Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

14:35

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 2m4f56y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £39,865

Rain 0%

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Kabral Du Mathan Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	t	1222-1	154	169	148	40d	—	—	-1	56	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Impressive in Haydock handicap on stable/seasonal debut; strongly respected
3	Jingko Blue Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	154	—	/11U-7	144	157	145	40d	—	—	+14	27.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Grade 2 winner over fences last term; possibly needed his reappearance run
2	Lucky Place Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	J:Paul O'Brien T:Nicky Henderson	160	—	174-32	153	162	-	15d	—	—	+16	29.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Successful in this contest 12 months ago; major contender returned to hurdles
6	The Real Whacker Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Patrick Neville	J:Sean Bowen T:Patrick Neville	154	tp	454-25	146	158	93	61d	—	—	+19	26	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hurdles form remains inferior to his best achievements over fences
1	Gowel Road b/br J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	p	18-037	145	155	119	20d	—	—	+21	24.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Largely sound record over hurdles at Cheltenham; second in this race last year
5	Kamsinas Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	154	t	820-22	136	152	-	18d	—	—	+19	22.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has the worst chance at the weights on this return to hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kabral Du Mathan	8/13	4/7	4/7	4/7	8/13
Jingko Blue	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lucky Place	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
The Real Whacker	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Gowel Road	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Kamsinas	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Kabral Du Mathan

OR: 26 Form: 10 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Lucky Place

29.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

11/2

3rd

Jingko Blue

27.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

The Real Whacker

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Gowel Road

24.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Kamsinas

22.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kabral Du Mathan	154	169	148
Lucky Place	153	162	—
The Real Whacker	146	158	93
Gowel Road	145	155	119
Jingko Blue	144	157	145
Kamsinas	136	152	—

Last Run