BetVictor Handicap Hurdle.
Newbury · Friday, 20 Mar · 19:00
· 2m 69y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
7
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
HELNWEIN (IRE
🥈 Second
ACROSS EARTH (IRE
🥉 Third
FAIVOIR (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.83
5/6
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
10
9/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
21
20/1
08 · —
41
40/1
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 | — |
Helnwein (G)
FAV
Strong-travelling sort held his form well last term, finishing runner-up in the Swinton at Haydock and returned better than ever when runner-up in the Greatwood on reappearance. Far from disgraced behind subsequent County Hurdle winner Wil…
|
Thomas Bellamy | A King | 8 | 77.1 kg |
1.83
5/6
|
| — | 2 | — |
Faivoir (G)
Won the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival in 2023. On an ever growing losing run but retains more ability aged 11 than a cursory glance at this season's exploits might suggest, doing best of those in rear in the William Hill Hurdle over…
|
Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton | 11 | 76.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Gentleman Joe (G)
Fairly useful Flat/hurdles winner for Henry de Bromhead but was below form on first outing for current yard on the level at Newcastle last month. Much better needed now reverting to hurdling.
|
J M Quinlan | M Crawley | 8 | 72.6 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Cornish Storm (G)
[P]
Improved again to make it 2 from 2 since cheekpieces were applied 8-runner handicap at Warwick (2m, soft) 41 days ago, albeit benefiting from a good ride. Needs to pull out more from a 6 lb higher mark but dangerous to dismiss in current m…
|
Ben Jones | W S Kittow | 7 | 71.7 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 5 | — |
Nowmelad (G)
Produced a career best when finding only one too good for a third successive start in 6-runner handicap (5/2) at Hereford (2m, soft) in January. Respected off same mark.
|
Lee Edwards | Henry Oliver | 7 | 70.8 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Spirou (G)
Fair form when third in 14.5f maiden on second of 2 starts on Flat and confirmed the promise of his hurdling debut with victory in 9-runner juvenile at Bordeaux in 2023/24. Not seen out since but in good hands ahead of British/handicap deb…
|
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham | 6 | 70.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Across Earth (G)
Returned an improved model this season, resuming winning ways in cosy fashion in 2m handicap at Sandown in December, ridden more patiently than usual. Beat all bar the one who'd had an easy lead at Huntingdon on latest start and remains of…
|
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 5 | 69.9 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 6th | 8 | — |
Chief Sunday (G)
[T1]
Failed to take to chasing as well as might have been expected but wasn't discredited back in this sphere when seventh of 13 in 2½m Lingfield handicap in January. Ran poorly at Ffos Las on most recent outing but was possibly unsuited by tes…
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies | 6 | 66.7 kg |
21
20/1
|
Betting forecast: Helnwein (5/6), Across Earth (7/2), Cornish Storm (9/2), Nowmelad (9/1), Faivoir (10/1), Spirou (20/1), Chief Sunday (20/1), Gentleman Joe (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 8450.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3888.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1944.0 GBP |
| P4 | 973.0 GBP |
| P5 | 485.0 GBP |