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3:43 Chepstow: DragonBet Persian War Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • Distance 2m 3f 100y
  • Class Class 1
  • Age 4yo+
  • Going Good To Soft
  • Prize £45,560
  • Runners 11
  • Surface Turf

Chepstow stages the Class 1 DragonBet Persian War Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) on Friday 9 October 2026 at 3:43. Run over 2m 3f 100y, on turf, with the going good to soft. 11 runners are declared for a prize fund of £45,560. Lord Byron heads the market at 2.2/1, from Cosmic Connection at 10/3 and North Shore at 9/2. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the DragonBet Persian War Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Chicker Fern O'Brien 25/1 22/1 25/1 25/1 Betfred
Cosmic Connection Freddie Gordon 10/3 10/3 3/1 11/4 bet365
Handmedownastar Sean Bowen 40/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 bet365
Hopeful Hero Jonathan Burke 33/1 33/1 33/1 28/1 bet365
Le Moulin Rouge Sean Flanagan 16/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 bet365
Lock Stock Charlie Hammond 12/1 12/1 11/1 11/1 bet365
West Hill Verde Callum Pritchard 18/1 18/1 16/1 16/1 bet365
Lord Byron Harry Cobden 2.2/1 7/4 15/8 15/8 SBK
North Shore Harry Skelton 9/2 7/2 7/2 10/3 SBK
La Cote Fleurie Darragh O'Keeffe 16/1 10/1 11/1 16/1 Ladbrokes
Obsessedwithyou Gavin Sheehan 40/1 33/1 40/1 40/1 Betfred

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Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Chepstow
Lord Byron Faye Bramley 3 from 10 · 3000% — Harry Cobden 0 from 316 · 0%
Cosmic Connection Chris Gordon 0 from 5 · 0% — Freddie Gordon 0 from 16 · 0%
North Shore Dan Skelton 3 from 22 · 1400% — Harry Skelton 0 from 255 · 0%
Lock Stock Stuart Edmunds 2 from 5 · 4000% — Charlie Hammond 0 from 50 · 0%
Le Moulin Rouge Paul Nolan 1 from 8 · 1300% — Sean Flanagan 0 from 4 · 0%
La Cote Fleurie Henry de Bromhead 4 from 51 · 800% — Darragh O'Keeffe —
West Hill Verde Seamus Mullins 1 from 3 · 3300% — Callum Pritchard —
Chicker Fergal O'Brien 3 from 12 · 2500% — Fern O'Brien —
Hopeful Hero T Hogan 1 from 1 · 10000% — Jonathan Burke —
Handmedownastar Nick Scholfield 1 from 9 · 1100% — Sean Bowen —
Obsessedwithyou Jamie Snowden 2 from 11 · 1800% — Gavin Sheehan —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 19.5f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
Getaway Cosmic Connection 2m 3.5f 594 0 0%
Diamond Boy Handmedownastar 2m 3.5f 133 0 0%
Raven's Pass Hopeful Hero 2m 3.5f 21 0 0%
Nirvana Du Berlais Le Moulin Rouge 2m 3.5f 23 0 0%
Jack Hobbs Lock Stock 2m 3.5f 60 0 0%
Planteur West Hill Verde 2m 3.5f 39 0 0%
Camelot Lord Byron 2m 3.5f 56 0 0%
Walzertakt La Cote Fleurie 2m 3.5f 25 0 0%
Bathyrhon Obsessedwithyou 2m 3.5f 82 0 0%

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