13:30 Kelso

Friday 13 February 2026

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Johnston Smillie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

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

1^st

Kaka's Cousin

611-7

16/5

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Took keen hold, disputed lead, not fluent 1st, ridden and led outright 2 out, went clear approaching last, kept on op 11/4

2^nd

8 ½

Kocktail Bleu

611-7

1/1f

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon

Prominent, disputed lead 3 out, soon pushed along, headed 2 out, outpaced by winner approaching last where mistake op 10/11 tchd 11/10

3^rd

They Want Me

611-7

10/3

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Disputed lead, ridden and outpaced by leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace and disputed third approaching last, went outright third near finish tchd 3/1

4^th

Mister R

511-0

5/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Midfield, not fluent 2nd, headway into third 2 out, soon pushed along, joined for third approaching last, no extra and lost third near finish op 17/2

5^th

Au Plaisir

511-0

125/1

T: R MenziesJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, headway into modest fifth 2 out, kept on same pace op 100/1 tchd 150/1

6^th

Ratemenow

511-0

66/1

T: S CorbettJ: Conor Rabbitt (3)

Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, some headway 2 out, kept on approaching last, no danger

7^th

3 ½

Ellistrin Bay

711-0

250/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Jamie Hamilton

Midfield, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, not fluent 2 out, faded before last

8^th

Nosy Neighbour

511-0

22/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, minor headway before last op 16/1

9^th

9 ½

All One Word

711-0

80/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (5)

Midfield, dropped to rear before 3rd, ridden and no impression before 2 out op 50/1

10^th

1 ¾

Big Jon

611-0

200/1

T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman

Midfield, awkward 3 out, soon ridden and weakened op 125/1

11^th

King Kodiak

711-0

250/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Not always fluent and always in rear tchd 200/1

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Non-Runners

Melbourne Ghost³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D W Whillans J: Sean Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £1.20EX:£7.80Trifecta:£17.10SF:£7.45Swingers:£1.50, £2.40, £1.40

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.

KOCKTAIL BLEU (FR)
KAKA'S COUSIN (IRE)
THEY WANT ME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

We're Red And Blue

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: J & A O'Neill

4/9

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.005th: £273.00