February 22 / 14.25 Kempton

14.25

Good

Ladbrokes Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £45560
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Ladbrokes Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.60
  • Place: £3.80

Form: 35-2P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Placed in two of his three juvenile hurdles in France in the first half of last year; bought for 450,000euros last July but 20-1 and raced too freely when pulled up in Grade 2 at Cheltenham (soft) on British debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 200y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Mambonumberfive

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Comes here fresh having bypassed the Cheltenham Festival and been absent since a Kingmaker defeat that is perhaps best forgiven due to the heavy ground; 3-3 over fences otherwise, including 2m wins at Aintree (handicap) and Kempton (Grade 2, readily); may resume improvement, provided he stays the new trip.

14/1

3rd

2

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 1

13:50 Warwick

Mambonumberfive

11st 5lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Rapidly progressive 5yo who won Grade 2 novice at Kempton (2m, good) over Christmas, having made stylish headway from the rear, and is now 3-3 over fences; had placed form over hurdles on heavy ground when based in France and could still be anything.

6/4

7/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 51 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful for 1m4f/1m6f wins on Flat for previous yard; shaped encouragingly at Ascot (albeit about 17l behind Mondo Man) on hurdling debut and built on that with a strong late bid to register Listed win at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) three weeks ago; this demands more but he's promising.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:20 Sandown

St Pancras

11st 7lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Two wins apiece on Flat and under this code, notably in 4yo Listed hurdle; subsequently ran well in substandard Adonis then had a straightforward task at Stratford; this assignment demands best form yet.

12/1

6th

5

26th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:20 Sandown

St Pancras

11st 7lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Two wins apiece on Flat and under this code, notably in 4yo Listed hurdle; subsequently ran well in substandard Adonis then had a straightforward task at Stratford; this assignment demands best form yet.

12/1

1st

6

29th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

13:55 Stratford

St Pancras

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Toby Lawes

Dual Flat winner who has raised his profile over hurdles, winning the Scottish Triumph at Musselburgh (good to soft) before finishing runner-up in the Grade 2 Adonis at Kempton; he probably faced mission impossible that day in conceding 5lb to a really smart prospect; hard to beat.

Evs

Form: 2

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Classy on the Flat, finishing fifth in the French Derby and fourth in King Edward VII at Royal Ascot; left France for 520,000euros in October and, despite racing far too freely, he briefly asked a question of top prospect Lulamba on hurdling debut at Ascot (1m7f, good) five weeks ago; leading form claims on that and a more settled performance would surely help him no end.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

2

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 2

16:05 Plumpton

Mondo Man

11st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Initially disappointing over hurdles given how smart he was on the Flat, with his keen-going tendencies holding him back; however, a switch to front-running has yielded wins in a maiden here and the Imperial Cup at Sandown (10lb lower); both those came on soft ground but this faster surface won't bother him at all; they've found the key to him by the looks.

13/8

1st

17

7th Mar 2026

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

14:27 Sandown

Mondo Man

10st 12lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Classy on the Flat; some warm tasks switched to hurdles last year, performing with credit more often than not; held up when fourth of 13 on handicap hurdle debut at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) in December in a race that favoured those ridden prominently; has since easily justified 1-7 odds in Plumpton maiden (2m, soft); retains potential off this mark in view of Flat ability.

11/4

1st

3

23rd Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

Mondo Man

11st 7lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Useful Flat racer; 0-5 over hurdles, but he was highly tried last season and encountered some useful opposition; ran a cracker on handicap debut when fourth in a hot Ascot contest in December (1m7f, good to soft); that effort sets a lofty standard and he should be hard to beat now in maiden company.

1/9

Form: 1-21P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Closely related to a 1m Group 1 winner; promising in French juvenile hurdles in the first half of 2024, his two wins including a Listed event at Auteuil (2m1f, very soft; tended to jump right); however, pulled up when 10-1 for Cheltenham Grade 2 four weeks ago on British debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

30th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 152y

Class 2

14:45 Ascot

Sauvignon

12st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, dropped to rear and struggling after 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

7/1

4th

1

22nd Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Kempton

Sauvignon

11st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Closely related to a 1m Group 1 winner; promising in French juvenile hurdles in the first half of 2024, his two wins including a Listed event at Auteuil (2m1f, very soft; tended to jump right); however, pulled up when 10-1 for Cheltenham Grade 2 four weeks ago on British debut.

7/1

2

25th Jan 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:15 Cheltenham

Sauvignon

11st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Made a promising start to his career in French juvenile hurdles in the first half of 2024, winning twice including a Listed event at Auteuil (2m1f, very soft; tended to jump right; just pushed out to assert); has joined a top stable and has to be respected on his British debut.

11/2

Form: F1117 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
No great shakes on Flat but comfortably won from the front in her first three completed starts over hurdles, including by 8l in a fillies' juvenile Listed event at Newbury (2m, soft); player on that form but she faded badly when second favourite for Grade 2 at Chepstow (again 2m on soft) at Christmas.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

16

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Opec

10st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

No great shakes on Flat but comfortably won from the front in her first three completed starts over hurdles, including by 8l in a fillies' juvenile Listed event at Newbury (2m, soft); major backward steps, however, against the males in Grade 2s at Chepstow and Kempton.

100/1

5th

6

22nd Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Kempton

Opec

10st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

No great shakes on Flat but comfortably won from the front in her first three completed starts over hurdles, including by 8l in a fillies' juvenile Listed event at Newbury (2m, soft); player on that form but she faded badly when second favourite for Grade 2 at Chepstow (again 2m on soft) at Christmas.

9/2

7th

11

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 1

13:40 Chepstow

Opec

10st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

No great shakes on the Flat but she's won all her completed starts over hurdles, comfortably accounting for respected opposition; back in against the boys here but has to enter the reckoning.

4/1

Non-runners

Bursinel

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £45.70
Straight Forecast £50.05
Trifecta £71.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mondo Man

TOPSPEED:

Opec

RP RATINGS:

Mondo Man

The Times:

Mondo Man

The Guardian:

Mondo Man

Daily Mail:

Mondo Man

D Express:

Mondo Man

Daily Mirror:

Mondo Man

The Sun:

Mondo Man

The Star:

Mondo Man

Daily Record:

Mondo Man

POSTDATA:

Opec

Telegraph:

Opec