellett Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.91
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
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.
Place /
No / Draw
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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

50/1

  • Place: £20.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten off lowly marks in both Flat handicaps (1m/7f); needs this switch to hurdling to show her in a considerably better light; hood refitted.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

9

(2)

17th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:50 Brighton

Sheila Tequila

8st 8lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Adam West

Seven-race maiden who has finished in rear in her two Flat handicaps (7f/1m) and was tailed off at Ludlow last week, on her second run over hurdles; has plenty to prove back in this sphere and can only be watched.

33/1

10

9th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:35 Ludlow

Sheila Tequila

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Soundly beaten off lowly marks in both Flat handicaps (1m/7f) but belied triple-digit odds when keeping-on second (no match for easy winner) on recent hurdling debut at Plumpton (2m1f, good to soft) and now has something to build on.

16/1

2nd

6

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Sheila Tequila

10st 7lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Soundly beaten off lowly marks in both Flat handicaps (1m/7f); needs this switch to hurdling to show her in a considerably better light; hood refitted.

50/1

Form: 3

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair Flat racer; made quite encouraging stable/hurdle debut when third of six at Fontwell (2m1f, good) last month but that was a modest race and he'll probably need to improve here.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

7

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Character Testing

11st 6lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Flat winner who is 0-15 over hurdles, though does have placed form off this mark; it wasn't too bad a run 19 days ago at Market Rasen.

8/1

5th

2

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Character Testing

11st 11lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

0-14 over hurdles, and C&D second in January (good to soft) was the fourth time he's been beaten under a length in this sphere; not obviously ungenuine for all that, however, and he'll likely be just right for this after a couple of recent Flat spins; no ground concerns.

11/2

8th

7

(1)

20th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

16:50 Redcar

Character Testing

8st 13lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Mark Walford

Modest maiden hurdler who returned to the Flat following 20-month absence when seventh of nine at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) 13 days ago; needs to come down the weights.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Just 1-13 on the Flat and has a tendency to race too freely but ran quite well on recent stable debut (11.4f; RPR 58); hooded for today's hurdling debut; interesting to see how she fares.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

9th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:40 Taunton

Little Venice

11st 9lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Quirky sort but she got off the mark in this sphere in 1m7f handicap at Wincanton 43 days ago, despite being reluctant at the start; up 4lb but she still merits serious consideration.

7/4

1st

6

25th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

14:20 Wincanton

Little Venice

11st 1lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Went mighty close at Leicester (soft) in November despite pulling hard and her trainer blamed three fairly quick runs when she disappointed at Uttoxeter (also 2m, heavy) the following month; freshened up since and she can't be ruled out.

4/1

7

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:40 Uttoxeter

Little Venice

11st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Low-grade Flat winner; yet to be placed after five hurdling starts but kept on from the rear for very respectable fifth of 14 over C&D (good-first-time tongue-tie) this month; considered each-way.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Wildly inconsistent on the Flat and looked badly out sorts on latest appearance in July but he won two starts ago (1m2f; RPR 61) and has the raw ability to feature if all goes to plan on this hurdling debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

14th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

14:00 Fontwell

Our Papa Smurf

11st 5lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Best on the Flat at around 1m2f and his two wins over hurdles came over 2m round undemanding courses; stamina would be a concern then for a yard also responsible for Aggagio and Galactic Jack.

6/1

5th

7

9th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

15:45 Plumpton

Our Papa Smurf

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Dictated a modest pace when just holding on over 2m here (soft) a fortnight ago, for which he's gone up only 3lb; it remains to be seen whether he'll get this far as he's bred for the Flat.

7/2

1st

2

26th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:20 Plumpton

Our Papa Smurf

11st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Off the mark over hurdles in juvenile maiden at Warwick (2m, good to soft; 50-1) in December 2024; well held on handicap debut at Fontwell (2m1f, heavy) last month; needs to have come on for that; cheekpieces return.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-17 on the Flat but but placed in three low-grade, middle-distance handicaps since switching to current stable in the spring and can be competitive at this level over hurdles if he jumps well.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

8

(4)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Lingfield (AW)

Compton Bay

9st 3lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Michael Madgwick

18-race maiden who is probably best watched having been absent since falling over hurdles at Plumpton in September 2024.

25/1

2

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Compton Bay

11st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Michael Madgwick

0-17 on the Flat but but placed in three low-grade, middle-distance handicaps since switching to current stable in the spring and can be competitive at this level over hurdles if he jumps well.

12/1

6th

2

(1)

4th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Lingfield (AW)

Compton Bay

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Michael Madgwick

16-race maiden who went close over 1m4f here in April; front-running second at Salisbury (1m2f) in July but pulled hard and tailed off back here on latest start; should not be far away if bouncing back from that reverse.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £57.00
Straight Forecast £41.65
Trifecta £219.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rogue King

RP RATINGS:

Rogue King

POSTDATA:

Rogue King

The Times:

Rogue King

Telegraph:

Rogue King

D Express:

Rogue King

Daily Mirror:

Rogue King

The Star:

Rogue King

Daily Record:

Rogue King