14:17 Kelso

Saturday 2 March 2024

All13:4214:1714:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 4m 29.96s

1^st

Personal Ambition

511-5

3/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led, headed after 1st, prominent, led again 3 out, ridden out(5 out omitted) op 5/2

2^nd

Jango Baie

511-10

9/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance, soon chased winner, stayed on towards finish op 5/2

3^rd

1 ½

Cannock Park

611-8

14/1

T: Paul RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Close up, hit 4 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and every chance 2 out, stayed on one pace tchd 12/1

4^th

8 ½

Bertie's Ballet

611-5

9/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: C O'Farrell

Towards rear when badly hampered 1st, pushed along and headway 2 out, kept on same pace op 14/1

5^th

Dripsey Moon

711-5

28/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Ryan Mania

Towards rear, wide and headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden 2 out, soon weakened tchd 33/1

6^th

2 ¾

Choose A Copper

611-5

28/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led after 1st, pushed along and headed 3 out, weakened next, op 33/1 tchd 40/1

7^th

Alnilam

511-5

8/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Bradley Harris

In touch, pushed along and weakened 2 out tchd 17/2

8^th

Will Knott

511-5

125/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Raced wide, in touch, weakened 4 out tchd 150/1

Also Ran

Intense Approach

511-5

22/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Ben Harvey

Raced wide, close up, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up next op 18/1 tchd 16/1

Justus

611-5

150/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston

Raced wide, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up last op 100/1

Rich Spirit

611-5

16/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Ross Chapman

In touch when fell 1st op 14/1 tchd 12/1

Brucio

611-1

5/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob

In touch when brought down 1st tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £4.00EX:£11.70Trifecta:£105.60Tricast:£81.67SF:£10.08Swingers:£2.20, £7.20, £5.80

Forecasts

Jango Baie (9/4), Personal Ambition (3/1), Brucio (5/1), Alnilam (8/1), Bertie's Ballet (9/1), Cannock Park (14/1), Rich Spirit (16/1), Intense Approach (22/1), Dripsey Moon (28/1), Choose A Copper (28/1), Will Knott (125/1), Justus (150/1)

A Grade 2 in which it could pay to side with PERSONAL AMBITION, who unlike standard-setter Jango Baie, hails from a stable in rude health at present and is well worth another chance at this level having dominated a Doncaster novice in good style in January. Jango Baie still warrants plenty of respect being a Grade 1 winner, while Brucio is improving in leaps and bounds and needs taking seriously, too.

PERSONAL AMBITION (IRE)
JANGO BAIE (FR)
BRUCIO

Previous Winners

2023

Nemean Lion

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: R Patrick | T: Kerry Lee

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £31,322.002nd: £11,754.003rd: £5,885.004th: £2,932.005th: £1,474.006th: £737.00