Ladbrokes Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Kempton

15:00

Date 2026-02-21

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £45,560

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 8.9°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 51%

Winning Time 3m 49.31s (slow by 5.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Klub De Reve (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	7/2	Won
2nd	Kocktail Bleu (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	11/1	3
3rd	Mustang Du Breuil (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	2/1F	.5
4th	Matiwo (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	18/1	4.75
5th	Anariza (FR) Robert Dunne · T Ellis	150/1	11
6th	Onlyforfrankie (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Alastair Ralph	17/2	2.25
7th	Storming George (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	9/1	3.5
8th	Lexington Wood (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	28/1	3.25
9th	Blues Singer (GB) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	40/1	3.75
10th	Desertmore News (IRE) Jack Andrews · T Ellis	28/1	29

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Double Measure (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/2
Fell	Loaded And Locked (IRE) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	20/1

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
11	Mustang Du Breuil Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	152	—	11	126	137	98	16d	—	—	+16	44.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Impressive winner at Doncaster on stable debut; still holds a Triumph entry; promising
1	Klub De Reve Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	162	—	73-421	127	134	116	57d	—	—	+6	25	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Improving with each run and won in clearcut style over C&D on Boxing Day; solid claims
5	Double Measure Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	—	1-241	129	131	104	30d	—	—	+18	30.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Easy winner at Huntingdon and gives the impression there's plenty more in the tank
9	Storming George Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	159	—	5-3162	126	138	111	16d	—	—	+13	21.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Doncaster winner; clear of third in handicap there last time; that form sets the standard
2	Onlyforfrankie Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Alastair Ralph	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Alastair Ralph	162	—	417311	130	136	127	20d	—	—	+34	43.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Sprang surprise in four-runner race at Musselburgh; going the right way and not ruled out
6	Kocktail Bleu Grey J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	159	—	3-1522	122	131	113	8d	—	—	+15	22	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten favourite at Kelso last Friday; in the mix but others appeal more for the win
8	Loaded And Locked Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	159	—	1-1431	123	129	124	40d	—	—	+21	26.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Point and bumper winner who scored over hurdles last month; getting better all the time
4	Desertmore News b/br J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	159	—	31	-	132	108	19d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+9	13.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made all in canter on only hurdles outing; meets stronger opposition but could be anything
12	Matiwo Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	147	—	3F1	119	125	90	38d	—	—	+24	29.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Lightly raced 4yo; easy winner at Newbury; more improvement required but that's possible
3	Blues Singer Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	159	—	/204-3	115	129	107	54d	—	—	+17	19.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Beaten 24l in this race 12 months ago; raced too freely on return; something to find
7	Lexington Wood Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	159	—	742	-	-	-	112d	—	—	+3	5.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-3 in bumpers but showed promise; has joined top stable; needs a market check
10	Anariza Bay J:Robert Dunne T:T Ellis	J:Robert Dunne T:T Ellis	152	h	32P-13	113	125	73	34d	—	—	+15	16.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Winner/third in hood last two starts; should give running but others have more potential

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mustang Du Breuil	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Klub De Reve	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Double Measure	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Storming George	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1
Onlyforfrankie	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Kocktail Bleu	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Loaded And Locked	16/1	14/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Desertmore News	20/1	16/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Matiwo	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Blues Singer	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Lexington Wood	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Anariza	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mustang Du Breuil

44.9

OR: 19 Form: 17 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Onlyforfrankie

43.2

OR: 20 Form: 20.5 Odds: 2.7

10/1

3rd

Double Measure

30.1

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Matiwo

29.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Loaded And Locked

26.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Klub De Reve

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Kocktail Bleu

OR: 18 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Storming George

21.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Blues Singer

19.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Anariza

16.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Desertmore News

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Lexington Wood

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Onlyforfrankie	130	136	127
Double Measure	129	131	104
Klub De Reve	127	134	116
Mustang Du Breuil	126	137	98
Storming George	126	138	111
Loaded And Locked	123	129	124
Kocktail Bleu	122	131	113
Matiwo	119	125	90
Blues Singer	115	129	107
Anariza	113	125	73
Desertmore News	—	132	108
Lexington Wood	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kocktail Bleu	8d ago	Quick return
Mustang Du Breuil	16d ago	Fit
Storming George	16d ago	Fit
Desertmore News	19d ago	Fit
Onlyforfrankie	20d ago	Fit
Double Measure	30d ago	Fit
Anariza	34d ago	Fit
Matiwo	38d ago	Fit
Loaded And Locked	40d ago	Fit
Blues Singer	54d ago	Fresh
Klub De Reve	57d ago	Fresh
Lexington Wood	112d ago	Long break