20 Mar 2026 15:00 Newbury
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £8,450); Distance: 2m 69y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
BetVictor Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Spirou (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) |
21/ / 6 |
Flat (1070), Jump (852) |
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham Barratt Racing |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in midfield, in touch and not fluent 2 out, ridden and disputed second approaching last, soon briefly outpaced in third, kept on and led final strides | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ½ L |
Helnwein (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) |
372-225 / 8 |
Jump (90) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Noel Fehily Racing… |
5/6 | |
| wore hood to post, midfield, in touch with leader 3 out, hampered and left in lead 2 out, ridden before last where a length ahead, diminishing advantage close home, headed final strides | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| NS |
Across Earth (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
34-1312 / 5 |
Flat (526), Jump (88) |
Caoilin Quinn | G & J Moore Aura Racing |
7/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, in touch 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, ridden and disputed second approaching last, kept on and every chance close home, lost second post | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 9 L |
Gentleman Joe (GB) (colt, bay, 11 6) |
07U128/ / 8 |
Flat (29), Jump (935) |
J M Quinlan | M Crawley Mrs Angela Stokes |
40/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in midfield, in touch 3 out, ridden after 2 out, faded approaching last | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 11 L |
Cornish Storm (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
602911 / 7 |
Flat (271), Jump (41) |
Ben Jones | W S Kittow The Cornish Storm… |
9/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along after 3 out, faded after 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 11 L |
Chief Sunday (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
2-U4P75 / 6 |
Jump (19) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate |
20/1 | |
| midfield, dropped to rear 2nd, soon pushed along, struggling before 3 out, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Faivoir (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
6/83873 / 11 |
Jump (41) | Miss Heidi Palin | D Skelton Mrs Suzanne Lawrence |
0/0 | ||
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FE |
5 |
| - |
Nowmelad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
9-46222 / 7 |
Jump (53) | Lee Edwards | Henry Oliver Mr Peter Green |
9/1 | |
| led, mistake 5th, ridden and fell 2 out | ||||||||||