Sean Bowen Saturday rides blog: 'I think he could still be nicely handicapped'

Sean Bowen has five rides at Kelso on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Coral ambassador previews them all in his latest blog.

Sean Bowen Saturday rides blog - February 28, 2026

Sean Bowen Saturday rides schedule

• Bythesametoken - Kelso - 1.10 race odds

• The Blue Room - Kelso - 2.15 race odds

• Hamlet's Night - Kelso - 2.55 race odds

• Good To Be Alive - Kelso - 3.30 race odds

• Al Kalila - Kelso - 5.10 race odds

Kelso 1.10 – Bythesametoken

I ride Bythesametoken in the opener, and it’ll be my first time on him. It is interesting that Ross O’Sullivan is sending one over here. He is a big enough price, but he was a winner two starts back, and there was little wrong with his run at Haydock on his latest appearance. If he can build on that performance at Haydock, we have a good chance of hitting the frame.

Kelso 2.15 - The Blue Room

I was extremely disappointed with The Blue Room at Cheltenham last time, but that was a very strange race. There was a long delay beforehand because of damage to the track, and it just turned into one of those messy races where he didn’t show up.

Going into Trials Day at Cheltenham, I genuinely thought he could be a proper novice going forward. I still think there’s ability there – he just needs to get back on track. If he can put that last run behind him and show what we see at home, he could run a big race and hopefully get his season rolling again.

Kelso 2.55 - Hamlet's Night 

I’m really looking forward to riding Hamlet’s Night. He was very consistent towards the back end of last year and put up some solid performances, including a good run at Cheltenham.

He had a mid-season break and came back to win on the Flat ten days ago, which was encouraging. He seems in great form at home, and, on his hurdles form, I think he could still be nicely handicapped. If everything drops right for him, I’d like to think he’ll be bang there.