14:25 Ascot

Saturday 14 February 2026

Premier Race Day Text
All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 63y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:26  |   Winning time: 4m 38.29s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Midfield in touch, not fluent 4th, headway 2 out, soon ridden to chase leaders, kept on run-in, led close home, always doing enough near finish op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
9
15/2
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Midfield, headway to dispute lead 2 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, briefly led outright, headed close home, always held near finish op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
12
25/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Freddie Keighley (7)
Held up in midfield, ridden and headway 2 out, not fluent last, kept on and went third near finish, never nearer op 18/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
15
12/1
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy
Held up in midfield, headway and ridden before 2 out, in touch approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, went fourth final strides op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
11
18/1
T: Faye BramleyJ: Benjamin Macey (5)
Midfield in touch, headway to dispute lead 3 out, soon pushed along, headed approaching last, faded run-in op 16/1 tchd 20/1
6th
Horse silk
15
3
17/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 2 out, soon ridden, faded run-in op 8/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
½
7
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell
Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2 out, soon faded, mistake last op 7/1 and tchd 15/2
8th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
9/1
T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Saunders (5)
Wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, no impression approaching last op 15/2
9th
Horse silk
½
1
912-0
16/1
T: D SkeltonJ: N de Boinville
Held up in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out tchd 22/1
10th
Horse silk
2
2
911-13
80/1
T: O MurphyJ: K Brogan
Wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden and in touch 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last
11th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
10/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Midfield, pushed along and lost position before 3 out, kept on same pace before last op 11/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¾
14
910-2
22/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin
Prominent, disputed lead 6th, headed and ridden before 2 out where not fluent and faded op 25/1 tchd 20/1
13th
Horse silk
33
13
4/1f
T: A RalphJ: Jack Hogan
Midfield, ridden before 7th, weakened before 2 out op 7/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
80/1
T: L WadhamJ: Tom Cannon
Prominent, briefly disputed lead 2nd, lost position before 7th, soon ridden, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
10
910-10
7/1
T: S ThomasJ: Ben Jones
Disputed lead, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last op 10/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£3.10, £2.80, £6.90EX:£93.20Trifecta:£1,678.40Tricast:£1,475.60SF:£69.50Swingers:£14.70, £36.10, £40.30

Forecasts

Lightningupourdays (4/1), Listentoyourheart (13/2), Range (7/1), John Barbour (15/2), Fiercely Proud (8/1), Captain Teague (17/2), Act Of Authority (9/1), Jurancon (10/1), Moveit Like Minnie (12/1), Kateira (16/1), No Ordinary Joe (18/1), Kamaxos (22/1), De Temps En Temps (25/1), Rambo T (80/1), Hurricane Bay (80/1)

Verdict

ACT OF AUTHORITY met a bit of interference when fourth to Listentoyourheart at Windsor on New Year's Day and might be able to turn the tables on that rival on the revised terms. Lightningupourdays and John Barbour also make the shortlist.

  1. ACT OF AUTHORITY (FR)
  2. LISTENTOYOURHEART (IRE)
  3. LIGHTNINGUPOURDAYS

Previous Winners

2025
Altobelli
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 7
J: Bryan Carver  |  T: H Fry
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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