bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Kelso

2:55

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 2m51y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £61,728

Runners 17

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8	Spectacularsunrise b Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Toby McCain-Mitchell(5) · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	159	—	-31126	128	144	131	43d	—	—	+19	36.6	4/1 20%
6th to Hot Fuss at Windsor but 3lb drop, rider's claim and return to Kelso could all help
2	Cracking Rhapsody b Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	167	—	71-066	136	140	91	42d	—	—	+13	24.8	6/1 14%
Haydock last time was step back in right direction & he's won the last 2 runnings of this
16	Quaviste b Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	144	—	0-8U25	113	135	126	49d	—	—	+8	18.8	13/2 13%
Speedy Kempton didn't appear to play to his strengths on handicap debut; in top hands
12	Dedicated Hero b Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	154	p	-6782U	123	143	111	27d	—	—	+13	22.9	17/2 11%
C&D maiden winner who has dropped down the weights in this sphere; not ruled out each-way
6	Hot Fuss b David Bass · Tom Dascombe	David Bass · Tom Dascombe	161	v	4-6241	130	139	125	43d	—	—	+14	22.5	9/1 10%
Did it nicely in competitive h'cap at Windsor latest; this 5yo could continue to progress
4	Hamlet's Night b Sean Bowen · James Owen	Sean Bowen · James Owen	165	—	21122	134	135	106	—	—	—	+32	40.9	11/1 8%
Went close in Grade 2 Elite Hurdle in November and has potential off opening mark
7	Captain Hugo ch Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	-1121F	129	137	116	27d	—	—	+27	34.9	11/1 8%
Novice who has shown considerable promise and could have a part to play on handicap debut
3	Jet To Vegas b Brian Hughes · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Brian Hughes · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	166	t	14-226	135	139	-	58d	—	—	+17	23	12/1 8%
Won Grade 2 novice hurdle on this card last year; not ruled out after a stint over fences
5	Serious Challenge ch Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	163	—	14-4P1	132	135	110	60d	—	—	+16	22.1	16/1 6%
Returned to form for Haydock win; this is tougher but he's unexposed under hold-up tactics
10	Wise Eagle ch Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol	Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol	157	—	112-63	126	138	112	28d	—	—	+15	20.4	20/1 5%
Third at Musselburgh last time; could be capable of better but such improvement necessary
11	Lucky Manifest b Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	154	—	-11283	123	139	132	33d	—	—	+26	30	20/1 5%
Lightly raced 6yo who is 2-2 here but over 2m5f/2m6f; a career-best is needed
13	Bespoke Tailor b Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	Gavin Sheehan · Oliver Signy	151	t	1-3322	120	136	107	45d	—	—	+21	25.7	20/1 5%
Consistent and improvement is possible on handicap debut, but necessary in a hot race
14	Bertie's Ballet b Sean Quinlan · Dianne Sayer	Sean Quinlan · Dianne Sayer	149	—	312-74	118	140	111	15d	—	—	+14	18	28/1 3%
Encouraging fourth over C&D recently but he's now in a higher grade than he's used to
1	Laafi b Patrick M O'Brien(5) · William Durkan	Patrick M O'Brien(5) · William Durkan	168	—	13-05	137	136	102	63d	—	—	+20	22.5	40/1 2%
Fifth of 17 at Leopardstown last time and that form has received a couple of firm boosts
9	Serious Operator b Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	158	t	6-4312	127	138	107	64d	—	—	+17	20.1	33/1 3%
Unraced at the trip and this may be too competitive, but he's in good form and likes Kelso
17	Heart Above b Peter Kavanagh · Dianne Sayer	Peter Kavanagh · Dianne Sayer	142	—	412164	111	138	118	58d	—	—	+22	24.3	50/1 2%
This is hotter than he's used to but he has excellent record at Kelso when conditions suit
15	City Of Diamonds b William Maggs(5) · Donald McCain	William Maggs(5) · Donald McCain	147	t	512166	116	143	131	28d	—	—	+24	25.5	80/1 1%
Won in good style on handicap debut at Musselburgh but merely 6th there on both runs since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spectacularsunrise	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cracking Rhapsody	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Quaviste	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Dedicated Hero	15/2	17/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Hot Fuss	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1
Hamlet's Night	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Captain Hugo	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Jet To Vegas	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Serious Challenge	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Wise Eagle	18/1	20/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Lucky Manifest	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Bespoke Tailor	18/1	20/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Bertie's Ballet	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Laafi	33/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Serious Operator	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Heart Above	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
City Of Diamonds	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hamlet's Night

40.9

OR: 21 Form: 17.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

2nd

Spectacularsunrise

36.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Captain Hugo

34.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 13 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Lucky Manifest

OR: 18.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Bespoke Tailor

25.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

20/1

City Of Diamonds

25.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Cracking Rhapsody

24.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Heart Above

24.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Jet To Vegas

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Dedicated Hero

22.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Hot Fuss

22.5

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Laafi

22.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Serious Challenge

22.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Wise Eagle

20.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Serious Operator

20.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Quaviste

18.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Bertie's Ballet

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Laafi Top Rated	137	136	102
Cracking Rhapsody	136	140	91
Jet To Vegas	135	139	—
Hamlet's Night	134	135	106
Serious Challenge	132	135	110
Hot Fuss	130	139	125
Captain Hugo	129	137	116
Spectacularsunrise	128	144	131
Serious Operator	127	138	107
Wise Eagle	126	138	112
Dedicated Hero	123	143	111
Lucky Manifest	123	139	132
Bespoke Tailor	120	136	107
Bertie's Ballet	118	140	111
City Of Diamonds	116	143	131
Quaviste	113	135	126
Heart Above	111	138	118

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spectacularsunrise	43d ago	Fit
Cracking Rhapsody	42d ago	Fit
Quaviste	49d ago	Fresh
Dedicated Hero	27d ago	Fit
Hot Fuss	43d ago	Fit
Hamlet's Night	—	—
Captain Hugo	27d ago	Fit
Jet To Vegas	58d ago	Fresh
Serious Challenge	60d ago	Fresh
Wise Eagle	28d ago	Fit
Lucky Manifest	33d ago	Fit
Bespoke Tailor	45d ago	Fit
Bertie's Ballet	15d ago	Fit
Laafi	63d ago	Fresh
Serious Operator	64d ago	Fresh
Heart Above	58d ago	Fresh
City Of Diamonds	28d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Hot Fuss	Prominent
Serious Challenge	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 17 runners classified.

Going: Good To Soft

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