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Hereford

16:10

Date 2026-02-22

Distance 2m5f163y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 11.6°C

Wind 11mph SW

Rain 98%

Winning Time 5m 44.31s (slow by 43.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	On The Go (GB) Daire McConville · Charlie Longsdon	100/30F	Won
2nd	Walk Tall (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	7/2	12
3rd	Cote d'Ange (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	9/2	2.75
4th	Lion Of The Desert (IRE) Joe Anderson · Grace Harris	13/2	.5
5th	Lily Grace (GB) Murray Dodd · Venetia Williams	28/1	27

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Devon Dude (GB) Conor Ring · Evan Williams	13/2
P.U.	Garavogue (IRE) Lee Edwards · Nick Scholfield	4/1

Runners (7)

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
1	Walk Tall Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	—	2-8765	104	103	76	20d	—	—	+3	22.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Hasn't set the world alight in four goes over hurdles this term but back in calmer waters.
3	On The Go Bay J:Daire McConville(7) T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Daire McConville(7) T:Charlie Longsdon	165	—	4-3310	101	103	84	39d	—	—	0	18	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won over C&D in November; down the field at Newbury last month but worth another chance.
6	Cote d'Ange Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	154	—	9-08	90	101	78	41d	—	—	-3	15.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well beaten over hurdles on all three starts but it's still early days; up in trip
5	Garavogue Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Nick Scholfield	J:Lee Edwards T:Nick Scholfield	163	h	583	99	101	88	11d	—	—	+4	19.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has shown ability in all three starts, latest when third of 11 finishers here 11 days ago.
4	Lion Of The Desert Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Grace Harris	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Grace Harris	163	h	573093	99	99	92	18d	—	—	+7	19.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran his best race for current yard when third of nine finishers at Ludlow 18 days ago.
2	Devon Dude Bay J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	J:Conor Ring T:Evan Williams	167	—	2-FP67	103	110	-	33d	—	—	+10	19.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hasn't taken to chasing this term and switches back to hurdles.
7	Lily Grace Grey J:Murray Dodd(7) T:Venetia Williams	J:Murray Dodd(7) T:Venetia Williams	142	—	680/0	78	86	40	30d	—	—	+5	7.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Pressed leader - led 3rd - pressed leaders when headed 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(tchd 33/1)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Walk Tall	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
On The Go	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Cote d'Ange	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Garavogue	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Lion Of The Desert	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Devon Dude	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2
Lily Grace	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Walk Tall

22.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Lion Of The Desert

19.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Garavogue

19.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Devon Dude

19.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

On The Go

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Cote d'Ange

15.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Lily Grace

7.8

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Walk Tall	104	103	76
Devon Dude	103	110	—
On The Go	101	103	84
Garavogue	99	101	88
Lion Of The Desert	99	99	92
Cote d'Ange	90	101	78
Lily Grace	78	86	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Garavogue	11d ago	Quick return
Lion Of The Desert	18d ago	Fit
Walk Tall	20d ago	Fit
Lily Grace	30d ago	Fit
Devon Dude	33d ago	Fit
On The Go	39d ago	Fit
Cote d'Ange	41d ago	Fit