Ascot on The Race Labhttps://theracelab.co.uk/tags/ascot/Recent content in Ascot on The Race LabHugoen-gbMon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000Ben Pauling's Ascot Treble Caps His Best Ever Season — And Cheltenham Is Nexthttps://theracelab.co.uk/news/2026-02-16-ben-pauling-ascot-treble-cheltenham-festival/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/news/2026-02-16-ben-pauling-ascot-treble-cheltenham-festival/<p>Ben Pauling saddled a treble at Ascot on Saturday that underlined just how far his Bourton-on-the-Water operation has come. The Jukebox Kid took the Reynoldstown Novices&rsquo; Chase by five and a half lengths, Mondoui&rsquo;boy landed a novice hurdle, and Fiercely Proud — a 8/1 shot — completed the haul in a handicap hurdle.</p> <p>It was a statement afternoon from a trainer having comfortably his best season.</p> <h2 id="the-numbers-dont-lie">The Numbers Don&rsquo;t Lie</h2> <p>Pauling has saddled 68 winners from 363 runners this term — a 18.7% strike rate that puts him firmly in the top tier of National Hunt trainers. More importantly, four of those wins have come in graded company:</p>Ascot Race Previews — Saturday 14 February 2026https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-14/ascot/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://theracelab.co.uk/previews/2026-02-14/ascot/<p>7 races at Ascot today on Soft ground.</p> <h2 id="1315--betfair-novices-hurdle-gbb-race">13:15 — Betfair Novices&rsquo; Hurdle (GBB Race)</h2> <p>Hurdle | 2m3f | Class 2 | 6 runners</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>#</th> <th>Horse</th> <th>Age</th> <th>OR</th> <th>Forecast</th> <th>Trainer</th> <th>Jockey</th> <th>Form</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Mondoui&rsquo;boy</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> <td>5/3</td> <td>B Pauling</td> <td>Ben Jones</td> <td>2/26-1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Starzand</td> <td>6</td> <td>127</td> <td>5/2</td> <td>P Hobbs &amp; J White</td> <td>Sean Houlihan</td> <td>2/11-123</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Etna Bianco</td> <td>6</td> <td>128</td> <td>4/1</td> <td>J Tizzard</td> <td>H Cobden</td> <td>13-315</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Kildinan Prince</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> <td>7/1</td> <td>Miss E C Lavelle</td> <td>J J Burke</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Catchintsavo</td> <td>6</td> <td>123</td> <td>12/1</td> <td>A J Honeyball</td> <td>Rex Dingle</td> <td>223-021</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Coumeenoole</td> <td>7</td> <td>113</td> <td>16/1</td> <td>D Skelton</td> <td>Tristan Durrell</td> <td>2F37-89</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Ones to watch:</strong></p>