Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Kempton

Kempton

15:53

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-03-14

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 2.5°C

Wind 6mph W

Rain 100%

Winning Time 5m 1.75s (slow by 1.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tiddesley Wood (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	7/2	Won
2nd	Etna Bianco (IRE) Harry Cobden · Joe Tizzard	3/1	5
3rd	Home Made Hero (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	9/2	2.5
4th	Fury Lad (IRE) Tabitha Worsley · Richard Rowe	250/1	59

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Soomaroy (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/5F

Runners (5)

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	Soomaroy Chestnut J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	1-21	121	125	107	94d	—	—	-4	38.9	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Form of 2m Hereford win franked and this trip should suit even better
1	Etna Bianco Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	161	t	3-3154	127	130	108	28d	—	—	+7	27.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Hasn't really built on 2m5f Ascot novice win in November but still fairly early days
2	Home Made Hero Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	161	—	P/1-1F	-	129	97	104d	—	—	-8	12	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Made all on hurdle debut; running well when falling next time; had wind op; could go well
4	Tiddesley Wood Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	161	t	6-3134	121	128	106	37d	—	—	+6	22.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2m4f Windsor maiden winner; should find this easier than Listed race he ran in last time
5	Fury Lad Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Richard Rowe	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Richard Rowe	154	—	P26/PP	-	-	-	85d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Pulled up in two maiden hurdles since returning from lengthy layoff; big outsider

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Soomaroy	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	Evens
Etna Bianco	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Home Made Hero	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Tiddesley Wood	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Fury Lad	250/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Soomaroy

38.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 7 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Etna Bianco

27.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.9

10/3

3rd

Tiddesley Wood

22.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Home Made Hero

OR: 0 Form: 6.3 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Fury Lad

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Etna Bianco	127	130	108
Soomaroy	121	125	107
Tiddesley Wood	121	128	106
Home Made Hero	—	129	97
Fury Lad	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Etna Bianco	28d ago	Fit
Tiddesley Wood	37d ago	Fit
Fury Lad	85d ago	Fresh
Soomaroy	94d ago	Long break
Home Made Hero	104d ago	Long break