20 Feb 2026 19:30 Southwell
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £21,600); Distance: 1m 4f 14y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(12) |
- |
Constitution Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
/ 9 |
Jump (83) | Oisin Murphy | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley |
6/4 | ||
| travelled strongly, midfield, smooth headway 2f out, soon ridden to lead, went clear approaching final furlong, stayed on well, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(5) |
9½ L |
Square Necker (FR) (colt, grey, 9 11) |
31- / 4 |
Flat (65) | D Egan | K P De Foy AMO Racing Limited |
9/4 | ||
| wore hood to post, disputed lead, ridden 2f out, soon headed, outpaced by winner approaching final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(13) |
1¼ L |
Gambino (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
12 / 5 |
Flat (191) | Hollie Doyle | D Skelton Mr Des Grech |
12/1 | ||
| took keen hold, prominent, ridden and hampered 2f out, soon went third, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
6(3) |
3 L |
Mr Mcloughlan (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
/ 6 |
Jump (50) | H Crouch | Jack Jones The Mammoth Pack… |
50/1 | ||
| midfield, ridden over 3f out, headway into fourth entering final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
7(10) |
HD |
Nardaran (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
3/ / 5 |
Flat (626), Jump (48) |
Cieren Fallon | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… |
33/1 | ||
| held up in midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | ||||||||||
6th |
8(6) |
1¾ L |
Roadlesstravelled (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
/ 7 |
Jump (356) | P J McDonald | J & A O'Neill Brook Farm Bloodstock |
33/1 | ||
| held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
7th |
10(14) |
1½ L |
Tripoli Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
/ 7 |
Jump (34) | Billy Loughnane | F O'Brien Mr Ismail El Magdoub |
5/1 | ||
| disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, soon faded | ||||||||||
8th |
9(8) |
1 L |
Star Artist (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 6) |
/ 7 |
Jump (66) | Rob Hornby | H Morrison Pangfield Racing… |
200/1 | ||
| midfield, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
4(1) |
11 L |
Daddy Long Legs (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
2/3- / 7 |
Flat (287), Jump (306) |
R L Moore | W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly |
11/2 | ||
| midfield, pushed along over 3f out, faded 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
5(4) |
½ L |
Grazeon Sunshine (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
/ 5 |
Jump (56) | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn Mr J R Rowbottom |
100/1 | ||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
11th |
12(9) |
1½ L |
Masked Mistress (FR) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
4 / 5 |
Flat (8), Jump (33) |
Finley Marsh | J & S Best Affiliate Racing… |
300/1 | ||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
12th |
13(2) |
7 L |
Miracles Do Happen (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
/ 5 |
Jump (18) | L Morris | T Lacey Value Racing -… |
200/1 | ||
| wore hood to post, midfield, pushed along 3f out, faded 2f out | ||||||||||
13th |
14(11) |
38 L |
Tres Bien (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 1) |
/ 6 |
Jump (430) | Darragh Keenan | Hayley Burton Mr John Wright |
500/1 | ||
| wore hood to post, always in rear | ||||||||||
11(7) |
- |
Noble Way (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 4) |
/ 4 |
D Nolan | D O'Meara Willow Racing Partnership |
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11(7) |
- |
Noble Way (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 4) |
/ 4 |
Non Runner | D O'Meara Willow Racing Partnership |
0/0 | ||||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
