Castle Windows Newbury Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Newbury

13:15

Date 2026-03-21

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,258

Weather Overcast

Temp 3.3°C

Wind 2mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 58.58s (slow by 10.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kocktail Bleu (FR) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	EvensF	Won
2nd	Lisbane Park (IRE) Harry Cobden · Joe Tizzard	5/2	1.25
3rd	Gambino (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/2	1.5
4th	Cecilia Star (IRE) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	7/2	14
5th	Padel Bandit (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	250/1	11
6th	Noble Don (IRE) Tom Bellamy · D J Jeffreys	300/1	6
7th	King Berry (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Max Comley	250/1	9
8th	Giddyupadingdong (IRE) Bradley Harris · Neil Mulholland	50/1	14

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	Kocktail Bleu Grey J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	160	—	-15222	125	136	123	28d	—	—	+4	45.1	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Has built up a solid record at about 2m; ran well in the Dovecote most recently
2	Lisbane Park Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	J:Harry Cobden T:Joe Tizzard	160	—	2-1432	120	131	115	29d	—	—	+2	29.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Brings strong form; beaten only a whisker dropped back to 2m last time; respected
8	Cecilia Star Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	143	—	51	-	116	91	22d	—	—	-4	15.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Prevailed in juvenile hurdle over C&D last time; interesting at the weights
3	Gambino Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Latest Flat effort (stable debut) is notable form; brings potential to this code
4	Giddyupadingdong Grey J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	154	—	1/P	-	-	-	95d	—	—	+4	6.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Twice-raced 6yo who may yet confirm the promise of his 2023 bumper win
7	Padel Bandit Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	154	—	00	-	92	73	7d	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Pair of duck eggs next to his name
5	King Berry Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Max Comley	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Max Comley	154	—	58508	-	96	66	12d	—	—	-1	0.5	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Holds weak claims on form
6	Noble Don Chestnut J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Tom Bellamy T:D J Jeffreys	154	—	F/27/P	-	-	-	16d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Rules form leaves a lot to be desired

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kocktail Bleu	5/4	11/8	5/4	6/5	11/8
Lisbane Park	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1	5/2
Cecilia Star	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	4/1
Gambino	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Giddyupadingdong	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Padel Bandit	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1
King Berry	40/1	150/1	200/1	200/1	250/1
Noble Don	300/1	200/1	250/1	200/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kocktail Bleu

45.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 13 Odds: 13.3

11/8

2nd

Lisbane Park

29.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Cecilia Star

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Giddyupadingdong

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Gambino

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

King Berry

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

250/1

Padel Bandit

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Noble Don

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kocktail Bleu	125	136	123
Lisbane Park	120	131	115
Cecilia Star	—	116	91
Gambino	—	—	—
Giddyupadingdong	—	—	—
Padel Bandit	—	92	73
King Berry	—	96	66
Noble Don	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Padel Bandit	7d ago	Quick return
King Berry	12d ago	Quick return
Noble Don	16d ago	Fit
Cecilia Star	22d ago	Fit
Kocktail Bleu	28d ago	Fit
Lisbane Park	29d ago	Fit
Giddyupadingdong	95d ago	Long break
Gambino	—	—