15:18 Kempton

Saturday 14 March 2026

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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 4m 59.42s

Blueking D'oroux^p1⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 141| D

13/2

Smart hurdler who was turned over at short odds on his Newton Abbot chase debut/reappearance in October but made no mistake in 2½m Wincanton Grade 2 novice 3 weeks later. Well held in 3m course Grade 1 on Boxing Day but this is more his trip and the yard has a good record in this. Cheekpieces on.

Form: 341-215

Califet En Vol²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 141| CD

5/6

Listed novice hurdle winner last season and it all clicked at the fourth time of asking over fences when seeing off 8 rivals in C&D handicap 3 weeks. The type to go on improving.

Form: 16-2351

Ryan's Rocket⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 134| BF| C

11/2

Useful effort to win 2m Newbury handicap chase on his reappearance in November and still tanking along when unseating over 2m here at the Christmas meeting. Given a bit of time since. Below par on previous attempt over this far but too soon to suggest he lacks the stamina for this trip.

Form: 126U-1U

Teddy Blue^b,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 132| C

8/1

Course scorer who returned in top form with a 2m Ascot win in November. Creditable third of 11 in the competitive Greatwood at Newbury (2½m, good to soft) a fortnight ago. Likely to be competitive again.

Form: 27-1753

Somespring Special^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 125| D

40/1

Second success since joining this yard when seeing off 6 rivals over 19.5f at Chepstow (good to firm) in October. Off since, presumably to avoid winter ground.

Form: 12-2F31

Barlovento⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 125| CD

11/2

Second over fences when winning a C&D handicap (good) on Boxing Day. Couldn't figure from off the pace in the traditionally-strong Timeform novice handicap at Cheltenham in January but well capable of bouncing back.

Form: 122-218

Shakeyatailfeather²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| OR: 125| D

50/1

Resumed progress with a ready success in 5-runner handicap at Kelso (17f, good) in October. Hasn't fired since (including well behind Califet En Vol over C&D latest) but her mark is starting to slide.

Form: 515867

Non-Runners

Etalon²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: D Skelton J: Tristan Durrell

Forecasts

Califet En Vol (5/6), Barlovento (11/2), Ryan's Rocket (11/2), Blueking D'oroux (13/2), Teddy Blue (8/1), Etalon (12/1), Somespring Special (40/1), Shakeyatailfeather (50/1)

Novices may come to the fore, with CALIFET EN VOL taken to defy the handicapper and supplement last month's C&D success, perhaps at the expense of Boxing Day's C&D scorer Barlovento, who is better than he showed in a hot race at Cheltenham last time. Paul Nicholls has won this twice in recent years so Blueking d'Oroux, who sports first-time cheekpieces, also has to enter calculations.