February 20 / 14.14 Exeter

14.14

Heavy

Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight At CopyBet Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qual’) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight At CopyBet Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qual’) (GBB)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.70
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 5-5122 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Made a winning hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft) in October and has bettered that form twice since under a penalty, most recently when a 3l second at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month; should be competitive again back in trip if coping with more testing ground.
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11th

10

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Sandown

Kapitein Kool

11st 3lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Seamus Mullins

Dual novice winner but came up well short at Newbury (2m3f) on handicap debut most recently and can be opposed in this competitive field.

40/1

7th

6

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 183y

Class 3

13:50 Newbury

Kapitein Kool

11st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Seamus Mullins

0-3 in bumpers but he's won two of his four hurdle races and been runner-up in the others; second at Taunton (good) on penultimate start showed he stays 2m3f, before his narrow win at Exeter (2m, heavy) on latest; makes handicap debut on a reasonable mark.

14/1

1st

2

20th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:14 Exeter

Kapitein Kool

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Seamus Mullins

Made a winning hurdling debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good to soft) in October and has bettered that form twice since under a penalty, most recently when a 3l second at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month; should be competitive again back in trip if coping with more testing ground.

11/4

Form: 560

Last run: 71 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown ability in three bumpers but will need a marked step forward now sent hurdling if he's to make an impact; likely to be of more interest further down the line.
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11th

7

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

14:30 Fontwell

Maximum Benefit

11st 5lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Jo Davis

Not disgraced in two slow-ground hurdles this year (2m/2m1f) and could plausibly be seen to better effect on this quicker surface but low-grade handicaps are probably next on his agenda.

50/1

5th

7

14th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

13:25 Fontwell

Maximum Benefit

11st 5lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Jo Davis

Nothing exciting in three bumpers; pulled hard before weakening late on his heavy-ground hurdles debut three weeks ago, and can't be recommended on that.

50/1

4th

5

20th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:14 Exeter

Maximum Benefit

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jo Davis

Has shown ability in three bumpers but will need a marked step forward now sent hurdling if he's to make an impact; likely to be of more interest further down the line.

25/1

Form: 59U

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Tailed off on first two hurdle runs but looked set for an improved effort when unseating three out at Wincanton last month over a longer trip; comes back in distance and may be one for handicaps in due course.
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7th

8

24th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

18:50 Fontwell

Miss Jaffa Cake

10st 2lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Polly Gundry

Not the biggest and her form figures are uninspiring but there were hints of ability before unseating in Wincanton novice in January; subsequent efforts suggest that might have been a false dawn and she's out of the weights again.

40/1

16

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

17:20 Ffos Las

Miss Jaffa Cake

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Soundly beaten in her first two handicaps (2m6f/3m2f) and competes from 5lb out of the weights here; needs to take a big step forward.

50/1

6th

7

26th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:58 Warwick

Miss Jaffa Cake

10st 11lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Polly Gundry

Signs of promise prior to unseating in Wincanton novice (2m5f, heavy) in January but tailed off/pulled up on both runs since, most recently when 40-1 for handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft).

14/1

Form: 05

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Narrowly beaten in a small-field Irish point (3m, heavy) a year ago but has offered little in two runs under rules, tailed off in a bumper and well beaten again when sent over hurdles; plenty to prove.
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2nd

3

22nd Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 137y

Class 4

14:32 Exeter

Dalcassian Girl

11st 0lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Close second in small-field Irish point on heavy ground last February but well beaten in a bumper and two novice hurdles (2m5f/2m) since switched to racing under rules.

14/1

6th

6

20th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:14 Exeter

Dalcassian Girl

10st 12lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Narrowly beaten in a small-field Irish point (3m, heavy) a year ago but has offered little in two runs under rules, tailed off in a bumper and well beaten again when sent over hurdles; plenty to prove.

100/1

5th

5

29th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

13:33 Wincanton

Dalcassian Girl

11st 3lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Chris Honour

Narrowly beaten in a small-field Irish 3m point (heavy) before changing hands for £5,000; trailed in a very remote last on bumper debut at Chepstow.

66/1

Form: 70

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
1m2f Flat winner who has been beaten 77l and 71l in two runs over hurdles; may find life easier when qualified for a mark and it's easy to look elsewhere.
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5th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

19:30 Taunton

Forest Hills

10st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Carroll Gray

1m2f Flat winner who has yet to show anything of note over hurdles, including on handicap debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good) ten days ago; needs this step up in trip and the tongue-tie to spark considerable improvement.

25/1

6th

6

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:00 Wincanton

Forest Hills

10st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Carroll Gray

1m2f Flat winner who has been completely tailed off in all three runs over hurdles; at least goes handicapping off a lowly mark and drying ground would help matters, so watch the weather.

25/1

Form: 53-216 D BF

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who went close in Cheltenham Grade 2 on hurdle debut before getting off the mark at Ascot (1m7f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in November; found to have bled when well held at Doncaster since, which is a concern, but would have obvious claims if back to best with cheekpieces added.
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5th

5

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

14:10 Newbury

Doctor Blue

10st 13lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Bumper winner who went close in Cheltenham Grade 2 on hurdle debut before getting off the mark at Ascot (1m7f, good) in November; found to have bled when well held next time and played up at the start (deemed a non-runner) at Exeter eight days ago; wore tongue-tie on those last three appearances and cheekpieces at Exeter, but has neither today; unexposed handicap debutant.

5/2

1

20th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:14 Exeter

Doctor Blue

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Bumper winner who went close in Cheltenham Grade 2 on hurdle debut before getting off the mark at Ascot (1m7f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in November; found to have bled when well held at Doncaster since, which is a concern, but would have obvious claims if back to best with cheekpieces added.

11/10

2nd

1

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

15:00 Cheltenham

Doctor Blue

11st 2lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Sam Thomas

Favourite for two of his three bumpers (good to soft or good), winning the first and on the latest occasion finishing third under a penalty at Chepstow where they didn't go much of a gallop; others in here have superior form but he's a likely improver over hurdles.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 143 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
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Form: 9

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £3.40
Straight Forecast £3.48
Trifecta £32.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lisbane Park

TOPSPEED:

Doctor Blue

The Sun:

Kapitein Kool

RP RATINGS:

Lisbane Park

POSTDATA:

Lisbane Park

The Times:

Lisbane Park

D Express:

Lisbane Park

The Star:

Lisbane Park

Daily Record:

Lisbane Park

Telegraph:

Doctor Blue

The Guardian:

Doctor Blue

Daily Mail:

Doctor Blue

Daily Mirror:

Doctor Blue