February 09 / 16.50 Kempton

16.50

Good To Soft

Racing TV Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race) (Div II)

  • Prize money: £2723
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Racing TV Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race) (Div II)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
6,000euros foal, £26,000 3yo; dam dual 2m3f hurdle winner, half-sister to French cross-country winner Rio De Grissay, out of half-sister to French Flat/hurdle winner Emilion II; check the betting.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

18

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

17:20 Cheltenham

Andashan

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Chris Gordon

Record of 321 switched to handicaps this term and the form has substance; ran well behind a notable rival on penultimate start (2m3f, good to soft) and subsequent Newbury performance (2m4f, good) took his strike-rate to 3-9; improving and remains particularly unexposed beyond 2m.

14/1

5th

4

22nd Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Kempton

Andashan

11st 5lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

Both wins have been here, on bumper debut (soft) and last time dominating from the front for a wide-margin maiden success; that represented a major spike in his form and he's hard to rule out.

8/1

1st

2

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:20 Kempton

Andashan

11st 7lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

took keen hold, made all

7/2

11/8

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 2

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Son of Blue Bresil, who is the sire of connections' outstanding hurdler Constitution Hill; duly showed promise at Ascot (1m7f, good) 11 weeks ago, finishing second; respected with progress on the cards.
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3rd

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Ffos Las

Tradecraft

11st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Lightly raced 7yo who won a three-runner Sandown novice (2m, soft) last season; well beaten in two 2m4f handicap chases in the autumn (blinkered last time) and now reverts to hurdling in cheekpieces; tricky to weigh up.

12/1

2

27th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:12 Bangor-on-Dee

Tradecraft

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Promising in bumpers and again when winning a 2m novice hurdle at Sandown (soft), after which he pulled up at Punchestown; goes chasing with an unexposed profile and he's had a wind operation.

13/2

2/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in Irish point won by a subsequent bumper scorer; sold for £200,000 since and has joined Paul Nicholls; half-brother to six winners, including bumper; very interesting.
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7

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 1

14:40 Haydock

The Bluesman

11st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Has won two of his four chases since joining Olly Murphy and impressed over C&D (soft) in February; an 8lb rise appeared to anchor him in the Jack Richards at Cheltenham, though good ground could have been another factor in him being below par (seems ideally served by softer); respected but one or two others appeal more.

9/2

7th

16

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

The Bluesman

10st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Campaigned mostly on soft/good to soft; bumper/hurdles winner for Paul Nicholls; record of 121 (over 2m4f) since joining new yard and switched to chasing, both wins gained in comfortable fashion, latest at Haydock; could make some waves in these deeper waters, being a lightly raced and improving contender.

12/1

1st

6

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 3

13:28 Haydock

The Bluesman

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

A fairly useful bumper/hurdles winner for Paul Nicholls; has looked an improved model sent chasing for his new handler this winter, scoring easily at Southwell (2m4f) before a clear second of six in 2m4f Leicester handicap 48 days ago; up 4lb but he has more to offer and merits serious consideration.

100/30

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to 1m winner Capitulation; dam quadruple 1m2f AW winner, half-sister to 8.6f/1m2f Flat and useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Sky Khan; heed the market signals.
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3rd

6

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 110y

Class 1

16:02 Sandown

French Ship

11st 4lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Form has gone rather awry in last three outings but he has been progressive otherwise, culminating in 2m4f handicap wins at Cheltenham and Newbury in the autumn; may rebound and run a good race.

14/1

15th

1

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

14:25 Uttoxeter

French Ship

12st 0lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Largely progressive but came up short off top weight in the Lanzarote when bidding for a handicap hat-trick and needs to prove current mark isn't beyond him; unseated rider three out in 3m Grade 2 last time.

8/1

4

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

French Ship

11st 2lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Won big-field handicaps at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) and Newbury (2m4f, soft) in the autumn; having gone up the weights he was merely mid-division at Kempton (2m5f, good) last month and is untested at today's trip, but this lightly raced 6yo may still have more to offer and is not discounted.

11/2

Form: 38

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Drops back in class, having come up short in Listed grade at Cheltenham on New Year's Day; placed at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) in November but that form has largely worked out poorly.
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1st

1

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

15:50 Fontwell

Night Stalker

12st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

0-7 over hurdles; ran well when third (albeit safely held) in higher-grade event at Kempton (2m5f, good) in November but two lesser efforts have followed and the ground here is likely to be slower than he prefers.

10/1

4

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Night Stalker

11st 5lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Made inauspicious start to hurdling career in March 2024, unseating rider when trying to refuse at third flight, but his second of 14 here (2m3f, good) the following month was much more promising and he returned from long absence with perfectly respectable run last month; makes handicap debut today; further improvement possible

12/1

4

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Night Stalker

11st 5lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Made inauspicious start to hurdling career in March 2024, unseating rider when trying to refuse at third flight, but his second of 14 here (2m3f, good) the following month was much more promising and he returned from long absence with perfectly respectable run last month; makes handicap debut today; further improvement possible

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
17,000euros yearling, £50,000 2yo; half-brother to two winners, notably Elizar (French 9.5f/US Grade 3 placed); dam out of US champion 2yo filly (won 7f/8.5f Grade 1); yard is in good form in bumpers; shortlisted.
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4th

5

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Worcester

White Riot

11st 9lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

2025 bumper winner (2m, good) but generally a weak finisher over hurdles since, even with a tongue-tie and after wind surgery; couldn't be confident about chase/handicap debut (Flat bred) despite respected connections.

12/1

4th

5

4th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:00 Uttoxeter

White Riot

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won good-ground bumper by 8l in March 2025; rather disappointing when well-held third on hurdle debut in October and has failed to complete twice since but shaped with promise before weakening and falling at Southwell (2m, good) last month, after a break.

5/1

Form: 5

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
From a good family; only a modest fifth at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) on Boxing Day but attracted support and looks likely to do better with the experience under his belt.
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4th

1

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 5y

Class 3

14:30 Warwick

J J Moon

12st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Only stepped up to 3m in his last three races and went close in two of those; looked as though he'd win at Newbury last time (good to soft) only to get outbattled; the cheekpieces could be significant.

2/1

2nd

4

20th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 57y

Class 3

15:32 Newbury

J J Moon

11st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Won seasonal/handicap debut at Newton Abbot (extended 2m6f, good to soft) in October; good C&D third (soft) next time but a flop as favourite at Doncaster (3m, good) in December when last seen; needs to resume improvement.

6/1

1st

3

29th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 122y

Class 3

14:53 Newton Abbot

J J Moon

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Bumper winner who made the breakthrough over hurdles when landing a maiden at Exeter (2m5f, good) in March; had to work hard to seal the deal in that match but he's still unexposed in this sphere and should have more to offer in handicaps this season; had wind surgery since last run.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£4,500 3yo; dam unraced, out of 2m hurdle/2m4f chase winner, is granddaughter of triple bumper/2m hurdle winner Wellwotdouthink; stable is 0-17 in bumpers.
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10

6th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:55 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Anthony Day

Improved to win off lowly hurdle mark at Southwell (2m4f, good) in May last year; made satisfactory chase debut when fourth over C&D (good) last September but has been off since; this looks a tough assignment on his return.

8/1

7

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:07 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 6lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Improved to win off lowly hurdle mark at Southwell (2m4f, good) in May and has remained in good form since; no surprise if he makes his presence felt on this chasing debut.

9/1

5th

9

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Worcester

Noble Recall

10st 7lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Anthony Day

Got off the mark at Southwell in July and creditable second in two handicaps here since, all on good ground over about 2m5f; well worth a go at this longer trip and has strong each-way claims again.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Ten Past Midnight; dam 2m6f/3m hurdle winner, out of 7.4f-1m4f winner; yard has very low strike-rate in bumpers in last five seasons.
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9th

1

9th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:50 Kempton

Bluethorn Boy

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Half-brother to 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Ten Past Midnight; dam 2m6f/3m hurdle winner, out of 7.4f-1m4f winner; yard has very low strike-rate in bumpers in last five seasons.

33/1

Non-runners

Foxlight, Red Rocks Lady

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £25.80
Straight Forecast £22.12
Trifecta £64.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tradecraft

POSTDATA:

The Bluesman

WEST COUNTRY:

Bluethorn Boy

The Star:

White Riot

The Times:

The Bluesman

D Express:

The Bluesman

LAMBOURN:

Tradecraft

Telegraph:

Tradecraft

The Guardian:

Tradecraft

Daily Mail:

Tradecraft

Daily Mirror:

Tradecraft

The Sun:

Tradecraft

Daily Record:

Tradecraft