Result · Kelso · Saturday 28 February 2026

4:00 Kelso result: Word For Word wins the bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 32m hurdleGoing Good To Soft7 ranTime 4m 24.60sWinner's prize £8,035
Word For Word silks
Winner

Word For Word (IRE)

4yo gelding · 11-0 · hood
Jockey Craig Nichol · Trainer Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Owner Malcolm B Jones · By Harzand (IRE) out of Washington Belle (IRE)

11/1Starting price

Word For Word won the 4:00 at Kelso on Saturday 28 February 2026, beating Belaya River by 5½ lengths. Ridden by Craig Nichol for trainer Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, the four-year-old was sent off at 11/1 and covered the 2m on good to soft ground in 4m 24.60s. Keyboard was a further 17 lengths back in third at 8/11. Non-finishers: Bruce Banner (pulled up), Captain Connor (pulled up), Vivre Le Reve (pulled up).

4:00 Kelso full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Word For Word silks
Word For Word (IRE) 4yo · 11-0 · h
Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero — 11/1 —
2
Belaya River silks
Belaya River (FR) 4yo · 11-6
Harry Skelton Harry Derham 5½ l 5/2 109
3
Keyboard silks
Keyboard (IRE) 4yo · 11-0 · p
Ryan Mania Adam Nicol 17 l 8/11FAV 110
4
Storm The Dug silks
Storm The Dug (FR) 4yo · 11-0
Patrick Wadge Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 12 l 125/1 —
PU
Bruce Banner silks
Bruce Banner (IRE) 4yo · 11-6 · Pulled up
Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies — 20/1 —
PU
Captain Connor silks
Captain Connor (FR) 4yo · 11-0 · Pulled up
Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford — 28/1 —
PU
Vivre Le Reve silks
Vivre Le Reve (GB) 4yo · 11-10 · Pulled up
Ben Jones Ben Pauling — 17/2 —

Kelso 4:00 returns

Tote win£14.50Per £1 stake
Tote place£4.40 £1.50Per £1 stake
Exacta£33.801st and 2nd in order
CSF£39.23Computer straight forecast
Trifecta£921st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:00 Kelso result: FAQs

Who won the 4:00 at Kelso on Saturday 28 February 2026?

Word For Word, ridden by Craig Nichol and trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, at a starting price of 11/1.

Did the favourite win?

No. Keyboard, the 8/11 favourite, finished third, 22½ lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

4m 24.60s over 2m on good to soft ground.

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