Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Cheltenham

2:35

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 2m4f56y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £39,865

Runners 6

Weather Overcast

Temp 1.6°C

Wind 8mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Kabral Du Mathan b Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	154	t	1222-1	154	169	148	40d	—	—	-1	56	8/13 62%
Impressive in Haydock handicap on stable/seasonal debut; strongly respected
3	Jingko Blue b James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	154	—	/11U-7	144	157	145	40d	—	—	+14	27.5	5/1 17%
Grade 2 winner over fences last term; possibly needed his reappearance run
2	Lucky Place b Paul O'Brien · Nicky Henderson	Paul O'Brien · Nicky Henderson	160	—	174-32	153	162	-	15d	—	—	+16	29.5	11/2 15%
Successful in this contest 12 months ago; major contender returned to hurdles
6	The Real Whacker b Sean Bowen · Patrick Neville	Sean Bowen · Patrick Neville	154	tp	454-25	146	158	93	61d	—	—	+19	26	12/1 8%
Hurdles form remains inferior to his best achievements over fences
1	Gowel Road b/br Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	160	p	18-037	145	155	119	20d	—	—	+21	24.9	25/1 4%
Largely sound record over hurdles at Cheltenham; second in this race last year
5	Kamsinas b Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	154	t	820-22	136	152	-	18d	—	—	+19	22.3	33/1 3%
Has the worst chance at the weights on this return to hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kabral Du Mathan	8/13	4/7	4/7	4/7	8/13
Jingko Blue	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lucky Place	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
The Real Whacker	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Gowel Road	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Kamsinas	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kabral Du Mathan

OR: 26 Form: 10 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Lucky Place

29.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

11/2

3rd

Jingko Blue

27.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

The Real Whacker

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Gowel Road

24.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Kamsinas

22.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kabral Du Mathan Top Rated	154	169	148
Lucky Place	153	162	—
The Real Whacker	146	158	93
Gowel Road	145	155	119
Jingko Blue	144	157	145
Kamsinas	136	152	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kabral Du Mathan	40d ago	Fit
Jingko Blue	40d ago	Fit
Lucky Place	15d ago	Fit
The Real Whacker	61d ago	Fresh
Gowel Road	20d ago	Fit
Kamsinas	18d ago	Fit

Going: Good

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