Castle Windows Newbury Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Newbury · Saturday, 21 Mar · 17:15
· 2m 69y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:15
Off time
8
Runners
Good to Soft (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
KOCKTAIL BLEU (FR
🥈 Second
GAMBINO (IRE
🥉 Third
LISBANE PARK (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2
1/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
51
50/1
06 · —
251
250/1
07 · —
251
250/1
08 · —
301
300/1
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 | — |
Kocktail Bleu (G)
FAV
Made winning start over timber at Fontwell in November and has finished runner-up on last 3 outings, a particularly good effort when beaten 3 lengths by Klub de Reve in the Grade 2 Dovecote at Kempton (2m) 4 weeks ago. Sets the standard on…
|
Freddie Gordon | C Gordon | 6 | 72.6 kg |
2
1/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Lisbane Park (G)
Cost £110,000 after finishing second in an Irish point and went one better in 2m novice at Exeter in November. Has proved consistent in defeat since, doing little wrong when a close second back at that Devon venue last month, and he should…
|
H Cobden | J Tizzard | 5 | 72.6 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Gambino (G)
Gowran maiden winner on Flat debut for Noel Meade in April and he ran a cracker when runner-up in 1m4f Flat handicap there 4 months later. Since placed behind Constitution Hill at Southwell and rates an interesting prospect now going hurdl…
|
Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 5 | 69.9 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 8th | 4 | — |
Giddyupadingdong (G)
Made winning start in bumpers for Milton Harris in October 2023 but was then absent for 27 months and he shaped as if amiss when pulled up at Wincanton on hurdles bow in December.
|
Bradley Harris | N P Mulholland | 6 | 69.9 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 7th | 5 | — |
King Berry (G)
Showed only modest form in a trio of bumpers (for Ed De Giles) and has finished well held both starts over hurdles for current yard.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | M Comley | 5 | 69.9 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 6th | 6 | — |
Noble Don (G)
Placed in points but offered little in a Sedgefield bumper on Rules debut in January 2024. Very keen on return/hurdles bow when pulled up at Haydock 16 days ago. Needs to leave that form well behind.
|
Thomas Bellamy | D J Jeffreys | 7 | 69.9 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Padel Bandit (G)
Well held in maiden hurdles at Wincanton and Fontwell.
|
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore | 5 | 69.9 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 4th | 8 | — |
Cecilia Star (F)
Fair 10f Flat winner who looks the part for jumping and shaped well when considerately handled fifth in 16-runner mares' maiden at Kempton on debut last month. Confirmed that promise when landing a C&D juvenile hurdle here 3 weeks ago and …
|
Tom Cannon | L Wadham | 4 | 64.9 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
Betting forecast: Kocktail Bleu (1/1), Lisbane Park (5/2), Cecilia Star (7/2), Gambino (11/2), Giddyupadingdong (50/1), Padel Bandit (250/1), King Berry (250/1), Noble Don (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 9258.0 GBP |
| P2 | 4265.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2132.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1068.0 GBP |