15:43 Chepstow

Friday 9 October 2026

All13:2213:5714:3215:1215:4316:1716:5517:31

DragonBet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 55.54s

1^st

West Hill Verde

611-0

16/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Callum Pritchard

Wore hood to post, prominent, chased leader after 3rd, in touch with leader 3 out, ridden and headway to lead approaching 2 out, kept on but headed approaching last, rallied to lead final 110yds, gamely tchd 18/1

2^nd

3 ¼

La Cote Fleurie

510-7

5/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Took keen hold, midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, smooth headway 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last where not fluent, hung slightly right and headed final 110yds op 8/1

3^rd

8 ½

Lock Stock

611-0

9/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

Led, a length ahead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out where not fluent, outpaced by leaders before last op 11/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

North Shore

410-12

6/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Midfield, not fluent 5th, in touch with leaders 7th, ridden and lost third before 2 out, keeping on same pace when bad mistake last op 8/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

2 ¼

Hopeful Hero

511-0

50/1

T: T HoganJ: J J Burke

Midfield, ridden before 3 out, no impression when not fluent 2 out op 66/1 tchd 40/1

6^th

Lord Byron

410-12

7/2

T: Faye BramleyJ: Harry Cobden

Held up in rear, ridden and brief headway 3 out, soon weakened op 3/1

7^th

7 ½

Obsessedwithyou

710-7

100/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Took keen hold, prominent, mistake 6th, ridden and lost position 3 out, soon weakened op 80/1 tchd 150/1

8^th

Chicker

511-0

50/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien

Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and no impression 2 out op 33/1

9^th

Cosmic Connection

511-0

15/8f

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon

Midfield, not fluent 2nd, ridden before 2 out, weakened run-in op 11/8 tchd 5/4 and tchd 2/1

10^th

Le Moulin Rouge

511-0

16/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan

Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and lost position 3 out, soon weakened op 14/1

Also Ran

Handmedownastar

611-0

20/1

T: Nick ScholfieldJ: S Bowen

Always behind, pulled up 2 out op 40/1 tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£24.30Pl:£4.30, £2.00, £3.00EX:£155.40Trifecta:£708.90Tricast:£783.92SF:£94.57Swingers:£16.00, £21.60, £8.30

Forecasts

Cosmic Connection (15/8), Lord Byron (7/2), La Cote Fleurie (5/1), North Shore (6/1), Lock Stock (9/1), West Hill Verde (16/1), Le Moulin Rouge (16/1), Handmedownastar (20/1), Hopeful Hero (50/1), Chicker (50/1), Obsessedwithyou (100/1)

A good-looking renewal. The vote goes to COSMIC CONNECTION, who took his tally to 3-4 within the space of a couple of months in the spring and Chris Gordon's rapidly-progressive 5-y-o should have no issues with this longer trip. He can take the step up in class in his stride at the expense of Lord Byron, who was narrowly denied at Grade 1 level in Ireland and arrives fit from a spin on the Flat. Stable-switcher North Shore can get the better of La Cote Fleurie for third.

COSMIC CONNECTION (IRE)
LORD BYRON (IRE)
NORTH SHORE (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Sticktotheplan

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: S Bowen | T: O Murphy

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £45,560.002nd: £17,096.003rd: £8,560.004th: £4,264.005th: £2,144.006th: £1,072.00