14:00 Hereford

Monday 12 January 2026

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Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 5.17s

1^st

Vol Royale

611-10

1/1f

T: K WoollacottJ: H Cobden

Made all, pushed along and went clear with another after 2 out, ridden last, kept on well op 11/8

2^nd

Aguellid

511-3

11/10

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Took keen hold, midfield, awkward 1st, made headway after 5th, went second and clear with winner after 2 out, ridden approaching last, ran on but not pace of winner op 8/11

3^rd

Lord Virginia

511-3

22/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Held up in behind leaders, ridden when not fluent 2 out, went third before last, plugged on but no match for first two op 50/1

4^th

1 ½

Daring To Dream

510-10

80/1

T: H DickinJ: James Best

Took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, made headway after 4th, untidy 5th, chased leaders 3 out, still going okay 2 out, ridden and went modest fourth before last, ran on op 66/1 tchd 50/1

5^th

Raging Al

511-3

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: James Davies

Keen in rear, not fluent 3rd, made headway out wide to race in mid-division 5th, shaken up after 3 out, ridden and made no impression 2 out, kept on but never seriously involved op 40/1

6^th

2 ½

Peter's Last Deal

511-3

17/2

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Keen, tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and no chance, weakened before last op 9/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

Harbour Light

511-3

12/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)

Held up in midfield, blundered 4th, not fluent 5th, mistake next, ridden and no chance after 2 out op 18/1

8^th

Cote D'ange

511-3

80/1

T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston

Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, ridden along and weakened after 2 out op 66/1

9^th

Lovis De Sceaux

511-3

300/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Front rank, ridden and lost ground after 2 out, no extra and faded before last op 250/1

10^th

Cooler Than Me

811-3

33/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton (5)

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, untidy 5th, detached and struggling after 3 out, tailed off after 2 out op 50/1

11^th

Could Be You

611-3

150/1

T: R PotterJ: Harry Kimber

In touch, shaken up after 5th, ridden along and detached after 3 out, lost touch before 2 out op 100/1

Also Ran

Kenobi

511-3

150/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring

Prominent, lost position quickly after 5th, detached 3 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Lyric²⁵⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Both Of Us⁸¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: Kerry Lee J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £5.00EX:£3.70Trifecta:£36.40SF:£2.74Swingers:£1.10, £9.10, £8.10

Forecasts

Vol Royale (1/1), Aguellid (11/10), Lyric (6/1), Peter's Last Deal (17/2), Harbour Light (12/1), Lord Virginia (22/1), Both Of Us (25/1), Cooler Than Me (33/1), Daring To Dream (80/1), Cote D'ange (80/1), Raging Al (100/1), Could Be You (150/1), Kenobi (150/1), Lovis De Sceaux (300/1)

AGUELLID produced a most promising effort on British debut and should prove capable of much better, so is taken to get the better of the penalised C&D winner Vol Royale. Completing the shortlist is Lyric, who was above average at his best on the Flat and rates as an interesting newcomer to hurdling.