Happy 18th Birthday James Dunford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Aguellid (G) FAV H Ran to a fairly useful level on hurdle bow in France. Undermined his obvious potential by pulling hard on first 2 UK starts but turned in a much more measured effort when second of 17 in a C&D maiden…	4-3221	H Cobden P Hobbs & J White	5	73kg	1.67 4/6
17th	2	—	Anthracite (G) Modest maiden on the Flat who has shown little in a pair of maiden hurdles this season.	6P083-	C O'Farrell N P Mulholland	5	73kg	301 300/1
18th	3	—	Are You Joking (G) €52,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean gelding. Dam, ran once over hurdles, sister to useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 2¾m) Duke des Champs. Made frame both starts in Irish points in spring 2025.	34-06	R P McLernon C E Longsdon	5	73kg	67 66/1
13th	4	—	Full Force Gale (G) Made the ideal start when landing a bumper at Ffos Las on debut in autumn 2024 and showed similar form when midfield under a penalty next time. Low-key start over hurdles though, shaping as if needin…	6P/602-1	Charlie Deutsch T R George	6	73kg	126 125/1
14th	5	—	Governors Island (G) Poet's Word gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Baratablet but has offered little in 2 bumpers.	070	Bryan Carver H Fry	5	73kg	81 80/1
11th	6	—	Hawa Jumeirah (G) Modest handicapper at best on Flat (stays 1½m), won twice in 2025 but down the field final 3 starts. Makes little appeal on hurdling debut.	05-583	Kielan Woods Mrs H R J Nelmes	5	73kg	301 300/1
10th	7	—	King Berry (G) Showed only a modest of form in a trio of bumpers (for Ed De Giles), including when having no excuses at Lingfield (16f, standard) on most recent outing. Improvement needed now switching to hurdling …	585087	David Bass M Comley	5	73kg	51 50/1
16th	8	—	Lemon Leaf (G) Unpromising in points but showed more when fourth of 12 in a Naas bumper and shaped like a stayer switched to hurdling by his new yard when third of 6 at Aintree in May. Off since and looks more one …	84/30P1-	R T Dunne O Murphy	6	73kg	23 22/1
6th	9	—	Loustic Du Chatel (G) Created a good impression when making all in 5-runner bumper at Ascot (15.7f, good) on debut in November. Looked a hard ride fitted with a hood on Newbury hurdling debut but left that form well behin…	1726	Brendan Powell Miss H C Knight	5	73kg	5 4/1
5th	10	—	Matthias (G) T Fair in bumpers and showed promise on hurdling debut after near 2-year absence when third of 11 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (17/2) in December. However, he took a backward step when finishing a dist…	42/355	Sam Twiston-Davies A J Honeyball	7	73kg	34 33/1
9th	11	—	Montrachet Fin (G) T In good hands but looks one for handicaps after this run. Tongue tie on for 1st time.	767	C P O'Shea H Fry	5	73kg	126 125/1
12th	12	—	Padel Bandit (G) Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Violet Dancer. Market for clues.	00	Freddie Mitchell G & J Moore	5	73kg	151 150/1
7th	13	—	Secret Sniper (G) Brother to connections' useful performer Secret Squirrel and showed fair form when placed in bumpers at Exeter and Hereford at the end of 2024. Not quite in same form at Ascot on reappearance in Nove…	32-5722	J J Burke H Morrison	5	73kg	10 9/1
2nd	14	—	Tap Tap Shamie (G) £48,000 5-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Idas Boy. Dam point winner. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Nov 2025). Noteworthy Rules newcomer.	7/122-	S Bowen O Murphy	6	73kg	4.50 7/2
15th	15	—	Viva Vincente (G) Cheap purchase given his good pedigree and looks more one for handicaps after this run.	605	Conor Ring Evan Williams	5	73kg	301 300/1
3rd	16	—	Aj's Diamond (M) H Fair form shown when twice placed in bumpers and stepped up on her hurdling debut effort when sixth of 16 in 2m maiden at Kempton (soft) earlier in the month. Has each-way claims.	304631	Freddie Gordon C Gordon	6	69.9kg	19 18/1
8th	17	—	Independent Lady (M) In a top yard but has shaped with only minor promise in a bumper/pair of novice hurdles so far.	46881	N de Boinville N J Henderson	5	69.9kg	81 80/1
4th	18	—	Midnight Doyen (M) €16,000 Doyen mare closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser Well Dick, but has shown only modest form at best in a trio of bumpers and her pedigree suggests she's more one for longer tri…	535	Lorcan Williams J Scott	6	69.9kg	29 28/1

Betting forecast: Aguellid (4/6), Tap Tap Shamie (7/2), Loustic Du Chatel (4/1), Secret Sniper (9/1), Aj's Diamond (18/1), Lemon Leaf (22/1), Midnight Doyen (28/1), Matthias (33/1), King Berry (50/1), Are You Joking (66/1), Independent Lady (80/1), Governors Island (80/1), Montrachet Fin (125/1), Full Force Gale (125/1), Padel Bandit (150/1), Hawa Jumeirah (300/1), Viva Vincente (300/1), Anthracite (300/1)