14:45 Newbury

Tuesday 17 February 2026

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Boyle Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 25.61s

Back On Track²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: David Bass| T: Mrs L Hill

250/1

Made the frame both starts between the flags but has shown little both starts over hurdles.

Form: 42-P8

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Fouroneohfever¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling

9/1

Fairly useful on the Flat (stays 12.5f), scoring at Catterick in October. Showed more than on hurdling debut when second in 10-runner maiden at Southwell (15.8f, soft) 15 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: F2

Galashiels¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: James Bowen| T: N J Henderson

4/1

Useful on Flat (stays 15f) for Andre Fabre (changed hands for 220,000 gns) and left his hurdling debut form behind when third in 17-runner maiden at Wincanton (15.2f, heavy) just under 3 weeks ago. Likely to progress further.

Form: 53

Giantsgrave⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| BF| D

5/4

Overcame inexperience to make a winning bumper debut at Ffos Las in January. Encouraging enough start over hurdles when third of 6 at Lingfield in November but disappointed at Ffos Las since.

Form: 2/1-35

Global Fortune¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R P McLernon| T: G Brown

150/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to poor hurdler Celestial Park. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Warden Hill. Off mark in Irish points at second attempt (dead heat, Nov 2025).

Form: 61

Lancelot Allen³⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams

9/2

Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart chaser Enjoy d'Allen, and made a successful debut in small-field bumper at Bangor (heavy) in December 2024. Outclassed in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham 3 months later but has both a pedigree and physique to suggest a good long-term future.

Form: 10-

Let's Love⁴⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

7/1

Half-brother to 3 winners, including French chaser Etat d'Espry and fairly useful hurdler/chaser In The Air (2m-2½m winner). Tongue tied when finishing third of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Compiegne on debut in November 2024. Subsequently left J. Delaunay for €85,000 and open to improvement.

Form: 3-

Lully Du Houx²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Bannister| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

16/1

Buck's Boum gelding who has shaped with some encouragement on both outings over hurdles but is probably more one for handicaps after this run.

Form: 45

Mulinas²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls

11/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers in spring 2024 and shaped as if needing the run fitted with a hood on his Doncaster hurdling debut 22 months later. This will reveal more.

Form: 123/P

My Boy Aaron⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R StephensWS

125/1

Fair form shown in a trio of bumpers but tailed off both starts over hurdles.

Form: 46/2-05

Seeking Charles⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: James Davies| T: M D I Usher

80/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m), well beaten up in grade last time. Likely outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Talakan¹³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: T Lawes J: K Brogan

Forecasts

Giantsgrave (5/4), Talakan (7/4), Galashiels (4/1), Lancelot Allen (9/2), Let's Love (7/1), Fouroneohfever (9/1), Mulinas (11/1), Lully Du Houx (16/1), Seeking Charles (80/1), My Boy Aaron (125/1), Global Fortune (150/1), Back On Track (250/1)

TALAKAN has shown plenty of promise in a pair of juvenile hurdles and has to be considered the one to beat in receipt of plenty of weight from her rivals. Galashiels has unlikely reached his limit as a hurdler based on his useful Flat form, with bumper-winner Lancelot Allen another interesting contender.