Happy 18th Birthday James Dunford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race).
Wincanton · Wednesday, 25 Feb · 17:50
· 1m 7f 50y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
18
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
AGUELLID (FR
🥈 Second
LOUSTIC DU CHATEL (FR
🥉 Third
TAP TAP SHAMIE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 18 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.67
4/6
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
19
18/1
06 · —
23
22/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
34
33/1
09 · —
51
50/1
10 · —
67
66/1
11 · —
81
80/1
12 · —
81
80/1
13 · —
126
125/1
14 · —
126
125/1
15 · —
151
150/1
16 · —
301
300/1
17 · —
301
300/1
18 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Aguellid (G)
FAV
[H]
Ran to a fairly useful level on hurdle bow in France. Undermined his obvious potential by pulling hard on first 2 UK starts but turned in a much more measured effort when second of 17 in a C&D maiden latest. No easy ride but sets the stand…
|
4-3221 | H Cobden | P Hobbs & J White | 5 | 73 kg |
1.67
4/6
|
| 17th | 2 | — |
Anthracite (G)
Modest maiden on the Flat who has shown little in a pair of maiden hurdles this season.
|
6P083- | C O'Farrell | N P Mulholland | 5 | 73 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 18th | 3 | — |
Are You Joking (G)
€52,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean gelding. Dam, ran once over hurdles, sister to useful hurdler/chase winner (stayed 2¾m) Duke des Champs. Made frame both starts in Irish points in spring 2025.
|
34-06 | R P McLernon | C E Longsdon | 5 | 73 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 13th | 4 | — |
Full Force Gale (G)
Made the ideal start when landing a bumper at Ffos Las on debut in autumn 2024 and showed similar form when midfield under a penalty next time. Low-key start over hurdles though, shaping as if needing the run after a year off over C&D rece…
|
6P/602-1 | Charlie Deutsch | T R George | 6 | 73 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 14th | 5 | — |
Governors Island (G)
Poet's Word gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Baratablet but has offered little in 2 bumpers.
|
070 | Bryan Carver | H Fry | 5 | 73 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 11th | 6 | — |
Hawa Jumeirah (G)
Modest handicapper at best on Flat (stays 1½m), won twice in 2025 but down the field final 3 starts. Makes little appeal on hurdling debut.
|
05-58 | Kielan Woods | Mrs H R J Nelmes | 5 | 73 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 10th | 7 | — |
King Berry (G)
Showed only a modest of form in a trio of bumpers (for Ed De Giles), including when having no excuses at Lingfield (16f, standard) on most recent outing. Improvement needed now switching to hurdling for new stable.
|
585087 | David Bass | M Comley | 5 | 73 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 16th | 8 | — |
Lemon Leaf (G)
Unpromising in points but showed more when fourth of 12 in a Naas bumper and shaped like a stayer switched to hurdling by his new yard when third of 6 at Aintree in May. Off since and looks more one for handicaps further down the line.
|
84/30P1- | R T Dunne | O Murphy | 6 | 73 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 6th | 9 | — |
Loustic Du Chatel (G)
Created a good impression when making all in 5-runner bumper at Ascot (15.7f, good) on debut in November. Looked a hard ride fitted with a hood on Newbury hurdling debut but left that form well behind when second at Huntingdon (15.8f, soft…
|
1726 | Brendan Powell | Miss H C Knight | 5 | 73 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 5th | 10 | — |
Matthias (G)
[T1]
Fair in bumpers and showed promise on hurdling debut after near 2-year absence when third of 11 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (17/2) in December. However, he took a backward step when finishing a distant fifth in a Lingfield maiden (19.5f, …
|
42/355 | Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball | 7 | 73 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 9th | 11 | — |
Montrachet Fin (G)
[T1]
In good hands but looks one for handicaps after this run. Tongue tie on for 1st time.
|
767 | C P O'Shea | H Fry | 5 | 73 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 12th | 12 | — |
Padel Bandit (G)
Jack Hobbs gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Violet Dancer. Market for clues.
|
00 | Freddie Mitchell | G & J Moore | 5 | 73 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 7th | 13 | — |
Secret Sniper (G)
Brother to connections' useful performer Secret Squirrel and showed fair form when placed in bumpers at Exeter and Hereford at the end of 2024. Not quite in same form at Ascot on reappearance in November.
|
32-5722 | J J Burke | H Morrison | 5 | 73 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 14 | — |
Tap Tap Shamie (G)
£48,000 5-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Idas Boy. Dam point winner. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (Nov 2025). Noteworthy Rules newcomer.
|
7/122- | S Bowen | O Murphy | 6 | 73 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 15th | 15 | — |
Viva Vincente (G)
Cheap purchase given his good pedigree and looks more one for handicaps after this run.
|
605 | Conor Ring | Evan Williams | 5 | 73 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 3rd | 16 | — |
Aj's Diamond (M)
[H]
Fair form shown when twice placed in bumpers and stepped up on her hurdling debut effort when sixth of 16 in 2m maiden at Kempton (soft) earlier in the month. Has each-way claims.
|
304631 | Freddie Gordon | C Gordon | 6 | 69.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 8th | 17 | — |
Independent Lady (M)
In a top yard but has shaped with only minor promise in a bumper/pair of novice hurdles so far.
|
46881 | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 5 | 69.9 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 4th | 18 | — |
Midnight Doyen (M)
€16,000 Doyen mare closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser Well Dick, but has shown only modest form at best in a trio of bumpers and her pedigree suggests she's more one for longer trips.
|
535 | Lorcan Williams | J Scott | 6 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Aguellid (4/6), Tap Tap Shamie (7/2), Loustic Du Chatel (4/1), Secret Sniper (9/1), Aj's Diamond (18/1), Lemon Leaf (22/1), Midnight Doyen (28/1), Matthias (33/1), King Berry (50/1), Are You Joking (66/1), Independent Lady (80/1), Governors Island (80/1), Montrachet Fin (125/1), Full Force Gale (125/1), Padel Bandit (150/1), Hawa Jumeirah (300/1), Viva Vincente (300/1), Anthracite (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |