Stratford Avon Race 2

Racing Tv Club Day Novices' Hurdle (Gbb Race)

Prize Money: $14,760

BETTY'S TIARA (5) was 0.5L second last time attempting a 4600m maiden hurdle at Worcester after placing two outings back at the same venue. Leading contender. KNIGHTS AFFAIR (3) finished sixth on the flat last start over 2800m at Haydock Park. Could improve. DON VIRGINIA (1) won on penultimate appearance tackling 4090m at Southwell and was 10L third most recently in a 4000m Uttoxeter contest. Rates highly. ISLE OF SARK (2) cannot be ruled out.

Distance: 4431m
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: Turf
Class: HDLE, C4

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Don Virginia (4) x3247x2213
Trainer: Jonjo & A J O'Neill (Cheltenham, Gloucs)
Jockey: R P Mclernon
Weight: 73kg
Prize Money: $30,753
Win / Place: 11% / 77%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WALZERTAKT (GER)

Dam: VIRGINIA BELLA (FR)

Dam's Sire: Laveron

100

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 1-4-2

Season

4: 1-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-1

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

9: 1-4-2

Turf

9: 1-4-2

Good

7: 1-3-2

Soft

2: 0-1-0

Clockwise

4: 0-3-0

Anti-Clockwise

5: 1-1-2

Hurdle

9: 1-4-2

Handicap Rating

109

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-1-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3922m - 4103m

Comments

Recent form hard to fault. Comes off a 50 day let-up. Last run raced on speed throughout then finished third of 14 runners at Uttoxeter on June 29 over 4000m, 10 len behind Callin Baton Rouge carrying 75.5kg at $3.50. The start before that; to post a big 13 len win. Southwell on June 3 over 4090m defeating Delgany Bobby Blue with 71.5kg at $5 in a hurdle. Progressing well this campaign. Must be respected.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 14	29/6/25	Uttoxeter	4023m	HCP HDLE 4U	-	Kevin Brogan	75.5kg	Good	4:50.05	49.9 km/h	10.0L	2-4	$3.50f	26	$29,950	$3,699	1. Callin Baton Rouge 2. Supreme Yeats 3. Don Virginia
1st of 10	3/6/25	Southwell	4103m	OPEN HDLE HU	-	Richie McLernon	71.5kg	Good	5:08.40	47.9 km/h	13.0L	-	$5.00	25	$14,210	$7,736	1. Don Virginia 2. Delgany Bobby Blue 3. Maggies Boy
2nd of 5	9/5/25	Hereford	3922m	OPEN HDLE 4U	-	Richie McLernon	71kg	Good	4:37.81	50.8 km/h	1.3L	2-1	$2.88	29	$13,980	$3,565	1. Golden De Coeur 2. Don Virginia 3. Chanelle Noir
2nd of 6	10/4/25	Hereford	3956m	HDLE MDN 4U	-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr	72.5kg	Good	4:48.09	49.4 km/h	0.3L	3-2	$1.67f	121	$14,210	$3,565	1. Court In A Storm 2. Don Virginia 3. Rock On Cowboy
121 Day Spell
7th of 8	10/12/24	Uttoxeter	3171m	HCP HDLE 3U	-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr	72.5kg	Soft	4:05.09	46.6 km/h	14.8L	5-5	$4.00	47	$14,210	-	1. Lightningupourdays 2. The Grafter 3. Gardener
47 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 11	24/10/24	Carlisle	3419m	HDLE HCP 3U	-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr	70kg	Good Soft	4:20.20	47.3 km/h	8.5L	7-6	$5.00	21	$27,220	$3,362	1. To Chase A Dream 2. Parvos 3. Forged Well

Isle Of Sark (3) 07x3622314
Trainer: Tony Carroll (Cropthorne, Worcs)
Jockey: Mr James King (a1.5)
Weight: 73kg
Prize Money: $110,531
Win / Place: 4.88% / 48%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: KITTEN'S JOY (USA)

Dam: ENDLESS FANCY (USA)

Dam's Sire: Ghostzapper

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 2-10-8

Season

8: 1-2-2

1st Up

9: 1-2-3

2nd Up

5: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 0-1-1

4th Up

3: 0-2-0

Metro

10: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

31: 2-8-7

Turf

25: 1-4-4

Good

20: 1-4-4

Soft

5: 0-0-0

Synthetic

16: 1-6-4

Clockwise

16: 0-3-0

Anti-Clockwise

25: 2-7-8

Hurdle

8: 1-2-1

Steeple

3: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

114

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2392m - 4626m

Comments

Recent form hard to fault. Comes off a 30 day let-up. Last run finished fourth in a small field at Market Rasen on July 19 over 4100m, 28 len behind Laravie with 73.5kg at $11. The start before to post a big 9 len win. Newton Abbot on July 4 over 4300m defeating Rubys Legacy carrying 71.5kg at $1.40 in a hurdle. In the mix if he can find form from two runs back.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	19/7/25	Market Rasen	4123m	HDLE 4U	-	Harry Cobden	73.5kg	Good	5:14.67	47.2 km/h	28.8L	4-3	$11	15	$29,950	$3,817	1. Laravie 2. Intosomethinggood 3. Mohawk Chief
1st of 3	4/7/25	Newton Abbot	4325m	OPEN HDLE MD	-	Harry Cobden	71.5kg	Good	5:26.62	47.7 km/h	9.0L	2-1	$1.44f	16	$14,000	$8,282	1. Isle Of Sark 2. Rubys Legacy 3. Linden Lane
3rd of 3	18/6/25	Lingfield	3319m	HCP 4U	1	Jack Doughty	61kg	Good Firm	3:39.31	54.5 km/h	2.3L	2-3	$6.00	12	$12,510	$1,721	1. Russian Rumour 2. Sawgrass 3. Isle Of Sark
2nd of 6	6/6/25	Goodwood	2411m	HCP APP 4U	1	Jack Doughty	60kg	Good Soft	2:45.78	52.4 km/h	0.1L	3-2	$8.50	15	$23,340	$5,732	1. Big Bear Hug 2. Isle Of Sark 3. Destinado
2nd of 4	22/5/25	Wolverhampton	2414m	HCP 4U	4	Jack Doughty	56kg	Neutral	2:38.90	54.7 km/h	6.0L	4-3	$13	19	$17,580	$4,531	1. Haku 2. Isle Of Sark 3. Sax Appeal
6th of 6	3/5/25	Doncaster	2392m	HCP 4U	3	Cieren Fallon	59.5kg	Good Firm	2:37.96	54.5 km/h	8.8L	1-6	$7.00	21	$19,930	-	1. Bas Bleu 2. Melek Alreeh 3. Haptics

Knights Affair (2) 14155x1226
Trainer: Jamie Snowden (Lambourn, Berks)
Jockey: G Sheehan
Weight: 73kg
Prize Money: $48,881
Win / Place: 17% / 52%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BATED BREATH (GB)

Dam: LADY GUINEVERE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Pivotal

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 3-5-1

Season

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 0-2-0

4th Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

3: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

14: 3-4-1

Turf

15: 3-5-0

Good

13: 3-5-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-1

Clockwise

6: 2-2-0

Anti-Clockwise

11: 1-3-1

Hurdle

3: 1-2-0

Handicap Rating

112

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-2-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2816m - 4325m

Comments

Useful type. Freshened for 31 days. Last run finished sixth of 8 starters at Haydock Park on July 18 over 2800m, 10 len behind Beauld As Brass with 58.5kg at $6. Race before ran on from midfield; finished second in a small field at Worcester on July 2 over 3200m, 3.5 len behind Intosomethinggood with 73.5kg at $3.30. Improvement anticipated.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	18/7/25	Haydock Park	2816m	HCP 4U	5	Callum Rodriguez	58.5kg	Good	3:08.91	53.7 km/h	10.8L	5-6	$6.00	16	$22,140	-	1. Beauld As Brass 2. Curran 3. Pique'
2nd of 4	2/7/25	Worcester	3218m	OPEN HDLE 4U	-	Gavin Sheehan	73.5kg	Good	3:47.56	50.9 km/h	3.5L	2-3	$3.25	28	$14,210	$3,565	1. Intosomethinggood 2. Knights Affair 3. Jefe Triunfo
2nd of 7	4/6/25	Newton Abbot	4325m	OPEN HDLE 4U	-	Gavin Sheehan	74kg	Good	5:10.10	50.2 km/h	1.0L	3-2	$3.25	27	$15,430	$3,812	1. Keel Strand 2. Knights Affair 3. Oval Street
1st of 5	8/5/25	Huntingdon	4123m	OPEN HDLE MD	-	Gavin Sheehan	71.5kg	Good	5:07.90	48.2 km/h	1.0L	4-1	$3.00f	210	$12,700	$7,033	1. Knights Affair 2. Theatre Of Flight 3. Jungle Wood
210 Day Spell
5th of 9	10/10/24	Southwell	2835m	HCP 3U	8	Mark Winn	61.5kg	Neutral	3:03.52	55.6 km/h	5.3L	8-8	$11	26	$17,530	$537	1. Wahraan 2. Galactic Charm 3. Howth
5th of 8	14/9/24	Musselburgh	3621m	HCP 3U	6	David Nolan	62.5kg	Good	4:00.63	54.2 km/h	7.3L	7-5	$4.50	21	$36,300	$1,114	1. Bringbackmemories 2. Robert Johnson 3. Yorkindness

Dontcontradictme (1) 38
Trainer: Mickey Bowen (Haverfordwest, Pembrokes)
Jockey: James Bowen
Weight: 70kg
Prize Money: $926
Win / Place: 0% / 50%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WATAR (IRE)

Dam: THREE BLESSINGS (GB)

Dam's Sire: Mark Of Esteem

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-1

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-1

Turf

2: 0-0-1

Good

2: 0-0-1

Clockwise

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3218m - 3319m

Gear Changes

[Hood]

Comments

Raced two times to date. At debut, finished third in a small field at Market Rasen on June 20 over 3300m, 6 len behind Jentobello carrying 68.5kg at $13. Second-up made some head-way from midfield; finished eighth of 10 runners at Worcester on July 24 over 3200m, 33 len behind Uncle Remus carrying 68.5kg at $6. Prepared to risk this time.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 10	24/7/25	Worcester	3218m	HUNT FLAT 45	-	Shane Fenelon	68.5kg	Good	3:48.47	50.7 km/h	33.3L	6-7	$6.00	34	$8,170	-	1. Uncle Remus 2. Frammy 3. Garde My Guinness
34 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 5	20/6/25	Market Rasen	3319m	OPEN HUNT FL	-	Shane Fenelon	68.5kg	Good	4:10.50	47.7 km/h	6.3L	4-2	$13	-	$7,260	$926	1. Jentobello 2. Shutfrontdoor 3. Dontcontradictme

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