Robert Howell Handicap Hurdle – Hereford

Hereford

18:30

Robert Howell Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-16

Distance 3m1f119y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 10.4°C

Wind 9mph SW

Rain 2%

Winning Time 6m 24.33s (slow by 18.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gold For Alec (FR) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	9/2	Won
2nd	Block Rockin Beats (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	100/30	5
3rd	Court In A Storm (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	10/11F	1
4th	Grangeclare Diego (IRE) Harry Cobden · Jonathan Barlow	10/1	6.5
5th	I'm A Starman (GB) Callum Pritchard · Mark Rimell	14/1	2.5

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
2	Court In A Storm Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	163	t	1-1F74	115	122	116	25d	—	—	-7	38.6	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Good ground for all seven races; ran creditably in 3m/2m7f handicaps on last two outings
3	Block Rockin Beats Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy	162	t	-04198	114	120	96	49d	—	—	+7	26.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2m7f win in December; two major backward steps before wind surgery and first tongue-tie
5	Gold For Alec Chestnut J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	157	—	348PP3	109	122	104	14d	—	—	+6	20	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bleak spell before something of an upturn at Chepstow (extended 2m3f) two weeks ago
6	Grangeclare Diego Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Jonathan Barlow	J:Harry Cobden T:Jonathan Barlow	156	t	331-P6	108	119	41	32d	—	—	+10	16.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) in March 2025; heavy defeats in his only two runs since
4	I'm A Starman Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Mark Rimell	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Mark Rimell	160	—	577384	112	121	111	148d	—	—	+13	18.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Four-timer last April-June; very in and out since and he's now a 13yo; off since November
NR	Queens Venture Bay J:TBC T:D Summersby	J: T:D Summersby	164	—	2-113P	116	121	109	131d	—	—	—	20	—	—
Not proven over this far and absent 131 days but she's won twice before after breaks

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Court In A Storm	10/11	5/6	10/11
Block Rockin Beats	10/3	10/3	10/3
Gold For Alec	9/2	9/2	9/2
Grangeclare Diego	10/1	10/1	10/1
I'm A Starman	14/1	12/1	12/1
Queens Venture	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Court In A Storm

38.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Block Rockin Beats

26.7

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Gold For Alec

OR: 14.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 4.1

9/2

Queens Venture

OR: 16.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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I'm A Starman

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Grangeclare Diego

16.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Queens Venture	116	121	109
Court In A Storm	115	122	116
Block Rockin Beats	114	120	96
I'm A Starman	112	121	111
Gold For Alec	109	122	104
Grangeclare Diego	108	119	41

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold For Alec	14d ago	Fit
Court In A Storm	25d ago	Fit
Grangeclare Diego	32d ago	Fit
Block Rockin Beats	49d ago	Fresh
Queens Venture	131d ago	Long break
I'm A Starman	148d ago	Long break