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Racing To School Reaches 25 Years Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Prize money: £5446
2m 5f 122y
Class 4
7 runners

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Racing To School Reaches 25 Years Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3rd

Alberts Bay

J: Harry Reed

T: Jackie Du Plessis

100/1

Form: 3/7/

Last run: 573 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Third on hurdle debut over C&D in September 2023 after a long absence, but off again afterwards and last of seven in October 2024; returns from another lengthy layoff on stable debut.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 7	7th Sep 2026 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 4	15:30 Newton Abbot Alberts Bay 10st 2lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	Lightly raced; ran with a degree of promise when upped in trip to finish third of six behind My Girl Katie over C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago; needs to improve again though.	8/1
3rd 5	27th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 3m 2f 105y Class 5	18:42 Newton Abbot Alberts Bay 10st 13lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	Hinted at ability on hurdles debut here (2m5f, heavy) in September 2023 but has had just three runs since and been soundly beaten in all of them, latest on handicap debut in May; hard to fancy upped in trip.	20/1
6th 4	27th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5	16:23 Newton Abbot Alberts Bay 11st 5lb J: James Best T: Jackie Du Plessis	Failed to complete in three of his four Irish points; showed some ability on hurdling debut here (2m5f, heavy) in September 2023 but he's had just two since and has been tailed off in both of them; now goes handicapping but this 9yo has a lot to prove.	33/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

7th Sep 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

10st 2lb

Lightly raced; ran with a degree of promise when upped in trip to finish third of six behind My Girl Katie over C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago; needs to improve again though.

8/1

3rd

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

10st 13lb

Hinted at ability on hurdles debut here (2m5f, heavy) in September 2023 but has had just three runs since and been soundly beaten in all of them, latest on handicap debut in May; hard to fancy upped in trip.

20/1

6th

27th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

11st 5lb

Failed to complete in three of his four Irish points; showed some ability on hurdling debut here (2m5f, heavy) in September 2023 but he's had just two since and has been tailed off in both of them; now goes handicapping but this 9yo has a lot to prove.

33/1

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