Royal Windsor Horse Show Cup Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Windsor

12:50

Date 2026-01-18

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,562

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 11.18s (slow by 27.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Scorpio Rising (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	3/1	Won
2nd	Top Jimmy (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5/1	1.75
3rd	Lisbane Park (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	9/1	5
4th	Fresh Kicks (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	10/1	1.5
5th	Harry Lowes (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/4F	3.25
6th	Maldini Milano (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	17/2	1.25
7th	Kel Du Large (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Jane Williams	7/1	.75
8th	Tyson (GER) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	66/1	1.5
9th	Fashion Hunter (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	16/1	3.75

Runners (10)

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
4	Harry Lowes Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	41-13	121	120	101	45d	—	—	-1	25.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Beaten under a penalty at Market Rasen but the winner's useful; handicap debut
2	Scorpio Rising Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	164	—	33-11	121	126	85	61d	—	—	+4	23.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Up 8lb for comfortable handicap debut win but he's clearly on the upgrade
9	Kel Du Large Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Jane Williams	156	—	111/35	113	125	95	37d	—	—	+7	19.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fifth in a Cheltenham handicap last time and might improve for this step up in distance
1	Top Jimmy Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	168	—	44-113	125	125	121	44d	—	—	+10	22.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
2-3 over hurdles, the defeat coming in a Grade 2; this mark might not be beyond him
3	Lisbane Park Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	164	—	2-14	121	124	104	37d	—	—	+15	23.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran quite well at Cheltenham given he carried a penalty against older horses
6	Fresh Kicks Brown J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	162	—	25-216	119	118	112	29d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won his maiden at 2m4f and didn't appear to stay the extended 2m7f on handicap debut
8	Maldini Milano Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	157	p	02-2U1	114	122	105	76d	—	—	+11	17.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden winner in November; yard won this two years ago with a handicap debutant
7	Fashion Hunter Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	159	—	42	116	122	113	23d	—	—	+19	22.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Two promising runs and connections go straight into a handicap for just his third start
10	Tyson b/br J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	145	—	70-448	102	120	101	109d	—	—	+11	13.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-10 in Ireland but showed ability; makes debut for Dan Skelton after wind surgery
NR	Sixty Plus Black J:Jonathan Burke T:James Owen	J:Jonathan Burke T:James Owen	163	v	111169	120	125	109	38d	—	—	—	27.5	—	—
May have got himself too high in the weights and good ground seems his preference

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Harry Lowes	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	5/2
Scorpio Rising	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	7/2
Kel Du Large	6/1	11/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Top Jimmy	13/2	11/2	6/1	7/1	6/1
Lisbane Park	9/1	15/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Fresh Kicks	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1
Maldini Milano	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Fashion Hunter	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Tyson	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Sixty Plus	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sixty Plus

27.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Harry Lowes

25.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Lisbane Park

23.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Scorpio Rising

23.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Top Jimmy

22.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Fashion Hunter

22.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Fresh Kicks

19.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Kel Du Large

19.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Maldini Milano

17.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Tyson

13.8

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Top Jimmy	125	125	121
Harry Lowes	121	120	101
Scorpio Rising	121	126	85
Lisbane Park	121	124	104
Sixty Plus	120	125	109
Fresh Kicks	119	118	112
Fashion Hunter	116	122	113
Maldini Milano	114	122	105
Kel Du Large	113	125	95
Tyson	102	120	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fashion Hunter	23d ago	Fit
Fresh Kicks	29d ago	Fit
Kel Du Large	37d ago	Fit
Lisbane Park	37d ago	Fit
Sixty Plus	38d ago	Fit
Top Jimmy	44d ago	Fit
Harry Lowes	45d ago	Fit
Scorpio Rising	61d ago	Fresh
Maldini Milano	76d ago	Fresh
Tyson	109d ago	Long break