BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Newbury · Friday, 20 Mar · 18:00
· 2m 4f 118y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:00
Off time
8
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CAME FROM NOWHERE (IRE
🥈 Second
LE FRIMEUR (FR
🥉 Third
DOUJADOU (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
251
250/1
08 · —
401
400/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Came From Nowhere (G)
FAV
[T]
Lightly raced 7-y-o who has been much improved sent handicapping, opening his hurdles account at Hereford in December and following up in the Holloway's Handicap Hurdle at Ascot (19f, soft). Leading contender with further progress to come …
|
Lorcan Williams | J Scott | 7 | 75.3 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Itsinthename (G)
[T]
Third on sole outing in Irish points. Close second in all-weather bumper at Lingfield in January (only start for Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies), before making a winning hurdling/stable debut in a Catterick maiden (2m, soft) last month, desp…
|
James Bowen | Nick Scholfield | 5 | 73.5 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Le Frimeur (G)
Easy winner of an Irish point and created a good impression when making a successful Rules debut in 7-runner maiden hurdle at Chepstow (19f, soft) in November, scoring with a bit in hand. Open to improvement and he's not taken lightly.
|
J J Slevin | Harry Derham | 5 | 73.5 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 7th | 4 | — |
Agent Argylle (G)
Irish point winner who shaped like a stayer when mid-field sole outing in bumpers. Similar story both starts over hurdles, well-beaten fifth of 6 in novice hurdle over C&D (good to soft) 3 weeks ago.
|
Harry Bannister | R T Phillips | 6 | 70.8 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Doujadou (G)
Irish point winner at the third attempt and made an encouraging start to his Rules career when staying on for second in 14-runner novice hurdle at Chepstow (2m, soft) 5 weeks ago. Could be in the mix with this step up in trip promising to …
|
S Bowen | Miss R Curtis | 6 | 70.8 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
Global Fortune (G)
Dead-heated for first on second start in Irish points. However, found it a different test sent hurdling when tailed off in maiden at this course (2m, heavy) a month ago.
|
R P McLernon | G Brown | 6 | 70.8 kg |
401
400/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Grand Garcon (G)
[T1]
Showed promise when runner-up in a Chepstow bumper and did the same despite still looking green when third on hurdling debut there over 2m in November. However, was pulled up in a C&D novice 3 weeks later. Has had a breathing operation sin…
|
H Cobden | P F Nicholls | 6 | 70.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Mr Finch (G)
Runner-up sole start in Irish points and, having been very well backed, offered something to work on when fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fontwell (19.1f, soft) on Rules debut in January. However, went backwards from that effort when pull…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 6 | 70.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
Betting forecast: Came From Nowhere (13/8), Le Frimeur (2/1), Doujadou (9/2), Itsinthename (15/2), Mr Finch (10/1), Grand Garcon (14/1), Agent Argylle (250/1), Global Fortune (400/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 8169.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3764.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1881.0 GBP |
| P4 | 942.0 GBP |