March 23 / 15.00 Kempton

15.00

Good

Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 2124 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Juvenile hurdler who ran poorly on return from break last time but has a solid record otherwise and may rebound; interesting contender, making her handicap debut in a race that was won by a 4yo last year.
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2nd

5

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Kempton

Lucy The Wire

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Juvenile hurdler who ran poorly on return from break last time but has a solid record otherwise and may rebound; interesting contender, making her handicap debut in a race that was won by a 4yo last year.

4/1

4th

1

8th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

14:20 Carlisle

Lucy The Wire

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Owen

Joined James Owen after promising debut in Ireland in October and won fillies' race at Leicester (1m7f, soft) on stable debut the following month; ran well in defeat against males at Wetherby (1m7f, good) in December and has another big role to play here; tongue-tie added.

11/4

Form: 245612 D BF

Last run: 61 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Showed improved form in January, winning readily on good ground at Windsor then clear second on softer going at Catterick; hit with another rise in the weights but Benjamin Macey takes off a useful 5lb; respected.
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4th

1

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 5

17:10 Plumpton

Rukaana

12st 0lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Arrives here on the back of three very solid runs, winning at Windsor (2m, good) and going down narrowly since on soft and good ground; off the same mark as last time and it's just a question of whether he'll stay this far (Flat bred).

6/4

3rd

1

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Kempton

Rukaana

12st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Showed improved form in January, winning readily on good ground at Windsor then clear second on softer going at Catterick; hit with another rise in the weights but Benjamin Macey takes off a useful 5lb; respected.

7/4

2nd

2

21st Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

15:20 Catterick

Rukaana

12st 0lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Improved upon previous hurdle form to get off the mark at the 11th attempt in this code at Windsor (2m, good) on New Year's Day; did it readily and there remains mileage in his mark (now 9lb higher) judged on his Flat ability; has shown hints of promise on soft/good to soft ground.

5/2

Form: 45/3-3

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Maiden over hurdles but remains well treated judged on best Flat form and may build on latest effort, namely third at Plumpton (2m) on return from layoff and wind surgery; enters calculations.
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6th

4

(5)

14th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 5

17:03 Salisbury

Kotari

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

His three wins were all on the Flat in 2024, including here on heavy ground over 1m2f; failed to build on his comeback run when well beaten over hurdles at Kempton 52 days ago and the hood returns on this switch back to the Flat; makes some appeal from a good mark.

3/1

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Form: 9/6-57

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Goes handicapping for the first time in this sphere but probably doesn't have anything in hand, with opening hurdles mark roughly in keeping with his Flat ability; that doesn't necessarily mean he can't run well.
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2nd

3

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

18:50 Fontwell

Fravanco

11st 4lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Michael Madgwick

Dual AW winner on the Flat who was 61l adrift when beating one home on his handicap hurdle debut at Kempton (2m) last month; just a fair effort on the Flat a fortnight ago; upped markedly in trip for his second go in this sphere.

8/1

8th

10

(7)

8th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Fravanco

8st 13lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Michael Madgwick

Mainly seen over hurdles lately and is just 2-33 under rules, but one of his wins came over C&D and his last few efforts on the AW off similar marks would give him an each-way chance here.

13/2

5th

2

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Kempton

Fravanco

11st 9lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Michael Madgwick

Goes handicapping for the first time in this sphere but probably doesn't have anything in hand, with opening hurdles mark roughly in keeping with his Flat ability; that doesn't necessarily mean he can't run well.

8/1

Form: P798

Last run: 73 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

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Form: 4009

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

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Payout
Exacta £33.90
Straight Forecast £34.02
Trifecta £104.30

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Rukaana

SPOTLIGHT:

Kotari

The Guardian:

Lucy The Wire

Daily Mail:

Lucy The Wire

D Express:

Rukaana

Daily Mirror:

Rukaana

The Sun:

Rukaana

Daily Record:

Rukaana

POSTDATA:

Kotari

The Times:

Kotari

Telegraph:

Kotari

The Star:

Kotari