STRATFORD
16 June 2026
Tuesday 16th June

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Racing To School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 2f 148y
  • Going: Good
Stratford
Runners
10

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Partly cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Louis Veron silk
Louis Veron
J: Harry Skelton
T: Dan Skelton
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 14 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (54%)
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 16 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (55%)
Did not need to improve to win easily at Warwick this month; can follow up
2-21
Age: 5
Weight: 11-10
OR: 116
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Jun 26 War Warwick 16f Gd 4MdH 11-4 1/7 Dunstall Star (3L) 2/9F 116 110
11 May 26 Sth Southwell 16f Gd 4NvMdH 11-4 2/7 King's Scholar (3¼L) 4/9F - 106
10 Oct 25 Chp Chepstow 16f GS 4NvH 10-13 2/15 Frontier Prince (nk) 20/1 - 101
2
Black Dakota silk
Black Dakota
J: Robbie David 5
T: Daisy Hitchins
Irish point winner; not beaten far in recent hunter chase but best watched on stable debut
54
Age: 7
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 May 26 Lis Listowel 20.5f Gd/Y MdH 11-9 p 4/9 Burning Ability (35L) 28/1 - 79
7 May 26 Wex Wexford 23f Gd/Y NvHntCh 11-2 p1 5/8 Muskerry Rock (8¼L) 4/1 - 99
3
Colibri Bleu silk
Colibri Bleu
J: Jack Andrews
T: T Ellis
About 24l behind easy winner Louis Veron on recent rules debut at Warwick (2m)
3
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Jun 26 War Warwick 16f Gd 4MdH 11-4 3/7 Louis Veron (24L) 40/1 - 78
4
Maskarvel silk
BF
Maskarvel
J: Jonathan Burke
T: Alastair Ralph
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Only third when odds-on over C&D last month but fair form when runner-up twice beforehand
252-23
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: 110
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 May 26 Str Stratford 18.5f GF 4NvH 11-0 3/6 Machete Beach (2½L) 4/6F 110 102
15 May 26 Ain Aintree 17f Gd 4NvH 11-2 2/6 Road To Wembley (6½L) 6/4 - 110
1 Mar 26 Hun Huntingdon 16f GS 4MdH 11-5 2/7 Caspari (2½L) 85/40 - 107
26 Dec 25 Kem Kempton 16f Gd 2MdH 11-4 5/11 Klub De Reve (24L) 33/1 - 104
28 Jul 25 Gal Galway 16.5f Gd 4yNHF 11-3 2/19 Gomez Addams (6½L) 7/1 - 104
17 Jul 25 Kln Killarney 17f Y/Sft 4yNHF 11-3 4/13 Galileo Sand (3½L) 7/2 - 103
5
McGrath From Clune silk
D
McGrath From Clune tp
J: Conor O'Farrell
T: Tom Gretton
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Well beaten both starts this spring (hurdle/chase) and faces a tough task on these terms
2U2P-0
Age: 10
Weight: 11-3
OR: 82
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 26 Sth Southwell 16f Gd 5NvHcH 10-7 htp 10/13 Blazing Saint (61L) 80/1 84 27
25 Mar 26 Her Hereford 16f Gd 5HcCh 10-12 tp PU/6 Quinta Brigada () 15/2 81 -
26 Dec 25 Fon Fontwell 18f GS 5HcCh 10-12 tp 2/3 Superstylin (19L) 6/1 82 67
11 Dec 25 Tau Taunton 18f Gd 5HcCh 10-10 tp UR/9 Chief O'Hara () 22/1 79 90
14 Nov 25 Ncs Newcastle 16.5f GS 5HcCh 10-2 tp 2/6 Powerofjet (2¾L) 3/1 76 83
3 Nov 25 Her Hereford 16f Gd 5HcCh 10-2 tp 1/12 My Portia (6L) 33/1 74 84
6
Penzance silk
Penzance
J: Paddy Hanlon 5
T: John Joseph Hanlon
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well held when third on last summer's hurdles debut but is still a useful Flat racer
3-
Age: 6
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 289
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 May 26 Thi Thirsk 12f Gd 4Hc 9-6 p 7/12 Brielle (5¾L) 20/1 82 82
12 May 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 12f St 4Hc 9-11 p 2/7 Yaa Min (¾L) 7/1 82 88
3 Apr 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 10f St 3Hc 9-6 tp1 11/14 Londoner (6¼L) 22/1 85 81
20 Mar 26 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f St 3Hc 9-0 12/12 First Principle (7¾L) 25/1 86 77
12 Mar 26 Cfd Chelmsford (AW) 10f St 3Hc 9-5 3/6 Respond (3¾L) 15/2 86 90
11 Feb 26 Dun Dundalk (AW) 10.5f St Hc 9-13 2/4 Take Heart (1¼L) 7/1 86 91
7
Usyk silk
Usyk
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 7
T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Lacked fluency and was over 20l behind two of these over C&D on recent hurdles debut
426-4
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 May 26 Str Stratford 18.5f GF 4NvH 11-0 4/6 Machete Beach (26L) 10/1 - 82
5 Sep 25 Wor Worcester 16f Gd 5NHF 11-0 6/7 Dartmouth Jet (22L) 2/1F - 79
6 Jul 25 Mar Market Rasen 16.5f Sft 5MdNHF 11-0 2/8 Axel Bleue (1L) 11/4 - 93
4 Jun 25 Nab Newton Abbot 17f Gd 4NHF 10-11 4/6 Alba Crus (6L) 11/8F - 90
8
Tequila Star silk
Tequila Star
J: James Davies
T: Dominic Ffrench Davis
0-10 on the Flat and absent since running poorly in low-grade AW handicap in December
Age: 4
Weight: 10-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 25 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f St 6Hc 9-7 8/12 Arc Zoosve (29L) 20/1 57 32
25 Oct 25 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f St 63yHc 9-4 8/13 The Dark Baron (8L) 10/1 60 55
20 Sep 25 Nby Newbury 8f GS 43yHc 8-4 9/15 Eternal Force (21L) 40/1 66 33
19 Aug 25 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 5Hc 8-12 b 8/11 Distinction (14½L) 20/1 63 45
1 Aug 25 Nmk Newmarket (July) 8f GS 5Hc 9-2 b1 5/8 Dashing Donkey (5¾L) 14/1 65 60
12 Jun 25 Nby Newbury 8f Gd 53yHc 9-1 12/14 American State (9½L) 40/1 67 51
9
Angel Of My Dreams silk
Angel Of My Dreams h 1
J: Nick Slatter 3
T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Won point bumper last year but did not show much in three rules bumpers; hurdles debut
08-2
Age: 5
Weight: 10-10
OR: -
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 May 26 Str Stratford 16.5f GF 5MdNHF 10-11 ht1 2/5 Bound For Glory (76L) 16/1 - 30
20 Feb 26 War Warwick 16f Sft 5NHFM 11-2 8/8 Burds Of A Feather (110L) 25/1 - 8
16 May 25 Ain Aintree 17f Gd 3NHF 10-13 15/17 Rebel Tribesman (28L) 6/1 - 63
10
Take The Boat silk
Take The Boat
J: Harry Bannister
T: Georgina Nicholls
Fair Flat-racer; second over C&D on recent hurdles debut; each-way claims at least
2
Age: 4
Weight: 10-4
OR: -
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 May 26 Str Stratford 18.5f GF 4NvH 10-2 2/6 Machete Beach (1¼L) 20/1 - 92
11 May 26 Wdr Windsor 10f GF 5Hc 10-2 9/13 Hengest (12½L) 100/30F 61 46
3 May 26 Sal Salisbury 14f GF 6Hc 8-12 2/5 Laravie (3½L) 3/1 61 65
8 Apr 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 12f St/Slw 6Hc 9-5 4/12 Pershalla (1½L) 5/2J 61 66
26 Mar 26 Cfd Chelmsford (AW) 13.5f St 6Hc 9-1 2/8 King's Cruiser (shd) 3/1F 60 69
4 Mar 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 5Hc 9-0 10/12 Naval Tribute (3¾L) 9/1 61 61
Verdict

It's difficult to oppose LOUIS VERON, who delivered on his earlier promise when breezing to victory at Warwick a fortnight ago.

Verdict silk image
Louis Veron

Betting Forecast:

8/11 Louis Veron,

4/1 Maskarvel,

11/2 Take The Boat,

8/1 Penzance,

20/1 Usyk,

33/1 Black Dakota,

Colibri Bleu,

50/1 McGrath From Clune,

Angel Of My Dreams,

100/1 Tequila Star

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