14:10 Newbury

Saturday 28 February 2026

All13:3514:1014:4015:1515:4516:2316:58

BetVictor Favourite Things, Bet Boosts Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 57.01s

1^st

Rubber Ball

610-8

11/8f

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led, briefly headed after 1st, going okay and pressed for lead 2 out, soon ridden, 2 lengths clear approaching last, kept on well op 6/4 tchd 5/4 and tchd 13/8

2^nd

5 ½

Melon

510-11

3/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Midfield, in touch 3 out, ridden and pressed winner 2 out, kept on same pace and not fluent last, no match for winner run-in op 10/3

3^rd

Marche D'aligre

510-9

11/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Isabelle Ryder (5)

Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden after 3 out, went third 2 out, soon outpaced by leaders, kept on same pace run-in op 17/2 tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

Brentford Hope

911-12

6/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Megan Fox (7)

Took keen hold, held up in midfield, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace and went fourth approaching last tchd 11/2

5^th

Doctor Blue

610-13

9/2

T: S ThomasJ: Dylan Johnston

Held up in rear, headway after 5th, ridden and chased winner 3 out, lost second before 2 out, soon faded

6^th

The Four Sixes

812-0

18/1

T: O MurphyJ: K Brogan

Wore hood to post, prominent, briefly led after 1st, not fluent 5th, soon dropped to rear and ridden, mistake 3 out, tailed off 2 out op 20/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Last Kingdom

511-9

40/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: H Cobden

Never travelling in rear, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Brave Knight⁵¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.40, £1.90EX:£6.50Trifecta:£34.00Tricast:£30.41SF:£6.39Swingers:£1.40, £4.30, £5.70

Forecasts

Rubber Ball (11/8), Brave Knight (15/8), Melon (3/1), Doctor Blue (9/2), Brentford Hope (6/1), Marche D'aligre (11/1), The Four Sixes (18/1), Last Kingdom (40/1)

BRENTFORD HOPE confirmed he's back in good form at Cheltenham so he could be the answer retturned to handicap company. Marche d'Aligre was unsuited by the stamina test at Ascot and can be expected to bounce back, so he's feared most.

BRENTFORD HOPE
MARCHE D'ALIGRE (FR)
DOCTOR BLUE (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Jurancon

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: Jack Tudor | T: D Pipe

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,926.002nd: £5,023.003rd: £2,512.004th: £1,256.005th: £628.006th: £313.00