Wye Valley Metals Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

Hereford

19:30

Date 2026-04-16

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,451

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 9.5°C

Wind 6mph SW

Rain 2%

Winning Time 3m 45.81s (slow by 5.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	My Mate AJ (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling	7/4	Won
2nd	Kappa Des Mottes (GB) Ned Fox · Tom Symonds	25/1	11
3rd	Sky Grove (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Laura Horsfall	11/1	1.5
4th	Bound For Glory (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Robert Stephens	20/1	.5
5th	He's Tailor Made (IRE) Rian Corcoran · Adrian Wintle	150/1	2.25
6th	Right Royal Rascal (IRE) Ben Poste · Tom Symonds	10/1	4.25
7th	Hercules Honour (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	7/1	1.75
8th	Oykel Bridge (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	13/8F	12
9th	Jim Santiago Bowie (GB) James Davies · Dominic Ffrench Davis	66/1	3
10th	Autumn Air (GB) Charlie Deutsch · James Evans	150/1	4.75
11th	The Hostage (FR) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	14/1	6.5

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Oykel Bridge Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	160	—	33	-	108	101	42d	—	—	-19	16.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Good form claims on Warwick/Haydock runs and he has the scope to keep improving
5	My Mate AJ Bay J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Ben Pauling	160	—	34	-	114	96	87d	—	—	-18	11	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Hung left-handed in both his races but clearly has the ability to have a major say
2	Hercules Honour Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
£32,000 yearling; first foal out of a useful 2m4f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner
7	Sky Grove Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Laura Horsfall	J:Kevin Brogan T:Laura Horsfall	160	h	62	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	7.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Clear second in an Irish point in January and that form has been franked
12	Right Royal Rascal b/br J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	152	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dam 3m1f/3m2f hurdle winner; yard has occasional success in bumpers
8	The Hostage Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	160	—	6	-	96	56	46d	—	—	-5	1.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Finished midfield but a distance behind the winner when 8-1 at Huntingdon
11	Bound For Glory Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	152	—	4	-	95	72	85d	—	—	-4	1.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
11-1 when beaten 15l into fourth on soft ground at Catterick in January
4	Kappa Des Mottes Bay J:Ned Fox(3) T:Tom Symonds	J:Ned Fox(3) T:Tom Symonds	160	—	5	-	93	80	57d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Too green to do himself justice when beaten 23l at Southwell (soft; 25-1); can improve
3	Jim Santiago Bowie Bay J:James Davies T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:James Davies T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	160	—	7	-	81	58	49d	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Inexperience was evident but he finished tailed off at Taunton and went off 66-1
1	He's Tailor Made Bay J:Rian Corcoran(5) T:Adrian Wintle	J:Rian Corcoran(5) T:Adrian Wintle	160	h	8	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Beaten more than 100l at Chepstow where he raced freely; hood added; limited appeal
10	Autumn Air Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:James Evans	J:Charlie Deutsch T:James Evans	152	—	7	-	86	41	38d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Friendless in the betting and trailed home last at Stratford in early March (soft)
NR	Tommy Tipa Bay J:TBC T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	J: T:Mrs Sara V Bradstock	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
First foal; dam 11.6f Flat (RPR 84) and 2m/2m1f hurdle winner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Oykel Bridge	11/8	6/4	6/4
My Mate AJ	2/1	15/8	2/1
Hercules Honour	7/1	15/2	7/1
Sky Grove	12/1	11/1	11/1
Right Royal Rascal	12/1	11/1	11/1
The Hostage	16/1	16/1	14/1
Bound For Glory	22/1	18/1	18/1
Kappa Des Mottes	28/1	25/1	25/1
Jim Santiago Bowie	80/1	50/1	66/1
He's Tailor Made	200/1	80/1	125/1
Autumn Air	250/1	125/1	150/1
Tommy Tipa	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Oykel Bridge

16.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

My Mate AJ

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Sky Grove

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Hercules Honour

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Right Royal Rascal

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

The Hostage

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Bound For Glory

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

22/1

Kappa Des Mottes

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Jim Santiago Bowie

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

He's Tailor Made

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Autumn Air

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Tommy Tipa

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Oykel Bridge	—	108	101
My Mate AJ	—	114	96
Hercules Honour	—	—	—
Sky Grove	—	—	—
Right Royal Rascal	—	—	—
The Hostage	—	96	56
Bound For Glory	—	95	72
Kappa Des Mottes	—	93	80
Jim Santiago Bowie	—	81	58
He's Tailor Made	—	—	—
Autumn Air	—	86	41
Tommy Tipa	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
He's Tailor Made	32d ago	Fit
Autumn Air	38d ago	Fit
Oykel Bridge	42d ago	Fit
The Hostage	46d ago	Fresh
Jim Santiago Bowie	49d ago	Fresh
Kappa Des Mottes	57d ago	Fresh
Bound For Glory	85d ago	Fresh
My Mate AJ	87d ago	Fresh
Hercules Honour	—	—
Sky Grove	—	—
Right Royal Rascal	—	—
Tommy Tipa	—	—