BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) – Newbury

Newbury

14:00

BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Date 2026-03-20

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £8,169

Weather Clear

Temp 2.8°C

Wind 4mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 5.62s (slow by 13.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Le Frimeur (FR) J J Slevin · Harry Derham	2/1	Won
2nd	Came From Nowhere (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	13/8F	.75
3rd	Doujadou (FR) Sean Bowen · Rebecca Curtis	9/2	8.5
4th	Grand Garcon (GB) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	14/1	1
5th	Mr Finch (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	10/1	3.25
6th	Itsinthename (IRE) James Bowen · Nick Scholfield	15/2	2.5
7th	Agent Argylle (IRE) Harry Bannister · Richard Phillips	250/1	26
8th	Global Fortune (IRE) Richie McLernon · Gary Brown	400/1	58

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	Came From Nowhere Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	166	t	3-3211	132	140	107	62d	—	—	+1	32.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Improving novice who was withdrawn at Cheltenham last week; sets the standard
3	Le Frimeur Bay J:J J Slevin T:Harry Derham	J:J J Slevin T:Harry Derham	162	—	1-1	-	129	104	119d	—	—	-3	25.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Came clear with the useful runner-up when justifying short odds in a maiden at Chepstow
5	Doujadou Grey Roan J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Sean Bowen T:Rebecca Curtis	156	—	PC12	-	130	118	35d	—	—	-2	17.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Clear of the third when chasing home the classy Bossman Jack at Chepstow
2	Itsinthename Bay J:James Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	J:James Bowen T:Nick Scholfield	162	t	321	-	114	91	24d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Catterick winner; this is a harder race than that and he's penalised
8	Mr Finch Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	156	—	24P	-	117	91	41d	—	—	-4	2.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has to step up plenty on his 2m3f form under rules (soft/heavy)
7	Grand Garcon Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	t	2-3P	-	115	78	111d	—	—	0	4.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not the obvious answer on what he's shown but can no doubt do better; had wind op
4	Agent Argylle Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard Phillips	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard Phillips	156	—	5-1875	-	96	92	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Ran okay in a bumper but tailed off in two runs over hurdles; this is no easier
6	Global Fortune Brown J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	J:Richie McLernon T:Gary Brown	156	—	610	-	54	-	31d	—	—	+6	7.4	75.00/1	300/1 0%
He was tailed off at odds of 150-1 in a 2m maiden here a month ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Came From Nowhere	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4	15/8
Le Frimeur	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8	2/1
Doujadou	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
Itsinthename	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1
Mr Finch	16/1	16/1	12/1	16/1	14/1
Grand Garcon	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Agent Argylle	300/1	250/1	200/1	250/1	250/1
Global Fortune	300/1	250/1	100/1	250/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Came From Nowhere

32.6

OR: 20.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Le Frimeur

25.9

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Itsinthename

18.6

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Doujadou

17.3

OR: 0 Form: 11.6 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Global Fortune

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Grand Garcon

4.8

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Mr Finch

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 1.8

16/1

Agent Argylle

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Came From Nowhere	132	140	107
Le Frimeur	—	129	104
Doujadou	—	130	118
Itsinthename	—	114	91
Mr Finch	—	117	91
Grand Garcon	—	115	78
Agent Argylle	—	96	92
Global Fortune	—	54	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Agent Argylle	21d ago	Fit
Itsinthename	24d ago	Fit
Global Fortune	31d ago	Fit
Doujadou	35d ago	Fit
Mr Finch	41d ago	Fit
Came From Nowhere	62d ago	Fresh
Grand Garcon	111d ago	Long break
Le Frimeur	119d ago	Long break