Set Your Limits With Unibet Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C & D) (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB)

Kempton (AW)

19:00

Date 2026-02-18

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3-5yo

Prize £5,400

Weather Overcast

Temp 3.8°C

Wind 10mph E

Rain 4%

Runners (12)

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
2 (9)	Comic Hero Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	125	—	732-	78	78	-	223d	—	—	-23	34.1	0.13/1	8/15 65%
Solid efforts over 6f on turf last summer; bred for 7f; leading claims with more to come
1 (6)	Portman Blue Bay J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Joseph Parr	J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Joseph Parr	142	—	3	-	68	46	28d	—	—	-9	8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Encouraging debut when third at Lingfield four weeks ago (7f); open to improvement
3 (12)	Variety Act Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	125	—	2-3	-	72	43	34d	—	—	0	9.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good debut at Chelmsford (7f) but lesser run over 1m next time; has hung left so track a ?
8 (11)	Espanita Grey J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Johnston	118	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	1W/1P 1 run	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
13,000euros yearling; dam a smart performer at up to 1m4f; pedigree makes her of interest
12 (5)	Spangle Moon Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Jack Channon	J:Nicola Currie T:Jack Channon	118	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
15,000gns yearling; dam unraced sister to a winner in Italy; one of two newcomers for yard
4 (10)	Nefyn Queen Bay J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Jack Channon	J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Jack Channon	120	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
20,000gns half-sister to a 1m2f winner in France; market instructive on debut
6 (7)	Thimble Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Georgia Dobie T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	120	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dam a useful middle-distance winner from a good family; may be a longer-term prospect
11 (2)	Midnight Media Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	118	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dam a 6f/7f winner (including AW; RPR 84); yard's newcomers usually better for a run
7 (1)	Cracking Anna Bay J:William Cox T:Michael Bell	J:William Cox T:Michael Bell	118	—	8-	-	43	21	149d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
14,000gns half-sister to six winners; pedigree suggests further will suit better in time
5 (8)	Pink Diamond Girl Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Keiran Burke	J:Gina Mangan T:Keiran Burke	120	—	6-4	-	60	36	11d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Promise in two 7f runs this winter but needs a good step forward to trouble the principals
10 (3)	Ivat Ghia Chestnut J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	118	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
4,000gns yearling with two winning siblings; others bring stronger paper claims
9 (4)	Hurricane Ann Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	118	—	8-6	-	64	24	28d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Modest form in two starts three months apart; improvement essential

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Comic Hero	1/2	8/15	8/15	8/15	8/15
Portman Blue	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Variety Act	15/2	7/1	15/2	8/1	8/1
Espanita	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	12/1
Spangle Moon	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Nefyn Queen	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Thimble	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Midnight Media	50/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Cracking Anna	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Pink Diamond Girl	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Ivat Ghia	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Hurricane Ann	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Comic Hero

34.1

OR: 7 Form: 7.1 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Variety Act

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Portman Blue

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Espanita

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Spangle Moon

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Nefyn Queen

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Thimble

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Midnight Media

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Cracking Anna

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Pink Diamond Girl

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ivat Ghia

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Hurricane Ann

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Comic Hero	78	78	—
Portman Blue	—	68	46
Variety Act	—	72	43
Espanita	—	—	—
Spangle Moon	—	—	—
Nefyn Queen	—	—	—
Thimble	—	—	—
Midnight Media	—	—	—
Cracking Anna	—	43	21
Pink Diamond Girl	—	60	36
Ivat Ghia	—	—	—
Hurricane Ann	—	64	24

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pink Diamond Girl	11d ago	Quick return
Portman Blue	28d ago	Fit
Hurricane Ann	28d ago	Fit
Variety Act	34d ago	Fit
Cracking Anna	149d ago	Long break
Comic Hero	223d ago	Long break
Espanita	—	—
Spangle Moon	—	—
Nefyn Queen	—	—
Thimble	—	—
Midnight Media	—	—
Ivat Ghia	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Kempton (AW) over 7f. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 8 draws with historical results at this course and distance.