Ascot
14:25
Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ascot Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.60 Place: £3.10 £2.80 £6.90 Exacta: £93.20 Tricast: £1475.60 Trifecta: £1678.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - headway after 3 out - led run-in - kept on and always doing enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appeared to appreciate step up in trip from 2 miles ½ furlong to 2 miles 3 furlongs on occasion)(op 10/1)
6 G Good Ben Pauling 158 lbs 8/1 Won
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2nd
Midfield - headway after 3 out - led narrowly approaching last - headed run-in - kept on(op 8/1)
5 G Good Fergal O'Brien 150 lbs 15/2 0.3
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3rd
Took keen hold - soon towards rear - headway after 3 out - outpaced when short of room before last - rallied run-in - kept on well towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG Martin Keighley 142 lbs 25/1 1
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4th
Midfield - headway 3 out - no impression but kept on and went fourth final strides(op 14/1)
7 G AVG Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 142 lbs 12/1 3.25
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5th
In touch with leaders - headway 4 out - challenging 3 out - led just before 2 out - headed approaching last - lost second run-in - weakened gradually and lost two places final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
8 G AVG Faye Bramley 144 lbs 18/1 0.1
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6th
In rear - some headway after 3 out - weakened before last(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
6 G Good Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 17/2 15
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7th
Took keen hold - soon disputed lead - led 5th - faced challenge 3 out - headed just before 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/1 and tchd 15/2)
6 M Good Dan Skelton 153 lbs 13/2 .5
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8th
In rear - hit 3 out - soon outpaced(op 15/2)
6 G AVG Olly Murphy 157 lbs 9/1 3.75
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9th
Raced wide - in rear - no impression from 3 out (jockey said mare was never traveling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 22/1)
8 M Good Dan Skelton 168 lbs 16/1 .5
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10th
In rear - some headway after 3 out - weakened after 2 out
7 G Good Olly Murphy 167 lbs 80/1 2
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11th
Midfield - dropped to rear and outpaced 4 out - some headway after 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/1)
6 G Good David Pipe 156 lbs 10/1 2.75
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12th
Soon pressed leaders - prominent 3rd - went second 6th - pressed leaders briefly 3 out - soon weakened(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
7 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 142 lbs 22/1 2.75
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13th
In touch with leaders - weakened 3 out - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/2)
5 G AVG Alastair Ralph 144 lbs 4/1F 33
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99th
Soon disputed lead - prominent 3rd - lost position 6th - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up(op 50/1)
9 G AVG Lucy Wadham 152 lbs 80/1 -
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99th
Soon disputed lead - slowed on approach and lost position 5th - weakened after 3 out - mistake then pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free and made a mistake at the second last hurdle)(op 10/1)
7 G AVG Sam Thomas 150 lbs 7/1 -
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