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

Chepstow

14:00

Date 2026-04-02

Distance 2m7f131y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Clear

Temp 6.1°C

Wind 5mph N

Rain 13%

Winning Time 6m 0.28s (slow by 20.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tobyshill (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Nick Scholfield	7/1	Won
2nd	Seven Kites (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	15/8F	7
3rd	Fairye Forth (IRE) Sean Bowen · Rebecca Curtis	9/2	2.75
4th	Country Park (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	2/1	1.25
5th	Royal Rocket (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	22/1	67
6th	Equity Release (GB) Charlie Price · John & Rhys Flint	300/1	15
7th	Jonny Setaside (FR) Finn Lambert · T Ellis	8/1	1.75

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	Country Park Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	162	p	24S-3F	120	127	99	97d	—	—	-6	28.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Looking exposed but has the best form; he should be fine over this longer trip
7	Seven Kites Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	149	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	21.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Winner of a recent point at Larkhill but the runner-up has been limited under rules
2	Fairye Forth Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	162	—	231-4	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Bought for £33,000 after showing lots of promise in Irish points
5	Tobyshill Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Nick Scholfield	J:Jack Quinlan T:Nick Scholfield	162	t	153	-	116	98	18d	—	—	-2	12.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
His close third at Market Rasen (2m4f; first-time tongue-tie) represented improvement
3	Jonny Setaside Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:T Ellis	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:T Ellis	162	—	74	-	107	75	18d	—	—	-5	2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beaten 15l here last time behind a very likeable stablemate of Fairye Forth
4	Royal Rocket Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	162	—	6	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Sixth of eight in a bumper here; sent over nearly 3m for this hurdle debut
6	Equity Release Chestnut J:Charlie Price T:John & Rhys Flint	J:Charlie Price T:John & Rhys Flint	149	—	56	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Insufficient promise in two bumpers and a 1m4f AW maiden for previous yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Country Park	13/8	13/8	7/4
Seven Kites	6/4	13/8	6/4
Fairye Forth	7/1	7/1	13/2
Tobyshill	8/1	6/1	6/1
Jonny Setaside	11/1	12/1	11/1
Royal Rocket	28/1	28/1	28/1
Equity Release	500/1	200/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Country Park

28.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Seven Kites

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

13/8

3rd

Tobyshill

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 4.1

8/1

Fairye Forth

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Jonny Setaside

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Royal Rocket

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Equity Release

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Country Park	120	127	99
Seven Kites	—	—	—
Fairye Forth	—	—	—
Tobyshill	—	116	98
Jonny Setaside	—	107	75
Royal Rocket	—	—	—
Equity Release	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tobyshill	18d ago	Fit
Jonny Setaside	18d ago	Fit
Royal Rocket	18d ago	Fit
Country Park	97d ago	Long break
Seven Kites	—	—
Fairye Forth	—	—
Equity Release	—	—