Download The Fairplay App EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Chepstow

2:10

Date 2026-02-13

Distance 2m16y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £5,991

Runners 5

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 6mph SW

Rain 21%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Merci Mam b Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	161	—	1	-	-	-	106d	—	—	-20	25	Evens 50%
5	Mwabani b Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	154	—	2	-	111	41	82d	—	—	-11	11.7	3/1 25%
Looked good prospect at Exeter; a question though whether it's of the longer-term variety
1	Aqua Bleu b Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	164	—	211	118	104	74	54d	—	—	+23	42.2	10/3 23%
Easy winner at Doncaster and Lingfield in six-runner races over about 2m on good to soft
4	Maestro Du Mesnil gr Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	Richard Patrick · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	154	t	4	-	101	51	102d	—	—	-4	1.6	16/1 6%
Fourth of six at Hereford, 9l behind fellow newcomer Aqua Bleu; now gelded and tongue tied
3	Dream's Ka b Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	154	—	35	-	102	58	21d	—	—	-1	3.1	25/1 4%
Showed some ability both starts but he looks clearly the stable second string

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Merci Mam	evn	10/11	10/11	10/11	Evens
Mwabani	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Aqua Bleu	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Maestro Du Mesnil	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	16/1
Dream's Ka	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aqua Bleu

42.2

OR: 17 Form: 19.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Merci Mam

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 15

Evens

3rd

Mwabani

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Dream's Ka

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Maestro Du Mesnil

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aqua Bleu Top Rated	118	104	74
Merci Mam	—	—	—
Mwabani	—	111	41
Maestro Du Mesnil	—	101	51
Dream's Ka	—	102	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Merci Mam	106d ago	Long break
Mwabani	82d ago	Fresh
Aqua Bleu	54d ago	Fresh
Maestro Du Mesnil	102d ago	Long break
Dream's Ka	21d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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