17:20 Kelso

Thursday 2 April 2026

All14:4015:1015:4016:1516:4617:20

Racing TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 3m 58.61s

1^st

Poets Whisper

511-3

10/11f

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Midfield, pushed along to make headway 3f out, chased leader 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, led final 100yds, won going away op 8/11 tchd 4/6

2^nd

Doubly Blessed

511-3

5/4

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden when faced challenge entering final furlong, headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish op 11/8 tchd 6/4

3^rd

Jimmy The Jet

410-9

14/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up in rear, pushed along to make headway over 2f out, chased leading pair final furlong, weakened before final 110yds op 18/1

4^th

3 ¾

Budworth Boy

410-9

20/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Peter Kavanagh

Led, set steady pace, pushed along to go two lengths clear 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened op 40/1

5^th

Don't Tell Dougie

410-9

20/1

T: John DawsonJ: Callum Bewley

Prominent, ridden and lost ground 3f out, weakened quickly over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

2 ¼

Ellistrin Jarla

510-10

80/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Theo Gillard

Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced tailed off over 1f out tchd 66/1 and 100/1

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Non-Runners

Berkie³²⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: R T Dunne

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.10EX:£2.30Trifecta:£7.30SF:£2.31Swingers:£1.10, £1.90, £1.50

Forecasts

Poets Whisper (10/11), Doubly Blessed (5/4), Berkie (9/2), Jimmy The Jet (14/1), Budworth Boy (20/1), Don't Tell Dougie (20/1), Ellistrin Jarla (80/1)

Slight preference is for POETS WHISPER, who hails from a stable which has a strong record with its debutants in this sphere. Doubly Blessed ran out a wide-margin winner of his sole start in Irish points and has to be of interest switching to Rules being by a sire who tends to put plenty of speed into his progeny. Berkie is another to note.

POETS WHISPER (IRE)
DOUBLY BLESSED (IRE)
BERKIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Lester Mail

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 4

J: Bruce Lynn | T: N W Alexander

6/5

Prize Money

1st: £2,723.002nd: £1,254.003rd: £627.004th: £314.00