12:40 Windsor
Friday 16 January 2026
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Thorn Plant Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 5YO plus  |  Class 2  |  3m  |  Soft (Heavy in places)  |  6 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 12:41Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 6.83s
T:Â D SkeltonJ:Â Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, in touch 6th, going easily and chased leaders 2 out, soon switched right and ridden, headway approaching last where good jump to lead, kept on op 13/8 tchd 11/8
T:Â O MurphyJ:Â S Bowen
Wore hood to post, midfield, prominent 6th, going well and disputed lead before 2 out, soon ridden and briefly led outright, mistake and headed last, kept on op 7/4 tchd 11/10
T:Â C E LongsdonJ:Â David Bass
Took keen hold, led, ridden and headed before 2 out where mistake, soon headed and outpaced by leaders op 11/4 tchd 7/2
T:Â J & A O'NeillJ:Â Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, faded 2 out op 20/1
T:Â G NichollsJ:Â Finn Lambert
Keen early, held up in rear, hampered 1st, mistake 3 out, soon tailed off op 150/1
Also Ran
T:Â C GordonJ:Â Freddie Gordon
Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon pulled up tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £1.60EX:£6.70Trifecta:£9.20SF:£6.11Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.30
Forecasts
They Call Me Hugo (6/5), Moneygarrow (5/2), Swindon Village (3/1), Hawthorn Street (10/1), Lifetime In Milan (28/1), Pop's Folly (200/1)
Last year's inaugural running of this valuable novice was won by a useful sort and this looks an interesting renewal. Expensive pointer SWINDON VILLAGE created a good impression when beating a subsequent winner last time and remains capable of better over this longer trip. He's preferred to Moneygarrow who has some solid graded form and shapes as though he'll appreciate the step up to 3m, while They Call Me Hugo has scope to improve following his narrow defeat in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham.
- SWINDON VILLAGE (IRE)
- MONEYGARROW (IRE)
- THEY CALL ME HUGO (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £15,843.002nd: £7,290.003rd: £3,645.004th: £1,824.005th: £909.00
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