11:45 Newcastle

Thursday 15 January 2026

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Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 190y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 11:45  |   Winning time: 4m 7.50s
1st
Horse silk
3
Gaelic Rover
511-8
30/100f
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders, short of room when snatched up before 3 out where switched right, led still going well after 3 out, ridden clear before last, comfortably
2nd
Horse silk
10
12
Roarin' Success
611-1
66/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Charlie Maggs (5)
Midfield, pushed along before 3 out, went second before last, stayed on same pace, no chance with easy winner
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
9
Who's Glen
511-8
11/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Tracked leader, shaken up before 3 out, kept on same pace op 6/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
Intenzo
511-8
100/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Led, not fluent 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before last tchd 125/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
6
So Proud
511-8
10/3
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Midfield, progress to challenge 3 out, soon asked for effort, plugged on op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
11
11
Midnight Bella
511-1
80/1
T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh
Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, struggling after 6th, soon no threat
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
Swingforthefence
511-8
40/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Always behind
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
Berwick Law
511-1
250/1
T: I JardineJ: Craig Nichol
Held up in rear, no impression from 6th op 125/1 tchd 300/1
9th
Horse silk
8
8
Takeyoutotheisland
611-8
100/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn
Held up in rear, beaten from 6th op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
Made All
511-8
66/1
T: S EnglandJ: Tom Midgley (3)
Held up in rear, went past beaten rivals after 6th, never involved op 40/1
11th
Horse silk
10
2
Big Jon
611-8
150/1
T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman
Always towards rear op 125/1
12th
Horse silk
18
1
Art Dancer
511-8
80/1
T: C GrantJ: William Maggs (5)
Midfield, detached 6th, tailed off op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.02, £10.80, £1.20EX:£40.70Trifecta:£260.20SF:£42.58Swingers:£10.00, £2.50, £10.50

Forecasts

Gaelic Rover (30/100), So Proud (10/3), Who's Glen (11/2), Swingforthefence (40/1), Roarin' Success (66/1), Made All (66/1), Midnight Bella (80/1), Art Dancer (80/1), Intenzo (100/1), Takeyoutotheisland (100/1), Big Jon (150/1), Berwick Law (250/1)

Verdict

The form of GAELIC ROVER's hurdles debut third is working out well and he subsequently put in another good shift when collared close home by an odds-on shot over C&D at the end of November. Ruth Jefferson's charge is taken to make it third time lucky in this sphere, with bumper scorer So Proud feared most ahead of Who's Glen, who shaped pretty well on debut in this sphere at Musselburgh.

  1. GAELIC ROVER (IRE)
  2. SO PROUD (IRE)
  3. WHO'S GLEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Broderick
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
J: Sean Quinlan  |  T: J Candlish
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00

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