13:50 Stratford

Thursday 29 October 2026

All13:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:20

EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 3m 59.20s

1^st

Red Metal

411-5

13/8f

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Paul O'Brien

Made all, ridden when clear flat, ran on well op 6/4 tchd 7/4

2^nd

3 ¾

Brecharnon

511-0

5/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mostly chased winner throughout, jumped left last, no impression flat, kept on op 7/2

3^rd

8 ½

Smile John Boy

511-0

2/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Chased leaders, closed after 2 out, went second briefly final bend, ridden before last, weakened flat op 11/8

4^th

River Don

511-0

150/1

T: Harry RyallJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Off the pace in mid-division, not always fluent, remote fourth from 3 out, tailed off op 100/1

5^th

8 ½

Killarney

611-0

16/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Off the pace in mid-division, not always fluent, well adrift of leaders 3 out, tailed off op 33/1

6^th

9 ½

Mr Maximillian

511-0

40/1

T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (3)

Always in rear, tailed off op 28/1

7^th

Jersey Tex

410-13

300/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Towards rear of mid-division and off the pace, remote seventh 3 out, tailed off op 200/1

8^th

2 ½

Unbelievable Jeff

410-13

40/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: Harry Kimber

Always towards rear, tailed off op 66/1

9^th

Whiteoak Duffy

511-0

300/1

T: Simon EdwardsJ: Lee Edwards

In rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway when mistake 3 out, pressed briefly for remote fourth after 2 out, tailed off op 200/1

Also Ran

Posh Dude

611-0

16/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Always in rear, pulled up before last op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £1.10EX:£6.10Trifecta:£10.30SF:£6.38Swingers:£1.30, £1.10, £1.20

Forecasts

Red Metal (13/8), Smile John Boy (2/1), Brecharnon (5/2), Killarney (16/1), Posh Dude (16/1), Mr Maximillian (40/1), Unbelievable Jeff (40/1), River Don (150/1), Jersey Tex (300/1), Whiteoak Duffy (300/1)

RED METAL has an experience edge over the other main protagonists and may well defy a penalty for his impressive C&D success. Hurdling debutants Brecharnon and Smile John Boy both command serious respect.

RED METAL (FR)
BRECHARNON (FR)
SMILE JOHN BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Wandering Ego

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: S Bowen | T: O Murphy

6/5

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.00