13:35 Newbury

Wednesday 14 January 2026

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:4015:1515:50

BOYLE Sports Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 1.22s

Apollon Forlonge³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| D

4/5

Promising start to his career, finishing third at Exeter before making all with ease at Taunton. Should be more to come for his in-form yard.

Form: 31

Callero²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn| T: G & J Moore

80/1

No promise in 2 starts last month.

Form: P6

Da Little Lion Man

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Robert Dunne| T: J L Flint

33/1

1,400 gns 3-y-o. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Duke of Navan. Dam (b73) lightly raced in bumpers. A watching brief is advised on debut.

Form:

Matiwo³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Gethings| T: Mrs J Williams

15/8

Promising third on his Chepstow in a race which has worked out quite well. Fell around halfway in Cheltenham juvenile since. Should go well if that hasn't dented his confidence.

Form: 3F

Pink 'n Purple²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁷⁾| T: J W Mullins

33/1

Signs of only minor promise in a bumper and juvenile hurdle before Christmas.

Form: 65

Sixty's Rock⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

9/2

Brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Cheddleton and half-brother to 2 other winner. 8/1, 13 lengths fifth of 13 in Wincanton juvenile hurdle on debut 41 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 5

Clear Sky⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J ScottWS

25/1

33/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Stratford (2m, good to soft) on debut 76 days ago. Has had wind surgery ahead of hurdle debut.

Form: 9

Mya Du Clos²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams

80/1

Well held in a Stratford bumper and Ludlow juvenile hurdle towards the end of 2025.

Form: 78

Non-Runners

Feel Gut¹⁰⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Lets Go Mo²⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: L Wadham J: Tom Cannon

Forecasts

Apollon Forlonge (4/5), Feel Gut (10/11), Matiwo (15/8), Sixty's Rock (9/2), Lets Go Mo (8/1), Clear Sky (25/1), Pink 'n Purple (33/1), Da Little Lion Man (33/1), Mya Du Clos (80/1), Callero (80/1)

Having run to a fair level when third on debut at Chepstow, MATIWO was a mid-race faller having proven headstrong at Cheltenham 32 days ago. He'll need to settle better on this occasion and in the hope that hasn't dented his confidence, could be the answer here. Taunton scorer Apollon Forlonge rates next best under a penalty ahead of Sixty's Rock.