A hugely competitive field will assemble at the 2m start for the 2025 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Sunday afternoon at 3.30pm. Won by some top notch hurdlers down the years, it may lack that superstar this time around, but there’s a host of leading contenders for the race and we take a look at all the information you need to know ahead of the race. We provide the racecard and odds, whilst also looking at some key trends for the race, whilst ending with our 1-2-3 for the contest.

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2025 Greatwood Hurdle Racecard

A winner of the Welsh Champion Hurdle at Chepstow, Celtic Dino will look to follow that up here and will carry top weight, while another prominent figure in the betting is Dan Skelton’s Mirabad, who was impressive when winning at Cheltenham in December. A well-backed winner at Aintree last time out Alexei is a progressive hurdler and stands out in this field, while the likes of Iberico Lord, Serious Challenge and Gibbs Island add more depth to the race.

15:30 Cheltenham

Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Going Soft
Distance 2m 0f 87y
Class Class 1
Race Type Hurdle Turf
Surface Turf
Runners 18
Win Time 4m 0s

1st 10 1 tip

Alexei W: 11st 4lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

100/30F
(Won)

J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard

OR: — RPR: — Form: 148-21

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2nd 15

Helnwein W: 10st 13lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Tom Bellamy T: Alan King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4372-2

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3rd 9

Faivoir W: 11st 4lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Miss Heidi Palin T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 8526/8

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4th 17

Welsh Charger W: 10st 13lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

28/1

J: Ciaran Gethings T: Alastair Ralph

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1715-0

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5th 8

Fiercely Proud W: 11st 6lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

16/1

J: Kielan Woods T: Ben Pauling

OR: — RPR: — Form: F61PP-

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6th 12

Putapoundinthejar W: 11st 3lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Sean Bowen T: A J Martin

OR: — RPR: — Form: 16-108

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7th 14

Dedicated Hero W: 10st 13lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Danny McMenamin T: Sandy Thomson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 3115-6

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8th 16

Mirabad W: 10st 13lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

7/2

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 21310-

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9th 4 1 tip

Iberico Lord W: 11st 9lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

15/2

J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1F40-0

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10th 11 1 tip

Castle Carrock W: 11st 3lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

7/1

J: Tom Cannon T: Alan King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1136-

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11th 2 1 tip

Gibbs Island W: 11st 10lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11P8-1

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12th 6

Laafi W: 11st 8lb Age: 5 yo Colt

33/1

J: Philip Byrnes T: William Durkan

OR: — RPR: — Form: 13-

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13th 3 1 tip

Cracking Rhapsody W: 11st 9lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Craig Nichol T: Ewan Whillans

OR: — RPR: — Form: 10171-

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14th 18

Rubber Ball W: 10st 12lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Jack Quinlan T: Neil King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 33119-

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15th 7

No Ordinary Joe W: 11st 7lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Richie McLernon T: Faye Bramley

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5740-9

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PU 13

Fiveonefive W: 11st 3lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Keith Donoghue T: Cian Collins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 891P65

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PU 19 2 tips

Serious Challenge OUR TIP W: 10st 11lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

13/2

J: Jonathan Burke T: Fergal O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1114-4

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PU 20

King William Rufus W: 10st 7lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Harry Cobden T: Chris Gordon

OR: — RPR: — Form: 6601-4

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Non-runners

Celtic Dino, Knickerbockerglory

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£50.90
Straight Forecast	£48.91
Tricast	£1703.90
Trifecta	£1434.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Knickerbockerglory

POSTDATA:

Celtic Dino

SPOTLIGHT:

D Express:

WEST COUNTRY:

Telegraph:

The Star:

LAMBOURN:

Daily Record:

Celtic Dino

The Times:

Serious Challenge

TOPSPEED:

Knickerbockerglory

Daily Mail:

Knickerbockerglory

Daily Mirror:

Knickerbockerglory

The Sun:

Knickerbockerglory

Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Trends

Our GG trends guru Dave Young has delved through the Greatwood Hurdle trends and picked out some key pointers for the contest.

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Greatwood Hurdle Tips

Dan Skelton’s MIRABAD failed to build on an easy win at Cheltenham when down the field in the William Hill Hurdle at Newbury, but off the track since then he looks like he has the potential to storm to victory here. Others could find themselves in the handicapper’s grip, but Mirabad can get the better of the in-form duo of Celtic Dino and Alexei in a race that can see the fancied runners dominate what should be an intriguing contest.

Mirabad

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Result

8th 7/2