This afternoon I headed to the races at Hereford on what was set to be a freezing January afternoon, the last time I visited the the course for a day at the races was the 29th of November, 2023.
A total of 6 races were listed on the card with the first setting off at 13:15 and the last being just before darkness at 15:58.
54 entries arrived at the course with an array of jockey’s and trainers in tow who included the likes of James Bowen, Charlie Deutsch, Tabitha Worsley and local trainer Venetia Williams, a couple of non runners were also listed at the start of the day in races 2 & 4 and they were Denemethy (horse number 2) in the 2nd race of the afternoon along with Zacony Rebel (horse number 7) in the fourth.
Additional non runners were announced before racing got underway and those were:
Nathaniel Greene who was due to be involved in the first race of the day.
Kamaxos was due to run in race 4 but was also announced as an additional non runner.
Bobbi’s Beauty was a non runner in the fifth race of the afternoon.
The Racecard
13:15 – Dragonbet supporting British Racing Novices Hurdle (2 miles 52 yards)
13:45 – Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Novices Handicap Chase (2 miles (4f) & 193y)
14:15 – Dragonbet Oncourse Values Online Novices Hurdle (2 miles (5f) & 162 yards)
14:48 – Dragonbet The Independent Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (2 miles (3f) & 147y)
15:23 – Dragonbet Real People, Real Bookmakers Handicap Chase (2 miles (2f) & 209y)
15:58 – Dragonbet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle ( 2 miles & 52 yards)
The Results
The first race of the afternoon (Dragonbet supporting British Racing Novices Hurdle) was won by Starcrossed Lover who was saddled by James Bowen for trainer Neil Mulholland.
Race 2 (Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Novices Handicap Chase) was won by Captain Boudet after being saddled by David Noonan for trainer Jeremy Scott.
Race 3 of the day (Dragonbet Oncourse Values Online Novices Hurdle) was won by Sole Solution after being saddled by Charlie Deutsch for trainer Venetia Williams.
Race 4 (Dragonbet The Independent Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle) was won by Jour D Evasion after being saddled by Stan Sheppard for trainer Henry Daly.
Race 5 (Dragonbet Real People, Real Bookmakers Handicap Chase) was won by Shut that D’or being saddled by Brendan Powell for trainer Joe Tizzard.
The final race of the day (Dragonbet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle) was won by Chief Sunday after being saddled by Toby McCain-Mitchell for trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies.
My afternoon started off with a betting fund of £70.00 meaning that I could make £5.00 each way bets on all 6 of the races, leading to me walking away with a profit of £10.00 at the end.
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