Coral Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Newbury

15:00

Date 2025-11-28

Distance 3m57y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £43,298

Winning Time 6m 21.34s (slow by 30.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Impose Toi (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/5F	Won
2nd	Strong Leader (GB) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	5/2	.5
3rd	Take No Chances (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	7/1	3.25
4th	Doddiethegreat (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	17/2	2.25
5th	Hewick (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	16/1	7
6th	Ahoy Senor (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	18/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Botox Has (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	14/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Impose Toi Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	124-21	153	164	112	20d	—	—	0	38.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Defied top weight in Aintree h'cap on first crack at staying trip; firmly in calculations
1	Strong Leader Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	p	1042-1	156	165	140	27d	—	—	+20	43.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won this last year and reappeared with Grade 2 win at Wetherby; very solid contender
7	Take No Chances Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	155	—	335-62	144	156	140	27d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+16	26.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Beaten just a neck by Strong Leader in Grade 2 at Wetherby; can be bang there once more
2	Doddiethegreat Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	160	tp	P21-23	146	155	139	27d	—	—	+18	26.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Good 3rd behind two of these in Wetherby Grade 2 this month; needs to be better than ever
5	Hewick Bay J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon T:John Joseph Hanlon	156	b	18-714	155	163	91	27d	—	—	+23	27.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Lacklustre in the Charlie Hall Chase but could have a big say if he's back on song
3	Ahoy Senor Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	156	—	PPF5-6	147	-	-	33d	—	—	+21	25.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Big shout if transferring best chase form but this 10yo is winless since January 2023
4	Botox Has Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	b	08337-	147	160	126	222d	—	—	+24	29.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Two Grade 2 wins in 2023-24 campaign but not at his best last season; others preferred

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Impose Toi	6/5	6/5	-
Strong Leader	5/2	5/2	-
Take No Chances	7/1	13/2	-
Doddiethegreat	9/1	17/2	-
Hewick	18/1	16/1	-
Ahoy Senor	18/1	16/1	-
Botox Has	18/1	16/1	-

Predictor

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

1st

Strong Leader

43.8

OR: 26.5 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Impose Toi

38.3

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

6/5

3rd

Botox Has

29.1

OR: 24.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Hewick

27.6

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Take No Chances

26.6

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Doddiethegreat

26.4

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ahoy Senor

25.5

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Strong Leader	156	165	140
Hewick	155	163	91
Impose Toi	153	164	112
Ahoy Senor	147	—	—
Botox Has	147	160	126
Doddiethegreat	146	155	139
Take No Chances	144	156	140

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Impose Toi	20d ago	Fit
Strong Leader	27d ago	Fit
Take No Chances	27d ago	Fit
Doddiethegreat	27d ago	Fit
Hewick	27d ago	Fit
Ahoy Senor	33d ago	Fit
Botox Has	222d ago	Long break