CopyBet Acca Boost Up To 100% Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Kempton

14:02

Date 2026-02-02

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Winning Time 5m 17.32s (slow by 16.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Reckless Spending (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	11/4	Won
2nd	Padre Arthur (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	22/1	15
3rd	Neon Dream (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	4/1	10
4th	Religous Cross (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	5/2	3.25
5th	Step Ahead (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	9/4F	26
6th	Pop's Folly (IRE) Finn Lambert · Georgina Nicholls	150/1	4.5
7th	Hillwalk (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Neil Mulholland	18/1	1.5
8th	Jaja Jimmy (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Jo Davis	150/1	2
9th	Coumeenoole (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/1	1.25
10th	Betgoodwin (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	300/1	1
11th	Monansunu (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Andy Irvine	300/1	6.5
12th	Kiss Gold (FR) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	150/1	2.25
13th	What A Dragon (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	300/1	17
14th	Sunset Boulevard (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	50/1	0.3
15th	Tom Desjy (FR) Harry Bannister · Warren Greatrex	250/1	.75

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Step Ahead Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	166	t	23-21	124	123	94	32d	—	—	-1	27	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Led - faced challenge 3 out - faced challenge and weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 15/8)
1	Religous Cross Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	166	—	1-21	-	120	99	34d	—	—	-9	13.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Fairly impressive at Taunton; needs further progress but that's perfectly possible
11	Neon Dream Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	159	—	P/1-3	-	126	98	32d	—	—	-5	15.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Better off with Step Ahead on Cheltenham (rules debut) running; possibilities
15	Reckless Spending Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	2-337	-	131	117	51d	—	—	-9	8.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Came up well short in Grade 2 last time but earlier form reads well; respected
5	Coumeenoole Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	-2F378	117	124	100	16d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+14	20.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Midfield - some headway 6th - no chance from 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
7	Hillwalk Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Neil Mulholland	J:Dylan Johnston T:Neil Mulholland	159	—	/23-34	-	105	96	37d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Consistent but RPRs in the 90s show that improvement is needed
12	Padre Arthur Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	66	-	107	79	47d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has something to find but this Henderson runner remains open to improvement
3	Sunset Boulevard Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	166	—	85-1	-	107	89	247d	—	—	+8	10.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won at Tramore on final start for Willie Mullins but that form is ordinary
8	Jaja Jimmy Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	159	t	635-U5	-	96	76	77d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Never better than midfield (vet reported gelding had lost both of his front shoes)(op 125/1)
9	Kiss Gold Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	159	p	5-8	-	85	67	34d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Plenty to find with Religous Cross on reappearance running
14	Pop's Folly Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Georgina Nicholls	159	—	85-75	-	105	79	17d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Not particularly solid on form
4	Betgoodwin Chestnut J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	159	—	P7	-	85	41	16d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Poor claims on form
10	Monansunu Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	159	—	83-60	-	79	51	22d	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Weak claims on form
16	Tom Desjy Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	159	—	2-90	-	83	69	25d	—	—	+3	3.7	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Well down the field in both hurdles starts
17	What A Dragon Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	159	—	P8	-	87	60	18d	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Poor form claims
NR	Fury Lad Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Richard Rowe	J:Tom Cannon T:Richard Rowe	159	—	P26/PP	-	-	-	45d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Pulled up in two maiden hurdles since returning from layoff
NR	Peter's Last Deal Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Tom Symonds	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Tom Symonds	159	—	35-36	-	105	77	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Placed two times but looks below the required standard in this field

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Step Ahead	15/8	2/1	9/4
Religous Cross	5/2	11/4	11/4
Neon Dream	3/1	10/3	10/3
Reckless Spending	4/1	4/1	4/1
Coumeenoole	11/1	11/1	11/1
Hillwalk	22/1	20/1	20/1
Padre Arthur	28/1	22/1	28/1
Sunset Boulevard	50/1	33/1	40/1
Jaja Jimmy	200/1	125/1	100/1
Kiss Gold	200/1	125/1	125/1
Pop's Folly	250/1	125/1	200/1
Betgoodwin	300/1	200/1	200/1
Monansunu	500/1	200/1	500/1
Tom Desjy	500/1	200/1	300/1
What A Dragon	500/1	200/1	500/1
Fury Lad	-	-	-
Peter's Last Deal	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Step Ahead

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.5

9/4

2nd

Coumeenoole

20.7

OR: 16.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Neon Dream

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 9.3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Religous Cross

13.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Sunset Boulevard

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Reckless Spending

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Tom Desjy

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Hillwalk

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Padre Arthur

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Jaja Jimmy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Kiss Gold

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Pop's Folly

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Betgoodwin

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Monansunu

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

What A Dragon

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Fury Lad

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Peter's Last Deal

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Step Ahead	124	123	94
Coumeenoole	117	124	100
Religous Cross	—	120	99
Neon Dream	—	126	98
Reckless Spending	—	131	117
Hillwalk	—	105	96
Padre Arthur	—	107	79
Sunset Boulevard	—	107	89
Jaja Jimmy	—	96	76
Kiss Gold	—	85	67
Pop's Folly	—	105	79
Betgoodwin	—	85	41
Monansunu	—	79	51
Tom Desjy	—	83	69
What A Dragon	—	87	60
Fury Lad	—	—	—
Peter's Last Deal	—	105	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coumeenoole	16d ago	Fit
Betgoodwin	16d ago	Fit
Pop's Folly	17d ago	Fit
What A Dragon	18d ago	Fit
Peter's Last Deal	21d ago	Fit
Monansunu	22d ago	Fit
Tom Desjy	25d ago	Fit
Step Ahead	32d ago	Fit
Neon Dream	32d ago	Fit
Religous Cross	34d ago	Fit
Kiss Gold	34d ago	Fit
Hillwalk	37d ago	Fit
Fury Lad	45d ago	Fit
Padre Arthur	47d ago	Fresh
Reckless Spending	51d ago	Fresh
Jaja Jimmy	77d ago	Fresh
Sunset Boulevard	247d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Coumeenoole	Mid-Pack
Jaja Jimmy	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 17 runners classified.