Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Newbury

3:00

Date 2023-12-30

Distance 2m4f118y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £48,408

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Captain Teague ch Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	161	—	/13-12	140	150	139	43d	—	—	+3	30.9	5/2 29%
Has Grade 2 hurdles form; top on ratings and his trainer has an excellent Challow record
8	Willmount b James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	161	—	1/11-1	-	138	94	51d	—	—	-4	23.4	9/4 31%
Highly promising; impressive here last month on debut for Nicky Henderson; still unbeaten
4	Johnnywho br Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	161	t	1/1-1	-	137	97	55d	—	—	+10	27	9/2 18%
Very promising; has easily justified favouritism in all three runs; interesting contender
5	Lookaway ch Jack Quinlan · Neil King	Jack Quinlan · Neil King	161	—	6-1112	136	149	141	41d	—	—	+13	24.8	6/1 14%
Has done well this season, good second in major 2m handicap at Cheltenham most recently
6	Masaccio gr Tom Cannon · Alan King	Tom Cannon · Alan King	161	—	327-12	129	136	122	28d	—	—	+14	21.9	12/1 8%
Went very close over C&D four weeks ago; consistent sort who could go well again
7	The Jukebox Man b Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	161	—	121-11	127	131	68	18d	—	—	+16	20.5	20/1 5%
Latest win brought up a Ffos Las hat-trick; his limitations are not yet exposed
3	Farnoge b Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	161	—	2/1-11	131	138	101	35d	—	—	+27	31	20/1 5%
3-3 under rules; may put up a bold show, for all that Harry Cobden prefers Captain Teague
9	Brave Jen b David Bass · Nicky Henderson	David Bass · Nicky Henderson	154	—	46-402	-	127	99	28d	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
Ran well in mares' Listed event here last time but this is a much tougher assignment
1	Bullets Hill gr Gavin Sheehan · Ella Pickard	Gavin Sheehan · Ella Pickard	161	t	119-46	-	107	74	35d	—	—	-1	0.2	300/1 0%
Dual bumper winner; soundly beaten in two races over hurdles; stiff task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Captain Teague	5/2	15/8	15/8	2/1	9/4
Willmount	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	15/8
Johnnywho	9/2	7/2	9/2	7/2	4/1
Lookaway	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Masaccio	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
The Jukebox Man	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Farnoge	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1
Brave Jen	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Bullets Hill	300/1	250/1	200/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Farnoge

OR: 20.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

2nd

Captain Teague

30.9

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Johnnywho

OR: 0 Form: 22 Odds: 5

9/2

Lookaway

24.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Willmount

23.4

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Masaccio

21.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

The Jukebox Man

20.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Brave Jen

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Bullets Hill

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Captain Teague Top Rated	140	150	139
Lookaway	136	149	141
Farnoge	131	138	101
Masaccio	129	136	122
The Jukebox Man	127	131	68
Willmount	—	138	94
Johnnywho	—	137	97
Brave Jen	—	127	99
Bullets Hill	—	107	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Captain Teague	43d ago	Fit
Willmount	51d ago	Fresh
Johnnywho	55d ago	Fresh
Lookaway	41d ago	Fit
Masaccio	28d ago	Fit
The Jukebox Man	18d ago	Fit
Farnoge	35d ago	Fit
Brave Jen	28d ago	Fit
Bullets Hill	35d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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