William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race).
Newbury · Saturday, 7 Feb · 19:20
· 2m 69y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:20
Off time
15
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
15
14/1
10 · —
17
16/1
11 · —
21
20/1
12 · —
29
28/1
13 · —
34
33/1
14 · —
34
33/1
15 · —
41
40/1
16 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Tutti Quanti (G)
Disappointing in Welsh Champion on Chepstow reappearance but back to form with a bang to win Gerry Feilden over C&D (good to soft) at the end of November. Kept fresh for this since and his mark still looks workable.
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 6 | 76.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 2 | — |
Go Dante (G)
[T]
Dual Imperial Cup winner at Sandown. Enhanced his excellent record at that Esher venue with another win in December but well beaten at Windsor last month. Opposable again away from Sandown.
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 10 | 74.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Bucephalus (G)
[TP]
Likeable front-runner who ended last term on a high, recording back-to-back wins over C&D and at Chepstow. Struggled on first 2 starts this season but very much back on form when 1½ lengths second of 8 to Serious Challenge at Haydock at th…
|
Harriet Tucker | N P Mulholland | 9 | 73.5 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Wellington Arch (G)
Enthusiastic front-runner who progressed well last term, making his second start in handicaps a winning one in 20-runner race at Aintree Grand National meeting (2½m). Placed in another big-field handicap at Punchestown in May and entitled …
|
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill | 7 | 73.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Faivoir (G)
Won the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 2023. Showed he retains most of that ability when third of 18 in Greatwood at Cheltenham in November but has failed to reproduce that form in a pair of Ascot handicaps since.
|
Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton | 11 | 73.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Un Sens A La Vie (G)
£180,000 Irish point recruit who has made a good start to his Rules career, landing a bumper last February and adding 2 hurdle wins this season, latterly a Ludlow novice in December. While a mark of 130 isn't obviously generous his stable …
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 6 | 72.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 7th | 7 | — |
Lanesborough (G)
Much improved since sent handicapping, bolting up when sent off a heavily-backed 5/4 favourite on 16.5f Doncaster reappearance in December. Didn't travel with quite the same zip but still ran with credit when fifth of 15 in Lanzarote at Ke…
|
Brendan Powell | B Pauling | 7 | 72.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Hot Fuss (G)
[V]
Useful on Flat and similar standard over hurdles, gaining some reward for some fine efforts in handicaps when bagging a valuable prize at Windsor (2m, soft) last month. Incurs a 5 lb penalty for that. Likely to give it his usual good shot.
|
David Bass | Tom Dascombe | 5 | 72.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 8th | 9 | — |
Bubble Dubi (G)
Strong traveller who posted a useful effort to make light of a long absence in 17f Aintree handicap in November, although he hasn't always been the most fluent of jumpers and may have been aided by more than half the flights being omitted …
|
Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 9 | 72.1 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
All In You (G)
[H]
Dual Flat/hurdle winner in France and has made a very promising start to life with Warren Greatrex, building on excellent Ascot second to Dance And Glance (Let It Rain third) when sweeping through from off the pace to readily see off Dance…
|
James Bowen | W Greatrex | 6 | 71.2 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Milldam (G)
[T]
Better than ever when scoring at Haydock (2m, heavy) last winter. Best effort this season when 6½ lengths fifth of 14 to Hot Fuss at Windsor (2m, soft) 22 days ago but his mark continues to look a little high for a race like this. Usually …
|
Isabelle Ryder | Jamie Snowden | 8 | 71.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 12 | — |
Wreckless Eric (G)
Won strong novice handicap at Cheltenham last season. Ran another cracker when narrowly denied by Go Dante in Imperial Cup at Sandown last spring. Hasn't hit the same heights in 2 outings this season but should find this return to 2m more …
|
Kielan Woods | J & A O'Neill | 6 | 70.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 13 | — |
Let It Rain (M)
FAV
Listed bumper winner who has made good progress in light hurdle career, shaping very well back from 13 months off when ½-length third of 15 to Dance And Glance (All In You second) in 2m Ascot handicap in December. Definitely more to come f…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 7 | 69.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 14 | — |
The Hardest Geezer (G)
Maiden hurdle winner last season who has shown better form in defeat in handicaps this time round, including 6 lengths fourth of 14 to Hot Fuss at Windsor (2m, soft) latest.
|
Sean Houlihan | P Hobbs & J White | 7 | 68.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 15 | — |
Poet Laureate (G)
Point recruit who built on an encouraging hurdle debut third when winning 2m Plumpton maiden in November. Back on the up when seeing off 12 rivals in Wincanton handicap (soft) in December but well behind a few of these at Windsor since.
|
Freddie Gordon | C Gordon | 6 | 68.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 5th | 16 | — |
Dance And Glance (G)
[T]
Has done very little wrong since switched to handicaps, including getting the better of All In You and Let It Rain at Ascot before Christmas. The former proved 1½ lengths too strong for him at Sandown since but it was another really good e…
|
Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 6 | 68.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
Betting forecast: Let It Rain (5/2), Tutti Quanti (10/3), All In You (7/1), Hot Fuss (10/1), Un Sens A La Vie (11/1), Dance And Glance (11/1), Lanesborough (11/1), Wellington Arch (12/1), Wreckless Eric (14/1), Milldam (16/1), The Hardest Geezer (20/1), Bubble Dubi (28/1), Faivoir (33/1), Poet Laureate (33/1), Go Dante (40/1), Bucephalus (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 87218.0 GBP |
| P2 | 32860.0 GBP |
| P3 | 16446.0 GBP |
| P4 | 8215.0 GBP |
| P5 | 4123.0 GBP |
| P6 | 2062.0 GBP |
| P7 | 1023.0 GBP |
| P8 | 527.0 GBP |