BetVictor Handicap Hurdle – Newbury

Newbury

15:00

BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-03-20

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,450

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 1.9°C

Wind 4mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 4.98s (slow by 16.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirou (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	20/1	Won
2nd	Helnwein (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	5/6F	.5
3rd	Across Earth (IRE) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	7/2	0.05
4th	Gentleman Joe (GB) Jack Quinlan · Matt Crawley	40/1	9
5th	Cornish Storm (GB) Ben Jones · Stuart Kittow	9/2	11
6th	Chief Sunday (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	20/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Nowmelad (IRE) Lee Edwards · Henry Oliver	9/1

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
1	Helnwein Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	170	—	72-225	132	132	120	90d	—	—	-10	35.5	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Second in the Greatwood before his fifth at Ascot in a race that's worked out oh so well
7	Across Earth Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	—	4-1312	116	129	118	88d	—	—	+4	21.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Running well but was beaten off this mark in a weaker race at Huntingdon last time
4	Cornish Storm Bay J:Ben Jones T:Stuart Kittow	J:Ben Jones T:Stuart Kittow	158	p	602911	120	130	109	41d	—	—	+25	40.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Collective 9lb rise demands more but should give himself every chance with a positive ride
5	Nowmelad Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Henry Oliver	J:Lee Edwards T:Henry Oliver	156	—	-46222	118	131	109	53d	—	—	+20	31.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran his usual honest race when going down narrowly at Hereford in January
6	Spirou Chestnut J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	155	—	21/	117	-	-	852d	—	—	+25	32.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Unexposed French winner; long-time absent and best to let the market guide
8	Chief Sunday Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	147	t	-U4P75	109	132	101	19d	—	—	+11	16.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Tried chasing earlier this season and hasn't offered enough back hurdling the last twice
3	Gentleman Joe Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	J:Jack Quinlan T:Matt Crawley	160	—	U/128/	122	130	-	—	—	—	+16	18.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Flat/hurdle winner; it was a quiet debut for the yard on the AW at Newcastle a month ago
NR	Faivoir Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(5) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(5) T:Dan Skelton	168	—	/83873	130	132	107	41d	—	—	—	23.9	—	—
Former County Hurdle winner but an 11yo now and far from solid on this season's exploits

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Helnwein	evn	5/6	10/11	10/11	10/11
Across Earth	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Cornish Storm	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	13/2
Nowmelad	15/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Spirou	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Chief Sunday	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Gentleman Joe	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Faivoir	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Cornish Storm

40.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.4

13/2

2nd

Helnwein

35.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

3rd

Spirou

32.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Nowmelad

31.3

OR: 17 Form: 11 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Faivoir

23.9

OR: 20 Form: 3.9 Odds: 0

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Across Earth

21.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Gentleman Joe

18.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Chief Sunday

16.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Helnwein	132	132	120
Faivoir	130	132	107
Gentleman Joe	122	130	—
Cornish Storm	120	130	109
Nowmelad	118	131	109
Spirou	117	—	—
Across Earth	116	129	118
Chief Sunday	109	132	101

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chief Sunday	19d ago	Fit
Cornish Storm	41d ago	Fit
Faivoir	41d ago	Fit
Nowmelad	53d ago	Fresh
Across Earth	88d ago	Fresh
Helnwein	90d ago	Fresh
Spirou	852d ago	Long break
Gentleman Joe	—	—