Kempton
15:00
Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Kempton Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.50 £3.20 £1.60 Exacta: £41.70 Tricast: £99.56 Trifecta: £216.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced wide but headway home turn - led omitted 2 out - kept on well run-in - ridden out(op 10/3)
5 G Good Harry Derham 162 lbs 7/2 Won
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2nd
Disputed lead - hit 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon led - headed omitted 2 out - not fluent last - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
5 G AVG Chris Gordon 159 lbs 11/1 3
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3rd
Towards rear - mistake 3rd - hampered 2 out (usual 3 out) - headway before omitted 2 out - went third before last - kept on before last(tchd 9/4)
4 G Elite Nicky Henderson 152 lbs 2/1F .5
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4th
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Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went third before omitted 2 out - lost third and no extra before last(op 16/1)
3 G AVG Jane Williams 147 lbs 18/1 4.75
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5th
In rear - hampered 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon headway - weakened omitted 2 out(op 125/1)
5 M AVG T Ellis 152 lbs 150/1 11
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6th
In touch with leaders - disputing third after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened before omitted 2 out(op 9/1)
5 G Good Alastair Ralph 162 lbs 17/2 2.25
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7th
Disputed lead - headed after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened before omitted 2 out(tchd 17/2)
5 G AVG Neil King 159 lbs 9/1 3.5
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8th
Novicey jumping - in rear - hampered 1st - detached 4th - never on terms (jockey said gelding jumped novicey)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
4 G Poor Olly Murphy 159 lbs 28/1 3.25
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9th
Badly hampered 1st - always behind (jockey said gelding was severely hampered by the faller at the first hurdle)
5 G AVG Alan King 159 lbs 40/1 3.75
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10th
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 4th - weakened on turn before omitted 2 out(op 20/1)
6 G Elite T Ellis 159 lbs 28/1 29
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99th
Towards rear - fell 1st - fatally injured(op 16/1)
5 G Good Emma Lavelle 159 lbs 20/1 -
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99th
Travelled strongly - towards rear - not fluent 2nd - headway before 5th - in touch with leaders when fell heavily 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 11/2)
4 G Good Dan Skelton 159 lbs 9/2 -
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