OLBG "Chasing Excellence" Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Newbury

15:00

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 2m7f91y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £9,242

Weather Light Rain

Temp 9.4°C

Wind 11mph SW

Rain 100%

Winning Time 6m 4.05s (slow by 15.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Miami Magic (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	8/11F	Won
2nd	That's Nice (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	7/1	15
3rd	Wyenot (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	4/1	4.5
4th	Elysian Knight (GB) Sean Bowen · Neil Mulholland	5/1	9.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Thank You Ma'am (GB) Miss Olive Nicholls · Georgina Nicholls	20/1

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
1	Miami Magic Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	162	—	7-3313	142	155	141	27d	—	—	-8	38.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Third in a Grade 1 latest; every chance he'll give weight and a beating to these
4	Wyenot Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	155	—	33-613	135	147	148	78d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Five-time hurdle winner who won her first chase; had wind operation since remote on latest
2	Elysian Knight Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	J:Sean Bowen T:Neil Mulholland	156	—	P12-P2	123	136	89	26d	—	—	+8	22.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Should win again sooner or later but today's terms are not favourable
5	That's Nice Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	149	—	141-75	119	131	118	76d	—	—	+9	20.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Now has a good bit to prove over fences but her hurdling form has to be respected
3	Thank You Ma'am Chestnut J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Georgina Nicholls	156	p	312-73	126	135	80	24d	—	—	+15	20.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Might be sharper after recent chase debut but faces a tricky task at the weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Miami Magic	5/6	10/11	5/6	5/6	10/11
Wyenot	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Elysian Knight	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
That's Nice	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Thank You Ma'am	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Miami Magic

38.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Wyenot

26.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Elysian Knight

22.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.2

5/1

That's Nice

20.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Thank You Ma'am

20.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Miami Magic	142	155	141
Wyenot	135	147	148
Thank You Ma'am	126	135	80
Elysian Knight	123	136	89
That's Nice	119	131	118

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thank You Ma'am	24d ago	Fit
Elysian Knight	26d ago	Fit
Miami Magic	27d ago	Fit
That's Nice	76d ago	Fresh
Wyenot	78d ago	Fresh