William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Newbury

16:10

Date 2025-02-08

Distance 2m7f86y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £13,731

Winning Time 6m 9.70s (slow by 21.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lord Of Thunder (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	11/2	Won
2nd	Pic Roc (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/4	1.5
3rd	Herakles Westwood (FR) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	2/1F	11
4th	Saint Davy (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	11/2	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Emailandy (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	20/1
P.U.	Toss Of A Coin (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	7/1

Runners (8)

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
8	Herakles Westwood Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	156	—	42-211	129	148	110	22d	—	—	+1	28.2	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Justified favouritism over C&D and at Windsor (3m, soft); up another 5lb but lots to like
3	Pic Roc Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	162	—	122-F2	135	142	102	26d	—	—	+4	28.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Went close in his second chase and has plenty more to offer; upped in trip and one to note
7	Lord Of Thunder Brown J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	156	t	11-F42	129	146	87	28d	—	—	+6	25.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has made a satisfactory switch to chasing and this new trip might be within reach
1	Saint Davy Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	164	—	116-3F	137	143	114	28d	—	—	+14	24.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Heavy fall latest; better over this sort of trip and looked promising going into that race
6	Toss Of A Coin Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	p	114-2P	129	143	69	51d	—	—	+12	22.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Close 2nd on chase debut (3m, soft); flopped next time and now sports headgear first time
4	Emailandy Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Paul Nicholls	160	tp	319-0P	133	-	-	44d	—	—	+18	21.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Tailed off trying 3m on reappearance and whipped round at the start next time; chase debut
NR	Hillcrest Brown J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	162	p	1P/4PU	135	143	108	28d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Long absence before this term, which has looked a major struggle over fences; headgear now
NR	Menaggio Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	159	—	3-211P	132	143	107	42d	—	—	—	22.6	—	—
Bled from the nose here six weeks ago on hat-trick bid; needs to resume his improvement

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Herakles Westwood	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8
Pic Roc	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Lord Of Thunder	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Saint Davy	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Toss Of A Coin	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Emailandy	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Hillcrest	-	-	-	-	-
Menaggio	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Pic Roc

28.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Herakles Westwood

28.2

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Lord Of Thunder

25.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Saint Davy

24.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Toss Of A Coin

22.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Menaggio

22.6

OR: 20.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Emailandy

21.7

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Hillcrest

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saint Davy	137	143	114
Pic Roc	135	142	102
Hillcrest	135	143	108
Emailandy	133	—	—
Menaggio	132	143	107
Herakles Westwood	129	148	110
Lord Of Thunder	129	146	87
Toss Of A Coin	129	143	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Herakles Westwood	22d ago	Fit
Pic Roc	26d ago	Fit
Lord Of Thunder	28d ago	Fit
Saint Davy	28d ago	Fit
Hillcrest	28d ago	Fit
Menaggio	42d ago	Fit
Emailandy	44d ago	Fit
Toss Of A Coin	51d ago	Fresh