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Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle

of £10,700.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 62yds.

4.00 2m. 4f. 62yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 3) 4-y-o plus 11 Entered

Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle

of £10,700.00

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Race Info

1st - £5,651.00 2nd - £2,600.00 3rd - £1,300.00 4th - £651.00 5th - £324.00

-252

10,b g 12-0

Shirocco (GER)-Fingal's Sister(Oscar)

(17) cd¹ (Mr P G Atkinson)
Rated 130 Won When Rated 130

P G Atkinson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	29	9	7	42.25

14th Mar 26 Newcastle(2m 190yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 131 4/1 12-0 Callum Bewley 2nd of 4 runners, 6L behind Bucephalus

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 133 14/1 12-0 Callum Bewley 5th of 8 runners, 37L behind Both Barrels

23rd Jan 26 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 134 10/1 11-8 Callum Bewley 2nd of 4 runners, 2L behind Guard Duty

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Fingals Hill (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bold Light (IRE)	2
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bold Light (IRE) 4th (12/1 10-12 Rated 120) Alan Doyle 18.00L in front of Fingal's Hill (IRE) 5th (14/1 12-0 Rated 133) Callum Bewley (8 ran)

1st Mar 2025 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 1st (17/2 11-0 Rated 123) Jack Power 1.50L in front of Fingal's Hill (IRE) 3rd (7/1 11-1 Rated 117) Danny McMenamin (10 ran)

12-0

9,b g 11-10

Malinas (GER)-Idrather Not Say(Scorpion)

(31) cd² (The Operators)
Rated 126 Won When Rated 126

Lucinda & Scud

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	2	0	0	-2.00
UK	18	6	2	10.78
P2P	3	2	0

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 127 25/1 11-4 P Wadge 13th of 17 runners, 51.5L behind Captain Hugo

26th Dec 25 Aintree(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 127 16/1 10-12 P Wadge 2nd of 8 runners, 5.5L behind Indeevar Bleu

29th Nov 25 Newcastle(2m 4f 62yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 123 9/4Fav 10-12 P Wadge 1st of 6 runners, by 2.25L and 12L from Hamsiyann and Dinons

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Serious Operator (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bold Light (IRE)	2
26th Oct 2025 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Serious Operator (IRE) 3rd (9/2 10-13 Rated 124) P Wadge 20.50L in front of Bold Light (IRE) 6th (10/1 10-13 Rated 127) Alan Doyle (6 ran)

24th Apr 2025 Perth(2m 4f 35yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Bold Light (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-0 Rated 127) Alan Doyle .50L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 6th (25/1 11-3 Rated 127) P Wadge (7 ran)

Bertie's Ballet (GB)	1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bertie's Ballet (GB) 12th (22/1 10-9 Rated 118) S W Quinlan .25L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 13th (25/1 11-4 Rated 127) P Wadge (17 ran)

Dedicated Hero (IRE)	2
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Serious Operator (IRE) 13th (25/1 11-4 Rated 127) P Wadge Dedicated Hero (IRE) pulled up (7/1 11-0 Rated 123) Danny McMenamin (17 ran)

26th Dec 2025 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Serious Operator (IRE) 2nd (16/1 10-12 Rated 127) P Wadge 10.75L in front of Dedicated Hero (IRE) 8th (10/3 10-12 Rated 127) Jonjo O'Neill Jr (8 ran)

4p-7

9,b g 11-10

Califet (FR)-Quaspia(Fragrant Mix)

(80) (Pay The Bill Syndicate)
Rated 126 Won When Rated 136

Charlie Longsdon

David Bass

Charlie Longsdon

David Bass

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	1	0	0	-1.00
UK	18	6	4	2.08
P2P	2	0	0

10th Jan 26 Kempton(2m Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 129 7/1 11-6 D J McConville (7) 7th of 8 runners, 17.13L behind Williethebuilder

20th Dec 25 Ascot(2m 2f 181yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 132 6/1 10-13 David Bass pulled up of 9 runners, in race won by Etalon

29th Nov 25 Newbury(2m 92yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 134 11/1 11-8 David Bass 4th of 10 runners, 12.75L behind Ryan s Rocket

21p-

7,b g 11-10

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)-Rare Ruby(Dilshaan)

(139) c¹ (Mrs Judith Ratcliff)
Rated 126

Jennie Candlish

Sean Quinlan

Jennie Candlish

Sean Quinlan

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	3	3	6.00

12th Nov 25 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 3f 123yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 127 22/1 11-2 Luke Scott (3) pulled up(11 ran) in race won by Lud or

25th Mar 25 Hexham(2m 48yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 120 4/1 12-0 S W Quinlan 1st of 8 runners, by 0.75L and 2.25L from That One and Rewired

13th Feb 25 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 120 4/5Fav 11-8 Jonjo O Neill Jr 2nd of 6 runners, 0.75L behind Tradecraft

-2up

7,b g 11-5

Shirocco (GER)-True Dedication(Revoque)

(31) (Recommended Freight & S McMillan)
Rated 121

A M Thomson

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	4	3	2.12
P2P	2	0	0

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 123 7/1 11-0 Danny McMenamin pulled up of 17 runners, in race won by Captain Hugo

1st Feb 26 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 123 7/4Fav 10-10 Callum Bewley unseated rider of 6 runners, in race won by Go West

13th Jan 26 Ayr(2m 110yds Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 123 7/1 11-2 Callum Bewley 2nd of 5 runners, 1.75L behind Meetmebythesea

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dedicated Hero (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Serious Operator (IRE)	2
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Serious Operator (IRE) 13th (25/1 11-4 Rated 127) P Wadge Dedicated Hero (IRE) pulled up (7/1 11-0 Rated 123) Danny McMenamin (17 ran)

26th Dec 2025 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Serious Operator (IRE) 2nd (16/1 10-12 Rated 127) P Wadge 10.75L in front of Dedicated Hero (IRE) 8th (10/3 10-12 Rated 127) Jonjo O'Neill Jr (8 ran)

Bold Light (IRE)	1
1st Feb 2026 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 4th (14/1 10-9 Rated 122) D R Fox Dedicated Hero (IRE) unseated rider (7/4Fav 10-10 Rated 123) Callum Bewley (6 ran)

Bertie's Ballet (GB)	1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bertie's Ballet (GB) 12th (22/1 10-9 Rated 118) S W Quinlan Dedicated Hero (IRE) pulled up (7/1 11-0 Rated 123) Danny McMenamin (17 ran)

-62p

8,b g 11-2

Great Pretender (IRE)-Parand(Samum)

(9) d¹ (Mills Racing Syndicate One)
Rated 118

James Moffatt

Charlotte Jones

James Moffatt

Charlotte Jones

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	2	2	-4.00
P2P	3	2	0

22nd Mar 26 Carlisle(1m 7f 207yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 118 12/1 11-9 Charlotte Jones pulled up of 12 runners, in race won by Marty Mcfly

29th Jan 26 Ayr(2m 110yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 117 17/2 11-13 Charlotte Jones 2nd of 11 runners, 3.25L behind Tommy Combats

2nd Jan 26 Ayr(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 119 22/1 11-0 Charlotte Jones 6th of 9 runners, 21.75L behind Milcree

7-25

6,b g 11-2

Shantou (USA)-Res Ipsa Loquitur(Beneficial)

(54) (Eddie Melville & Kenny Haughey)
Rated 118

N Richards

Danny McMenamin

N Richards

Danny McMenamin

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	1	3	-3.25
P2P	1	0	0

5th Feb 26 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 119 9/2 11-2 Callum Bewley 5th of 5 runners, 34.25L behind Huffin An A Puffin

1st Jan 26 Musselburgh(2m 3f 171yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 119 11/2 11-6 Callum Bewley 2nd of 9 runners, 3.5L behind Fasol

15th Nov 25 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 120 5/2JFav 11-9 Danny McMenamin 7th of 9 runners, 17.38L behind Glen Road

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Smokeringinthedark (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bold Light (IRE)	2
1st Jan 2026 Musselburgh(2m 3f 171yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 2nd (11/2 11-6 Rated 119) Callum Bewley 10.63L in front of Bold Light (IRE) 8th (20/1 11-8 Rated 124) Alan Doyle (9 ran)

1st Feb 2025 Musselburgh(2m 7f 180yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 3rd (13/2 11-8 Rated 123) Alan Doyle 6.00L in front of Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 4th (5/2 11-5) Danny McMenamin (5 ran)

-140

7,b g 11-2

Muhaarar (GB)-Interchange(Montjeu)

(11) (Maximum Racing -haarar)
Rated 118

S England

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	17	5	7	4.58

20th Mar 26 Musselburgh(2m 1f 87yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 119 11/1 11-12 Jonathan England 10th of 14 runners, 14.75L behind Light Fandango

9th Feb 26 Catterick(1m 7f 156yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 111 10/11Fav 11-13 Jonathan England 4th of 7 runners, 30.5L behind Comanche Magic

3rd Feb 26 Carlisle(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 111 9/2 11-5 Jonathan England 1st of 11 runners, by 6L and 2L from Kientzheim and Medieval Gold

84u4

9,ch g 11-2

Leading Light (IRE)-Turmoss(Turgeon)

(31) d¹ (Mr J Scott)
Rated 118 Won When Rated 123

Lucinda & Scud

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	14	3	4	4.00
P2P	2	0	0

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 120 12/1 10-12 Alan Doyle (3) 4th of 8 runners, 19L behind Both Barrels

15th Feb 26 Musselburgh(2m 7f 138yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 120 9/1 11-11 Alan Doyle (3) unseated rider of 7 runners, in race won by Bridge Court

1st Feb 26 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 122 14/1 10-9 D R Fox 4th of 6 runners, 11.25L behind Go West

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Bold Light (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Fingal's Hill (IRE)	2
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bold Light (IRE) 4th (12/1 10-12 Rated 120) Alan Doyle 18.00L in front of Fingal's Hill (IRE) 5th (14/1 12-0 Rated 133) Callum Bewley (8 ran)

1st Mar 2025 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 1st (17/2 11-0 Rated 123) Jack Power 1.50L in front of Fingal's Hill (IRE) 3rd (7/1 11-1 Rated 117) Danny McMenamin (10 ran)

Serious Operator (IRE)	2
26th Oct 2025 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Serious Operator (IRE) 3rd (9/2 10-13 Rated 124) P Wadge 20.50L in front of Bold Light (IRE) 6th (10/1 10-13 Rated 127) Alan Doyle (6 ran)

24th Apr 2025 Perth(2m 4f 35yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Bold Light (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-0 Rated 127) Alan Doyle .50L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 6th (25/1 11-3 Rated 127) P Wadge (7 ran)

Dedicated Hero (IRE)	1
1st Feb 2026 Musselburgh(2m 4f 68yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 4th (14/1 10-9 Rated 122) D R Fox Dedicated Hero (IRE) unseated rider (7/4Fav 10-10 Rated 123) Callum Bewley (6 ran)

Smokeringinthedark (IRE)	2
1st Jan 2026 Musselburgh(2m 3f 171yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 2nd (11/2 11-6 Rated 119) Callum Bewley 10.63L in front of Bold Light (IRE) 8th (20/1 11-8 Rated 124) Alan Doyle (9 ran)

1st Feb 2025 Musselburgh(2m 7f 180yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 3rd (13/2 11-8 Rated 123) Alan Doyle 6.00L in front of Smokeringinthedark (IRE) 4th (5/2 11-5) Danny McMenamin (5 ran)

-740

8,b g 11-1

Albaasil (IRE)-More Ballet Money(Old Vic)

(31) c¹ (Falcon's Line Ltd)
Rated 117 Won When Rated 117

Mrs D Sayer

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	20	4	9	16.25

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 118 22/1 10-9 S W Quinlan 12th of 17 runners, 51.25L behind Captain Hugo

13th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 119 3/1JFav 12-0 B Hughes 4th of 9 runners, 3.75L behind Triple Crown Ted

17th Jan 26 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 122 9/1 11-1 S W Quinlan 7th of 8 runners, 13.81L behind Brentford Hope

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Berties Ballet (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Serious Operator (IRE)	1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bertie's Ballet (GB) 12th (22/1 10-9 Rated 118) S W Quinlan .25L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 13th (25/1 11-4 Rated 127) P Wadge (17 ran)

Dedicated Hero (IRE)	1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 51yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Bertie's Ballet (GB) 12th (22/1 10-9 Rated 118) S W Quinlan Dedicated Hero (IRE) pulled up (7/1 11-0 Rated 123) Danny McMenamin (17 ran)

1-55

6,b g 10-2

Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)-Lindy Lou(Hernando)

(43) bf (Mrs I Hodge)
Rated 104

T Ellis

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	2	3	-4.38

16th Feb 26 Carlisle(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 107 3/1Fav 11-9 Jack Andrews 5th of 14 runners, 13.63L behind He s Bresilian

14th Jan 26 Newbury(2m 69yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 108 5/1 11-2 Jack Andrews 5th of 11 runners, 8.75L behind General Briar

27th Nov 25 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 97 8/13Fav 11-9 Jack Andrews (3) 1st of 8 runners, by 1.25L and 12L from Justlikefire and Whispering Royal

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

2025 Fingal's Hill 9 11-0 B Hughes 11/4 (P G Atkinson)
2024 Rafferty's Return 9 11-4 B Hughes 5/1 (Rebecca Menzies)
2023 Miah Grace 8 11-12 C O'Farrell 8/1 (J O'keeffe)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

J O'keeffe

2023 - Miah Grace(8/1)

P G Atkinson

2025 - Fingal's Hill(11/4)

Rebecca Menzies

2024 - Rafferty's Return(5/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

B Hughes

2025 - Fingal's Hill(11/4), 2024 - Rafferty's Return(5/1)

C O'Farrell

2023 - Miah Grace(8/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

9yo

2025 - Fingal's Hill(11/4), 2024 - Rafferty's Return(5/1)

8yo

2023 - Miah Grace(8/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Malinas (GER)

2023 - Miah Grace(8/1)

Schiaparelli (GER)

2024 - Rafferty's Return(5/1)

Shirocco (GER)

2025 - Fingal's Hill(11/4)

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