West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Newbury

14:00

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,337

Weather Heavy Drizzle

Temp 9.6°C

Wind 11mph SW

Rain 100%

Winning Time 5m 5.23s (slow by 13.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Guchen (FR) Aamilah Aswat · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	100/30J	Won
2nd	Karma Police (FR) Ben Sutton · Harry Derham	100/30J	19
3rd	El Curamach (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Ryan Potter	40/1	1.75
4th	Caliach Point (IRE) Beau Morgan · Ben Pauling	17/2	5.5
5th	Calme Olympien (FR) Alex Chadwick · Tim Vaughan	12/1	3.75
6th	Osterberg (IRE) Harry Atkins · Martin Keighley	14/1	20
7th	Boston Savr (IRE) Benjamin Macey · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	28/1	5.5
8th	Activist (FR) Rian Corcoran · David Pipe	6/1	10
9th	Our Dylan (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Kayley Woollacott	12/1	15
10th	Hackney Hill (IRE) Jay Tidball · Paul Nicholls	22/1	.5
11th	Super Freddie (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	11/2	2.5
12th	Couldntmakeitup (IRE) Gavin Brouder · J A Nash	16/1	36

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	No Mean Feat (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · Simon Hodgson	100/1

Runners (13)

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	Karma Police Brown J:Ben Sutton T:Harry Derham	J:Ben Sutton T:Harry Derham	167	—	/2-363	109	103	95	28d	—	—	+3	24.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Third in Ffos Las maiden last month; should have more improvement to come in handicaps
1	Guchen Grey J:Aamilah Aswat(10) T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Aamilah Aswat(10) T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	170	t	-85841	112	113	100	25d	—	—	+13	30.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Drew clear of the others with progressive rival when scoring at Kempton this month
6	Super Freddie Bay J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	167	—	9-237	109	106	75	69d	—	—	+6	18.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Placed over 2m on first two hurdling starts but well held in 2m3f handicap since
8	Activist Bay J:Rian Corcoran(6) T:David Pipe	J:Rian Corcoran(6) T:David Pipe	165	tv	-054P2	107	113	106	18d	—	—	+8	22.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well in defeat at Plumpton this month and new jockey claims a useful 6lb
5	Caliach Point Bay J:Beau Morgan(3) T:Ben Pauling	J:Beau Morgan(3) T:Ben Pauling	167	t	44-P27	109	104	71	63d	—	—	+9	17	2.75/1	11/1 8%
40-1 second in Doncaster novice in November but well held since; improvement needed
3	Our Dylan Bay J:Callum Pritchard T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Callum Pritchard T:Kayley Woollacott	167	—	6-0131	109	104	99	24d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won two of his last three but may find younger rivals better handicapped here
2	Calme Olympien Bay J:Alex Chadwick T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alex Chadwick T:Tim Vaughan	170	t	723-14	112	107	76	27d	—	—	+11	17.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won small-field maiden on British debut and didn't run badly in a handicap last time
12	Osterberg Bay J:Harry Atkins(3) T:Martin Keighley	J:Harry Atkins(3) T:Martin Keighley	156	—	007313	98	108	97	22d	—	—	+19	25.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won on heavy ground last month but was a disappointing favourite on latest outing
9	Couldntmakeitup Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:J A Nash	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:J A Nash	162	t	6U3493	104	109	67	46d	—	—	+13	18.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed over 2m at Punchestown last month and might be better suited by today's trip
7	Hackney Hill Bay J:Jay Tidball(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball(3) T:Paul Nicholls	167	t	6/860-	109	108	2	425d	—	—	+12	15.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Ex-Irish maiden; makes handicap debut after long absence but is hugely unexposed
11	Boston Savr Bay J:Benjamin Macey(3) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Benjamin Macey(3) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	p	889	98	107	85	46d	—	—	+9	13.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Did not get competitive in three maiden/novice hurdles; up in trip for handicap debut
10	El Curamach Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Ryan Potter	J:Dylan Johnston T:Ryan Potter	160	t	54/1-	102	108	-	657d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+21	23.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won run-of-the-mill maiden in spring 2024; makes handicap debut after long absence
13	No Mean Feat Bay J:Paddy Hanlon T:Simon Hodgson	J:Paddy Hanlon T:Simon Hodgson	142	—	2253-4	84	104	34	63d	—	—	+8	8.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Returned from long absence with a heavy defeat in small field on Boxing Day

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Karma Police	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Guchen	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Super Freddie	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2
Activist	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Caliach Point	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Our Dylan	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Calme Olympien	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Osterberg	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Couldntmakeitup	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hackney Hill	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	22/1
Boston Savr	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
El Curamach	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
No Mean Feat	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Guchen

30.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Osterberg

25.1

OR: 12 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Karma Police

24.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

El Curamach

23.7

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Activist

22.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 4 Odds: 4

11/2

Couldntmakeitup

18.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Super Freddie

18.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Calme Olympien

17.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Caliach Point

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Our Dylan

16.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Hackney Hill

15.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Boston Savr

13.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

33/1

No Mean Feat

8.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Guchen	112	113	100
Calme Olympien	112	107	76
Karma Police	109	103	95
Super Freddie	109	106	75
Caliach Point	109	104	71
Our Dylan	109	104	99
Hackney Hill	109	108	2
Activist	107	113	106
Couldntmakeitup	104	109	67
El Curamach	102	108	—
Osterberg	98	108	97
Boston Savr	98	107	85
No Mean Feat	84	104	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Activist	18d ago	Fit
Osterberg	22d ago	Fit
Our Dylan	24d ago	Fit
Guchen	25d ago	Fit
Calme Olympien	27d ago	Fit
Karma Police	28d ago	Fit
Couldntmakeitup	46d ago	Fresh
Boston Savr	46d ago	Fresh
Caliach Point	63d ago	Fresh
No Mean Feat	63d ago	Fresh
Super Freddie	69d ago	Fresh
Hackney Hill	425d ago	Long break
El Curamach	657d ago	Long break