Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle.
Newbury · Friday, 27 Feb · 20:43
· 3m 57y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:43
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CALL ME LEGEND (IRE
🥈 Second
KRUGER PARK (FR
🥉 Third
PEACENIK (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
17
16/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 1 | — |
Tiny Tetley (G)
Won 4 times in a productive 2024/25 campaign and only narrowly denied at Haydock in May. Failed to take to chasing and also brushed aside back over timber at Wincanton on Boxing Day.
|
Callum Pritchard | P Hobbs & J White | 8 | 77.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Peacenik (G)
FAV
Confirmed reappearance promise with an all-the-way win over 19.5f at Doncaster (soft) in December. Up 5 lb and gave another very good account of himself when third over 20.5f here 2 weeks later. Now goes up in trip.
|
G Sheehan | Katy Price | 7 | 75.7 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Big City Roller (G)
[P]
Point/novice hurdle winner hasn't stood much racing but defied a significant absence to make a successful chase debut at Bangor (heavy) a year ago. Stuck to his task when adding to tally in cheekpieces 3 weeks ago but this is a deeper race…
|
Lily Pinchin | C E Longsdon | 8 | 73.9 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 7th | 4 | — |
Benign Dictator (G)
[P]
All the better for belated comeback (off 22 months) when winning at Warwick on New Year's Eve, off the bridle long way out but forging clear after the last. Failed to repeat that effort at Huntingdon but a well-run race over this trip woul…
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 9 | 73.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Magical King (G)
[P]
Consistent hurdler at up to 3m. Failed to build on chasing debut fifth when occupying the same position at Doncaster in December and no real surprise he's back over timber after taking little interest at Kempton. Usual headgear back on.
|
Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 7 | 72.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 5th | 6 | — |
Champagne Twist (G)
[P]
Won the EBF Final at Sandown in March 2024 but hasn't progressed as might have been expected since. Didn't look a natural sent chasing during the autumn and also pulled up both starts over hurdles since.
|
Elliott England | B Pauling | 8 | 71.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Jalisco Star (M)
[T]
Much better over hurdles than fences, making it 2 wins and 2 runner-up efforts from last 4 starts when successful at Chepstow 2 weeks ago. Up 3 lb but very likely to give her running.
|
K Brogan | L Horsfall | 8 | 71.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Fierce Warrior (G)
Dual winner over hurdles who has improved switched to fences this season, off the mark at the second attempt at Doncaster, having more in hand than margin suggests. Unable to get to the front and looked temperamental back at that venue a m…
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 7 | 70.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 9th | 9 | — |
Kruger Park (G)
[T]
Fourth in a useful C&D handicap in November and didn't need to improve on that form to double his tally at Fontwell a month later (by 1¼ lengths from Jalisco Star). 2 lb rise could be lenient.
|
Jay Tidball | P F Nicholls | 8 | 70.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Call Me Legend (G)
Progressive handicap hurdler who got off the mark over obstacles at Exeter (23.1f) in January and he comfortably defied a 4 lb rise at Wincanton 2 weeks ago. Hat-trick looks a distinct possibility.
|
Mr Jack Stenhouse | P Hobbs & J White | 6 | 69.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
Betting forecast: Peacenik (9/4), Call Me Legend (5/2), Kruger Park (6/1), Magical King (10/1), Tiny Tetley (10/1), Fierce Warrior (10/1), Benign Dictator (11/1), Champagne Twist (12/1), Jalisco Star (16/1), Big City Roller (16/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 9242.0 GBP |
| P2 | 4252.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2126.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1064.0 GBP |
| P5 | 530.0 GBP |