14:15 Kelso

Saturday 28 February 2026

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

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

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 31.95s

1^st

Montemares

511-5

6/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Midfield, travelled smoothly to track leaders 2 out, led under hands and heels when jumped slightly right last, went clear run-in, readily op 12/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

6 ½

Kosac D'oudairies

611-5

10/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Wore hood to start, prominent, led 3 out, pushed along 2 out, ridden when headed before last, landed awkwardly last, kept on but no chance with winner towards finish op 15/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

5 ½

West Hill Verde

611-5

33/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Sean Houlihan

Midfield, lost ground 6th, rallied and raced wider to make headway after 3 out, chased leaders after 2 out, still every chance before last, outpaced and and weakened run-in op 40/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 50/1

4^th

5 ½

Lord Byron

410-7

9/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: Danny McMenamin

Midfield, not fluent 5th, chased leaders from 3 out, outpaced by leading trio after 2 out, landed awkwardly last, weakened run-in tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1

5^th

7 ½

Caballo De Guerra

511-5

80/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Prominent, pushed along 2 out, outpaced before last, soon weakened op 66/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Le Beau Madrik

511-8

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, weakened quickly and dropped to rear approaching 2 out, soon pulled up after 2 out (rider said gelding ran flat) op 10/3 tchd 6/1

Gaelic Rover

511-5

16/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Wore hood to start, midfield, landed awkwardly 4 out, dropped to rear 3 out, clipped heels and fell on bend before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 11/1

Red Oak

611-5

28/1

T: James OwenJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to start, prominent, outpaced after 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out, pulled up before last op 25/1

Starmount

611-5

2/1f

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Wore hood to start, led, pushed along when headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out tchd 15/8

The Last Cloud

611-5

6/1

T: P NevilleJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, hit 3rd, detached after 5th, not fluent 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, never travelled op 13/2 tchd 15/2

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Non-Runners

The Blue Room³⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.20, £3.00, £4.60EX:£56.90Trifecta:£769.70Tricast:£1,822.31SF:£62.26Swingers:£7.30, £20.30, £28.90

Forecasts

Starmount (2/1), Le Beau Madrik (7/2), Montemares (6/1), The Last Cloud (6/1), The Blue Room (8/1), Lord Byron (9/1), Kosac D'oudairies (10/1), Gaelic Rover (16/1), Red Oak (28/1), West Hill Verde (33/1), Caballo De Guerra (80/1)

STARMOUNT impressed when easily dispatching recent course scorer Kaka's Cousin at Wetherby last month and is narrowly preferred to Dan Skelton's Le Beau Madrik, who is 2-2 over hurdles. Lord Byron, the sole 4-y-o in the line-up, and Montemares have already shown they can hold their own in Graded company and may prove best of the remainder.

STARMOUNT (IRE)
LE BEAU MADRIK (FR)
LORD BYRON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Jet To Vegas

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: D R Fox | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £45,560.002nd: £17,096.003rd: £8,560.004th: £4,264.005th: £2,144.006th: £1,072.00