William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Newbury

13:50

Date 2025-02-08

Distance 3m52y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,926

Winning Time 6m 2.90s (slow by 11.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Santos Blue (GB) Mr Ben Sutton · Dan Skelton	14/1	Won
2nd	Magical King (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	5/1	2
3rd	Haiti Couleurs (FR) Sean Bowen · Rebecca Curtis	4/1	3.5
4th	Kruger Park (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	13/2	3.5
5th	Up For Parol (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	13/2	5
6th	Shutupshirley (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	7/2F	1
7th	An Tailliur (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	40/1	2
8th	Tiny Tetley (GB) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	9/1	.75
9th	Ballygrifincottage (IRE) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	22/1	53

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ivaldi (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	22/1
P.U.	Press Your Luck (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	66/1
P.U.	The Four Sixes (IRE) James Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/1

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
12	Shutupshirley Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	145	t	/511/1	112	138	100	44d	—	—	+13	30.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
756 days off before his 11l win at Fontwell (extended 3m2f, soft) six weeks ago; up 8lb
1	Haiti Couleurs Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	168	—	11-211	135	133	-	56d	—	—	+10	25.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has made a cracking transition to chasing; hurdles mark went up in tandem, but a player
10	Kruger Park Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	152	t	212-33	119	136	105	60d	—	—	+8	20.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two creditable places over extended 2m7f in the mud but needs to see it out a bit better
9	Magical King Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	154	p	512-32	121	133	117	49d	—	—	+9	21.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good 2nd at Haydock (3m, heavy) last time, well clear of the 3rd; youngster of the party
7	Up For Parol Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	160	—	323-21	127	139	111	28d	—	—	+11	22.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ffos Las (3m, soft) latest saw a first win since 2021; raced on inner and now back up 6lb
11	Tiny Tetley Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	148	—	15-214	115	134	117	21d	—	—	+10	18.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Below-form fourth at Haydock three weeks ago but he's a player on the earlier evidence
3	The Four Sixes Bay J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:James Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	—	2F2-PU	133	136	-	43d	—	—	+15	22.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Stamina not proved beyond an extended 2m5f; returns to hurdles needing a career best
2	Santos Blue Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Ben Sutton(5) T:Dan Skelton	168	t	101-52	135	135	122	24d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Running well over 2m3f-2m5f; close third in April 2023 on one of his two attempts at 3m
6	Ivaldi Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	162	—	F451/9	129	134	96	70d	—	—	+17	20.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Always behind at 80-1 after a long layoff; stamina to prove too but he needs a second look
4	Ballygrifincottage Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	165	tb	-34F6P	132	133	-	23d	—	—	+18	21.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
New yard; blinkers replace usual cheekpieces for this first hurdle race since March 2023
8	An Tailliur Grey J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	160	t	/25679	127	134	97	38d	—	—	+19	20.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Dropped 12lb from his peak mark but he's been under a major cloud
5	Press Your Luck Bay J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon(3) T:Chris Gordon	165	—	014/0-	132	131	-	637d	—	—	+19	21	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran well over 3m in April 2023 but not seen since a remote finish that May; dropped 6lb

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shutupshirley	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Haiti Couleurs	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Kruger Park	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Magical King	6/1	13/2	6/1	11/2	11/2
Up For Parol	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	11/2
Tiny Tetley	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
The Four Sixes	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Santos Blue	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Ivaldi	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ballygrifincottage	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	33/1
An Tailliur	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Press Your Luck	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shutupshirley

30.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Haiti Couleurs

25.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

The Four Sixes

22.9

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Santos Blue

22.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Up For Parol

22.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Magical King

21.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Ballygrifincottage

21.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Press Your Luck

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Kruger Park

20.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

An Tailliur

20.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ivaldi

20.7

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Tiny Tetley

18.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Haiti Couleurs	135	133	—
Santos Blue	135	135	122
The Four Sixes	133	136	—
Ballygrifincottage	132	133	—
Press Your Luck	132	131	—
Ivaldi	129	134	96
Up For Parol	127	139	111
An Tailliur	127	134	97
Magical King	121	133	117
Kruger Park	119	136	105
Tiny Tetley	115	134	117
Shutupshirley	112	138	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tiny Tetley	21d ago	Fit
Ballygrifincottage	23d ago	Fit
Santos Blue	24d ago	Fit
Up For Parol	28d ago	Fit
An Tailliur	38d ago	Fit
The Four Sixes	43d ago	Fit
Shutupshirley	44d ago	Fit
Magical King	49d ago	Fresh
Haiti Couleurs	56d ago	Fresh
Kruger Park	60d ago	Fresh
Ivaldi	70d ago	Fresh
Press Your Luck	637d ago	Long break