Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Newbury

15:00

Date 2024-03-02

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,744

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
2	Brentford Hope Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	166	t	11-613	134	139	126	91d	—	—	-1	31	0.38/1	6/4 40%
C&D winner; coped well with an 11lb rise when third in the Gerry Feilden here
7	Spring Note Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	155	—	216-71	123	140	127	63d	—	—	+3	24.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Up 13lb for latest stroll here but difficult to gauge where her limitations lie
1	Punctuation Bay J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Fergal O'Brien	168	t	4P1-85	136	139	117	35d	—	—	+12	25.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Aintree winner last April; good reason to believe he can improve on this season's form
6	Shared Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	157	p	5103-1	125	136	106	140d	—	—	+21	31.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
First run since winning at Chepstow in October but that was after a similar break
3	West To The Bridge Bay J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	J:Fergus Gillard T:Dan Skelton	165	t	96-2F5	133	139	100	7d	—	—	+17	22.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Multiple winner but it's been over three years since he last competed at 2m
4	Perseus Way Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	162	—	31207-	130	132	117	—	—	—	+23	27.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good juvenile last season for Gary Moore; reliable and respected on stable debut
NR	Georgi Girl Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	157	—	-34211	125	137	130	22d	—	—	—	38.9	—	—
It was harder work at Kempton but the front two came clear; nicely progressive

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Brentford Hope	6/4	6/4	6/4
Spring Note	11/4	11/4	11/4
Punctuation	9/2	9/2	9/2
Shared	6/1	6/1	6/1
West To The Bridge	12/1	12/1	12/1
Perseus Way	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Georgi Girl

38.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 20.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Shared

31.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

6/1

3rd

Brentford Hope

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 10

6/4

Perseus Way

27.1

OR: 20 Form: 6.1 Odds: 1

20/1

Punctuation

25.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Spring Note

24.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

West To The Bridge

22.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Punctuation	136	139	117
Brentford Hope	134	139	126
West To The Bridge	133	139	100
Perseus Way	130	132	117
Shared	125	136	106
Georgi Girl	125	137	130
Spring Note	123	140	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
West To The Bridge	7d ago	Quick return
Georgi Girl	22d ago	Fit
Punctuation	35d ago	Fit
Spring Note	63d ago	Fresh
Brentford Hope	91d ago	Long break
Shared	140d ago	Long break
Perseus Way	—	—