Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Hurdle

Newbury

15:00

Date 2025-01-15

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,809

Winning Time 4m 7.00s (slow by 20.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bucephalus (GER) Harriet Tucker · Neil Mulholland	7/2J	Won
2nd	Norn Iron (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	7/2J	.75
3rd	Lightningupourdays (GB) Jonathan Burke · Alastair Ralph	4/1	8.5
4th	Dancing In Brazil (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/1	3.25
5th	Thereisnodoubt (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	18/1	8.5
6th	Balboa (GB) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	33/1	10
7th	Lively Citizen (IRE) Harry Atkins · D J Jeffreys	12/1	2.75
8th	Knight Templar (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Robert Stephens	13/2	2.25
9th	It's A Good Name (FR) Jordan Nailor · Deborah Cole	125/1	14
10th	Lupus Regem (GB) Bradley Harris · Harriet Dickin	33/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Kamaxos (FR) Lilly Pinchin · Roger Teal	12/1

Runners (12)

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
11	Norn Iron Brown J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	155	—	43/2	107	119	108	101d	—	—	+6	25	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Off 530 days, but 11-8, when second of 13 in maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (2m) in October
3	Lightningupourdays Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	J:Jonathan Burke T:Alastair Ralph	165	—	33-421	117	121	109	36d	—	—	+5	21.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won in clearcut style on handicap debut at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) five weeks ago; up 5lb
8	Dancing In Brazil Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	158	—	U2446-	110	118	101	265d	—	—	+5	20.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won a bumper in November 2022; 0-8 since for Alan King and this doesn't look a great mark
4	Bucephalus Bay J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harriet Tucker(7) T:Neil Mulholland	164	t	12-2F2	116	125	115	19d	—	—	+6	20.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Made most when second at Chepstow (2m, soft) at Christmas, which was up with his best form
12	Knight Templar Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	148	—	21	113	125	73	19d	—	—	+17	34.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won at Kempton (2m, good to soft); should have more to offer on this handicap hurdle debut
5	Lively Citizen Bay J:Harry Atkins(7) T:D J Jeffreys	J:Harry Atkins(7) T:D J Jeffreys	163	—	146-P9	115	125	90	33d	—	—	+11	18.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on heavy in March 2024 (3lb higher today) under Harry Atkins; encouragement latest
1	Kamaxos Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Roger Teal	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Roger Teal	169	h	143-P9	121	123	101	34d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Consistent in the main but the season hasn't started well; non-runner
6	Thereisnodoubt Chestnut J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell	161	t	742-94	113	121	99	42d	—	—	+12	17.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well handicapped judged on best efforts, many of which came on heavy going; now a 12yo
2	Balboa Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	167	—	42-25P	119	118	80	14d	—	—	+15	18	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Looks more exposed than some; made a bad mistake before pulling up on latest outing
7	Lupus Regem Bay J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Harriet Dickin	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Harriet Dickin	160	t	3/2/P5	112	118	51	25d	—	—	+18	21.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Long absence before this season and second start back was a step in the right direction
10	It's A Good Name Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Deborah Cole	J:Jordan Nailor T:Deborah Cole	156	—	50/1P/	108	-	-	835d	—	—	+14	14.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Pulled up lame on sole run for Warren Greatrex and this is his first outing for 835 days
NR	Through The Ages Bay J:TBC T:Gary & Josh Moore	J: T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	—	84-75P	108	121	89	44d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Two soft-ground wins last winter but not so competitive in his five handicaps since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Norn Iron	10/3	7/2	7/2	4/1	10/3
Lightningupourdays	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Dancing In Brazil	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Bucephalus	5/1	6/1	11/2	9/2	11/2
Knight Templar	5/1	5/1	5/1	13/2	9/2
Lively Citizen	10/1	12/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Kamaxos	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Thereisnodoubt	20/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	14/1
Balboa	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Lupus Regem	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	20/1
It's A Good Name	100/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	100/1
Through The Ages	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Knight Templar

34.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

13/2

2nd

Norn Iron

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Lightningupourdays

21.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Lupus Regem

21.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1

25/1

Bucephalus

20.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Dancing In Brazil

20.6

OR: 15 Form: 1.2 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Kamaxos

19.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Lively Citizen

18.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Balboa

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Thereisnodoubt

17.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

It's A Good Name

14.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Through The Ages

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kamaxos	121	123	101
Balboa	119	118	80
Lightningupourdays	117	121	109
Bucephalus	116	125	115
Lively Citizen	115	125	90
Knight Templar	113	125	73
Thereisnodoubt	113	121	99
Lupus Regem	112	118	51
Dancing In Brazil	110	118	101
It's A Good Name	108	—	—
Through The Ages	108	121	89
Norn Iron	107	119	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Balboa	14d ago	Fit
Bucephalus	19d ago	Fit
Knight Templar	19d ago	Fit
Lupus Regem	25d ago	Fit
Lively Citizen	33d ago	Fit
Kamaxos	34d ago	Fit
Lightningupourdays	36d ago	Fit
Thereisnodoubt	42d ago	Fit
Through The Ages	44d ago	Fit
Norn Iron	101d ago	Long break
Dancing In Brazil	265d ago	Long break
It's A Good Name	835d ago	Long break