Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Newbury

14:55

Date 2024-12-28

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,950

Winning Time 5m 3.50s (slow by 11.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The New Lion (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/4	Won
2nd	Wendigo (FR) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	25/1	4.75
3rd	Bill Joyce (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	9/2	.75
4th	Regent's Stroll (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/4F	1.75
5th	Electric Mason (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	40/1	1.75
6th	It's Hard To Know (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	14/1	40
7th	First Confession (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	14/1	19

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
5	Regent's Stroll Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	11-1	-	137	115	29d	—	—	-19	24.2	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Overcame a bad mistake to win easily here last month; very promising and one to follow
6	The New Lion Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	1-11	136	142	114	28d	—	—	+14	34.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Has comfortably justified favouritism in all three starts, latest over C&D; respected
1	Bill Joyce Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	161	—	110-11	136	147	123	22d	—	—	+8	26.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Grade 2 win at Sandown took his hurdles record to 2-2 and overall strike-rate to 5-6
4	It's Hard To Know Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	161	—	1-11	124	120	85	23d	—	—	+22	26.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has made all in both rules starts; plenty to find on form but remains unexposed
3	First Confession Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	161	—	1-31	126	129	107	36d	—	—	+23	27	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Comfortably beat two rivals at Ascot last time; open to further progress
7	Wendigo Brown J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	161	—	311-21	127	121	105	51d	—	—	+16	20.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Productive and progressive but this is by far his toughest assignment yet
2	Electric Mason Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	161	—	20-213	127	136	110	28d	—	—	+18	19.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran well behind The New Lion here last time but this is a stiffer task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Regent's Stroll	evn	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
The New Lion	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Bill Joyce	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
It's Hard To Know	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
First Confession	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Wendigo	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Electric Mason	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

The New Lion

34.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

First Confession

OR: 19 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

3rd

Bill Joyce

26.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

It's Hard To Know

26.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Regent's Stroll

24.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 14.2

Evens

Wendigo

20.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Electric Mason

19.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The New Lion	136	142	114
Bill Joyce	136	147	123
Wendigo	127	121	105
Electric Mason	127	136	110
First Confession	126	129	107
It's Hard To Know	124	120	85
Regent's Stroll	—	137	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bill Joyce	22d ago	Fit
It's Hard To Know	23d ago	Fit
The New Lion	28d ago	Fit
Electric Mason	28d ago	Fit
Regent's Stroll	29d ago	Fit
First Confession	36d ago	Fit
Wendigo	51d ago	Fresh