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Richard Howard 80th Birthday Celebration Victor Ludorum Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-02-14
Distance 1m7f144y
Class Class 2
Going Soft
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo
Prize £10,892
Runners 8
Weather Clear
Temp 4.7°C
Wind 5mph SW
Rain 0%

Runners

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
5 Brian Hughes · Nicky Henderson 155 1-2
127
127
89
21d +6
43
13/8
38%
Shaped well after ten months off when second in Doncaster Listed event; very good claims
3 Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls 159 2221
121
115
105
16d +18
42.5
9/4
31%
Advanced form with emphatic Wincanton success latest; more to offer so enters calculations
1 Sean Bowen · Gary & Josh Moore 162 p 114
-
123
90
49d +1
16.4
5/1
17%
Easily scored at Sandown then only fourth in Finale at Chepstow; remains of interest
2 Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton 162 ht 5-3228
134
121
-
90d +13
24.1
13/2
13%
Useful ex-French winning hurdler; interesting prospect for top yard on back of wind op
4 James Davies · Tim Vaughan 155 211
116
116
114
59d +33
37.3
18/1
5%
Made it 2-3 over hurdles at Newbury; this demands more but she shouldn't be underestimated
7 James Bowen · Mickey Bowen 154 82
-
109
95
15d +2
6
25/1
4%
Clear second in Catterick juvenile latest; open to progress but this demands a lot more
6 Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins 154 h 6
-
107
76
47d -1
0.4
80/1
1%
Encouraging debut sixth at Leopardstown in December; faces a tall order here though
NR Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154
-
-
-
0
Fair Irish Flat maiden but this is a very tough introduction to hurdling
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Manlaga
13/8 13/8 6/4 11/8 11/8
Pourquoi Pas Papa
9/4 9/4 9/4 9/4 9/4
Macktoad
9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 5/1
The Mighty Celt
6/1 6/1 6/1 13/2 6/1
Love Sonnet
18/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 18/1
Whatsgoingonmarvin
25/1 25/1 25/1 22/1 25/1
Try Them
80/1 80/1 80/1 66/1 80/1
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Predictor

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

1st Manlaga
43
OR: 19.3 Form: 12 Odds: 11.8
13/8
2nd Pourquoi Pas Papa
42.5
OR: 17.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 7.3
9/4
3rd Love Sonnet
37.3
OR: 16.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.3
18/1
4 The Mighty Celt
24.1
OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1
13/2
5 Macktoad
16.4
OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4
5/1
6 Whatsgoingonmarvin
6
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1
25/1
7 Try Them
0.4
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
80/1
8 Word For Word
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
The Mighty Celt Top Rated
134
121
Manlaga
127
127
89
Pourquoi Pas Papa
121
115
105
Love Sonnet
116
116
114
Macktoad
123
90
Whatsgoingonmarvin
109
95
Try Them
107
76
Word For Word

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Manlaga 21d ago Fit
Pourquoi Pas Papa 16d ago Fit
Macktoad 49d ago Fresh
The Mighty Celt 90d ago Fresh
Love Sonnet 59d ago Fresh
Whatsgoingonmarvin 15d ago Fit
Try Them 47d ago Fresh
Word For Word

Going: Soft

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