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Bet365 Hurdle Race (grade 2) (registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (gbb Race)

Wetherby · Sat 31st Oct 2026 · 14:18
📏 3m0f26y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.4) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £35,594 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Lavida Adiva
4/1
Brian Hughes
1st
Strong Leader
13/8
Sean Bowen
3rd
Take No Chances
1/1F
Harry Skelton
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Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
3m0f26y
🌿
Going
GOOD, Good to firm in places (GoingStick: 5.4)
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£35,594
🐎
Runners
4
🔖
Type
Hurdle
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Strong Leader Form: 1226P-
9y
160 lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
153 13/8
🥈 2nd
Lavida Adiva Form: 14327-
7y
149 lbs
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
136 4/1
3
Paggane Form: 21135-
7y
149 lbs
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley
142 –
🥉 3rd
Take No Chances Form: 3342-0
8y
149 lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
148 1/1F
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RACING POST VERDICT

Strong Leader looks the one to beat in this four-runner staying contest at Wetherby, and our figures put him 9 lb clear of Take No Chances, a meaningful edge over this 24-furlong trip on good ground. Take No Chances is the chief danger, with Paggane a further 3 lb back and Lavida Adiva the least likely of the quartet to spring a surprise given the 19 lb deficit. With so few runners there is little hiding place, and Strong Leader's superior figure should tell if he settles and stays the trip. Strong Leader is our selection, though confidence is only low.

Racing Post Pick
Strong Leader

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