February 14 / 13.50 Ascot

13.50

Soft

Injured Jockeys Fund Ambassadors Programme Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £42712.5
  • 2m 7f 185y
  • Class 1
  • 3 runners
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Injured Jockeys Fund Ambassadors Programme Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

8/13 (Won)

  • Win: £1.45

Form: 13-141 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Justified favouritism in C&D handicap (soft) on Clarence House day, taking chase record to 2-3 and overall strike-rate to 4-6; yard landed this prize in 2024; respected with further progress on the cards.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

13:50 Ascot

The Jukebox Kid

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Justified favouritism in C&D handicap (soft) on Clarence House day, taking chase record to 2-3 and overall strike-rate to 4-6; yard landed this prize in 2024; respected with further progress on the cards.

8/13

1st

5

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 3

13:00 Ascot

The Jukebox Kid

11st 7lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Overall record of 3-5 includes Carlisle success (2m5f) on chase debut; didn't quite get home over 3m1f when beaten favourite at Cheltenham (good to soft) since and this slight drop back in distance looks a plus; treated as still open to further improvement.

3/1

Form: U8-411 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Record of 2-3 since switched to fences, most recently scoring at Doncaster (2m3f, soft); has form at up to 3m; open to further improvement and his stable has a good record in this contest; interesting.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

14

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Western Knight

10st 10lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Failed to complete a hat-trick but was far from discredited at Ascot (3m, good to soft) last time in the Reynoldstown, which was won 12 months earlier by a stablemate who subsequently finished second in the Ultima at this meeting; may have more to offer back down in distance, being 4-4 at 2m3f-2m5f; the tea leaves are signalling that he'll run well.

28/1

2nd

4

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

13:50 Ascot

Western Knight

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Joe Tizzard

Record of 2-3 since switched to fences, most recently scoring at Doncaster (2m3f, soft); has form at up to 3m; open to further improvement and his stable has a good record in this contest; interesting.

3/1

1st

3

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 31y

Class 3

13:15 Doncaster

Western Knight

11st 8lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Runner-up in Grade 2 novice hurdle last season and he left his chase debut well behind to win a three-runner beginners' chase at Haydock (2m5f, good to soft) last month; open to further improvement and could have a big say in a first-time tongue-tie; showed promise on soft ground in a bumper.

4/1

Form: 13-246

Last run: 50 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Perhaps best to forgive his heavy defeat, behind Thomas Mor, at Kempton last time (bled from nose); has largely progressive RPRs otherwise and has Graded form; first chase win is not implausible.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 210y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Crest Of Fortune

11st 7lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Anthony Honeyball

Third in the Grade 1 Sefton at this meeting last year but that wasn't the strongest renewal; promising second of 14 on chase debut at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) in October hasn't been built on and he bled when tailed off in Kempton Grade 1 over Christmas; didn't impress with his jumping in February when last seen and needs to get back on track.

40/1

3rd

2

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

13:50 Ascot

Crest Of Fortune

11st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Perhaps best to forgive his heavy defeat, behind Thomas Mor, at Kempton last time (bled from nose); has largely progressive RPRs otherwise and has Graded form; first chase win is not implausible.

7/2

2nd

1

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 3

13:10 Cheltenham

Crest Of Fortune

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Bumper and two-time novice hurdle winner (2m4f, good to soft/soft) who showed improved form in a first-time tongue-tie when third in Grade 1 Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (3m, good) in April; tongue-tie absent for chase/seasonal debut but he's one to consider for a yard among the winners.

7/1

Non-runners

Thomas Mor

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.30
Straight Forecast £2.62
Trifecta £2.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

The Jukebox Kid

POSTDATA:

Western Knight

TOPSPEED:

Crest Of Fortune

RP RATINGS:

Thomas Mor

The Times:

The Jukebox Kid

Telegraph:

The Jukebox Kid

The Guardian:

The Jukebox Kid

D Express:

The Jukebox Kid

Daily Mirror:

The Jukebox Kid

The Sun:

The Jukebox Kid

The Star:

The Jukebox Kid

Daily Record:

The Jukebox Kid

Daily Mail:

Western Knight