Highclere Horse Feeds Oataalin Open Hunters' Chase

Newbury

17:16

Date 2026-03-20

Distance 2m7f91y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £3,336

Weather Clear

Temp -0.8°C

Wind 1mph NW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 58.20s (slow by 9.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jeffery's Cross (IRE) Mr Sean O'Connor · Dan Skelton	6/1	Won
2nd	Java Point (IRE) Miss Gina Andrews · Lemos De Souza	12/1	0.2
3rd	Arthur's Sixpence (GB) Mr Harry Brown · H Brown	150/1	2.5
4th	Mister Coffey (FR) Mr Daniel Williams · Nicky Henderson	2/1F	7.5
5th	Regatta De Blanc (GB) Mr Joshua Newman · Will Biddick	6/1	4.5
6th	Fil d'Ariane (FR) Mr Douglas White · Douglas White	12/1	0.2
7th	Empire De Maulde (FR) Mr Darren Andrews · R W Varnham	10/1	2.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Inch House (IRE) Miss Olive Nicholls · Paul Nicholls	5/2

Runners (8)

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
7	Inch House Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls T:Paul Nicholls	166	t	PP-6P4	127	134	105	78d	—	—	+1	27.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Hunter chase debut and did run well in a strong Cheltenham handicap three runs back
8	Mister Coffey Bay J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	166	p	25-205	138	146	119	20d	—	—	+1	31.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Famously gone 0-19 over fences but perhaps this will be the day in his first hunter chase
3	Jeffery's Cross Bay J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Mr Sean O'Connor(5) T:Dan Skelton	174	p	333221	126	125	117	18d	—	—	+27	40.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
With the cheekpieces back on her made light work of Java Point at Southwell
4	Regatta De Blanc Bay J:Mr Joshua Newman T:Will Biddick	J:Mr Joshua Newman T:Will Biddick	167	p	24PP-4	119	125	-	—	—	—	+9	20.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Second two years ago but doesn't appear to be in the same form this time around
2	Java Point Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Lemos De Souza	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Lemos De Souza	174	t	24-512	125	121	97	18d	—	—	+14	20.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Soft ground against him when no match for Jeffery's Cross last time and better expected
6	Empire De Maulde Bay J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:R W Varnham	J:Mr Darren Andrews(3) T:R W Varnham	166	t	2-141P	119	124	88	—	—	—	+15	23.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Pulled up in a recent point but he did very nearly win this race 12 months ago
1	Fil d'Ariane Bay J:Mr Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	J:Mr Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	174	t	21-212	123	117	88	—	—	—	+15	19.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Quite closely matched with Java Point on their Ludlow form in January
5	Arthur's Sixpence Bay J:Mr Harry Brown(7) T:H Brown	J:Mr Harry Brown(7) T:H Brown	166	t	P/1-1P	111	-	-	—	—	—	+21	21.8	37.50/1	150/1 1%
He's 12 now and was pulled up in a recent point after quite a lengthy break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Inch House	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Mister Coffey	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	7/4
Jeffery's Cross	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Regatta De Blanc	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Java Point	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Empire De Maulde	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Fil d'Ariane	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Arthur's Sixpence	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jeffery's Cross

40.5

OR: 19 Form: 17.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Mister Coffey

31.4

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Inch House

27.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Empire De Maulde

23.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Arthur's Sixpence

21.8

OR: 15.3 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Java Point

20.6

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Regatta De Blanc

20.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Fil d'Ariane

19.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mister Coffey	138	146	119
Inch House	127	134	105
Jeffery's Cross	126	125	117
Java Point	125	121	97
Fil d'Ariane	123	117	88
Regatta De Blanc	119	125	—
Empire De Maulde	119	124	88
Arthur's Sixpence	111	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jeffery's Cross	18d ago	Fit
Java Point	18d ago	Fit
Mister Coffey	20d ago	Fit
Inch House	78d ago	Fresh
Regatta De Blanc	—	—
Empire De Maulde	—	—
Fil d'Ariane	—	—
Arthur's Sixpence	—	—