Agetur UK 40th Anniversary In Business Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newbury

13:40

Date 2025-11-06

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Winning Time 4m 9.30s (slow by 21.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Captain Hugo (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/2	Won
2nd	Sinnatra (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/2	1.5
3rd	Storming George (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	6/1	1
4th	Klub De Reve (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	15/2	3
5th	West Hill Verde (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Seamus Mullins	50/1	12
6th	Caballero Cliff (GB) Ciaran Gethings · Robert Stephens	14/1	13
7th	Alba Crus (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	40/1	40
8th	Wilstar (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	9/4F	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Aberfeldy (IRE) Rex Dingle · Syd Hosie	200/1
P.U.	Joyau Allen (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	8/1
P.U.	This Sway (GB) Freddie Mitchell · Max Comley	300/1

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	Wilstar Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	158	—	31-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	-14	24.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Won a Perth bumper and he's half-brother to top-class jumpers Douvan and Jonbon
5	Captain Hugo Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	158	—	2-1	-	-	-	177d	—	—	+3	17.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
9l bumper win at Worcester (good) in May and he should be a promising recruit to hurdling
9	Storming George Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	158	—	15-	-	-	-	215d	—	—	-1	10.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won Doncaster bumper on debut and good 5th of 15 in Grade 2 Aintree bumper (good) in April
8	Sinnatra Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	14-	-	-	-	291d	—	—	0	9.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Easily won bumper at Chepstow but well held at Windsor (soft) in January; left P Nicholls
6	Joyau Allen Chestnut J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	158	—	2/12/	-	-	-	622d	—	—	-4	6.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Brother to high-class Envoi Allen; 1st and 2nd in Exeter bumpers (heavy) early in 2024
4	Caballero Cliff Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Robert Stephens	158	—	244-	-	-	-	239d	—	—	-3	4.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
150-1 in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) but came fourth of 17; big shout
7	Klub De Reve Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	158	—	2173-	-	-	-	229d	—	—	+5	11.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won Irish maiden point; both British bumpers showed some ability but much more is required
2	Alba Crus Grey J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	158	—	51	-	-	-	155d	—	—	+7	11	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won his second bumper; brings promise but today's company should be a lot more demanding
11	West Hill Verde Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Seamus Mullins	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Seamus Mullins	158	—	2/98-	-	-	-	271d	—	—	+3	3.8	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Second in bumper at Kempton (soft) on debut; beaten 23l in two Listed bumpers last winter
1	Aberfeldy Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	158	—	PP-2U2	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Failed to complete in three Irish maiden points but 2nd in the other two; £22,000 purchase
10	This Sway Bay J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Max Comley	J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Max Comley	158	—	48	-	-	-	134d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Outsider for two Worcester bumpers (good) in June, showing modest form
NR	Bright Legend Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Faye Bramley	J:Richie McLernon T:Faye Bramley	158	—	-P6463	124	134	66	11d	—	—	—	21.2	—	—
Ex-Irish; some hurdling form is pretty useful but the more recent evidence is worrying

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wilstar	6/5	11/8	11/10	5/4	6/5
Captain Hugo	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Storming George	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Sinnatra	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	8/1
Joyau Allen	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Caballero Cliff	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Klub De Reve	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Alba Crus	33/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
West Hill Verde	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	125/1
Aberfeldy	250/1	200/1	150/1	250/1	250/1
This Sway	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Bright Legend	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Wilstar

24.6

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 12.5

11/8

2nd

Bright Legend

21.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Captain Hugo

17.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Klub De Reve

11.3

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.8

16/1

Alba Crus

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

33/1

Storming George

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Sinnatra

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Joyau Allen

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Caballero Cliff

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

West Hill Verde

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Aberfeldy

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

This Sway

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bright Legend	124	134	66
Wilstar	—	—	—
Captain Hugo	—	—	—
Storming George	—	—	—
Sinnatra	—	—	—
Joyau Allen	—	—	—
Caballero Cliff	—	—	—
Klub De Reve	—	—	—
Alba Crus	—	—	—
West Hill Verde	—	—	—
Aberfeldy	—	—	—
This Sway	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bright Legend	11d ago	Quick return
This Sway	134d ago	Long break
Alba Crus	155d ago	Long break
Captain Hugo	177d ago	Long break
Wilstar	195d ago	Long break
Storming George	215d ago	Long break
Klub De Reve	229d ago	Long break
Caballero Cliff	239d ago	Long break
West Hill Verde	271d ago	Long break
Sinnatra	291d ago	Long break
Joyau Allen	622d ago	Long break
Aberfeldy	—	—