15:30 Kelso

Saturday 28 February 2026

All13:1013:4014:1514:5515:3016:0016:3517:10

bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 25.00s

1^st

Both Barrels

811-5

8/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Midfield, closed on leaders after 3 out, led after 2 out, briefly faced challenge last, rallied and ran on well run-in, always doing enough towards finish op 11/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Good To Be Alive

511-11

5/2f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to start, held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along and taken wide to make headway after 2 out, briefly disputed lead last, outpaced by winner run-in, kept on

3^rd

Frontier Prince

510-12

11/2

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, chased leaders after 3 out, went third before last, kept on but no chance with leading pair run-in op 5/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

4 ¾

Bold Light

911-1

12/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Towards rear, closed on leasers after 4 out, soon raced in second, ridden when outpaced before last, weakened run-in op 10/1

5^th

Fingal's Hill

1012-0

14/1

T: P AtkinsonJ: Callum Bewley

Raced in second, led 5th, ridden when headed after 2 out, weakened quickly before last op 12/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Florida Dreams

811-4

11/4

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Wore hood in parade ring, towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out op 3/1 tchd 10/3

7^th

Smart Decision

511-3

13/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jamie Hamilton

Prominent, mistake 6th, chased leaders from 3 out, outpaced and weakened quickly after 2 out op 11/2

Also Ran

Skyjack Hijack

812-0

14/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Led, headed 5th, pushed along 6th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out op 16/1 tchd 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.60, £1.50, £1.90EX:£40.00Trifecta:£230.40Tricast:£121.82SF:£29.58Swingers:£5.50, £7.30, £4.00

Forecasts

Good To Be Alive (5/2), Florida Dreams (11/4), Frontier Prince (11/2), Smart Decision (13/2), Both Barrels (8/1), Bold Light (12/1), Fingal's Hill (14/1), Skyjack Hijack (14/1)

This looks wide open so at the likely odds it could be worth siding with last year's victor BOLD LIGHT to bounce back in style after an unproductive spell chasing with his yard also right back on the up of late. Smart Decision seems sure to be on the premises off a still handy-looking mark, while in-form duo Good To Be Alive and Fingal's Hill are firmly in the picture too.

BOLD LIGHT (IRE)
SMART DECISION
GOOD TO BE ALIVE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Bold Light

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Jack Power | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.007th: £888.008th: £444.00