16:30 Hereford

Wednesday 18 March 2026

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Coneleys Theme Park Fun Fair Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 51.86s

Vol Royale²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H Cobden| T: K Woollacott| OR: 120| C

7/4

Point winner who is going the right way over hurdles, landing 2m maiden/novice at this course in December and January. Looked on a stiff opening mark and shaped accordingly at Chepstow last month and probably needs more help from the handicapper.

Form: 4-B5117

Top Coeur⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 119

11/1

Placed in bumper and took a step forward from hurdling bow when third of 13 in maiden at Thurles when last seen 3 months ago, headed last having led entering straight. Has since switched yards and he looks a potential improver now handicapping over a longer trip.

Form: 3-43

Beau Quali⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Toby McCain-Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 118| D

33/1

Won a match at Warwick on chase debut in October and wasted no time getting back on track reverting to hurdling when good second at Southwell a month later. Heavy defeat at Doncaster in December and it was a similar story on yard debut last time.

Form: 215258

Castelfort²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams| OR: 116| BF

9/4

Didn't take to fences in the autumn but more like it over hurdles more recently, third of 9 at Chepstow (soft) 25 days ago. No forlorn hope off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: P-57543

Fight My Fire⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 109

7/1

Got off the mark 2¼m maiden at Fontwell in October. Sound enough start to his handicap career when fourth of 9 over 2m at Sandown (soft) in December but ran a stinker at Taunton the following month. Every chance if leaving that effort behind.

Form: 8-U134P

El Curamach^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Mitchell⁽³⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 102

7/2

Took a big step forward on his third start when landing the odds in 2m novice hurdle at Warwick in May 2024 and shaped as if retaining ability before understandably tiring late on when third of 13 in handicap at Newbury last month.

Form: 54/1-3

Non-Runners

Wolf Moon⁹⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: B Pauling J: Ben Jones

Emerald Breeze³³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Dominic Elsworth J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Vol Royale (7/4), Castelfort (9/4), El Curamach (7/2), Emerald Breeze (6/1), Fight My Fire (7/1), Wolf Moon (10/1), Top Coeur (11/1), Beau Quali (33/1)

A few in with chances but TOP COEUR took a step forward from his hurdling bow when third at Thurles in December and having switched yards since last seen, gets the nod to make a winning start to life in handicaps over this longer trip. Fellow 5-y-o Fight My Fire had been going the right way until his Taunton flop, so he's put forward as the main threat, with Castelfort seemingly best of the rest.