14:10 Taunton

Monday 9 March 2026

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DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Extra Places EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO only  |   Class 4  |   2m 104y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 4m 10.17s
1st
Horse silk
3
411-0
8/11f
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: C Gethings
Made all, set good pace and went five lengths clear after 4th, reduced lead after 3 out, not fluent 2 out but soon asserted, ran on well after last, readily op 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
6
4
9/2
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Prominent, closed on leader after 3 out, ridden 2 out, not fluent last, kept on but no chance with winner run-in op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
13/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Callum Pritchard (3)
Towards rear, headway after 3 out, jumped badly left 2 out and last, kept on but no impression on leading pair run-in tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
10
8
33/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Midfield, outpaced on bend before 2 out, weakened before last
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
18/1
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Always towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, jumped left last, weakened run-in op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
4/1
T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, outpaced before jumped badly left 2 out, weakened before last op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
6
100/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 3 out, tailed off from 2 out op 80/1
8th
Horse silk
14
1
22/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan
Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 4th, ridden before 3 out, tailed off from 2 out op 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.73Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.20EX:£5.30Trifecta:£21.40SF:£5.16Swingers:£1.70, £2.20, £4.60

Forecasts

Mecene (8/11), Sixty's Rock (4/1), See Me Later (9/2), Dakota Star (13/2), Clear Sky (18/1), Another Enki (22/1), Milady Du Breuil (33/1), Ashpriors (100/1)

Verdict

Having displayed a fair level of ability at Wincanton and Warwick, MECENE may well prove equal to this task. His pedigree offers hope that there is better to come and it was a potentially very useful juvenile that he finished third to at Warwick last time. Sixty's Rock is also open to improvement and is next on the list ahead of Dakota Star and newcomers Another Enki and See Me Later.

  1. MECENE (FR)
  2. SIXTY'S ROCK (IRE)
  3. DAKOTA STAR

Previous Winners

2025
Sherminator
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 4
J: Bryan Carver  |  T: H Fry
11/8

Prize Money

1st: £5,991.002nd: £2,760.003rd: £1,379.004th: £691.00

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