Johnston Smillie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 18.84s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Kaka's Cousin

11/4, 3/1

16/5

Kocktail Bleu

10/11, 1/1, 11/10

1/1

They Want Me

10/3, 16/5, 3/1, 16/5

10/3

All One Word

50/1, 66/1

80/1

Au Plaisir

100/1, 125/1, 150/1

125/1

Big Jon

125/1, 150/1, 200/1, 150/1, 200/1, 150/1

200/1

Ellistrin Bay

250/1

King Kodiak

250/1, 200/1

250/1

Mister R

17/2, 8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 6/1, 11/2

5/1

Nosy Neighbour

16/1, 18/1

22/1

Ratemenow

66/1

SP Book Percentage 122.72

Non-Runners

Melbourne Ghost³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D W Whillans J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Kocktail Bleu (1/1), Kaka's Cousin (16/5), They Want Me (10/3), Mister R (5/1), Nosy Neighbour (22/1), Melbourne Ghost (33/1), Ratemenow (66/1), All One Word (80/1), Au Plaisir (125/1), Big Jon (200/1), Ellistrin Bay (250/1), King Kodiak (250/1)

Three winners make this an interesting heat, with KOCKTAIL BLEU preferred on the basis of his good second behind the promising Baron Noir at Kempton last month. Kaka's Cousin stepped forward from his winning debut when runner-up at Wetherby last time and there should still be better to come from him, with similar comments applying to They Want Me, who bumped into a subsequent Grade 1 winner on debut before going one better over C&D.