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Good To SoftLadbrokes Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £45560
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 1
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 73-421 CD
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 1 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Irish point winner; building a solid foundation under rules, improving with each run and winning in clearcut style over C&D (good ground; handles good to soft) on Boxing Day; tactically versatile; solid claims. |
9/2 |
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3rd 4 |
22nd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Narrow winner of good-ground Irish point last May; faded when 10l seventh of 16 in bumper at Doncaster (good to soft; 12-1) two months ago; progress required but he's in good hands. |
12/1 |
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7th 6 |
24th Jan 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 128y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
First foal; dam came last in AQPS Flat race; delivered on debut promise when narrow winner of good-ground Irish point last May, after which he changed hands for £35,000; market may guide before this rules debut. |
6/1 |
12/1
- Place: £3.20
Form: 3-1522 BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Proving consistent and, following a good effort in a Grade 2, he made all at Newbury (2m, good to soft) back down in class last time; far from sure to get an easy lead in this bigger field, however. |
10/1 |
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1st 1 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Has built up a solid record when racing at about 2m under rules, as form figures of 222 this year help to demonstrate; ran well in the Dovecote at Kempton (good to soft) most recently; leading player back down in class. |
5/4 |
|
2nd 6 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Beaten favourite at Kelso (2m, heavy) last Friday but he'd previously run well when second over C&D (good); should be thereabouts but others appeal more for the win. |
12/1 |
11/1
Form: 3F1 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
10st 7lb |
Lightly raced 4yo; put everything together when winning at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in January, racing freely in front and pulling further clear on run-in; the basic form is just fair but he's anything but exposed and must be considered. |
11/1 |
|
1st 5 |
14th Jan 2026 Good 2m 0f 69y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Showed promise with solid third at Chepstow, then took a mid-race fall in Class 2 event at Cheltenham; one of the main contenders on debut form and remains open to improvement. |
6/4 |
|
3rd 8 |
11th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
32,000euros yearling; eighth foal; half-brother to four winners including useful hurdler Lucky One; dam French Flat winner; stable won this race with a newcomer in 2018. |
14/1 |
40/1
Form: 32P-13 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
19th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
1-7 over hurdles; held her own in two good-quality novice races at start of this year and wasn't disgraced in valuable series final at Kelso last month; in calmer waters here but her tendency to finish weakly is a worry. |
8/1 |
|
9th 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
One win from her six hurdle starts, which came at Wetherby (2m, soft) in November; performed respectably in fifth in Grade 2 novice at Kempton (2m, good to soft) last month and she's not ruled out in her first handicap. |
16/1 |
|
5th 10 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
10st 12lb |
Hooded last two starts, winning at Wetherby in November and a creditable third at Windsor (again 2m, soft) last month; will probably give her running again but Jack Andrews jumps ship in favour of Desertmore News and others probably have more potential. |
40/1 |
8/1
Form: 417311 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Soundly beaten sixth of 12 in Grade 2 at Kempton (2m, good to soft) in February and hard to fancy on the back of that; however, he easily won a maiden at Taunton (2m, good) in January and followed up in a warm small-field novice at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) and his pedigree suggests this step up in trip will suit; might not be a forlorn hope each-way. |
40/1 |
|
6th 2 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Progressive over hurdles, springing a surprise in four-runner novice at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) three weeks ago; bred to be at least as effective over 2m4f+; going the right way and not ruled out. |
8/1 |
|
1st 3 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 124y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Recorded a useful bumper RPR on final Irish start but has failed to reproduce the form for new yard, last time facing a straightforward task when 1-3 odds at Taunton (2m, good) in second hurdles run; this is a stiffer assignment. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 5-3162 D BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Resumed his progress with a clearcut success in novice handicap at Newbury (2m3f, good to soft) last time; has failed to shine in two Graded attempts over hurdles but may prove a brighter spark back at Aintree, having performed well (fifth of 15) in Grade 2 bumper at this meeting 12 months ago; has won over 2m. |
33/1 |
|
1st 1 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 2f 183y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Met with heavy defeats in a Grade 1 three starts back and a Grade 2 on latest but progressive form in his other three hurdle races, second of five in a handicap at Doncaster (extended 2m3f) on penultimate outing; needs to resume progress. |
11/2 |
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7th 9 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Fifth in Grade 2 bumper at Aintree last spring and, bar one blip, has made a good impression over hurdles, winning at Doncaster (2m, soft) in November and pulling clear of the third when runner-up in handicap there (2m3f, soft) 16 days ago; that form sets the standard and he commands respect. |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 742
Last run: 112 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Showed promise in three Irish bumpers last year, after which he was sold for £105,000; novicey jumping, in at the deep end, on his hurdles debut in a Grade 2 at Kempton (2m, good to soft) when eighth of ten finishers in February; sure to have been well schooled since and could be a different proposition here. |
13/8 |
|
8th 7 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
0-3 in bumpers in Ireland but he showed promise, going down narrowly at Down Royal (yielding) in November; changed hands for £105,000 afterwards, and it's interesting that new connections throw him in at the deep end for his hurdling debut; unexposed and should be monitored in the market. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: /204-3 C
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner (good to soft) who had contested some warm races over hurdles prior to winning a big-field maiden at Huntingdon (2m, good) last month with something to spare; Alan King has a 42% strike-rate at Hexham; leading claims under a 7lb penalty. |
5/4 |
|
1st 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Bumper winner whose hurdles form comprises a good third in useful race at Newbury (2m, good) flanked by less solid efforts in the last two runnings of the Dovecote at Kempton; major contender on bare figures back down in class. |
5/2 |
|
9th 3 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Beaten 24l into fourth in this race 12 months ago, and he raced too freely when 13l third of eight at Newbury in December on first outing since; may not be fully exposed but has something to find on the figures. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 1 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
7/2
Form: 1-241 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
1-1 in bumpers and learning on the job over hurdles, easily landing the odds with the minimum of fuss in maiden at Huntingdon (2m, soft) last month; gives the impression there's plenty more in the tank and makes the most appeal. |
7/2 |
|
1st 4 |
22nd Jan 2026 Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Refusal to settle and a mid-race error made his task even harder in a Haydock Grade 2 latest (2m, good to soft); still ran there to the level of his previous Chepstow near-miss behind Winter Hurdle second The Blue Room (with Holloway's winner Came From Nowhere 25l adrift), easily the best form on offer in this field. |
1/2 |
|
1st 3 |
29th Mar 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
105,000euros 3yo; second foal; half-brother to French 2m1f hurdle winner Luciano Montorio; dam unplaced 2m1f-2m2f hurdles/chases, half-sister to two useful French winners; cost a six-figure sum, makes some appeal on pedigree and represents a yard with a 28% strike-rate in bumpers this term. |
7/2 |
10/1
Form: 1431 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
21st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Won point and bumper in 2025 and added an easy hurdles success to his CV in 14-runner race at Hereford (2m, good to soft) last month; as things stand he still has a bit to find but he's getting better all the time. |
10/1 |
|
1st 3 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Made it third-time lucky in Irish points when beating four other finishers at Ballindenisk (3m, soft to heavy) in January; changed hands for £80,000 soon afterwards; dam was an 8.5f winner on the Flat; stable 12-103 (12%) in bumpers in past five seasons; market should be revealing. |
5/2 |
13/2
Form: 11 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £41.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £40.30 |
| Tricast | £99.56 |
| Trifecta | £216.20 |
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