19:00 Kempton

Wednesday 18 February 2026

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Set Your Limits With Unibet Restricted Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race)

  • 3YO to 5YO  |   Class 4  |   7f  |   Standard / Slow  |   12 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:01  |   Winning time: 1m 26.23s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(6)
Horse silk
Portman Blue28
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: K S McHugh(7)| T: J Parr
9/2
20,000 gns yearling, Sergei Prokofiev gelding who shaped with promise on belated debut when third of 9 in novice at Lingfield last month, not knocked about. Entitled to progress.
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Timeform
2
(9)
Horse silk
Comic Hero223
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Balding| OR:  78
1/2
Left debut form well behind and would have won but for residual greenness when third in 7-runner novice at Salisbury (6f) last summer. Ran to a similar level when just failing at Newbury next time and remains open to improvement after a break with step to 7f likely to suit.
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Timeform
3
(12)
Horse silk
Variety Act34
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Sir Mark Prescott| BF
13/2
Showed promise when second on debut at Chelmsford but proved a major let-down in a similar event there last time, not going about things in a pleasing manner. Hard to warm to after that.
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Timeform
4
(10)
Horse silk
Nefyn Queen
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Rose Dawes(5)| T: J Channon
25/1
20,000 gns yearling. Zoustar filly. Half-sister to French 1¼m winner Belsiana. One of 2 debutantes for the yard.
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Timeform
5
(8)
Horse silk
Pink Diamond Girl11
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: Kieran Burke
80/1
Just modest form in two starts to date and needs this for a handicap mark.
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Timeform
6
(7)
Horse silk
Thimble
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Georgia Dobie| T: E Smyth-Osbourne
40/1
Time Test filly. Dam, 11f-1¾m winner, half-sister to smart 1½m-16.2f winner Here And Now out of very smart winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 1m winner) Look Here. Bred for longer trips but still worth a peep in the betting.
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Timeform
7
(1)
Horse silk
Cracking Anna149
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: William Cox| T: M L W Bell
66/1
Looked one for the longer term when well held in 8.6f maiden at Wolverhampton on her debut in September.
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Timeform
8
(11)
Horse silk
Espanita
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Connor Planas(3)| T: C Johnston
10/1
€13,000 yearling. Phoenix Of Spain filly, second foal out of a Group-winning mare who was successful over 6.5f-11f. Noteworthy newcomer in context of this race.
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Timeform
9
(4)
Horse silk
Hurricane Ann28
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Harry Vigors(7)| T: P W Chapple-Hyam
80/1
Lightly raced filly yet to show much after two starts. Needs this run for a handicap mark.
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Timeform
10
(3)
Horse silk
Ivat Ghia
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Tyler Heard| T: M D I Usher
80/1
4,000 gns yearling. Ghaiyyath filly. Closely related to useful winner up to 1m (stayed 10.5f) Dalanijujo. Cheap purchase given her pedigree.
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Timeform
11
(2)
Horse silk
Midnight Mediah1
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Ryan Kavanagh(5)| T: W Muir & C Grassick
33/1
1,000 gns foal, Advertise filly. Half-sister to winner abroad by Cable Bay. Dam, 6f winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to useful winner up to 9f Nocturnal Secret. Cheap purchase fitted with a hood on debut.
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Timeform
12
(5)
Horse silk
Spangle Moon
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: J Channon
25/1
15,000 gns yearling. Starspangledbanner filly. Dam unraced out of useful 7f-9.5f winner Woodland Aria. Newcomer to note in the betting.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Comic Hero (1/2), Portman Blue (9/2), Variety Act (13/2), Espanita (10/1), Nefyn Queen (25/1), Spangle Moon (25/1), Midnight Media (33/1), Thimble (40/1), Cracking Anna (66/1), Hurricane Ann (80/1), Pink Diamond Girl (80/1), Ivat Ghia (80/1)

Verdict

COMIC HERO showed plenty on 2 of his 3 starts at 2 yrs and, with the step up to 7f an avenue to further improvement, is taken to open his account. Espanita is a noteworthy newcomer being out of a mare who won numerous Group events and strong market support would put her firmly in the reckoning. Spangle Moon is another debutante to note.

  1. Comic Hero1/2
  2. Espanita10/1
  3. Spangle Moon25/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,400.002nd: £2,535.003rd: £1,268.004th: £634.00

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