16.37
GoodGeraint Bowens Welsh Cap Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
25/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.00
- Place: £2.70
Form: 5P
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Soft-ground maiden hurdle winner last spring and bettered that form when second in 2m4f course handicap hurdle (good to soft) on reappearance; two lesser runs have followed, particularly when pulled up latest, and now switches to fences in a bid to resume his progression. |
10/1 |
|
2 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 50y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Henderson hurdler who has low mileage; successful in maiden event last spring and good second in Sandown handicap (again over 2m4f) on reappearance; lesser effort at Leicester since but can't be written off. |
8/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: -43722 BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Disappointing over fences this season (four attempts) and never really recovered from bad, first-flight error when back over hurdles last month; on dangerous mark for this first venture beyond about 2m6f, though, and has first-time cheekpieces and Harry Cobden enlisted; interesting. |
14/1 |
|
2 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 163y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Bumper winner who looked a promising hurdler last season when runner-up three times; hasn't taken to chasing this term and now switches back to hurdles; Harry Cobden looks to be a notable booking. |
7/1 |
|
7th 2 |
20th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Three good runs in maiden hurdles at up to 2m4f last spring but he's fallen, been pulled up and finished remote in three chase runs this winter; big turnaround needed for the step up in trip. |
25/1 |
11/2
Form: 523
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Ridden by Aamilah Aswat in his last five races; he's won the last two, though a 19l margin of victory at Newbury last time (2m4f, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) provided the handicapper with the ammunition to hit him with a 10lb hike; he still rates a likely contender as a 6yo firmly on the up. |
100/30 |
|
1st 1 |
27th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 118y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Scored under Aamilah Aswat at Kempton (2m5f, good to soft) this month, drawing clear of the others with a progressive rival; 6lb higher here but, after only eight hurdle runs, further progress is possible; tongue-tie added. |
4/1 |
|
1st 6 |
2nd Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Not yet off the mark but the step up to 3m didn't work for him last month and he was rarely far away over similar trips to today's in 2025 (on soft and good ground); probably needs some weight off his back though. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 565
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 7f 174y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Spring and summer's clutch of frame finishes were gained around far more galloping tracks over 2m-2m4f; wheels have really come off since, and hard to be confident the return to a stayers' trip will arrest the decline. |
16/1 |
|
3 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Runner-up on handicap debut for Nicky Henderson at Worcester (2m, good) in May and pulled well clear of the third when filling same position in maiden over that C&D for new stable in June but has suffered a worrying slump in form since; needs a good boost from the new cheekpieces here. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
22nd Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Ex-Nicky Henderson was was runner-up a couple of times in the summer but has been pulled up on his last two starts and is hard to fancy until he shows more. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: 7946
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
No closer than about 16l in five starts, the last three over hurdles (2m-2m4f); might well raise his profile now into handicaps. |
16/1 |
|
5th 10 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
No closer than 16l in four starts divided between bumpers and hurdles; others have achieved a lot more. |
50/1 |
|
5th 10 |
16th Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
No closer than 16l in four starts divided between bumpers and hurdles; others have achieved a lot more. |
50/1 |
14/1
Form: 4-075
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 32y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Has won all the handicaps he's contested, from 2m1f to 3m on all sorts of ground; he's had a 6lb rise since his hard-fought win at Doncaster but the in-form Rian Corcoran claims 7lb; hard to knock. |
11/8 |
|
1st 2 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Raised another 6lb for bringing up his hat-trick at Taunton (3m, good; effective on softer) where he short-headed an in-form favourite with the pair dominant; every chance here with the likelihood of even further improvement (only a 6yo). |
11/2 |
|
15 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Comfortably held in three bumpers and again in two maiden hurdles; one for handicaps. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: 8-36
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Maiden who is one of the lesser lights at his major yard and has failed to complete in two starts since switched to fences; on a positive note, reproduction of best hurdles form would give him place claims. |
11/2 |
|
1 |
27th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
0-9 over hurdles but he was runner-up off 1lb higher at Wincanton (3m) in March; fell four out on chase debut at Fontwell (2m3f, good) last month but he was close up in fourth when he departed; has claims if he can avoid any mishaps this time and he's in the mix for in-form yard. |
9/2 |
|
3 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
0-9 over hurdles; did finish second in a 3m Wincanton handicap (good to soft) last month but only sixth back there since; switches to fences in a bid to get straight back on track for leading stable. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
Buckna, Deep Purple, Drayton Flyer
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £12.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.99 |
| Trifecta | £40.20 |
Selections
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