Happy 45th Birthday Andy Hurtley Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Newton Abbot

15:49

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 2m4f216y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £10,562

Winning Time 5m 7.42s (slow by 6.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Scarface (IRE) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	11/4	Won
2nd	Royal Jewel (IRE) Callum Pritchard · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	9/2	2.5
3rd	Bumpy Evans (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Kerry Lee	13/8F	6.5
4th	Nickelforce (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Ben Case	10/1	19
5th	Hardy Du Seuil (FR) Isabelle Ryder · Jamie Snowden	10/1	26

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Tahmuras (FR) Jay Tidball · Paul Nicholls	7/1

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
6	Bumpy Evans Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Kerry Lee	161	—	-11F12	125	139	122	167d	—	—	+17	43	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Record of 5-8 over fences and he's not ruled out back in trip on his reappearance
1	Scarface Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell T:Joe Tizzard	168	p	2P2P53	132	138	126	14d	—	—	+8	30.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
C&D winner who bounced back with a fair third at Newbury latest; each-way claims
3	Royal Jewel Chestnut J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	167	—	126313	131	138	119	26d	—	—	+20	37.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D winner who scored at Taunton in February and was a good third there latest; respected
2	Tahmuras Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	168	b	PP-PP2	132	138	115	78d	—	—	+9	25.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Turned things around with a second at Windsor and has claims if he can back that up
8	Nickelforce Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	153	—	243221	117	136	127	147d	—	—	+26	36.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Ended last year with a win but he's 7lb higher here and this is highly competitive
4	Hardy Du Seuil Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Jamie Snowden	164	p	310423	128	135	111	36d	—	—	+22	30.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has done well on belated return to fences including a near-miss at Carlisle; shortlisted
NR	Calimystic Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	21P-11	128	134	122	28d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
2-2 over fences this winter and he's open to more progress back in trip; big player
NR	Kap Ouest Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	161	h	U5-921	125	139	106	29d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Unexposed chaser who was an easy winner at Exeter last month; respected up 9lb

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bumpy Evans	5/2	5/2	5/2
Scarface	11/4	11/4	11/4
Royal Jewel	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tahmuras	9/2	9/2	9/2
Nickelforce	17/2	15/2	17/2
Hardy Du Seuil	11/1	11/1	11/1
Calimystic	-	-	-
Kap Ouest	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bumpy Evans

OR: 18.8 Form: 16.3 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Royal Jewel

37.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.1

4/1

3rd

Nickelforce

36.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 16.9 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Scarface

30.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.8

11/4

Hardy Du Seuil

30.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Tahmuras

25.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Calimystic

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kap Ouest

18.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Scarface	132	138	126
Tahmuras	132	138	115
Royal Jewel	131	138	119
Hardy Du Seuil	128	135	111
Calimystic	128	134	122
Bumpy Evans	125	139	122
Kap Ouest	125	139	106
Nickelforce	117	136	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Scarface	14d ago	Fit
Royal Jewel	26d ago	Fit
Calimystic	28d ago	Fit
Kap Ouest	29d ago	Fit
Hardy Du Seuil	36d ago	Fit
Tahmuras	78d ago	Fresh
Nickelforce	147d ago	Long break
Bumpy Evans	167d ago	Long break