Download The BetVictor App Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newbury

14:25

Date 2024-03-02

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,265

Winning Time 4m 4.20s (slow by 17.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bucephalus (GER) Miss Thomasina Eyston · Neil Mulholland	13/2	Won
2nd	All Authorized (FR) Niall Houlihan · Gary Moore	7/1	3.25
3rd	Tommie Gun (IRE) Finn Lambert · Nigel Twiston-Davies	25/1	2
4th	Toonagh Warrior (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	4/1	4
5th	Jack's A Legend (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Alan Jones	7/1	8
6th	Mountain Pass (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	10/1	23
7th	Florencethemachine (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	7/4F	27

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Brave Jen (GB) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	18/1

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Florencethemachine Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	1-231	111	111	60	31d	—	—	+4	30.3	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Room for improvement in her jumping; won at 8-11 in Exeter maiden latest; could progress
2	Toonagh Warrior Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	168	—	032126	115	115	101	36d	—	—	+16	31.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2m4f seems to explain a lesser show on latest start; stable has been in red-hot form
6	Bucephalus Bay J:Thomasina Eyston(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Thomasina Eyston(7) T:Neil Mulholland	157	t	24/338	104	119	104	17d	—	—	+6	16.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Went to nothing on heavy going 17 days ago; tongue-tie and 7lb claimer are enlisted
9	Mountain Pass Grey J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	152	—	5555	99	112	90	81d	—	—	+6	14.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Soft or heavy ground would be a concern but market may guide for this handicap newcomer
5	All Authorized Bay J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary Moore	163	—	1-64P4	110	111	75	16d	—	—	+16	24.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to form on latest start; makes handicap debut and may well have more to offer
7	Jack's A Legend Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Alan Jones	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Alan Jones	157	—	7/6P-1	104	119	74	95d	—	—	+17	26	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Only four ran when he won by a street in November (2m, heavy) but he's on the shortlist
1	Brave Jen Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	168	—	-402P3	115	108	85	30d	—	—	+17	22.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Easily best effort was C&D second; 19l loss when the form choice was disconcerting latest
3	Tommie Gun b/br J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Finn Lambert(5) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	167	—	0-2146	114	111	67	29d	—	—	+13	17.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won hurdling debut at Southwell (2m, good to soft) but downhill on both outings since
NR	Highway One O Five b/br J:TBC T:Chris Gordon	J: T:Chris Gordon	155	—	3-0649	102	105	101	49d	—	—	—	15.1	—	—
Promise here two runs back; needs improvement on handicap debut but worth a second look

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Florencethemachine	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Toonagh Warrior	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bucephalus	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Mountain Pass	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
All Authorized	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Jack's A Legend	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Brave Jen	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Tommie Gun	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Toonagh Warrior

31.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Florencethemachine

30.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8

2/1

3rd

Jack's A Legend

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

15/2

All Authorized

24.4

OR: 15 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Brave Jen

22.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Tommie Gun

17.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Bucephalus

16.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Highway One O Five

15.1

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Mountain Pass

14.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Toonagh Warrior	115	115	101
Brave Jen	115	108	85
Tommie Gun	114	111	67
Florencethemachine	111	111	60
All Authorized	110	111	75
Bucephalus	104	119	104
Jack's A Legend	104	119	74
Highway One O Five	102	105	101
Mountain Pass	99	112	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
All Authorized	16d ago	Fit
Bucephalus	17d ago	Fit
Tommie Gun	29d ago	Fit
Brave Jen	30d ago	Fit
Florencethemachine	31d ago	Fit
Toonagh Warrior	36d ago	Fit
Highway One O Five	49d ago	Fresh
Mountain Pass	81d ago	Fresh
Jack's A Legend	95d ago	Long break