13:15 Newbury

Sunday 21 February 2021

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

Read Paul Nicholls On Betting.Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 3m 57.10s

1^st

Gowel Road

511-8

7/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, ran around approaching 2nd, headed 3 out, led again after last, stayed on well flat tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

2^nd

5 ½

Good Ball

410-13

9/4j

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Chased leader, mistake 1st, led 3 out, ridden for effort before last, headed after last, no extra final 100yds op 5/2

3^rd

4 ¾

Nobby

711-2

16/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Raced keenly, midfield, not fluent 2nd, went fourth approaching 2 out, kept on nicely under hands and heels from last

4^th

5 ½

Defining Battle

511-2

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly in rear, headway when hampered 3 out, kept on steadily to grab fourth after last op 14/1

5^th

Moore Margaux

611-2

80/1

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Raced keenly, midfield, headway to chase leaders 4th, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, plugged on from last op 66/1

6^th

4 ¼

Ahorsewithnoname

610-9

9/4j

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, hit 3rd, not fluent 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out, weakening when mistake last op 2/1

7^th

Kennack Bay

611-2

125/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Held up in mid-division, nudged along before 3 out, weakened next

8^th

Spotty Dog

611-2

300/1

T: M HawkerJ: Harry Reed

Held up in rear, ridden along before 3 out, made no impression from next op 250/1 tchd 400/1

9^th

Rocco Du Berlais

611-2

200/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Pulled hard in rear, made some headway before 2 out, faded approaching last op 125/1

10^th

2 ¾

Seymour Promise

511-2

66/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, struggling when slightly hampered 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out op 50/1

11^th

Who Is That

511-2

200/1

T: C GordonJ: J E Moore

Pulled hard, chased leaders, dropped to rear 5th, soon beaten op 125/1

Also Ran

Hoi Polloi

611-2

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, took closer order 4th, in touch when unseated rider 3 out op 5/1 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Pol Crocan¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Tip Top Mountain¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: R Walford J: Non Runner

Give Us A Swig⁷⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: S Curran J: Harry Bannister

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.30Pl:£1.40, £1.20, £3.20EX:£13.70Trifecta:£87.00SF:£12.34Swingers:£2.00, £8.10, £5.90

Forecasts

Good Ball (9/4), Ahorsewithnoname (9/4), Gowel Road (7/2), Hoi Polloi (9/2), Pol Crocan (15/2), Nobby (16/1), Defining Battle (18/1), Give Us A Swig (25/1), Seymour Promise (66/1), Moore Margaux (80/1), Tip Top Mountain (100/1), Kennack Bay (125/1), Rocco Du Berlais (200/1), Who Is That (200/1), Spotty Dog (300/1)

GOOD BALL had 3 next-time winners in behind, including Gowel Road, when scoring over C&D in December, so there's plenty to like about his follow-up claims fitted with a first-time tongue tie. Ahorsewithnoname produced highly encouraging first effort over hurdles in November and is expected to improve, with Gowel Road and Hoi Polloi others to note in an intriguing opener.

GOOD BALL (FR)
AHORSEWITHNONAME
GOWEL ROAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Chantry House

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: B J Geraghty | T: N J Henderson

8/15

Prize Money

1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.00