"Join Ladbrokes Bet £5 Get £30" Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Kempton

16:05

Date 2026-02-21

Distance 2m4f110y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £20,812

Winning Time 5m 6.95s (slow by 5.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Califet En Vol (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	9/4F	Won
2nd	Viroflay (FR) Miss Olive Nicholls · Paul Nicholls	7/2	2.5
3rd	Bad (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	7/2	2.5
4th	Etalon (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	16/1	12
5th	Javert Allen (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	3/1	1.5
6th	Es Perfecto (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	25/1	14
7th	Shakeyatailfeather (IRE) Harry Atkins · Dan Skelton	50/1	1.75
8th	Loughderg Rocco (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	22/1	5.5
9th	Riskintheground (IRE) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	100/1	5.5

Runners (9)

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
5	Califet En Vol Brown J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	16-235	136	148	139	28d	—	—	+3	29.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Running well on handicap debut latest before a mistake two out halted his momentum
8	Javert Allen Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	151	—	25-423	128	150	141	28d	—	—	+5	25.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Free-going front-runner; faded into third on soft at Cheltenham latest but still ran well
2	Bad Grey J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	167	—	5-1542	144	149	147	35d	—	—	+10	29.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ran on too late in the day when second at Ascot; 3-3 here, including this race last year
3	Viroflay Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	163	—	1-2221	140	150	142	56d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+20	33.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Front-runner who won over 3m latest; can go well for a long way back at 2m4f
1	Etalon Brown J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	168	tp	-52913	145	149	146	35d	—	—	+32	36.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Aggressive rides in cheekpieces have got him back on track the last twice; respected
6	Loughderg Rocco Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	157	—	17/21/	134	147	-	1151d	—	—	+18	22.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Beat a notable horse in his novice chase but that was in 2022 and off since
7	Es Perfecto Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	154	p	415-P0	131	149	64	70d	—	—	+18	21.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has the form to feature and this is easier than two high-profile handicaps at Cheltenham
9	Shakeyatailfeather Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton	150	—	351586	127	150	130	16d	—	—	+20	22.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
On a tempting mark with Harry Atkins taking off 7lb if she was on her game
4	Riskintheground Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	163	t	419604	140	146	133	14d	—	—	+23	24.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Four quiet runs since winning an intermediate chase at Newton Abbot in October

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Califet En Vol	9/4	9/4	5/2
Javert Allen	11/4	11/4	11/4
Bad	10/3	3/1	10/3
Viroflay	5/1	5/1	5/1
Etalon	18/1	16/1	16/1
Loughderg Rocco	20/1	18/1	18/1
Es Perfecto	28/1	25/1	25/1
Shakeyatailfeather	50/1	40/1	40/1
Riskintheground	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Etalon

36.6

OR: 23.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

2nd

Viroflay

33.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Califet En Vol

29.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Bad

29.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Javert Allen

25.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Riskintheground

24.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 2 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Shakeyatailfeather

22.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Loughderg Rocco

22.1

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Es Perfecto

21.2

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Etalon	145	149	146
Bad	144	149	147
Viroflay	140	150	142
Riskintheground	140	146	133
Califet En Vol	136	148	139
Loughderg Rocco	134	147	—
Es Perfecto	131	149	64
Javert Allen	128	150	141
Shakeyatailfeather	127	150	130

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Riskintheground	14d ago	Fit
Shakeyatailfeather	16d ago	Fit
Califet En Vol	28d ago	Fit
Javert Allen	28d ago	Fit
Bad	35d ago	Fit
Etalon	35d ago	Fit
Viroflay	56d ago	Fresh
Es Perfecto	70d ago	Fresh
Loughderg Rocco	1151d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Javert Allen	Front Runner
Viroflay	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.