19:30 Hereford

Thursday 16 April 2026

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Wye Valley Metals Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 3m 45.81s

He's Tailor Made^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rian Corcoran⁽⁵⁾| T: A Wintle

150/1

Showed nothing on last month's debut at Chepstow. Hood goes on.

Form: 8

Hercules Honour^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

7/1

Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam (c140/h113) 2½m-25f hurdle/chase winner. Needs a market check for a yard that does well in this sphere. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Jim Santiago Bowie⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: James Davies| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

66/1

Hinted at ability when well held in bumper at Taunton on debut in February.

Form: 7

Kappa Des Mottes⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ned Fox⁽³⁾| T: T Symonds

25/1

£65,000 Kapgarde gelding who hinted at ability at Southwell on debut in February. Probably more one for the longer term.

Form: 5

My Mate Aj⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Pritchard⁽³⁾| T: B Pauling

7/4

Produced a promising first effort when third in 11-runner Southwell bumper in November, travelling well and looking the likely winner for most of the home straight. Failed to build on that at Lingfield 10 weeks later but worth another chance.

Form: 34

Oykel Bridge⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

13/8

Zoffany colt who improved on debut form when third in 10-runner bumper at Haydock (15.6f) 6 weeks ago, despite showing a quirky side. Must enter the reckoning.

Form: 33

Sky Grove^h1⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K Brogan| T: L Horsfall

11/1

Order of St George gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Nitty Gritty, and half-brother to bumper winner Lionnar. Bumped into a promising rival on the second of 2 starts in Irish points (Jan 18), so worth a market check ahead of Rules debut. Hood fitted.

Form: 62

The Hostage⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex

14/1

Showed a bit when sixth of 12 in bumper at Huntingdon on debut last month, unable to sustain effort. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 6

Autumn Air³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: H J Evans

150/1

Made little appeal on paper and shaped in kind on last month's debut at Stratford.

Form: 7

Bound For Glory⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C Gethings| T: R Stephens

20/1

Circus Maximus gelding who possibly found the test too much (Flat-bred) when fourth in 9-runner bumper at Catterick (15.7f) on debut in January, no extra final 1f.

Form: 4

Right Royal Rascal

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: T Symonds

10/1

Maxios gelding. Dam (c100/h110), 25f/3¼m hurdle winner, closely related to fairly useful hurdle/useful chase winner (stayed 3m) Tarada and useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Marada out of fairly useful hurdle/chase winner up to 3m Kerada. Bred more for stamina than speed.

Form:

Non-Runners

Tommy Tipa

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: S Bradstock J: Jack Andrews

Forecasts

Oykel Bridge (13/8), My Mate Aj (7/4), Hercules Honour (7/1), Right Royal Rascal (10/1), Sky Grove (11/1), The Hostage (14/1), Bound For Glory (20/1), Tommy Tipa (20/1), Kappa Des Mottes (25/1), Jim Santiago Bowie (66/1), He's Tailor Made (150/1), Autumn Air (150/1)

MY MATE AJ was a shade disappointing at Lingfield last time but is well worth another chance based on the strength of his debut form. Oykel Bridge must enter calculations following an improved effort at Haydock, while Sky Grove makes some appeal on this switch to Rules having bumped into the promising Cosmic Connection on the second of his 2 starts in Irish points.