DragonBet 'Welsh Champion' Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Laafi (G) P Smart hurdler. First past the post in a competitive handicap at Aintree (disqualified due to rider breaking whip rules). Enhanced his record in big-field valuable handicaps with narrow defeat in Swin…	055D-28	Philip Byrnes W Durkan	6	75.3kg	15 14/1
12th	2	—	Kateira (M) Very useful mare on her day. Landed a match in a listed event at Wetherby (2m) on reappearance last November. Finished the season in form with a more-than-creditable sixth in the BetMGM Cup at Chelte…	143896-	Jack Andrews D Skelton	9	73.9kg	51 50/1
11th	3	—	Knickerbockerglory (G) Likeable front runner who has an excellent record on seasonal reappearance. Back to his best when narrowly denied on first crack at 2½m (good) at Bangor in March before a forgivable end-of-season run…	4/202-50	Harry Atkins D Skelton	10	72.6kg	26 25/1
9th	4	—	Le Beau Madrik (G) Sole defeat over hurdles when pulled up in Kelso Group 2 on hat-trick bid in February. Overcame some less-than-fluent jumping to come clear in impressive style at Haydock (21f) subsequently. Gets the…	2/211P1-	Harry Skelton D Skelton	5	72.1kg	4.33 10/3
16th	5	—	Serious Challenge (G) Borderline smart on Flat in Ireland in 2024. Confirmed himself a top-end handicap hurdler last season, chasing home Captain Hugo in the Morebattle before a fine third in Sussex Champion Hurdle at Plu…	4/4P123-	Liam Harrison F O'Brien	6	71.7kg	23 22/1
6th	6	—	Captain Hugo (G) Improved a chunk when making a winning handicap debut in the Morebattle at Kelso (soft) in February. Still looked ahead of his mark when runner-up (jumped none too fluently) in Scottish Champion at A…	121F12-	Sean Houlihan P Hobbs & J White	6	71.2kg	6 5/1
7th	7	—	Gibbs Island (G) H Made a winning return/handicap hurdle debut in clear-cut style at this fixture 12 months ago. Back on track with a highly encouraging seventh in the County prior to doing all he could from another po…	10577-9	Stan Sheppard T Lacey	5	69.9kg	12 11/1
14th	8	—	Sony Bill (G) T Developed into a useful hurdler for Willie Mullins last season, however, has regressed over fences for current yard this year. Back hurdling and hard to be confident that he'll snap a losing sequence…	433P50	Harry Cobden Faye Bramley	5	69.9kg	67 66/1
4th	9	—	Sageborough (G) T Low-mileage 5-y-o. Much improved when doubling his career/Wexford tally in a conditions event in May (17f). Subsequently ran too badly to be true in the Galway Hurdle. Has been given 10 weeks to get …	17F6-1P	Sean Flanagan P Nolan	5	68.9kg	34 33/1
8th	10	—	Filibustering (G) T Strong-travelling type. On the up when landing his third successive hurdle success in emphatic fashion at Cartmel in late-June. Was given plenty to do when 7¾-length third at Perth subsequently, thou…	851-113	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	5	68.5kg	15 14/1
10th	11	—	Hamlet's Night (G) H Ran a blinder behind Rubaud in Grade 2 Elite at Wincanton last season. Likely had enough for the season when down the field in the Swinton in May. Notable that he was better than ever when making a w…	2205-00	J J Burke James Owen	5	68kg	19 18/1
13th	12	—	Listentoyourheart (M) Useful mare. Given a considerate reappearance in this corresponding event 12 months ago prior to winning a valuable 2½m handicap at Windsor on New Year's Day. Drop back in trip/jockey bookings sugges…	31739-0	C J Todd D Skelton	7	67.6kg	67 66/1
15th	13	—	Queenie St Clair (M) Strong traveller. Improved again to notch a third success for current yard in a Go North Series Final handicap at Kelso in March. Handicapper has offered some respite following heavy end-of-season de…	131516-	S Bowen Nick Scholfield	6	67.1kg	34 33/1
2nd	14	—	Morning Mayhem (G) P Another success story for up-and-coming yard. Found further improvement when landing Cartmel Cup in refitted headgear in August. Another personal best when narrowly denied at Market Rasen latest but …	444122	Kielan Woods Nick Scholfield	5	67.1kg	15 14/1
1st	15	—	Pioneer Pete (G) FAV Fairly useful 6-y-o. Landed the odds in a trio of maiden/novice hurdles either side of a cracking handicap debut run at Punchestown in May, when only narrowly denied in a fiercely competitive affair.…	4312-11	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	6	66.7kg	4 3/1
—	16	—	Doctor Blue (G) Pulled Up PT Very promising second in Cheltenham Grade 2 on hurdling debut/return last year. Tame finishing effort on latest start in February (has also bled/refused to race). Tongue strap refitted following a br…	53/2165-	Dylan Johnston S Thomas	6	66.2kg	9.50 17/2
3rd	17	—	Tennessee Tango (G) T Fairly useful bumper winner. Third to a couple of above-average types over C&D prior to landing the odds at Plumpton in February. Found wanting for stamina in 2½m events subsequently. Out of the weig…	6331P6-	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	6	66.2kg	17 16/1

Betting forecast: Pioneer Pete (3/1), Le Beau Madrik (10/3), Captain Hugo (5/1), Doctor Blue (17/2), Gibbs Island (11/1), Morning Mayhem (14/1), Laafi (14/1), Filibustering (14/1), Tennessee Tango (16/1), Hamlet's Night (18/1), Serious Challenge (22/1), Knickerbockerglory (25/1), Sageborough (33/1), Queenie St Clair (33/1), Kateira (50/1), Listentoyourheart (66/1), Sony Bill (66/1)