BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) – Newcastle

Newcastle

14:00

BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Date 2025-11-29

Distance 2m190y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £66,549

Winning Time 4m 1.03s (slow by 2.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Ace (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	22/1	Won
2nd	Anzadam (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	11/4	1.5
3rd	Nemean Lion (GER) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	40/1	0.3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Constitution Hill (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/4F
Fell	The New Lion (GB) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	15/8

Runners (5)

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
2	Constitution Hill Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	11FF-5	170	173	155	211d	—	—	+6	41.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Two falls and a flop in the spring; a break may have helped; hard to beat if close to best
4	The New Lion Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	/1111-	159	163	149	262d	—	—	+31	61.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Made it 5-5 when winning the Turners at Cheltenham; could evolve into one of the very best
1	Anzadam Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	h	11/11-	157	163	127	307d	—	—	+11	33.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Unbeaten; this is tougher but he has superstar potential for his all-conquering trainer
5	Golden Ace Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	157	—	311-22	152	165	150	28d	—	—	+22	26.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Lucky to win Champion Hurdle; could give good account but firm suspicion she's vulnerable
3	Nemean Lion Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	164	t	2111P-	151	157	145	261d	—	—	+38	40.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Three-time Grade 2 winner; supplemented at a cost of £2,430 but he would be a shock winner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Constitution Hill	11/8	11/8	-
The New Lion	15/8	15/8	-
Anzadam	3/1	3/1	-
Golden Ace	25/1	22/1	-
Nemean Lion	40/1	33/1	-

Predictor

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

1st

The New Lion

61.6

OR: 27.3 Form: 25 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Constitution Hill

41.4

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

3rd

Nemean Lion

40.5

OR: 25.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Anzadam

33.4

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Golden Ace

26.6

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Constitution Hill	170	173	155
The New Lion	159	163	149
Anzadam	157	163	127
Golden Ace	152	165	150
Nemean Lion	151	157	145

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Ace	28d ago	Fit
Constitution Hill	211d ago	Long break
Nemean Lion	261d ago	Long break
The New Lion	262d ago	Long break
Anzadam	307d ago	Long break