15:00 Newbury

Saturday 30 December 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 23.04s

1^st

Captain Teague

511-7

2/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, headway travelling strongly after 3 out, pressing leader when not fluent 2 out, led approaching last, ridden run-in, stayed on gamely, always doing enough, all out

2^nd

1 ½

Lookaway

611-7

11/2

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led, faced challenges from 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on, no impression

3^rd

The Jukebox Man

511-7

20/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Handy, pressed leader 3 out, soon pushed along, dropped to close 3rd 2 out, kept on, always held tchd 22/1

4^th

Johnnywho

611-7

13/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Tracked leaders, went 4th home turn, ridden after 2 out and no impression, kept on, rallied final 110 yards, closing at finish, not reach leaders op 9/2

5^th

7 ½

Masaccio

611-7

8/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Towards rear, behind 3 out, plugged on but never on terms op 11/1

Also Ran

Bullets Hill

511-7

250/1

T: Ella PickardJ: G Sheehan

Close up on outer, dropped away tamely before 5th, tailed off 4 out and pulled up

Farnoge

511-7

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Mid-division, dropped away and tailed off home turn, soon pulled up tchd 18/1

Willmount

511-7

9/4

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, closed up at 4th, lost position and pushed along after 4 out, soon beaten and pulled up 3 out op 5/2 tchd 11/4

Brave Jen

511-0

150/1

T: N J HendersonJ: David Bass

In rear, not fluent 5th, lost touch 4 out and pulled up before next op 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £1.70, £3.90EX:£10.30Trifecta:£99.40Tricast:£166.72SF:£13.13Swingers:£2.90, £7.50, £11.50

Forecasts

Captain Teague (2/1), Willmount (9/4), Lookaway (11/2), Johnnywho (13/2), Masaccio (8/1), The Jukebox Man (20/1), Farnoge (20/1), Brave Jen (150/1), Bullets Hill (250/1)

Paul Nicholls can land this Grade 1 for the fourth year in succession courtesy of CAPTAIN TEAGUE, who has made a really bright start to his hurdle career at Grade 2 level in recent months. Willmount looks highly talented and is feared most ahead of Greatwood runner-up Lookaway.

CAPTAIN TEAGUE (IRE)
WILLMOUNT
LOOKAWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hermes Allen

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £48,408.002nd: £18,164.003rd: £9,095.004th: £4,530.005th: £2,278.006th: £1,139.00