bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Kelso

14:55

Date 2025-03-01

Distance 2m2f25y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £42,713

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Chart Topper Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	159	—	53311	-	147	125	37d	—	—	-5	30.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Has impressed on both hurdle starts and he's a leading contender for his top Irish yard
4	Castle Carrock Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	159	—	11	-	132	119	36d	—	—	+5	22	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made it 2-2 on hurdle debut at Sandown in January; plenty of substance to that form
9	Vanderpoel Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	159	—	P-111	129	132	119	24d	—	—	+9	24.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Point winner who is 2-2 over hurdles and has bundles for potential; key player
10	Listentoyourheart Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	157	—	5-1114	128	135	114	61d	—	—	+14	21.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Listed mares' novice winner; beaten under penalty last time but has an each-way shout
2	Roadlesstravelled Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	164	—	1-111P	137	140	107	65d	—	—	+24	30.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Flopped in Aintree Grade 1 but Grade 2 winner at Haydock previously and not written off
7	Laganhill Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	159	—	11	126	135	111	22d	—	—	+31	37.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Today is a tougher test of his credentials but this unbeaten 7yo is entitled to respect
6	Jet To Vegas Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	159	t	12221	120	131	109	40d	—	—	+33	38.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won at Ayr on third hurdle start; needs another step forward but is not ruled out each-way
3	Captain Butler Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	J:Craig Nichol T:Pauline Robson	159	—	21/1-1	-	122	107	62d	—	—	+14	18	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Defied absence to win easily here on hurdle debut in December; interesting candidate
8	Putapoundinthejar Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:A J Martin	J:Sean Quinlan T:A J Martin	159	t	2-861	-	123	107	39d	—	—	+2	4.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Down Royal maiden hurdle winner; others have better form but a market check is advised
NR	Dedicated Hero Bay J:TBC T:Sandy Thomson	J: T:Sandy Thomson	164	—	1-1311	128	128	92	42d	—	—	—	26.5	—	—
Won Haydock Grade 2; improvement needed to defy penalty today but he's on the up

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Chart Topper	6/4	11/8	7/5	11/8	6/4
Castle Carrock	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Vanderpoel	9/2	4/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Listentoyourheart	10/1	9/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Roadlesstravelled	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Laganhill	11/1	10/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Jet To Vegas	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Captain Butler	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Putapoundinthejar	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Dedicated Hero	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Jet To Vegas

38.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

2nd

Laganhill

37.9

OR: 19 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Chart Topper

30.8

OR: 0 Form: 19.4 Odds: 11.4

6/4

Roadlesstravelled

30.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Dedicated Hero

26.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Vanderpoel

24.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Castle Carrock

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 5

4/1

Listentoyourheart

21.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Captain Butler

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1

25/1

Putapoundinthejar

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Roadlesstravelled	137	140	107
Vanderpoel	129	132	119
Listentoyourheart	128	135	114
Dedicated Hero	128	128	92
Laganhill	126	135	111
Jet To Vegas	120	131	109
Chart Topper	—	147	125
Castle Carrock	—	132	119
Captain Butler	—	122	107
Putapoundinthejar	—	123	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Laganhill	22d ago	Fit
Vanderpoel	24d ago	Fit
Castle Carrock	36d ago	Fit
Chart Topper	37d ago	Fit
Putapoundinthejar	39d ago	Fit
Jet To Vegas	40d ago	Fit
Dedicated Hero	42d ago	Fit
Listentoyourheart	61d ago	Fresh
Captain Butler	62d ago	Fresh
Roadlesstravelled	65d ago	Fresh