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Happy 18th Birthday James Dunford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-02-25
Distance 1m7f50y
Class Class 4
Going Good To Soft
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £5,446
Weather Overcast
Temp 7.9°C
Wind 5mph S
Rain 0%

Runners (18)

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
1
Aguellid
ch
J:Harry Cobden
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
J:Harry Cobden
T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
161 h 4-322
114
116
107
27d -22
36
8/15
65%
Runner-up on last two starts despite racing freely; Cobden takes over; sets the standard
9
Loustic Du Chatel
b
J:Brendan Powell
T:Henrietta C Knight
J:Brendan Powell
T:Henrietta C Knight
161 172
-
113
66
34d -1
14.4
5/1
17%
Chased home a good one last time; nothing of that calibre here; leading contender
14
Tap Tap Shamie
ch
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
J:Sean Bowen
T:Olly Murphy
161 7-1
-
-
-
+3
12.9
7/1
13%
Won Irish point in November & bought for £48,000 five days later; market check essential
13
Secret Sniper
ch
J:Jonathan Burke
T:Hughie Morrison
J:Jonathan Burke
T:Hughie Morrison
161 32-5
-
-
-
96d -6
2.5
9/1
10%
Showed ability in bumpers and pedigree suggests he'll do even better over hurdles
16
Aj's Diamond
b
J:Freddie Gordon
T:Chris Gordon
J:Freddie Gordon
T:Chris Gordon
154 h 5-3046
-
114
93
23d -4
1.4
18/1
5%
Promise when staying-on sixth at Kempton (2m, good to soft) three weeks ago; contender
10
Matthias
b
J:Sam Twiston-Davies
T:Anthony Honeyball
J:Sam Twiston-Davies
T:Anthony Honeyball
161 t 42/35
-
110
78
20d -3
1.2
22/1
4%
Two-year break before encouraging 3rd in December; flopped latest; might bounce back
18
Midnight Doyen
b
J:Lorcan Williams
T:Jeremy Scott
J:Lorcan Williams
T:Jeremy Scott
154 535
-
-
-
27d -1
3.1
33/1
3%
Showed ability in bumpers; plenty of winning jumpers in her pedigree; hurdles debut
8
Lemon Leaf
b
J:Robert Dunne
T:Olly Murphy
J:Robert Dunne
T:Olly Murphy
161 /584-3
-
99
66
285d +1
3.8
50/1
2%
Drifted when well-held hurdles 3rd for this yard in May; market a help on first run since
4
Full Force Gale
b
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Tom George
J:Charlie Deutsch
T:Tom George
161 16P-6
-
84
55
11d -2
0.8
66/1
1%
6th over C&D (heavy; 6-1) 11 days ago; that was a first start for 355 days so may improve
7
King Berry
gr
J:David Bass
T:Max Comley
J:David Bass
T:Max Comley
161 585
-
-
-
66d -1
0.5
100/1
1%
Hints of ability in bumpers; has joined an upwardly mobile yard for this hurdling debut
3
Are You Joking
b/br
J:Richie McLernon
T:Charlie Longsdon
J:Richie McLernon
T:Charlie Longsdon
161 34-
-
-
-
0
2.9
66/1
1%
52,000euros 3yo from family of Harbour Pilot; fair efforts in points; market helpful
5
Governors Island
b
J:Bryan Carver
T:Harry Fry
J:Bryan Carver
T:Harry Fry
161 07
-
-
-
47d -2
0.6
80/1
1%
Modest in two bumpers but has hurdlers in the family so could show more in this sphere
17
Independent Lady
b
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
J:Nico de Boinville
T:Nicky Henderson
154 468
-
85
52
33d -2
0.9
50/1
2%
Market gave up on her when 80-1 and beaten 40l at Warwick last month
11
Montrachet Fin
b
J:Ciaran O'Shea(7)
T:Harry Fry
J:Ciaran O'Shea(7)
T:Harry Fry
161 t 767
-
104
74
41d -1
0.4
125/1
1%
Beaten over 30l in two starts over hurdles; tongue-tie added
12
Padel Bandit
ch
J:Freddie Mitchell(3)
T:Gary & Josh Moore
J:Freddie Mitchell(3)
T:Gary & Josh Moore
161
-
-
-
-1
0.4
150/1
1%
£3,000 yearling by Jack Hobbs; yard knows the family well; worth a market check on debut
15
Viva Vincente
b
J:Conor Ring
T:Evan Williams
J:Conor Ring
T:Evan Williams
161 605
-
87
74
14d -1
0.4
200/1
0%
150-1 but didn't run badly when fifth a fortnight ago; others probably more likely, though
2
Anthracite
b
J:Conor O'Farrell
T:Neil Mulholland
J:Conor O'Farrell
T:Neil Mulholland
161 6P
-
61
-
27d -1
0.3
300/1
0%
Can't be fancied on his two starts over hurdles, most recently when 150-1 and pulled up
6
Hawa Jumeirah
b
J:Kielan Woods
T:Helen Nelmes
J:Kielan Woods
T:Helen Nelmes
161
-
-
-
-1
0.4
200/1
0%
Dual Flat winner (moderate form) and makes little appeal on his hurdling/stable debut
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Aguellid
1/2 1/2 8/15 8/15 8/15
Loustic Du Chatel
9/2 5/1 5/1 9/2 5/1
Tap Tap Shamie
13/2 13/2 13/2 7/1 7/1
Secret Sniper
8/1 8/1 8/1 9/1 9/1
Aj's Diamond
18/1 16/1 18/1 18/1 18/1
Matthias
20/1 18/1 18/1 22/1 20/1
Midnight Doyen
33/1 33/1 33/1 28/1 33/1
Lemon Leaf
50/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1
Full Force Gale
66/1 40/1 40/1 50/1 50/1
King Berry
100/1 80/1 80/1 100/1 80/1
Are You Joking
50/1 40/1 40/1 66/1 50/1
Governors Island
80/1 66/1 66/1 80/1 80/1
Independent Lady
33/1 28/1 33/1 50/1 40/1
Montrachet Fin
125/1 100/1 100/1 100/1 100/1
Padel Bandit
150/1 125/1 125/1 125/1 125/1
Viva Vincente
200/1 150/1 150/1 150/1 150/1
Anthracite
300/1 250/1 250/1 200/1 250/1
Hawa Jumeirah
100/1 100/1 66/1 200/1 125/1

Predictor

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

1st Aguellid
36
OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 20
8/15
2nd Loustic Du Chatel
14.4
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4
5/1
3rd Tap Tap Shamie
12.9
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9
7/1
4 Lemon Leaf
3.8
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8
50/1
5 Midnight Doyen
3.1
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1
33/1
6 Are You Joking
2.9
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8
66/1
7 Secret Sniper
2.5
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5
9/1
8 Aj's Diamond
1.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1
9 Matthias
1.2
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
22/1
10 Independent Lady
0.9
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9
50/1
11 Full Force Gale
0.8
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
66/1
12 Governors Island
0.6
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
80/1
13 King Berry
0.5
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5
100/1
14 Montrachet Fin
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
125/1
15 Padel Bandit
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
150/1
16 Viva Vincente
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
200/1
17 Hawa Jumeirah
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
200/1
18 Anthracite
0.3
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3
300/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Aguellid Top Rated
114
116
107
Loustic Du Chatel
113
66
Tap Tap Shamie
Secret Sniper
Aj's Diamond
114
93
Matthias
110
78
Midnight Doyen
Lemon Leaf
99
66
Full Force Gale
84
55
King Berry
Are You Joking
Governors Island
Independent Lady
85
52
Montrachet Fin
104
74
Padel Bandit
Viva Vincente
87
74
Anthracite
61
Hawa Jumeirah

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Full Force Gale 11d ago Quick return
Viva Vincente 14d ago Fit
Matthias 20d ago Fit
Aj's Diamond 23d ago Fit
Aguellid 27d ago Fit
Midnight Doyen 27d ago Fit
Anthracite 27d ago Fit
Independent Lady 33d ago Fit
Loustic Du Chatel 34d ago Fit
Montrachet Fin 41d ago Fit
Governors Island 47d ago Fresh
King Berry 66d ago Fresh
Secret Sniper 96d ago Long break
Lemon Leaf 285d ago Long break
Tap Tap Shamie
Are You Joking
Padel Bandit
Hawa Jumeirah