14:45 Hereford

Monday 6 April 2026

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Visit Herefordshire Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 53y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 3m 55.65s
1st
Horse silk
3
13/2
T: Dominic ElsworthJ: R T Dunne
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, travelled strongly into lead after 2 out, went clear on bridle run-in, easily op 10/1 tchd 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
12
6
9/1
T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister
Tracked leaders, switched left after 2 out, ridden into second before last, kept on but no chance with easy winner op 17/2 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
13
9
16/1
T: M MullineauxJ: Charlie Price
Led, ridden and pressed 2 out, headed after 2 out, lost second and weakened before last op 25/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
18/1
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (3)
Held up in touch, niggled along and headway before 5th, lost position after 3 out, rallied into moderate fourth run-in op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
511-11
4/1j
T: C E LongsdonJ: Daire James McConville (7)
Held up in rear, progress before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, held after 2 out op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
sh
7
9/2
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Thomas Bellamy
Prominent, shaken up to press leader 2 out, weakened before last op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
9/1
T: Billy AprahamianJ: Joe Anderson (3)
Midfield, lost position before 3 out, soon pushed along and beaten tchd 17/2
8th
Horse silk
hd
11
510-2
25/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: James Best
Midfield, dropped to rear and ridden before 3 out, never in contention tchd 22/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
4/1j
T: Kerry LeeJ: David Bass
Wore hood early to post, held up in rear, mistake 5th, soon ridden, detached after 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
PU
Horse silk
8
13/2
T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon
Held up in rear, detached 5th, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2
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10
Horse silk
Now Then Wendy30
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 9
T: S Cameron  J: Benjamin Poste
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.80Pl:£2.70, £2.60, £4.10EX:£33.40Trifecta:£1,221.30Tricast:£908.76SF:£64.99Swingers:£13.00, £14.40, £23.20

Forecasts

Graecia (4/1), Kingdom Of Stars (4/1), Bouquet De Paris (9/2), Lord Chamberlain (13/2), For Old Times Sake (13/2), Desert Halo (9/1), Bongo Man (9/1), Granny B (16/1), Getaway With You (18/1), Ramaah (25/1), Now Then Wendy (33/1)

Verdict

GRAECIA ran well to finish second over C&D earlier in the season and looks worth another chance in this grade. Bouquet De Paris could prove well treated if learning to settle, while the form of Desert Halo's Plumpton win has been franked.

  1. GRAECIA (IRE)
  2. BOUQUET DE PARIS
  3. DESERT HALO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Trafalgar Square
Weight: 10-7  |Age: 4
28/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00

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