October 14 / 16.00 Hereford

16.00

Good

CB Protection Event Security Specialists Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4066.37
  • 3m 1f 119y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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CB Protection Event Security Specialists Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 31-661 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner; won a maiden for previous trainer and made successful debut for this one in a 3m2f handicap at Warwick (good to soft) in which he travelled best; 4lb rise is very fair.
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3rd

1

8th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 4

19:00 Uttoxeter

Craven Bay

12st 1lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Form figures of 11213 in staying handicap hurdles for this yard before struggling quite badly on his first attempt at chasing; best watched on the back of that.

9/1

4

12th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 3

18:10 Worcester

Craven Bay

11st 6lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Lightly raced 9yo; all good over hurdles since joining this yard, producing form figures of 11213 in staying handicaps; his mark has taken a hit but this dual point winner could easily make a chaser.

11/2

6/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 11227-

Last run: 248 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won three last season (2m3f-2m7f, good-heavy) and posted another personal best when close second at Sandown (2m4f, soft); can be forgiven his final blip; hard to dismiss.
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7

27th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

15:00 Fontwell

Wot You Wearing

10st 2lb

J: Miss Kayla Ruddy

T: Fergal O’Brien

He was looking when regressive even before pulling up in his first two runs for this yard but ran better at Taunton (2m3f, good; ridden by Kayla Ruddy), where he was no match for the front two but did come from well off the pace; possibilities; 1lb wrong.

5/1

3rd

8

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

17:10 Taunton

Wot You Wearing

10st 5lb

J: Miss Kayla Ruddy

T: Fergal O’Brien

Out of sorts at the end of last term for Robert Stephens and he's been pulled up in handicaps (around 3m2f) at Fontwell and Warwick for his current yard this year; it's easy to look elsewhere.

20/1

6

20th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:05 Warwick

Wot You Wearing

10st 5lb

J: Miss Kayla Ruddy

T: Fergal O’Brien

Three-time hurdle winner but the latest was back in November 2023 and it's been a long time since he posed a serious threat; pulled up when a 3-1 shot for last month's stable and seasonal debut at Fontwell.

12/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: -44612 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Four-time chase winner who has been running well in staying handicaps (in this headgear combination the last twice) and now looks to exploit her lower mark over hurdles (0-7); assured stayer who has to be considered.
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7th

6

19th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:22 Newton Abbot

Honey Im Good

10st 8lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Mrs C Williams

The last of four chase wins was in August 2024; she's building some momentum after a long absence having pushed Edgewell close over C&D a month ago; that was under a 10lb claimer but she has to be considered.

7/2

2nd

5

23rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:50 Newton Abbot

Honey Im Good

11st 4lb

J: Osian Radford

T: Mrs C Williams

Four-time chase winner (once over C&D); soundly beaten over hurdles in February, after a long absence, and didn't achieve much when third of four at Fakenham (2m7f, good) in April; reverts to chasing on a good mark but her current ability is hard to gauge.

12/1

3rd

3

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:40 Fakenham

Honey Im Good

11st 0lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Well handicapped on 2024 hurdle/chase form and shaped with a fair but more promise than eventual 40l defeat might suggest at Sedgefield (3m3f, good to soft) in February, after a long absence; ought to be better suited by the forecast faster ground here; interesting.

11/2

Form: 820757

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m4f maiden in June 2023; 0-13 in the meantime and looks harder to predict by the race.
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5th

3

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:51 Worcester

Faded Fantasy

11st 12lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Won twice last summer (2m7f/3m2f) but returned from a break with two disappointing runs last month (both 2m7f) and this drop back in trip is not an obvious move.

25/1

8th

6

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

20:53 Uttoxeter

Faded Fantasy

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Has four wins over hurdles but last success was last August off 7lb lower; needs to come down a few pounds before winning again.

14/1

5th

8

4th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Faded Fantasy

11st 1lb

J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight

T: Christian Williams

Three good-ground wins at up to 3m2f during a profitable 2025, all off at least 9lb lower; yet to defy a break in excess of 45 days, so absence since January cannot rate a plus.

25/1

Form: 07-P64

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Failed to go on for Willie Mullins; just her second run for this yard when a close fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good; 100-1) and goes handicapping unexposed as a stayer.
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7th

2

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

14:55 Chepstow

Shaving

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Failed to go on for Willie Mullins; just her second run for this yard when a close fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good; 100-1) up in trip in September but below that form on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month; still early days but needs to do better.

14/1

7th

2

6th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

14:55 Chepstow

Shaving

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Failed to go on for Willie Mullins; just her second run for this yard when a close fourth at Worcester (2m7f, good; 100-1) up in trip in September but below that form on handicap debut at Hereford (3m1f, good) last month; still early days but needs to do better.

14/1

5th

4

14th Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

16:00 Hereford

Shaving

11st 6lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

soon led narrowly or disputed lead, raced in second after 2nd, led from 5th, headed 3 out

8/1

Form: P-5404

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Three wins in 2022 from 2m3f to 2m6f, the handicap off 10lb higher; something to prove over quite this far but it was a good run last time over an inadequate 2m2f.
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3

12th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

15:38 Huntingdon

Mourzouk

11st 6lb

J: Alan Johns

T: Tim Vaughan

prominent early, in rear after 1st

4/1

3rd

3

12th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

14:53 Hereford

Mourzouk

11st 11lb

J: Alan Johns

T: Tim Vaughan

prominent, jumped left 1st, led clearly 2 out, headed after last, no extra run-in

14/1

6th

2

11th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

12:35 Hereford

Mourzouk

12st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Tim Vaughan

Lightly raced and generally very disappointing since winning three consecutive hurdles on good ground in spring 2022 but arguably ran better than bare form suggests on last two outings, and makes chasing debut from another career-low mark; worth a second look.

16/1

Form: 7-4267 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Back on a handy mark but could have run better after a break 11 days ago having gone well fresh in the past.
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1st

5

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 10y

Class 4

12:30 Huntingdon

The Wise Traveller

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Gambin

T: Sarah Humphrey

Multiple winner but hasn't achieved a great deal since his 25-1 Plumpton win last September; however, he likes good ground and his mark is dropping.

8/1

5th

8

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 4

14:40 Fakenham

The Wise Traveller

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Gambin

T: Sarah Humphrey

Made all to cause 25-1 surprise at Plumpton (3m1f, good) in September, after a break, but generally disappointing since; pulled up when back at Plumpton a week ago, and can't be supported with much confidence here.

16/1

4

6th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

14:00 Plumpton

The Wise Traveller

11st 9lb

J: Jamie Gambin

T: Sarah Humphrey

10yo who has finished merely seventh on his last three starts, the latest in January; however, a break may have helped and he was returning from some time off when winning under Jamie Gambin over C&D (good) last September; now 3lb lower than for that win and not discounted.

10/1

Form: 31353- D

Last run: 266 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Seven-time Flat winner who won a couple of hurdles last year on slow and good ground; on a perfectly good mark and had a recent spin on the Flat (tailed off).
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5th

4

18th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 25y

Class 4

14:00 Exeter

Ben Lilly

11st 4lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: David Pipe

Should be well handicapped but he looks cold as ice at the minute and has the most to prove of these.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £14.40
Straight Forecast £12.59
Tricast £61.59
Trifecta £71.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Honey I'm Good

Telegraph:

Craven Bay

RP RATINGS:

Ben Lilly

Daily Mirror:

Shaving

TOPSPEED:

The Wise Traveller

POSTDATA:

Honey I'm Good

The Times:

Honey I'm Good

The Guardian:

Honey I'm Good

Daily Mail:

Honey I'm Good

The Sun:

Honey I'm Good

The Star:

Honey I'm Good

Daily Record:

Honey I'm Good

D Express:

Craven Bay

WEST COUNTRY:

Ben Lilly