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Wednesday 25 February 2026

13:50

Happy 18th Birthday James Dunford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 4, 1m7f50y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 18 runners

Winning time 3m 49.00s

Going
Good To Soft
Surface
Turf
Jumps
8 hurdles

Result

1st

Aguellid (FR) h

No. 1

5yo, 11-7, OR 114

J: Harry Cobden · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

3:49.00 £5,446

Settled midpack early - made progress before 3 out - up to third 2 out - driven into contention last - closed on front-runner up the straight - hit the front inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Tap Tap Shamie (IRE)

No. 14

6yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Sean Bowen · T: Olly Murphy

0.3 £2,509

Settled in second early - hit the front two out - driven level near the line - outpaced inside final 110 yards and unable to find more

3rd

Aj's Diamond (IRE) h

No. 16

6yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Freddie Gordon · T: Chris Gordon

8½ £1,254

Held up towards the back - made progress from three out - kept going strongly from two out - closed to grab third spot on the run-in but never able to reel in the front two

4th

Midnight Doyen (IRE)

No. 18

6yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Lorcan Williams · T: Jeremy Scott

1¾ £628

Held up towards the back - improved into contention after 3 out - up with the pace 2 out and into third before last - dropped back on the run-in to finish fourth

5th

Matthias (GB) t

No. 10

7yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Anthony Honeyball

3¼

Handy early - still close up passing three out then pressed for effort two out - lost ground after the final fence to finish fifth

6th

Loustic Du Chatel (FR)

No. 9

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Brendan Powell · T: Henrietta C Knight

1½

Set the pace early despite a couple of untidy jumps - opened a big advantage before the third - margin shrunk approaching two out where overtaken - soon lost touch and finished well beaten in 6th

7th

Secret Sniper (GB)

No. 13

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Hughie Morrison

3

Settled in the pack - crept into it approaching 3 out then scratchy at the second-last - dropped away after the final fence to finish 7th

8th

Independent Lady (GER)

No. 17

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Nico de Boinville · T: Nicky Henderson

3¼

Settled in the pack - closed on the front group before two out - pressed for effort near the last then lost momentum on the run to the line

9th

Montrachet Fin (IRE) t

No. 11

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Ciaran O'Shea (7) · T: Harry Fry

5

Settled mid-pack - lost touch approaching second-last - dropped away before final fence - finished well held in 9th

10th

King Berry (IRE)

No. 7

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: David Bass · T: Max Comley

7

Held up handy in the pack early - dropped back before 3 out and found little from there - trailed off after 2 out to finish well beaten

11th

Hawa Jumeirah (GB)

No. 6

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Kielan Woods · T: Helen Nelmes

2½

Held up at the back - nudged into contention approaching 3 out - faded after 2 out - finished 11th

12th

Padel Bandit (GB)

No. 12

5yo, 11-4, OR –

J: Freddie Mitchell (3) · T: Gary & Josh Moore

1¼

Held up towards the back - lost touch before 2 out - dropped away and beaten a long way

13th

Full Force Gale (IRE)

No. 4

6yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Charlie Deutsch · T: Tom George

10

Held up at back of field - losing touch after 3 out - well beaten before 2 out - finished last of the field

14th

Governors Island (IRE)

No. 5

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Bryan Carver · T: Harry Fry

½

Held around mid-division early - lost touch after the second last - dropped away tamely near the finish

15th

Viva Vincente (IRE)

No. 15

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Conor Ring · T: Evan Williams

½

Settled in the pack early - began fading after 3 out - dropped away and well behind before 2 out - eventually well beaten in 15th

16th

Lemon Leaf (IRE)

No. 8

6yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Robert Dunne · T: Olly Murphy

3¼

Settled mid-pack in the early stages - lost touch with the field after 3 out - well beaten before 2 out - eventually finished last

17th

Anthracite (GB)

No. 2

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Conor O'Farrell · T: Neil Mulholland

15

mid-pack early - lost touch after 3 out - well adrift before 2 out - finished last of the field

18th

Are You Joking (IRE)

No. 3

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Richie McLernon · T: Charlie Longsdon

26

Handy early - dropped away approaching the 4th and never a factor thereafter - already far off the pace before 2 out and finished last

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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