Full Result 7.30 Hereford | 16 April 2026

Wye Valley Metals Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

(Class 5) (4-6yo) (2m53yds) 2m Good

1st £2,450.70 2nd £1,129.05 3rd £564.30 4th £282.60

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. My Mate AJ (IRE) 7/4 Callum Pritchard ³ Ben Pauling	Callum Pritchard ³ Ben Pauling	5	113	–	99	110	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Putland's Bridge (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Made all, took keen hold, ran green 3f out, ridden and went clear 2f out, jumped path inside final furlong, readily (op 2/1 tchd 13/8)

2 11	4. Kappa Des Mottes 25/1 Ned Fox ³ Tom Symonds	Ned Fox ³ Tom Symonds	5	113	–	86	98	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Urticaire (FR) (Mister Sacha)
Midfield, outpaced 3f out, headway when hampered over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went second towards finish (op 28/1)

3 1½ [12½]	7. Sky Grove (IRE) 11/1 Kevin Brogan Laura Horsfall	Kevin Brogan Laura Horsfall	5	116 h¹	–	85	97	–
b g Order Of St George (IRE) - Scarlet Sky (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up in rear, headway on inner 5f out, went second 2f out, weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 10/1)

4 ½ [13]	11. Bound For Glory 20/1 Ciaran Gethings Robert Stephens	Ciaran Gethings Robert Stephens	4	1012	–	76	89	–
b g Circus Maximus (IRE) - Khismet (Kheleyf)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway 2f out, weakened final 110yds (op 12/1 tchd 22/1)

5 2¼ [15¼]	1. He's Tailor Made (IRE) 150/1 Rian Corcoran ⁵ Adrian Wintle	Rian Corcoran ⁵ Adrian Wintle	5	111 h¹	–	81	94	–
b g Wings Of Eagles (FR) - Cobbler's Gold (IRE) (Gold Well)
Held up in rear, plenty to do 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 100/1 tchd 200/1)

6 4¼ [19½]	12. Right Royal Rascal (IRE) 10/1 Ben Poste Tom Symonds	Ben Poste Tom Symonds	4	1012	–	69	82	–
bb g Maxios - Royal Claret (Yeats)
Held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, kept on (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

7 1¾ [21¼]	2. Hercules Honour 7/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5	116 t¹	–	74	88	–
br g Jack Hobbs - Atlanta Ablaze (Kayf Tara)
Prominent, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 15/2)

8 12 [33¼]	6. Oykel Bridge (IRE) 13/8F Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	5	116	–	60	86	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Amber Morning (Nathaniel)
Midfield, headway 5f out, badly hampered over 2f out, not recover (op 6/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4)

9 3 [36¼]	3. Jim Santiago Bowie 66/1 James Davies Dominic Ffrench Davis	James Davies Dominic Ffrench Davis	5	116	–	57	73	–
b g Frontiersman - Psychosis (Classic Cliche)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened from 2f out (op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

10 4¾ [41]	10. Autumn Air 150/1 Charlie Deutsch James Evans	Charlie Deutsch James Evans	4	1012	–	43	60	–
ch g Planteur (IRE) - Midnight Air (Midnight Legend)
Always behind (op 100/1)

11 6½ [47½]	8. The Hostage (FR) 14/1 James Bowen Warren Greatrex	James Bowen Warren Greatrex	5	116	–	43	62	–
b g Nom De D'La (FR) - Miss Chic'Vindecy (FR) (Chichicastenango)
Prominent, weakened from over 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (tchd 11/1)

11 ran Off time: 7:30:36 Winning time: 3m 45.81s (slow by 5.81s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Tommy Tipa (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Basher Watts Racing Nh Syndicates (My Mate AJ) 1st breeder: Russet House Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Michael Baker (Kappa Des Mottes)
3rd owner: Mrs Heather Kemp (Sky Grove)
Tote win: £2.75 PL: £1.20 £5.10 £3.70 Ex: £50.90 CSF: £54.80 Trifecta: £354.10
Jackpot:
Placepot: £301.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £65,854.94 - 218.59 winning units
Quadpot: £99.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,555.76 - 95.97 winning units

7:30 Hereford 16 Apr 2026

Wye Valley Metals Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)