18.48

3

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

King Troy

11st 4lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Barry John Murphy

Has failed to complete in three starts in points and finished tailed off on sole hurdle start at Hereford (2m4f, good) in March last year; hard to recommend on stable debut.

66/1

10th

5

8th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

14:35 Hereford

King Troy

11st 7lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Alison Thorpe

Always behind and eventually pulled up in a soft-ground 3m point in January; he will at least encounter different ground on rules debut.

100/1

4

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Mr Rafiki

11st 4lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

He hinted at ability in two hurdle runs this spring following wind surgery, albeit beaten 25l and 15l, most recently when fourth of eight at Warwick (2m3f, good) in May; may be one for further down the line but has place claims.

6/1

4th

3

20th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:30 Warwick

Mr Rafiki

11st 4lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Last of four in a Ludlow bumper in October; had wind surgery subsequently and stayed on well when fourth of ten finishers in a Ffos Las maiden (2m4f, good to soft) last month on hurdles debut; that was a step in the right direction but more is required here.

6/1

4th

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:38 Ffos Las

Mr Rafiki

11st 6lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Half-brother to five winners including Yeah Man (2m7f hurdle/3m4f chase), Fletcher (2m3f/2m4f hurdle) and The Jukebox Kid (bumper, 2m4f-3m hurdle/chase), all useful; tongue tied and 7-1 outsider of four when he trailed in last at Ludlow (good to firm) in a bumper in October; had a wind operation soon afterwards and needs a transformation.

25/1

5

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Penzance

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Has reached the frame in both hurdles starts but beaten 34l and 23l in the process; could be one for handicaps in due course but, in a race lacking depth, he may be capable of hitting the frame again.

7/1

4th

6

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

14:05 Stratford

Penzance

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Useful Flat racer, albeit on the downgrade now; back with John Hanlon after three-run spell with Mark Loughnane that included a second on Polytrack (1m4f; RPR 88) last month; made underwhelming hurdle debut when well-held third at Worcester (2m, good) last summer but still enters calculations.

8/1

7th

5

(11)

31st May 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

17:15 Thirsk

Penzance

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Mark Loughnane

Having dropped down the weights he returned to form when runner-up off today's mark at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) recently on his second start for this yard; however, he's 5-22 on AW as opposed to 0-11 on Flat turf, and needs to back up that latest performance now back on grass.

12/1

6

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Usyk

11st 4lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Showed ability in early bumpers but form has gone the wrong way, including on both starts over hurdles this summer; best watched for now.

18/1

5th

7

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

14:05 Stratford

Usyk

11st 3lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Showed some ability in run-of-the-mill bumpers around this time last year but lacked fluency and finished over 20l behind Take The Boat and Maskarvel over C&D (good to firm) on recent hurdling debut.

20/1

4th

4

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

17:50 Stratford

Usyk

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Displayed clear promise when making the frame in a couple of bumpers last summer, but below that form when sixth of seven in a similar event at Worcester (2m, good; favourite) in September; makes hurdling debut and market will be best guide to his chance.

4/1

8

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Square DAlboni

10st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

2yo Listed winner on the Flat; made a promising start over hurdles when third at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in January but was well beaten at short odds at Catterick (2m, soft) later that month; subsequently underwent wind surgery and, if able to reproduce his earlier effort, he's firmly in the mix on this comeback.

4/5

7th

7

30th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

13:10 Catterick

Square DAlboni

10st 12lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

2yo Listed winner for Ralph Beckett who was 0-5 on the Flat last year; fairly encouraging start to hurdle career when third of 11 at 12-1 at Newbury (2m, good to soft) this month; open to improvement in this code and top trainer has 39% strike-rate here in last five seasons; leading claims.

5/6

3rd

11

14th Jan 2026

Good

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:05 Newbury

Square DAlboni

10st 3lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Dan Skelton

Trained on Flat by Ralph Beckett, posting a record of 3-4 (including Listed win) as a 2yo but 0-5 last year; sold for 45,000gns since last run; best form suggests he could make into a useful hurdler.

15/2