bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race).
Kelso · Saturday, 28 Feb · 18:15
· 2m 2f 25y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:15
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
STARMOUNT (IRE
🥈 Second
LE BEAU MADRIK (FR
🥉 Third
LORD BYRON (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
34
33/1
11 · —
81
80/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Le Beau Madrik (G)
Runner-up both bumpers and has looked a useful prospect when winning maiden/novice events at Newcastle since switching to hurdles. Unlikely to give up his unbeaten record over hurdles without a fight.
|
2-211P | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 73.5 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Caballo De Guerra (G)
Plenty of promise in bumpers and spearheaded a 1-2-3 for his yard in 2m course novice on hurdle debut in October. Hasn't really built on that when fourth on all 3 outings since and will need to advance his form if he's to provide his stabl…
|
7-14445 | D R Fox | L Russell & M Scudamore | 5 | 72.1 kg |
81
80/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Gaelic Rover (G)
Showed promise despite falling both starts in Irish points and has made a good start over hurdles, placing twice before landing the maiden at Newcastle (2m, good to soft) last month. The yard is no stranger to success in this.
|
FF-321F | Jamie Hamilton | Ruth Jefferson | 5 | 72.1 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Kosac D'oudairies (G)
Point/bumper winner who has struck twice over hurdles, seeing off the reopposing Red Oak by 1¼ lengths at Catterick (19f, good to soft) for latter win 38 days ago. This demands more but he's going the right way.
|
31-1212 | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | 6 | 72.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Montemares (G)
Made a winning start to his career in 19.5f Hereford maiden hurdle in November and followed up in 20.5f Market Rasen novice a month later. Lost his unbeaten record but advanced his form again when 7¾ lengths fourth of 6 to No Drama This En…
|
1141 | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey | 5 | 72.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Red Oak (G)
Runner-up twice in bumpers in Ireland. Filled the same position on hurdle/stable debut at Ascot in November and didn't need to reproduce that form to go one better over 2½m at Musselburgh in December. Good 1¼ lengths second to reopposing K…
|
2212P4 | S Bowen | James Owen | 6 | 72.1 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Starmount (G)
FAV
Successful on completed start in points and has taken well to hurdling, winning a pair of 2m Wetherby novices in the mud this winter. Fourth in the Grade 1 Formby at Aintree in between. The form of his second Wetherby success has been boos…
|
F1-141 | Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 72.1 kg |
3
2/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
The Blue Room (G)
Went the right way in bumpers and made a successful start over hurdles in 2m Chepstow maiden in November. Came from an unpromising position when second behind hard held No Drama This End in Sandown Grade 2 in December but ran no sort of ra…
|
241-12P | Non Runner | O Murphy | 6 | 72.1 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
The Last Cloud (G)
Improved to land hat-trick in 2m maiden/handicaps at Perth in the first half of the season and better form when reaching the frame 3 times in Graded novices at up to 3m since. In the mix again.
|
111433 | B S Hughes | P Neville | 6 | 72.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 3rd | 10 | — |
West Hill Verde (G)
Runner-up on the first of 3 bumper starts and going the right way over hurdles without winning, finishing second of 13 in maiden at Doncaster (19.5f) last month. Bit of a surprise if a first win arrives in Graded company, though.
|
8-53323 | Sean Houlihan | J W Mullins | 6 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 11 | — |
Lord Byron (G)
[P1]
Fairly useful form when runner-up on second of 2 Flat starts for Aidan O'Brien and sound start over hurdles for new connections, latterly finishing 4 lengths fourth in Grade 2 Finesse at Cheltenham. Should be more to come from a lightly-ra…
|
24454 | Danny McMenamin | Faye Bramley | 4 | 66.7 kg |
10
9/1
|
Betting forecast: Starmount (2/1), Le Beau Madrik (7/2), Montemares (6/1), The Last Cloud (6/1), The Blue Room (8/1), Lord Byron (9/1), Kosac D'oudairies (10/1), Gaelic Rover (16/1), Red Oak (28/1), West Hill Verde (33/1), Caballo De Guerra (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 45560.0 GBP |
| P2 | 17096.0 GBP |
| P3 | 8560.0 GBP |
| P4 | 4264.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2144.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1072.0 GBP |