Hoorrrraaaayyyy It's Christmas Queens Arms "Chasing Excellence" Beginners' Chase (GBB Race)

Newbury

11:53

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 2m6f93y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,242

Runners (3)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Lucky Place Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	1174-3	152	151	124	26d	—	—	-13	48.5	—	4/9 69%
Dual Grade 2 winning hurdler; scoped dirty when beaten on Ascot chasing debut.
1	Jig's Forge Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	159	—	1467-3	133	149	135	31d	—	—	+1	34.4	—	15/8 35%
Encouraging start over fences when third at Cheltenham (2m4f); work to do on the figures.
NR	Regent's Stroll Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Nicholls	J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Nicholls	159	h	212-31	143	157	-	1d	—	—	—	23.3	—	—
Second in Grade 1 novice hurdle in April and third in Grade 2 novice chase last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lucky Place	4/9	4/9	4/9	2/5	2/5
Jig's Forge	13/8	13/8	13/8	11/8	15/8
Regent's Stroll	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lucky Place

48.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 3 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Jig's Forge

34.4

OR: 20.8 Form: 3 Odds: 10.6

15/8

3rd

Regent's Stroll

23.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lucky Place	152	151	124
Regent's Stroll	143	157	—
Jig's Forge	133	149	135

Last Run