Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Ascot

Ascot

13:15

Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-02-14

Distance 2m3f63y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £13,008

Weather Overcast

Temp 3.3°C

Wind 11mph NE

Rain 10%

Winning Time 4m 42.16s (slow by 6.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mondoui'boy (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	8/11F	Won
2nd	Kildinan Prince (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Emma Lavelle	28/1	7
3rd	Catchintsavo (IRE) Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	11/2	3
4th	Etna Bianco (IRE) Harry Cobden · Joe Tizzard	5/1	5
5th	Coumeenoole (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	100/1	29

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Starzand (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	9/2

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Mondoui'boy Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	—	2/2-61	-	131	101	30d	—	—	-24	21	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Justified favouritism in clearcut style at Ludlow on stable/hurdles debut; respected
1	Etna Bianco Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	164	t	13-315	128	127	105	47d	—	—	+7	24.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Came up short in the Challow but enters calculations back down in class; course winner
4	Starzand Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	161	—	11-123	127	133	125	25d	—	—	+8	23.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Got tired on heavy ground last time; progressive otherwise; leading chance on ratings
2	Catchintsavo Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	161	t	2-3021	123	128	110	30d	—	—	+14	24.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Justified favouritism at Ludlow last time; may build on that win and progress further
6	Kildinan Prince Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Emma Lavelle	J:Jonathan Burke T:Emma Lavelle	156	—	2	-	130	64	276d	—	—	+1	6.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Went close in sole Irish start; half-brother to a five-time winner for his new yard
5	Coumeenoole Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	156	—	2F3789	113	127	103	12d	—	—	+15	16.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Made the frame several times in Ireland; couple of lesser efforts for new stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mondoui'boy	10/11	5/6	5/6	5/6	Evens
Etna Bianco	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Starzand	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Catchintsavo	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Kildinan Prince	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Coumeenoole	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Catchintsavo

24.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Etna Bianco

24.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Starzand

23.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Mondoui'boy

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 15

Evens

Coumeenoole

16.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Kildinan Prince

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Etna Bianco	128	127	105
Starzand	127	133	125
Catchintsavo	123	128	110
Coumeenoole	113	127	103
Mondoui'boy	—	131	101
Kildinan Prince	—	130	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coumeenoole	12d ago	Quick return
Starzand	25d ago	Fit
Mondoui'boy	30d ago	Fit
Catchintsavo	30d ago	Fit
Etna Bianco	47d ago	Fresh
Kildinan Prince	276d ago	Long break