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HEREFORD 18:30

Name: ROBERT HOWELL HANDICAP HURDLE (4)
Start: 2026-04-16T16:22:00
End: 2026-04-16T19:30:00
Location: Hereford

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18:30 Thu 16 April 2026	Unlock this Race
ROBERT HOWELL HANDICAP HURDLE (4)	Distance : 3m 1f 119y
Prize : £4,066 Rated : (0-120) Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Runners : 6	Going : Good
Race State : Declaration Runners : 6 runners

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4P42-113P

QUEENS VENTURE (IRE) ⁽¹³¹⁾

Bryan Carver

11-10

7/18

b m WESTERNER - BOBBI'S VENTURE (IRE) BOB BACK (USA)

J: Bryan Carver
T: Dean Summersby

Dean Summersby

(116)

4P42-113P

1 QUEENS VENTURE (IRE) ⁽¹³¹⁾

J: Bryan Carver
T: Dean Summersby
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-10 OR: 116

7/18

Four-time winner for Dan Skelton who did all she could when third on stable debut at Newcastle in November but followed it up with a shocker at Chepstow the following month. Down 3 lb and has won when fresh.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	37	4	11	10	27	5.87
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	28	0	0	3	11	-28.00
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	21	0	0	3	14	-21.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	229	34	15	81	35	-41.18
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	696	76	11	215	31	-285.56
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	419	46	11	130	31	-110.35
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	21	2	10	4	19	-14.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
6 Dec 25	Chp	pu/11	46	Hurdle	119	23.6f	Gd/Sft		Liam Harrison	18/119
14 Nov 25	Nwc	3/7	8	Hurdle	119	23.7f	Gd/Sft		Bryan Carver	9/110
30 Aug 25	NAb	1/8	0.05	Hurdle	116	21.6f	Gd/Sft		Tristan Durrell (3)	15/28.5
20 Jul 25	Str	1/8	17	Hurdle	107	22f	Soft		Harry Skelton	2/13f
19 Apr 25	Hay	2/5	1.00	Hurdle	106	24.3f	Good		Harry Skelton	11/43.75

2/11-1F74

COURT IN A STORM (IRE) ⁽²⁵⁾

Tom Bellamy

11-9

9/43.25

b g COURT CAVE (IRE) - AIMIGAYLE MIDNIGHT LEGEND

J: Tom Bellamy
T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

(t)

(115)

2/11-1F74

2 COURT IN A STORM (IRE) ⁽²⁵⁾

J: Tom Bellamy
T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Age: 7 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (t) OR: 115

9/43.25

Fairly useful bumper winner made a successful start over hurdles at this track last spring, and though he's stood relatively little racing since, his comeback fourth in a competitive handicap at Exeter puts him in with a chance.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	182	33	18	78	43	9.41
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	161	29	18	66	41	-7.38
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	79	7	9	25	32	-35.17
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	14	4	29	7	50	-2.35

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	369	66	18	159	43	-21.90
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1363	165	12	500	37	-377.59
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	689	75	11	230	33	-197.36
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	97	20	21	50	52	6.41

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
22 Mar 26	Exe	4/8	5.5	Hurdle	116	23.1f	Good	(t)	Tom Bellamy	10/111
24 Nov 25	Kem	7/9	8.5	Hurdle	118	24.6f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Kielan Woods	3/14f
27 Oct 25	Ban	F/8	90	Hurdle	118	23.2f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Nathan Andrews (10)	7/24.5
5 Oct 25	Utt	1/4	3.00	Hurdle	N	23.3f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Tom Bellamy	1/12f
10 Apr 25	Her	1/6	0.20	Hurdle	N	19.7f	Gd/Frm	(t)	Ciaran Gethings	7/42.75

465-04198

BLOCK ROCKIN BEATS (IRE) ⁽⁴⁹⁾

Gavin Sheehan

11-8

4/15

b g SAGEBURG (IRE) - BLOND LUCY (IRE) LUSO

J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Oliver Signy

Oliver Signy

(t) ¹

(114)

465-04198

3 BLOCK ROCKIN BEATS (IRE) ⁽⁴⁹⁾

J: Gavin Sheehan
T: Oliver Signy
Age: 7 Wgt: 11-8 Eq: (t) ¹ OR: 114

4/15

Near-useful bumper winner who following a breakthrough hurdle success at Lingfield, reverted to his error-strewn ways at Newbury before finishing tamely at Wetherby in late-February. Has had a breathing operation since and also has a tongue strap fitted now.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	43	2	5	13	30	-36.89
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	213	17	8	66	31	-127.64
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	116	10	9	37	32	-54.00
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	21	2	10	7	33	-9.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	463	92	20	255	55	-71.23
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1603	277	17	720	45	-142.71
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	855	132	15	348	41	48.04
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	76	12	16	41	54	-25.26

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
26 Feb 26	Wth	8/10	179	Hurdle	115	24.1f	Soft		Gavin Sheehan	13/27.5
14 Jan 26	Nwb	9/17	20	Hurdle	115	24.3f	Gd/Sft		Gavin Sheehan	13/27.5
21 Dec 25	Lin	1/9	2.25	Hurdle	109	23f	Gd/Sft		Gavin Sheehan	7/24.5
10 Nov 25	Kem	4/10	14	Hurdle	110	21f	Gd/Sft		Gavin Sheehan	12/113
10 Oct 25	Chp	16/16	119.5	Hurdle	110	19.5f	Gd/Frm	(s)	Gavin Sheehan	15/28.5

11577384

I'M A STARMAN ⁽¹⁴⁸⁾

Callum Pritchard (3)

11-6

6/17

ch g SCHIAPARELLI (GER) - STRATHTAY PIVOTAL

J: Callum Pritchard (3)
T: Mark Rimell

Mark Rimell

(112)

11577384

4 I'M A STARMAN ⁽¹⁴⁸⁾

J: Callum Pritchard (3)
T: Mark Rimell
Age: 13 Wgt: 11-6 OR: 112

6/17

Eight-time hurdle winner (including at this track) who despite his advancing years, finished last year on a high when a close fourth in a 9-runner handicap at Warwick.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	10	3	30	4	40	2.08
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	44	9	20	16	36	39.58
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	39	8	21	15	38	3.58
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	3	1	33	1	33	3.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	284	40	14	126	44	-47.81
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	352	42	12	144	41	-169.59
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	257	29	11	105	41	-121.30
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	32	4	13	12	38	-6.37

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
19 Nov 25	War	4/9	0.72	Hurdle	112	25f	Soft		Callum Pritchard (5)	12/113
7 Nov 25	Exe	8/14	43	Hurdle	113	23.1f	Soft	(s)	Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)	16/117
21 Oct 25	Exe	3/4	2.75	Hurdle	114	23.1f	Good		Harry Cobden	6/17
11 Oct 25	Chp	7/12	35	Hurdle	116	23.6f	Gd/Frm		Harry Cobden	28/129
26 Sep 25	Wor	7/8	13	Hurdle	117	23f	Gd/Sft		Sean Bowen	13/27.5

16-348PP3

GOLD FOR ALEC (FR) ⁽¹⁴⁾

Ben Poste

11-3

11/43.75

ch g PLANTEUR (IRE) - GOLD FOR TINA (FR) LANDO (GER)

J: Ben Poste
T: Tom Symonds

Tom Symonds

(109)

16-348PP3

5 GOLD FOR ALEC (FR) ⁽¹⁴⁾

J: Ben Poste
T: Tom Symonds
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-3 OR: 109

11/43.75

Ran by far his most encouraging race since his reappearance when third of 10 at Chepstow last time, shaping as though well worth a go over this much longer trip, and he makes appeal in a less competitive handicap.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	74	10	14	34	46	-12.03
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	414	52	13	156	38	-100.98
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	259	33	13	97	37	-67.55
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	79	8	10	28	35	-8.55

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	192	9	5	40	21	-117.97
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	893	29	3	165	18	-635.02
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	494	20	4	98	20	-337.05
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	156	7	4	45	29	-58.30

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
2 Apr 26	Chp	3/12	11	Hurdle	110	19.5f	Good		Ben Poste	28/129
22 Jan 26	Hun	pu/15	53	Hurdle	115	20.7f	Soft	(s)	Ben Poste	33/134
12 Jan 26	Her	pu/11	51.5	Chase	112	20.9f	Soft		Callum Pritchard (3)	9/110
11 Dec 25	War	8/9	53	Chase	115	16.3f	Soft		Ben Poste	11/112
17 Nov 25	Plu	4/9	29.5	Hurdle	116	20.5f	Good		Callum Pritchard (5)	18/54.6

331-P6

GRANGECLARE DIEGO (IRE) ⁽³²⁾

Harry Cobden

11-2

13/27.5

b g MOUNT NELSON - BURKES LADY (IRE) WESTERNER

J: Harry Cobden
T: Jonathan Barlow

Jonathan Barlow

(t)

(108)

331-P6

6 GRANGECLARE DIEGO (IRE) ⁽³²⁾

J: Harry Cobden
T: Jonathan Barlow
Age: 8 Wgt: 11-2 Eq: (t) OR: 108

13/27.5

Things haven't gone right for this dual point winner since opening his Rules account at Market Rasen last season, shaping as though amiss on return to that track last time. Does at least benefit from Harry Cobden taking over.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	13	1	8	2	15	-9.75
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	16	1	6	4	25	-5.00
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	7	1	14	2	29	4.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	475	101	21	228	48	-100.93
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	1735	409	24	907	52	-253.09
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	852	149	17	378	44	-72.61
HEREFORD (Last 5 Seasons)	73	24	33	42	58	2.03

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
15 Mar 26	MRa	6/6	51	Hurdle	110	23.1f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Tom Broughton (5)	11/112
27 Dec 25	Wth	pu/8	8.5	Chase	112	24.2f	Soft	(t)	Mr Paddy Barlow (7)	12/113
16 Mar 25	MRa	1/6	1.25	Hurdle	106	23.1f	Good	(t)	Mr Paddy Barlow (7)	10/111
13 Feb 25	Nwc	3/13	25	Hurdle	N	20.3f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Mr Paddy Barlow (7)	40/141
21 Jan 25	Lei	3/6	38	Hurdle	N	20.5f	Heavy	(t)	Mr Paddy Barlow (7)	28/129

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Not a race for strong convictions but GOLD FOR ALEC gets the vote upped in trip following a more encouraging effort at Chepstow. Court In A Storm is 1-1 here and should be in the mix if in similar form to last time.

Betting Forecast : 11/43.75 Gold For Alec, 3/14 Court In A Storm, 9/25.5 Block Rockin Beats, 7/18 Queens Venture, 8/19 I'm A Starman, 9/110 Grangeclare Diego

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18:30 Hereford Racecard on Thursday 16 April 2026

The 3M 1F 119Y 18:30 ROBERT HOWELL HANDICAP HURDLE (4) at Hereford will be run on Thursday 16 April 2026. The going is currently Good. This race will be shown on SSR. It is open to 4yo+ and has a prize fund of £4,066. There are 6 runners.

The market favourite for this race is COURT IN A STORM (IRE), he is ridden by Tom Bellamy and trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls. Timeform's verdict for this race is GOLD FOR ALEC (FR), he is ridden by Ben Poste and trained by Tom Symonds.

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

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