March 23 / 14.00 Kempton

14.00

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Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1726 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Allowed too much rope in winning his sole bumper attempt but was eventually swallowed up, having again established a clear lead, in latest hurdles start (1m7f); style of racing aside, holds a leading chance on peak figures; this track seems likely to suit.
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1st

3

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Kempton

Loustic Du Chatel

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Henrietta C Knight

Allowed too much rope in winning his sole bumper attempt but was eventually swallowed up, having again established a clear lead, in latest hurdles start (1m7f); style of racing aside, holds a leading chance on peak figures; this track seems likely to suit.

11/10

6th

9

25th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

13:50 Wincanton

Loustic Du Chatel

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Won a farcical five-runner bumper at Ascot in November; first-time hood when running moderately over hurdles at Newbury the following month but did better with that aid removed when an admittedly well-held second at Huntingdon (2m, soft) last month; winner was set to run a big race until falling in Grade 2 on Saturday and this one's best days are ahead of him; player.

6/1

2nd

10

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:58 Huntingdon

Loustic Du Chatel

11st 8lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Form of November's Ascot bumper win needs treating with caution (rider gifted the softest of leads), and have to hope his high head carriage on hurdling debut was owed to either greenness or a resentment of the now-removed hood; present attainment level thus still unclear.

20/1

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16/1

  • Place: £4.90

Form:

Last run: 68 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Had wind surgery since finishing tailed off in Newbury novice hurdle for new yard; retains potential under this code, having proved fairly useful on the Flat.
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3rd

2

(2)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Newbury

Into Battle

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Robert Stephens

Not seen on the Flat since signing off for Ed Walker with narrow success in first-time blinkers at Salisbury (1m2f, good) in October but won a recent handicap hurdle for new connections (no headgear) and is unexposed over this sort of trip in this sphere.

7/1

1st

1

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

20:18 Bangor-on-Dee

Into Battle

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Robert Stephens

Fairly useful on the Flat when based with Ed Walker; well beaten on stable/hurdle debut in January but his next two runs were much more encouraging, and there is still hope that more of his Flat ability can be transferred to this discipline.

5/1

Form: 3-430

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Suffered a heavy defeat at Huntingdon on the switch to hurdles but could well rebound, having shown consistency by making the frame in three bumpers (including at Kempton) previously.
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4th

8

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:47 Southwell

Eternity Rose

11st 7lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Lightly raced and his third in a 1m7f maiden at Wincanton (good) was a step forward, and that form looks even stronger now; potentially on a nice mark and he's bred for this longer trip; appealing.

5/1

3rd

1

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

14:55 Wincanton

Eternity Rose

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made the frame in three bumpers but has yet to get anything going over hurdles; could do better in handicaps and he'll get a mark after this, but probably still has a place chance.

4/1

5th

1

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Kempton

Eternity Rose

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Suffered a heavy defeat at Huntingdon on the switch to hurdles but could well rebound, having shown consistency by making the frame in three bumpers (including at Kempton) previously.

12/1

Form: 7

Last run: 56 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Runner-up twice on Flat for previous stable; couple of poor performances, including over hurdles, for new yard.
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2nd

9

(1)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:37 Goodwood

Canopus

9st 4lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Gary & Josh Moore

A 1m maiden winner for Ed Walker; no worthwhile form over hurdles or on the Flat (two handicaps) for this operation.

33/1

10th

4

(8)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

15:27 Windsor

Canopus

9st 8lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

A fair 1m maiden for Ed Walker; last of 13 for his new yard on his handicap debut at Lingfield (1m2f) in February, though, and well held over hurdles at Kempton since.

25/1

6th

9

23rd Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Kempton

Canopus

10st 10lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Runner-up twice on Flat for previous stable; couple of poor performances, including over hurdles, for new yard.

40/1

Form: 7

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Maiden on the Flat and showed no improvement at Newbury on the switch to this code; opposed.
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1st

14

(6)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

15:35 Epsom

Seeking Charles

10st 5lb

J: Mr Henry Main

T: Mark Usher

Yet to win after 11 attempts under both codes; arrives in form but this is a step up in class and others are preferred for win purposes.

12/1

2nd

4

(1)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:08 Newmarket (July)

Seeking Charles

9st 6lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

Quite lightly raced 5yo maiden; creditable third, one place behind Educator, at Windsor (11.5f) in sole Flat start this year; a possible danger provided that form is backed up.

7/1

3rd

4

(4)

15th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

20:30 Windsor

Seeking Charles

9st 7lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

Maiden who is far from solid on Flat/hurdles form for current yard but whose record suggests this return to a Flat turf race is a plus.

25/1

Form: 67

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Maiden; eventually regressed on the Flat for previous yard and his two hurdles efforts amount to little.
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7th

7

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

17:15 Fontwell

Wise Counsellor

10st 9lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Soundly beaten on all for hurdling starts for Daniel Steele this year, the latest his handicap debut in June, but showed significant ability on the Flat for Andrew Balding beforehand and is worth a glance in the betting before debut for latest stable.

14/1

6th

12

23rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

19:15 Newton Abbot

Wise Counsellor

10st 5lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Daniel Steele

Well beaten in three starts for new stable in early part of this year and also struggled when back on the Flat last month; makes handicap hurdle debut off a lowly mark and with cheekpieces refitted, but has quite a lot to prove.

33/1

Form: 532

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

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Form: 8P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 4

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Mare

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Form: 7

Last run: 65 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form: PP

Last run: 98 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

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