Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Newbury

14:25

Date 2024-03-01

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £5,446

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Le Fauve Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	235	118	123	104	34d	—	—	-10	37.9	0.23/1	10/11 52%
The best form chance in this field, having run in Listed event and Grade 2 last two starts
2	Yellow Star Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	160	—	31	117	113	99	17d	—	—	+12	36.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Responded well to win by a neck in seven-runner novice at Lingfield (2m, soft) last time
5	Ithaca's Arrow Chestnut J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	154	—	252	109	119	110	23d	—	—	+9	27.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Underperformed on second go over hurdles but went close in the mud on starts either side
4	Glorious Lion Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	154	t	F4	-	104	94	23d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
20-1, weakened to go down by about 12l when fourth of 11 at Ludlow (2m, soft) last time
7	Voix De Bocelli Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	J:Brendan Powell T:Henrietta C Knight	154	—	6833	-	104	-	139d	—	—	+4	5.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Ran in four French hurdle races last June-October, third when blinkered in two claimers
NR	Swift Hawk Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	1	-	119	106	62d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Fair maiden on Flat; 5l win on hurdling debut at Taunton (2m1f, good to soft) in December
NR	First Cut Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has a speedy Flat pedigree but was a modest four-race maiden in that sphere (1m-11.4f)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Le Fauve	5/6	10/11	5/6	evn	10/11
Yellow Star	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Ithaca's Arrow	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Glorious Lion	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Voix De Bocelli	100/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Le Fauve

37.9

OR: 17 Form: 4.6 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

Yellow Star

36.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Ithaca's Arrow

27.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Swift Hawk

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Voix De Bocelli

5.6

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Glorious Lion

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

First Cut

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Le Fauve	118	123	104
Yellow Star	117	113	99
Ithaca's Arrow	109	119	110
Glorious Lion	—	104	94
Voix De Bocelli	—	104	—
Swift Hawk	—	119	106
First Cut	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yellow Star	17d ago	Fit
Ithaca's Arrow	23d ago	Fit
Glorious Lion	23d ago	Fit
Le Fauve	34d ago	Fit
Swift Hawk	62d ago	Fresh
Voix De Bocelli	139d ago	Long break
First Cut	—	—