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Racing TV Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Kelso · Wed 6th May 2026 · 17:32
📏 2m51y 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £2,723 🐎 NH Flat
2nd
Pony Express
28/1
William Maggs(3)
1st
Datstheholyallofit
9/1
Charlie Maggs(3)
3rd
Silk Buds
5/1
Miss Georgie Benson(7)
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Class
Class 4
📏
Distance
2m51y
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£2,723
🐎
Runners
19
🔖
Type
NH Flat
📊 Betting Forecast
13/8 Allroadsleadtorome, 9/2 Datstheholyallofit, 5/1 Office Banter, 6/1 Silk Buds, 7/1 Mortgage Man, 12/1 Pony Express, 16/1 Western Games, 20/1 Furdy, 25/1 Smart Order, 50/1 Teescomponents Gal
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
1 5y
159 lbs
Callum Bewley
Justin Landy
-
5 5y
159 lbs
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
- 11/8F
7 5y
152 lbs
Jamie Hamilton
Tim Easterby
- 50/1
11
Sea Tempest Form: 3-
4y
153 lbs

Tom Lacey
-
13
St Gabriel Form:
4y
153 lbs

Nicky Henderson
-
15 5y
152 lbs

Donald Whillans
-
19
Cinating Form: 34-
4y
146 lbs

Gordon Elliott
-
🥈 2nd
Pony Express Form:
5y
159 lbs
William Maggs(3)
Ian Duncan
- 28/1
3 5y
159 lbs

Mickey Bowen
-
10
Furdy Form:
4y
153 lbs
Alan Doyle(3)
Tina Jackson
- 20/1
4
Cruikshank Form:
5y
159 lbs

Nicky Henderson
-
4
Mortgage Man Form:
4y
153 lbs
Peter Kavanagh
Ewan Whillans
- 10/1
5
Ghost Face Form:
5y
159 lbs
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
-
6
Office Banter Form:
4y
153 lbs
Callum Bewley
Ewan Whillans
- 9/4
8
Smart Order Form: 7-
4y
153 lbs
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby
- 125/1
🥇 1st 5y
152 lbs
Charlie Maggs(3)
Patrick Neville
- 9/1
7
Regal Thunder Form: P/333-
5y
159 lbs
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby
-
🥉 3rd
Silk Buds Form: P-
5y
152 lbs
Miss Georgie Benson(7)
Peter John Flood
- 5/1
9 5y
152 lbs
Danny McMenamin
Gillian Boanas
- 125/1
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RACING POST VERDICT

Office Banter could go well on debut but preference is for ALLROADSLEADTOROME, who should improve on his fifth at Naas on debut.

Racing Post Pick
Allroadsleadtorome

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
Racecard
Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 RiponFinished 3rd
Racecard
Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.