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

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	—	Chicker (G) Dual bumper winner who struck at the first time of asking over hurdles in 2½m Uttoxeter novice (good to soft) in May. Unable to fend off an 80/1 outsider after 4 months off at Perth (2m, good to soft…	1600-12	Fern O'Brien F O'Brien	5	69.9kg	51 50/1
9th	2	—	Cosmic Connection (G) FAV Point winner who made a very promising start over hurdles back in the spring, making it 3-4 in 15-runner handicap at Sandown (2m, good to firm) in late-April. Open to further improvement with the lon…	711211-	Freddie Gordon C Gordon	5	69.9kg	2.88 15/8
—	3	—	Handmedownastar (G) Pulled Up Good-looking point winner. Successful in a Fontwell novice on final start for Seamus Mullins. Needed his handicap/stable debut at Cartmel (strong in betting) before finding plenty for pressure to win…	132-151	S Bowen Nick Scholfield	6	69.9kg	21 20/1
5th	4	—	Hopeful Hero (G) H Winner of maiden at Bellewstown in July and gained reward for his consistency with a first success in handicap company in 6-runner event at Clonmel (23f, good) 8 days ago. This is a completely differ…	103241	J J Burke T Hogan	5	69.9kg	51 50/1
10th	5	—	Le Moulin Rouge (G) H Continued a theme of run-to-run progression after 3 months off when winning 12-runner maiden hurdle at Wexford (2½m, soft) back in the spring. Presumably not easy to train given the length of time be…	F/321-	Sean Flanagan P Nolan	5	69.9kg	17 16/1
3rd	6	—	Lock Stock (G) Found improvement when making winning debut for new yard in 12-runner maiden hurdle at Worcester (2m) last month and upped his game further when following up in 15-runner handicap there (2½m) just ov…	0/229-11	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	6	69.9kg	10 9/1
1st	7	—	West Hill Verde (G) Runner-up on first of 3 bumper starts and was going the right way over hurdles without winning in the spring, shaping better than the distance beaten suggested when third of 8 in novice at Ayr (21f, …	533233-	Callum Pritchard J W Mullins	6	69.9kg	17 16/1
6th	8	—	Lord Byron (G) P Runner-up on second of 2 Flat starts for Aidan O'Brien. Yet to hit the target in 6 outings in this sphere but has acquitted himself well on each occasion, going down by a head in a Grade 1 at the Pun…	44542-6	Harry Cobden Faye Bramley	4	68.9kg	4.50 7/2
4th	9	—	North Shore (G) Highly tried over hurdles last season, finishing in the frame in a couple of Graded races at Leopardstown on his first couple of starts for connections. Didn't need to improve when landing the odds i…	340F-14	Harry Skelton D Skelton	4	68.9kg	7 6/1
2nd	10	—	La Cote Fleurie (M) Made it 3-4 under Rules when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 7 weeks ago, always holding on having quickened to lead approaching home turn. Better still to come and th…	1-311	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	66.7kg	6 5/1
7th	11	—	Obsessedwithyou (M) B Made her first hurdles start since October 2024 a winning one at Hexham in June. Not at her best even though finishing in the first 2 for the twelfth time in 14 starts when runner-up over fences at N…	21-2122	G Sheehan Jamie Snowden	7	66.7kg	101 100/1

Betting forecast: 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)