Football Betbuilder Boosts At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Newbury

16:15

Date 2025-03-01

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £16,371

Winning Time 5m 21.50s (slow by 29.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Guard Duty (GB) Harry Cobden · Emma Lavelle	4/1	Won
2nd	Loverdose (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	3/1F	1
3rd	Go To War (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/2	2.75
4th	Fine Casting (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Ben Pauling	14/1	2
5th	Solar System (FR) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	6/1	.75
6th	Aboutdamntime (IRE) Toby Wynne · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	40/1	13
7th	Eaton Anne (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	13/2	11
8th	Ninth Loch (IRE) Miss Victoria Malzard · Harry Derham	15/2	0.3
9th	Taita Hills (IRE) Freddie Mitchell · Gary & Josh Moore	18/1	31
10th	Lemoncello (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	22/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Raffles Nobu (FR) Brendan Powell · Nicky Henderson	66/1

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	Loverdose Chestnut J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	156	p	1-1211	114	127	99	36d	—	—	+9	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Figures of 11211 since sent handicapping in cheekpieces; unlikely he's reached his ceiling
1	Guard Duty Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	J:Harry Cobden T:Emma Lavelle	166	h	413U21	124	129	107	41d	—	—	+22	39.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Steadily progressive; won at Windsor six weeks ago; should be in the thick of things again
11	Eaton Anne Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	322411	116	130	95	29d	—	—	+26	40	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Big improver, winner at Uttoxeter and Lingfield (easily); up 11lb but high on the list
6	Solar System Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	160	—	531211	118	129	114	42d	—	—	+30	44.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Genuine type; just prevailed at Haydock last time; 6lb higher but impossible to rule out
4	Ninth Loch Bay J:Miss Victoria Malzard(5) T:Harry Derham	J:Miss Victoria Malzard(5) T:Harry Derham	162	h	P47143	120	129	95	25d	—	—	+17	28.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Unexposed type; hindered by bad mistake when third at Taunton; interesting contender
2	Go To War Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	166	t	311-28	124	127	111	63d	—	—	+10	21.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Suffered injury when favourite last time; could bounce back and he's bred to stay this far
7	Fine Casting Bay J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Ben Pauling	160	p	2-6027	118	129	119	44d	—	—	+15	22.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Losing run goes back to 2022; the veteran in this field and vulnerable to younger legs
5	Taita Hills Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore	160	—	4/6231	118	124	103	16d	—	—	+13	18.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Improved when scoring on handicap debut at Sandown; 4lb rise does not look insurmountable
8	Lemoncello Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	159	h	1-P425	117	128	80	45d	—	—	+21	24.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-4 in Britain, pulling hard last time; needs to settle better for the fitting of a hood
3	Aboutdamntime Bay J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Toby Wynne(3) T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	162	—	/2-165	120	118	88	32d	—	—	+19	21.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Hasn't built on hurdling debut win but could take form to a new level now handicapping
9	Raffles Nobu Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Nicky Henderson	J:Brendan Powell T:Nicky Henderson	159	t	P-7025	117	119	80	16d	—	—	+16	17.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well held in fifth at Sandown on stable debut; second string on jockey bookings
NR	Balboa Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Seamus Mullins	J:NON-RUNNER T:Seamus Mullins	159	p	-25P63	117	126	-	17d	—	—	—	20	—	—
Poor strike-rate; plugged on when third at Wetherby; unlikely to be far away

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Loverdose	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Guard Duty	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Eaton Anne	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Solar System	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Ninth Loch	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Go To War	7/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	11/2
Fine Casting	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Taita Hills	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Lemoncello	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Aboutdamntime	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Raffles Nobu	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Balboa	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Solar System

44.1

OR: 17 Form: 23.1 Odds: 4

13/2

2nd

Eaton Anne

OR: 16.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Guard Duty

39.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 15.7 Odds: 5

4/1

Ninth Loch

28.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Loverdose

28.7

OR: 16 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Lemoncello

24.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Fine Casting

22.6

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Go To War

21.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Aboutdamntime

21.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Balboa

OR: 16.8 Form: 3.3 Odds: 0

—

Taita Hills

18.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Raffles Nobu

17.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Guard Duty	124	129	107
Go To War	124	127	111
Ninth Loch	120	129	95
Aboutdamntime	120	118	88
Solar System	118	129	114
Fine Casting	118	129	119
Taita Hills	118	124	103
Lemoncello	117	128	80
Raffles Nobu	117	119	80
Balboa	117	126	—
Eaton Anne	116	130	95
Loverdose	114	127	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Taita Hills	16d ago	Fit
Raffles Nobu	16d ago	Fit
Balboa	17d ago	Fit
Ninth Loch	25d ago	Fit
Eaton Anne	29d ago	Fit
Aboutdamntime	32d ago	Fit
Loverdose	36d ago	Fit
Guard Duty	41d ago	Fit
Solar System	42d ago	Fit
Fine Casting	44d ago	Fit
Lemoncello	45d ago	Fit
Go To War	63d ago	Fresh