15:35 Newbury

Saturday 8 February 2025

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 3m 56.9s

1^st

Joyeuse

610-7

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in touch, went 4th 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, drew clear flat, stayed on well, easily op 4/1

2^nd

Lump Sum

712-0

16/1

T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston (3)

Held up rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, 4th 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner flat, stayed on op 28/1

3^rd

2 ½

Navajo Indy

610-12

6/1

T: T SymondsJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, headway last, went 3rd flat, stayed on well

4^th

Favour And Fortune

711-10

17/2

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, left 4th last, no impression, kept on op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

1 ½

Beat The Bat

711-5

10/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, went 5th towards finish

6^th

King William Rufus

810-6

20/1

T: C GordonJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Prominent, closed on leader final bend, led after 3 out, headed before last, weakened flat op 25/1

7^th

3 ¼

Go Dante

911-0

28/1

T: O MurphyJ: James Bowen

Held up towards rear, some headway when not fluent 3 out, never involved, hampered last

8^th

Our Champ

711-6

33/1

T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle

Held up in mid-division, ridden after 5th, well beaten before 2 out

9^th

Williethebuilder

611-0

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, some headway on outside before 2 out, no impression op 40/1

10^th

2 ½

Mirabad

611-0

16/1

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Luke Scott (5)

Led 1st, clear 4th, reduced lead when mistake 3 out, soon headed, no impression on leaders when hampered last op 18/1

11^th

Aucunrisque

911-3

28/1

T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, lost place before ext op 33/1

12^th

Iberico Lord

712-0

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Freddie Gordon (3)

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, outpaced 3 out, well beaten 2 out op 12/1

13^th

Washington

911-3

14/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Chased leaders, took keen hold, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened op 16/1

Also Ran

Minella Missile

711-8

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, outpaced 4th, well beaten from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Fiercely Proud

611-7

11/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Led until 1st, mid-division when mistake 2nd, towards rear and pushed along 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

Josh The Boss

611-1

18/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Mr Jamie Neild (7)

Prominent, 5th when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up after op 14/1

Secret Squirrel

611-1

10/3f

T: H MorrisonJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, went 3rd 2 out, close up when fell last op 7/2

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Non-Runners

Givemefive²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Harry Derham J: H Cobden

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£1.70, £3.80, £1.90, £2.80EX:£113.50Trifecta:£925.30Tricast:£463.41SF:£75.06Swingers:£18.80, £5.30, £20.50

Forecasts

Secret Squirrel (10/3), Joyeuse (9/2), Navajo Indy (6/1), Favour And Fortune (17/2), Beat The Bat (10/1), Fiercely Proud (11/1), Iberico Lord (14/1), Washington (14/1), Lump Sum (16/1), Mirabad (16/1), Josh The Boss (18/1), King William Rufus (20/1), Givemefive (25/1), Minella Missile (25/1), Go Dante (28/1), Aucunrisque (28/1), Our Champ (33/1), Williethebuilder (50/1)

A typically strong renewal in which it might be worth siding with FAVOUR AND FORTUNE to bounce back to form with his reappearance behind him. Alan King's charge has had the form of last spring's Ayr Champion success franked on a few occasions and still looks on a good mark. A 5 lb penalty for Windsor shouldn't prevent Secret Squirrel from making a bold bid to land another valuable prize and he's second choice ahead of Washington and Nicky Henderson pair Joyeuse and Iberico Lord.