Full Result 2.30 Hereford | 18 March 2026

Hereford Bull Trail Launch 2026 Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (3m1f119yds) 3m1½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £4,066.37 2nd £1,871.10 3rd £935.55 4th £468.16 5th £233.31

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Don Rafael (IRE) 3/1F Benjamin Macey ⁵ Samuel Drinkwater	Benjamin Macey ⁵ Samuel Drinkwater	6	1011	103	96	106	–
b g Always Dreaming (USA) - Palinodie (FR) (Doctor Dino)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, ridden and headway before 2 out, pressed leaders before last, kept on and led towards finish (op 10/3 tchd 11/4)

2 shd	1. Dwight K Schrute 7/2 Isabelle Ryder ⁵ Jamie Snowden	Isabelle Ryder ⁵ Jamie Snowden	7	116 p	112	105	116	–
b g Clovis Du Berlais (FR) - Artofmen (FR) (Lord Of Men)
Led but pestered, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge before 2 out, kept on but headed towards finish (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (op 3/1)

3 1¾ [1¾]	3. Kintail 100/30 Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Mel Rowley	Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Mel Rowley	7	111 b¹	107	99	109	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Speed Bonnie Boat (Alflora)
Prominent, pressed leader before 2 out, no extra after last (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe) (op 7/2)

4 12 [13¾]	2. Knockanore (IRE) 10/1 Freddie Mitchell ³ Ryan Potter	Freddie Mitchell ³ Ryan Potter	9	117 b¹	111	94	104	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Ballyoscar (IRE) (Oscar)
Pressed leader, lost position before 7th, not fluent 8th, weakening when not fluent 2 out (op 12/1)

5 2 [15¾]	4. Despereaux (FR) 9/2 Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	7	116 p	107	88	97	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Rouvraie (FR) (Anabaa)
In rear, weakened before 2 out (op 7/2)

6 nse [16]	6. D'Jo Dela Barriere (FR) 5/1 Miss Eleanor Williams ⁷ Mrs C Williams	Miss Eleanor Williams ⁷ Mrs C Williams	7	1010	104	85	93	–
b g Choeur Du Nord (FR) - Morning Rose (GER) (Acatenango)
In rear, weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding was outpaced early on) (op 11/2)

PU	5. Vee Dancer (IRE) 125/1 Ben Poste Ryan Potter	Ben Poste Ryan Potter	11	114 tp	105	–	–	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Merryisker (IRE) (Vertical Speed)
Prominent, lost position before 4th, not fluent and dropped to rear 9th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, fatally injured (op 66/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:30:18 Winning time: 6m 22.37s (slow by 16.37s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: The Lucky Seven (Don Rafael) 1st breeder: Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Apache Star Racing (Dwight K Schrute)
3rd owner: Lady Dulverton (Kintail)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.60 £2.30 Ex: £16.60 CSF: £14.41 Trifecta: £58

2:30 Hereford 18 Mar 2026

Hereford Bull Trail Launch 2026 Handicap Hurdle